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l don't mind losing Mr K when it is fully deserved but the scoreline at the end was a travesty.

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Powder puff finishing got what it deserved.;)

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Barcelona might not be the only thing Spanish to haunt Liverpool this week. I've heard Ayoze Perez may be fit.

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:D:D

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It's the big match today Solihull Moors v Fylde National League semi final play off, excited? I am ;) One things for sure, the EFL will have a brand-new club this year, as long as it isn't poxy Salford....

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l would like Eastleigh to make it.

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Yes that would be funny seeing as they managed to get into the Play Offs with a negative goal difference!

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But they got in the Play Offs Mr K and that is the bottom line at the end of the day.

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Well one North West team into play off finals, well done Fylde, just want Salford City to get through tomorrow for an all NW final.:D

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Hope always springs eternal Jim.:nono::nono:

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You know as well as I do that the NW is the home of football at all levels.;)

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Salford is another souless Mancunian team with rich hobby owners and plastic supporters. Good luck Eastleigh or Fylde !

FCUM is the only genuine football team in Manchester with real supporters. A very nice day out too and they usually let you win :)

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Is that one of your trick questions.;)

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Interesting take on the Son sending off. Son goes into a challenge and gives a way a foul but rather than push the challenging player he gets up and shoves Lerma who then goes down clutching his face despite being pushed in the back.

All a bit confusing until you skip back to just after the challenge and see that Lerma infact attacks him first with a sly elbow to the back.

Naturally Son's card will likely stay but you absolutely have to look at a potential retrospective ban for what's basically the same offence. If not then then Lerma should be brought up on deception of a referee and thus face a 2 game ban instead.

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Erm, I actually said the NW not just Manchester clubs here you know. Sadly FCUM seem to spend more time arguing amongst themselves these days.:(

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Well it is a fan owned club with one share each, so lots to discuss. They have some very nice beers and that's the main thing ;)

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Allegedly cheaters never prosper.. As Alexander-Arnold creates Liverpools second goal.

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Cheats prosper all the time sadly.:(

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Anyone else watching United v Huddersfield, how are you managing to stay awake? :)

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A bore if ever l saw one Jim as you must enjoy it more when you are watching your lesser rivals Man City and Liverpool.;)

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Now what? Ole took the shackles off but now the feel good holiday is over and they're lacking guidance.

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Was out last night so missed the late game. Stopped watching United at half time. I am undertaking a major refurb of our back garden. First job is digging 25 2ft deep post holes in very hard, rocky ground to support a 4 metre square area of decking. Seriously hard work even for a youngster like me but not as hard as watching that match.

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Ed Woodward has a lot to answer for.

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Keep chillaxed Den, Eastleigh have just equalised against Salford :)

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:cleader::cleader:

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?????BBC web site shows Eastleigh win on penalties but the write up says Salford won on penalties.

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Bit unfair it went to penalties for both sides.

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Simply a glorious night.:cleader::cleader::cleader:

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Not a bad game I must admit ;)

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Out for a curry with some friends over from Spain, couldn’t believe the score every time we checked our phones.:shocked:

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Knew the Scousers would do it, not being clever after the event either, got the bet slips to prove it, got a double with the spuds to, not fussed about it either way though, I'll be happy no matter the score as either the personal vault will be bigger or they'll be out!!

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Incredible result but the greatest champions league comeback? Barca themselves recovered from a 4-0 drubbing by smashing PSG 6-1 in the return leg. I mean Liverpool overturning a 3-0 defecit in a single half of football surely ranks above it too. I get the result is incredible but sports journalism is rife with sensationalism headlines until the next thing comes along at which point they just retcon anything they'd previously written.

Liverpool great going forward but honestly it was like the first leg with switched sides. How Barcelona didn't score is up there with Liverpool failing to score in the first leg. They cut Liverpool open time and time again and I'd say that's just Barca but they were just as fortunate to leave Newcastle with 3 points when it should've been 0.

If Ajax win I still feel Liverpool could run riot over them depending how Ajax set up to play. If they try to defend and soak up they'll get hammered. If they attack Liverpool we'll see a top end to end final.

Also, Andy Robertson should've been sent off in the opening minutes. Suarez up to his filthy ways too. Guy kicked out and took swipes twice. The purpose of VAR once again making itself unclear but it's alright because I'm fairly sure Messi dived and scored the resulting free kick in the first leg so aye Karma is a shame. If Man City had lost to Leicester I'd begin to question whether dark forces were at work here. But ultimately I'd rather have Liverpool in a final than Barca and if it comes to that I'd rather have Liverpool win it than Ajax. If its Spurs vs Liverpool I'd just be happy an English team won it.

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I've been thinking about that one and i'd say it's at least on par with Istanbul and the Barca PSG result. Bearing in mind two out of three of our first choice strikers were out and Barca had rested their entire first team over the weekend it was an incredible result. Still pinching myself :shocked:

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Now all we need is for Spurs to do it tonight for an all English final.

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Well, a group of foreign players v another group of foreign players...

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And there was me thinking you were a modern European..;)

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A European Den, but definitely not modern ! ;).

Just saying we need to get it into perspective when we talk about 'English' teams. I have to put the subtitles on to understand any of the managers in the Premiership. God knows how the half time team talks work in several different languages!

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Football is a cosmopolitan game now Mr K as the days of the the 60's 70's and 80's are long gone.

