Champions League Contention

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

Free transfer to Small Heath Alliance.

[Monty]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

Free transfer to Small Heath Alliance.

 

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

If he had still been alive, I'd have preferred a cover version of it from Hurricane Smith.

Assuming we qualify, that is guaranteed European Cup football until January 29th which is the concluding day of the league phase. I'm going to make every effort to avoid using the CL words and always call it the European Cup. Much in the same way as I always try and avoid using the LU words when talking about Dirty Leeds.

[PaulWinch again]

It would be exciting from a football point of view, good from a revenue point of view, and great from a profile point of view. We need to get across the line.

[LeeB]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

Free transfer to Small Heath Alliance.

 

Just the thought of you having to explain every reference in granular depth over there is amusing.

[Ben1505p]

Made the mistake of putting talkshite on...

Sounds like your kind of station.

How so?

You seem to like a bit of polemic, as do they.

Quite the opposite

[dave.woodhall]

Newcastle got £30 million for finishing bottom of their Champions League group this season. That's why it's so important.

*One of the reasons* why it's so important. There's the football stuff as well.

That's just not modern thinking.

[eamonn]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

If he had still been alive, I'd have preferred a cover version of it from Hurricane Smith.

Assuming we qualify, that is guaranteed European Cup football until January 29th which is the concluding day of the league phase. I'm going to make every effort to avoid using the CL words and always call it the European Cup. Much in the same way as I always try and avoid using the LU words when talking about Dirty Leeds.

There's European games in January next season? It was the one sacred month of the season where we knuckled down domestically on frozen British pitches. Say it ain't so.

[David_Nab]

Apparently Spurs have lost Richarlison for season and Oliver Slipp is Gona play at left back ..

[eamonn]

Ollie slipped?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I know how unutterably lame and commodity-brained this is of me, but hearing that stupid anthem at VP would feel like something.

Free transfer to Small Heath Alliance.

 

Just the thought of you having to explain every reference in granular depth over there is amusing.

It's worth moving him there just for the confusion. He'll be a big hit there what with his new found love of Lambrusco under £3.50 a bottle.

[AV84]

Was curious about likely opposition next season. At the moment CL qualified teams are:

England (4): Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Spain (4): Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid
Germany (4): Leverkusen, Bayern, Stuttgart, Leipzig
Italy (4): Inter, Milan, Juventus, Bologna
France (3): Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Brest
Netherlands (2): PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord
Portugal (1): Sporting CP
Belgium (1): Club Brugge
Scotland (1): Celtic
Austria (1): Sturm Graz
European Performance Spots (2)*: Atalanta (ITA), Dortmund (GER)
Champions League winner rebalancing (1)**: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Europa League winner rebalancing (1)***: Benfica (POR)

[kippaxvilla2]

That is good - because they only looked effective last week when Richarlo came on.

[Ben1505p]

That is good - because they only looked effective last week when Richarlo came on.

And after Liverpool had made a heap of changes... here's hoping for a Burnley result tomorrow...

[ADVILLAFAN]

Was curious about likely opposition next season. At the moment CL qualified teams are:

England (4): Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Spain (4): Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid
Germany (4): Leverkusen, Bayern, Stuttgart, Leipzig
Italy (4): Inter, Milan, Juventus, Bologna
France (3): Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Brest
Netherlands (2): PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord
Portugal (1): Sporting CP
Belgium (1): Club Brugge
Scotland (1): Celtic
Austria (1): Sturm Graz
European Performance Spots (2)*: Atalanta (ITA), Dortmund (GER)
Champions League winner rebalancing (1)**: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Europa League winner rebalancing (1)***: Benfica (POR)

Will be 5 in Italy, Atalanta looking likely.

5 in Germany and Dortmund will be in.