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Offline OzVilla

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3210 on: November 04, 2014, 09:45:10 PM »
At least everyone around them won too so they'll stay in the bottom 3.
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Offline b23

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3211 on: November 04, 2014, 09:46:43 PM »
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Online frankmosswasmyuncle

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3212 on: November 04, 2014, 09:49:58 PM »
Hate to say it...blindingly obvious...that's a good result against top of the league.


Hopefully it'll be made null and void as they fielded 11 illegible players!
Or something.
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Offline eric woolban woolban

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3213 on: November 04, 2014, 09:50:45 PM »
Quote from: OzVilla on November 04, 2014, 09:45:10 PM
At least everyone around them won too so they'll stay in the bottom 3.
Shame they won, they'd have been four adrift. Oh well, come on Cardiff
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Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3214 on: November 04, 2014, 09:55:29 PM »
Mr Merson is not happy.

I think that he's used the word 'clueless' about a dozen times in describing Arsenal's performance
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Offline curiousorange

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3215 on: November 04, 2014, 10:13:36 PM »
Quote from: frankmosswasmyuncle on November 04, 2014, 09:49:58 PM
Hate to say it...blindingly obvious...that's a good result against top of the league.


Hopefully it'll be made null and void as they fielded 11 illegible players!
Or something.

There will be a regression to the mean soon. They're probably not a team that should ship eight either.
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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3216 on: November 04, 2014, 11:28:20 PM »
Well he nearly got the ball!

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Offline Matt C

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3217 on: November 05, 2014, 12:00:32 AM »
Work all season to qualify for the CL and then field a second string against the holders? Bizarre
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Offline lovejoy

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3218 on: November 05, 2014, 09:29:19 AM »
To be fair to Rogers he set up a team to contain and they did. Gerard doesn't have the legs anymore and Balotelli is way off form.
Whether he broke the rules around fielding your strongest team is a slippery slope for UEFA to charge as big teams often rest players once qualified.
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Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3219 on: November 05, 2014, 09:55:51 AM »
What's the point of the group stage.

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Offline Ads

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3220 on: November 05, 2014, 09:57:49 AM »
Money generation.
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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3221 on: November 05, 2014, 11:05:56 AM »
Quote from: JUAN PABLO on November 05, 2014, 09:55:51 AM
What's the point of the group stage.



It is the entire point of the Champions League, that's why they ditched the straight knock out competition (and the concept of only actual champions entering) - to provide more matches to sell the television rights for, and generate more cash.
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Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3222 on: November 05, 2014, 12:26:02 PM »
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on November 05, 2014, 11:05:56 AM
Quote from: JUAN PABLO on November 05, 2014, 09:55:51 AM
What's the point of the group stage.



It is the entire point of the Champions League, that's why they ditched the straight knock out competition (and the concept of only actual champions entering) - to provide more matches to sell the television rights for, and generate more cash.


However boring it is.
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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3223 on: November 05, 2014, 12:43:59 PM »
Quote from: lovejoy on November 05, 2014, 09:29:19 AM
Whether he broke the rules around fielding your strongest team is a slippery slope for UEFA to charge as big teams often rest players once qualified.
Do UEFA have any rules on that? The Premier League do (hence bringing in the 25 man squad rule), but I don't think UEFA really care.
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Offline simon ward 50

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Re: Other Games 2014-15
« Reply #3224 on: November 05, 2014, 02:48:06 PM »
Quote from: Dave on November 05, 2014, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: lovejoy on November 05, 2014, 09:29:19 AM
Whether he broke the rules around fielding your strongest team is a slippery slope for UEFA to charge as big teams often rest players once qualified.
Do UEFA have any rules on that? The Premier League do (hence bringing in the 25 man squad rule), but I don't think UEFA really care.

The rules state you can pick any player from your named Champions League squad! That is all.
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