EPL 19/20
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@canefan They are in administration. They got a stay of execution last week because they had a potential buyer but the sale fell through. Haven't been able to field a team and / or pay creditors.
Bolton Wanderers are in exactly the same boat. They were in Europa Cup 1/4's only just over a decade ago and are one of the founding clubs of the Football League. they have 14 days or they're gone too
That's a shame. I remember Bolton being in the 1st Div/ Prem. Why does Bury sound familiar? Were they the club that ManU were trying to buy? Or was it some ManU old boys?
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@canefan You'll be thinking about the FA Cup final of 1903 I expect when they beat Derby 6-0 - the record win in the final until matched by City this year.
Amazing really that they won promotion last season while about to go under.
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This season starts off exactly like last season
Liverpool 4 from 4, GD of +9. City 2 back thanks to a draw, but a GD of +11.
5 points off first already for Arsenal. 7 points off first already for Man U, Spurs and Chelsea.
Brendan Rodgers has Leicester 3rd and unbeaten. Given the state of the other big clubs, they are a huge chance of a Champs League spot now that he has Vardy motivated again
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And because we don't need another soccer thread
I watched this documentary on the Australia world cup qualifier from 2005. I'm not even Australian, and it amazes me how emotional that game still makes me. I think it's a lot to do with the commentary, especially from Craig Foster. He can't even speak, he's just yelling down the mic, years of hurt being let go in one moment.
It was an incredible occasion. Huge crowd, 1-0 home win and then penalties. Years and years of failure (32 i think since they had last played a world cup?) for a country that actually has a decent soccer culture wiped away with one goal, two incredible penalty saves, and John Aloisi.
I remember a couple of guys from here went to the NZ one where we finally made it, and they said it was one of the best crowds they had been part of?
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
And because we don't need another soccer thread
I watched this documentary on the Australia world cup qualifier from 2005. I'm not even Australian, and it amazes me how emotional that game still makes me. I think it's a lot to do with the commentary, especially from Craig Foster. He can't even speak, he's just yelling down the mic, years of hurt being let go in one moment.
It was an incredible occasion. Huge crowd, 1-0 home win and then penalties. Years and years of failure (32 i think since they had last played a world cup?) for a country that actually has a decent soccer culture wiped away with one goal, two incredible penalty saves, and John Aloisi.
I remember a couple of guys from here went to the NZ one where we finally made it, and they said it was one of the best crowds they had been part of?
@Kirwan and I went to that. It really was an amazing crowd. Very different to Rugby
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
And because we don't need another soccer thread
I watched this documentary on the Australia world cup qualifier from 2005. I'm not even Australian, and it amazes me how emotional that game still makes me. I think it's a lot to do with the commentary, especially from Craig Foster. He can't even speak, he's just yelling down the mic, years of hurt being let go in one moment.
It was an incredible occasion. Huge crowd, 1-0 home win and then penalties. Years and years of failure (32 i think since they had last played a world cup?) for a country that actually has a decent soccer culture wiped away with one goal, two incredible penalty saves, and John Aloisi.
I remember a couple of guys from here went to the NZ one where we finally made it, and they said it was one of the best crowds they had been part of?
@Kirwan and I went to that. It really was an amazing crowd. Very different to Rugby
Yeah that was a great day out. Amazing crowd.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
And because we don't need another soccer thread
I watched this documentary on the Australia world cup qualifier from 2005. I'm not even Australian, and it amazes me how emotional that game still makes me. I think it's a lot to do with the commentary, especially from Craig Foster. He can't even speak, he's just yelling down the mic, years of hurt being let go in one moment.
It was an incredible occasion. Huge crowd, 1-0 home win and then penalties. Years and years of failure (32 i think since they had last played a world cup?) for a country that actually has a decent soccer culture wiped away with one goal, two incredible penalty saves, and John Aloisi.
I remember a couple of guys from here went to the NZ one where we finally made it, and they said it was one of the best crowds they had been part of?
@Kirwan and I went to that. It really was an amazing crowd. Very different to Rugby
Yeah that was a great day out. Amazing crowd.
i remember the TV shaking from the noise in the stadium, that is what sold me that it was something pretty special
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
And because we don't need another soccer thread
I watched this documentary on the Australia world cup qualifier from 2005. I'm not even Australian, and it amazes me how emotional that game still makes me. I think it's a lot to do with the commentary, especially from Craig Foster. He can't even speak, he's just yelling down the mic, years of hurt being let go in one moment.
It was an incredible occasion. Huge crowd, 1-0 home win and then penalties. Years and years of failure (32 i think since they had last played a world cup?) for a country that actually has a decent soccer culture wiped away with one goal, two incredible penalty saves, and John Aloisi.
I remember a couple of guys from here went to the NZ one where we finally made it, and they said it was one of the best crowds they had been part of?
@Kirwan and I went to that. It really was an amazing crowd. Very different to Rugby
Yeah that was a great day out. Amazing crowd.
I drove through the night for a golf tournament on the Sunday morning. Fair to say, I slept well Sunday night. Fist time I have driven to Wellington and back in the same day
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Watford, four games in to the season, are the first to pull the trigger on their coach. Ouch.
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Spurs go 1 nil up and lose 2-7 at home.
Ouch.
At least they are in the CL though, I suppose. Looks as though they will be in Europa after this pool stage.
We have not played well for some time. Unsettled players who want away, some out of form and confidence, and an intense manager who appears to have lost the dressing room. Not a good mix
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Spurs go 1 nil up and lose 2-7 at home.
Ouch.
At least they are in the CL though, I suppose. Looks as though they will be in Europa after this pool stage.
We have not played well for some time. Unsettled players who want away, some out of form and confidence, and an intense manager who appears to have lost the dressing room. Not a good mix
shit chages very quickly doesn't it? It's not very long ago that Spurs were the darlings, football done the right way, with a manager every one wanted. Now the media will do everything to get him sacked.
Spurs suffering from a lack of investment. Standing still is going backwards in the money arms race that is the top level of European soccer.
Still, Real Madrid were held at home by Brugge.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 19/20:
Spurs go 1 nil up and lose 2-7 at home.
Ouch.
At least they are in the CL though, I suppose. Looks as though they will be in Europa after this pool stage.
We have not played well for some time. Unsettled players who want away, some out of form and confidence, and an intense manager who appears to have lost the dressing room. Not a good mix
shit chages very quickly doesn't it? It's not very long ago that Spurs were the darlings, football done the right way, with a manager every one wanted. Now the media will do everything to get him sacked.
Spurs suffering from a lack of investment. Standing still is going backwards in the money arms race that is the top level of European soccer.
Still, Real Madrid were held at home by Brugge.
Our finals run last year was lucky, and papered over the fact we could barely win a game late last season. If Arsenal hadn't been poor too we would have missed out on UCL qualification this season. Still, after all of it, we are still in a race for the second spot with Olympiakos
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Spurs have 23 points in the last 19 league games - so basically that is half a season of "close to the relegation zone" form. It is never good to concede 7 at home although they are still more than capable of qualifying if they can win their other 2 home games.
1903 FA Cup final - Wikipedia
