*Official* English Football Season 2015-16

[Cabinet96]

It's the most ever.

 

[GIMH]

It's the most ever.

Eh, surely it was 16 at some point even in the CL era?

Or did they go straight to quarters before they let multiple entrants in from one country

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Eh, surely it was 16 at some point even in the CL era?

Or did they go straight to quarters before they let multiple entrants in from one country

They held a round of 16 in 1992-93 and 1993-94 but that really looked more like a qualifying round, the group stage of 8 teams was the next stage

 

[Furball]

Eh, surely it was 16 at some point even in the CL era?

Or did they go straight to quarters before they let multiple entrants in from one country

The group stages were 8 teams in 92/93 and 93/94, increased to 16 in 94/95 and went to 24 teams in 1997/98, which was the first season they let in runners up.

Expanded to 32 teams in 1999/2000, but there was a 2nd group stage, we didn't actually get a knockout last 16 until 2002/03 or 03/04.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

BBC Sport - Jersey bids to join Uefa to play international football

Britons, please stop filling UEFA with countries that don't actually exist

 

[The Sean]

Not great reading for our United contingent

Ha ha, was just about to post that. RoM absolutely going to town on Van Gaal at the moment.

 

[Furball]

BBC Sport - Jersey bids to join Uefa to play international football

Britons, please stop filling UEFA with countries that don't actually exist

Jersey isn't British.

 

[sledger]

Jersey is basically just Vice City. I've been saying this for years.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

:|

 

[Furball]

Mike Ashley is a ****ing ****. Hope he has a heart attack.

 

[grecian]

I'd just like to say isn't modern football great? Open Prem that anyone can win, premium on young English players mean a well-run yoof system can cash-in from the lower-leagues, and Exeter on primetime BBC.

What more could you possibly want from a game?

 

[sledger]

More Jonjo Shelvey.

 

[Cabinet96]

Got to take part in a group interview with the European Football Show/Football Weekly guys, and I'm shamelessly plugging it.

Interview with the European Football Show panelists - Part One

Exclusive Interview with BT Sport panelists ? Part Two

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I agree with Van Gormless. You can't expect a manager who's only spent £300,000,000 to produce a team capable of defending and attacking as a unit.

Oh yes. Chris Sutton get off the TV.

 

[Furball]

Have Sutton and Robbie Savage been put on today to deflect criticism from Michael Owen in a "look, things could be a lot worse" way?

I find it staggering that a company that has the best 2 football shows on TV by a mile (European Goals Show and Sunday Night Football) get their Premier League coverage so wrong.

 

[Cabinet96]

Hope Swansea get relegated the Welsh ****s.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

John bleeping Terry. You cannot be serious.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I know Utd look vulnerable at set pieces, but that was silly.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Strike two. Comedy defending.

 

[Tangles]

I know Utd look vulnerable at set pieces, but that was silly.

You were saying? Lol.