The best part of the English Football season

Trophies:

Chelsea 0
Arsenal 0
Liverpool 0

The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

. . . is that it's almost over?

tac wrote:. . . is that it's almost over?

Yes correct!

taipan wrote:Trophies:

Chelsea 0
Arsenal 0
Liverpool 0

Man U and Chelsea are the only 2 teams who can win the premiership next season, imo. Wenger is likely to lose some key players and be forced to rebuild again, and Liverpool doesn't have enough all round quality to be consistent enough to win the league.

I wouldn't be surprised if Abramovich decides to open his cheque book again big time in the coming weeks. Needs a new manager for a start (Scholari?) and Drogba looks likely to leave as well, so he'll be looking for a 30 million quid striker from somewhere.

tac wrote:. . . is that it's almost over?

Yeah, my sentinments exactly.

tac wrote:. . . is that it's almost over?

Yes, yes, yes... Shame there's that Euro '08 gash to come...

eowyn wrote:The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

A Doncaster win, I presume ?

Anyway, promotion on the last day was obviously the best from my point of view. Derby relegated, Leicester relegated too - the whole season was a success really.

Augustus wrote:

eowyn wrote:The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

A Doncaster win, I presume ?

Anyway, promotion on the last day was obviously the best from my point of view. Derby relegated, Leicester relegated too - the whole season was a success really.

You are joking?

Augustus wrote:

eowyn wrote:The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

A Doncaster win, I presume ?

Anyway, promotion on the last day was obviously the best from my point of view. Derby relegated, Leicester relegated too - the whole season was a success really.

I'll piss myself laughing if Doncaster win - and what a story that'll be; nearly folded a few years ago, and now on the cusp of the Championship.

Brass Monkey wrote:

tac wrote:. . . is that it's almost over?

Yes, yes, yes... Shame there's that Euro '08 gash to come...

Yep. Still plenty of opportunities for the hooligans to make an impact this summer, even though England are not in it.

leg glancer wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:

tac wrote:. . . is that it's almost over?

Yes, yes, yes... Shame there's that Euro '08 gash to come...

Yep. Still plenty of opportunities for the hooligans to make an impact this summer, even though England are not in it.

Totally. The Polish are the worst in the world. Germans are pretty bad too. Turkish. Suppose Austria will have some. The Italians. Croats can be bad. Greeks and Russians maybe.

Basil wrote:

Augustus wrote:

eowyn wrote:The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

A Doncaster win, I presume ?

Anyway, promotion on the last day was obviously the best from my point of view. Derby relegated, Leicester relegated too - the whole season was a success really.

I'll piss myself laughing if Doncaster win - and what a story that'll be; nearly folded a few years ago, and now on the cusp of the Championship.

Bugger of, Baz!

I'm undermined on all sides, but I was born and bought up Leeds when they were old 2nd division and I'm loyal and I'll stay that way even if I look stupid. There are some things that you stick that are beyond logic and reason...

And dirty Leeds is one of them!

They were a foul bunch of smelly horrible things at Fortress City Ground this season; kicking, biting, diving, et cetera. They won, of course, like all stinky, awful things do, but under Dennis Wise they were steeping themselves in the Leeds' traditions. Apparently, they play a bit more football under McAllister, but it didn't look that way either in the return match at Elland Road nor in the two play-off semis against Carlisle. Personally though, I've no strong feelings against Leeds, it's more the fans and, early on in the season, Dennis Wise in particular. I'm not sure what it is about Leeds but they seem to have a number of mongs disproportionate to their (rather large) fanbase. They all seem to be a bit mongofied - must be a Yorkshire thing.

Anyways, good luck to them but I'd prefer Doncaster to win. They're a better footballing side even if John Ryan thinks that he IS Doncaster Rovers. Their plastic bowl stadium's a bit dour too - I suppose the awful Forest performance and subsequent defeat accentuated its soulless quality somewhat though.

eowyn wrote:

Basil wrote:

Augustus wrote:

eowyn wrote:The best part of the football season may yet be to come, Sunday at Wembley....

A Doncaster win, I presume ?

Anyway, promotion on the last day was obviously the best from my point of view. Derby relegated, Leicester relegated too - the whole season was a success really.

I'll piss myself laughing if Doncaster win - and what a story that'll be; nearly folded a few years ago, and now on the cusp of the Championship.

Bugger of, Baz!

I'm undermined on all sides, but I was born and bought up Leeds when they were old 2nd division and I'm loyal and I'll stay that way even if I look stupid. There are some things that you stick that are beyond logic and reason...

I feel sorry for the genuine supporters who have followed Leeds through thick and thin - but the club deserves evrything it gets - they were the pits during the '70s, the dirtiest most cynical side ever to (dis)grace the top flight - oh yes, and a manager who was as straight as a nine bob note.

The chairman was the biggest tw@t. Still my dad and me will carry on throgh thick and thin.

We'll most likely lose any way.

Have faith, Angel. One day we'll win something again. One day . . .

Keep all your fingers and toes crossed for tomorrow.

What's happening tomorrow?

And you're a fan??

It's the League One play-off final to get into the Championship.

taipan wrote:Trophies:

Chelsea 0
Arsenal 0
Liverpool 0

Actually Chelski had the "Silver Treble" - runners up in the League, Champions League and League Cup.

eowyn wrote:And you're a fan??

It's the League One play-off final to get into the Championship.

They don't report on this sort of stuff in the local rags, and I haven't been online much lately. Besides, I avoid the soccer threads - they're full of ManUre and ArseAnal fans.

And thank you, ma'am. I'll be 'rooting' for the lads.

I'm looking forward to the Bristol City v Hull Championship game tonight.

What do our English colleagues think of the extended playoffs in the lower leagues to decide promotion? I think it adds some spark to what used to be often a meaningless last few weeks of the Leagues. [apologies if this has been discussed many times at length elsewhere!! )

skully wrote:I'm looking forward to the Bristol City v Hull Championship game tonight.

What do our English colleagues think of the extended playoffs in the lower leagues to decide promotion? I think it adds some spark to what used to be often a meaningless last few weeks of the Leagues. [apologies if this has been discussed many times at length elsewhere!! )

If it wasn't for the play-offs, there would be an awful lot of dead matches towards the end of the season.

Mind you, Direby were promoted via the play-offs!