Re: More Football Chat : Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:39 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

But I'm mainly against it because I just know that Liverpool or Arsenal are going to eventually fail to get 4th place and then the gits are going to win the play off and qualify anyway!

If Liverpool finish outside the top 4 they just appeal for justice to Uefa non stop until they are allowed in anyway. No need for a play off system.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:51 am  

Karlos13 wrote:

If Liverpool finish outside the top 4 they just appeal for justice to Uefa non stop until they are allowed in anyway. No need for a play off system.

But if United had finished 5th in 2005 and won the CL, they would have done nothing. They'd have been happy not to accept the offer to defend their trophy on the grounds of fair play.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:04 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote: What do people think of the Champions League Play Offs for teams finishing 4th-7th? I'd rather they gave the 4th CL spot to the winners of the FA cup. No substance to the story but a report that a PL team is interested in bidding for an IPL franchise: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... chise.html

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote: What do people think of the Champions League Play Offs for teams finishing 4th-7th? I'd rather they gave the 4th CL spot to the winners of the FA cup. No substance to the story but a report that a PL team is interested in bidding for an IPL franchise: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... chise.html

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:01 am  

StuMain wrote:

I'd rather they gave the 4th CL spot to the winners of the FA cup.

And what if Chelsea were to win the cup this season? Would the place then go to the runners up which quite conceivably be West Brom, Reading or Crystal Palace.

ATEOTD there are 4 places awarded to the 4 best achieving teams in our countrys league. To start giving a chance to the 7th placed team (which could easily be Liverpool this season) who could finish 25 points behind the team in 4th is daft. If Man City, Tottenham or Villa finish 4th this season they will deserve that spot and there should be no qualms about it.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:38 am  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

But if United had finished 5th in 2005 and won the CL, they would have done nothing. They'd have been happy not to accept the offer to defend their trophy on the grounds of fair play.

We'd never finish 5th though so doesn't matter.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:04 am  

Mark wrote:

We'd never finish 5th though so doesn't matter.

One sale of a certain Shrek lookalike and you'd be lucky to finish top half.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:30 am  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

One sale of a certain Shrek lookalike and you'd be lucky to finish top half.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:47 am  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

One sale of a certain Shrek lookalike and you'd be lucky to finish top half.

Is that similar to when everybody said wed be gash without Ronaldo...one man team...yadda yadda yadda.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:57 am  

Mark wrote:

Is that similar to when everybody said wed be gash without Ronaldo...one man team...yadda yadda yadda.

No, not at all.........I've always said you were a two man team.

Re: More Football Chat : Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:16 pm  

Sthelens RLFC wrote:

And what if Chelsea were to win the cup this season? Would the place then go to the runners up which quite conceivably be West Brom, Reading or Crystal Palace.

I'd have thought it'd go to the 4th placed league side as they operate the UEFA spot today. If that's wrong and they give it to the cup runners-up then great!