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And Jurgen and Pep to name but two speak better English than half of my fellow scousers :D

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You are quite right along with the odd swear word to boot as well.;)

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At to 2 - 0, I was going to bed, but within minutes it's 2 - 2.

COYS

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Good grief, this game is on fire as well, the final could be a cracker or a real let down after this.

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This old boy can't keep up with all this excitement.:hyper::hyper:

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To quote SAF, football BLOODY HELL.:shocked:

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:omg::omg::omg:

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Away goals rule sucks.

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Cue TD telling us he put another tenner on Spurs at half time.:D

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Well, I know what I'll be doing on CL night

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2019/05/6.jpg

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Didn't even have 10 quid on it sadly. Gotta be honest I nearly lost the faith and cashed it out at half time to!

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Couldn't imagine this stuff. People would've called you mad.

Now we're set for possibly the most incredible week for Premier League teams in European competition history.

It gets even more silly when you consider Liverpool vs Spurs, Likely Arsenal vs Chelsea and then the guarantee that two Premier League clubs will contest the European Super cup.

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But they are the rules currently even though they are archaic and unfair.

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Happy Days...:D:D

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I put £20 on Spurs to win the Champions League when they were 1 - 0 down at 9/1. Still not enough money to make it worth Spurs winning the Champions League. :erm:

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I can't imagine being an Arsenal fan these days. I don't tend to think about Sunderland getting a brand new stadium and then winning the champions league whilst finishing above us in the league.

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It'll be the worst thing that's ever happened.

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What happened to supporting all the British sides in Europe.;)

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Its a luxury to choose now given they're both English. Happy scenario for a neutral but must admit now I'd rather see Spurs win their first than Liverpool win another. Again though that's more to do with the fact it'd be Spurs first. Same reasons I wanted to Chelsea to win it against Man United. They'd later go on to win their first in 2012 though against Bayern.

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No.

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l will be supporting Arsenal tonight although l will also be supporting good old Chelsea as well.;)

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Where I work Arsenal fans wanted Spurs to win. I myself want to see an Arsenal v Chelsea final.

Where I work the majority are Spurs/ Arsenal

Then its Chelsea, Ipswich then Westham.

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Screw supporting British sides lol. I'll be cheering on Valencia and whoever Chelski are playing. And obviously wanting a Spurs win in the final.

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Take out a bank loan if you want to see the CL final ans fights have gone up to rip off prices:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
I've bought cheaper cars.

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Yeah l saw a article this morning and the prices being charged now are mind boggling and a insult to football supporters plus both teams have only been allocated just over sixteen thousand tickets each for the final.

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Bit of farce to hold it in Madrid. They should save the planet and play it in the UK.

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Congratulations to Arsenal and Chelsea for reaching the Europa League final. :)

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All English European final line up. Wonder if there has ever been a case where both finals were English-only? Seems silly not to hold it at Wembley now :D.

All English Super Cup too.

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Also three of the four are from London, further confirming the city's reluctance to leave Europe.

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Last time the Europa or equivalent was all English was 1972 apparently

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First time ever that all four finalists in the two main European cups have come from the same country.

TBH I thought Frankfurt where the better side on the day.

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+1

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They were but football can be a game of great elation sometimes but it can also be very cruel at times.

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The allocations for both finals are hilariously bad.

There should be an absolute minimum of 25,000 seats each. I also feel like selecting a host venue would be much better after both teams in the final are confirmed, Wembley, Cardiff, Old Trafford, Emirates, St James' Park, Ethiad Stadium, just a handful of stadiums in the UK capable of hosting these finals on a week's notice at more than half the cost to fans, plus who doesn't want to see the SportsDirect@ChampionsLeague.com final. The Europa League final is even worse. I might have read incorrectly but was seeing allocations of 6000 each in a 60,000 seated stadium. :erm:

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It a total joke as usual.

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No you did not read it incorrectly.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...a-league-final

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Tottenham stadium hosts the Europa League final and Old Trafford hosts the Champions League final. It really isn't that hard. This is solely down to whatever the host nation lined UEFA's pockets with. Silly sponsorship deals and broadcasting rights that again suit them and not fans.

The only people to lose out by changing the locations are Spurs fans and they'd be losing far far less than they currently will.

Local and chain businesses can't be forgiven either. Cashing in at maniac prices. Isn't even just football, the rugby champions Cup is in Newcastle today and hotel prices are close to £400 a night for £50 a night hotels that are basically dumps.

Then there's those buying tickets with intention to resell. The thought of a champions league ticket going for £5,000 a ticket, add another making it £10,000 and set aside another £1000 at least for travel and accommodation. An excellent condition Focus zetec anyone that barely a year or two old? Or a season ticket for the next 12 years. Tickets should be resold in the same format as those Ed Sheeran ones were. Face Value on a single legitimate website and tickets sold elsewhere are invalid.

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People will already have got tickets for the respective finals on general sale though. As well as the 'football family' there will be neutral tickets, often designed for the locals, already purchased.

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If Arsenal and Chelsea feel that bad about it, they should tell FIFA (and Sky) to shove the match where it hurts . . .


oh hang on, it's all about money not football :rolleyes:

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:erm: We're talking about the fans not the clubs.

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Uefa s response to the 6,000 ticket allocation is pathetic. They said that due to the small size of Baku airport only 15,000 fans would be able to travel to Azerbaijan from abroad. Idiots.:mad:

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This sums up Baku.

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But its obviously the ideal place for European football finals and F1 dates. If only they knew things in advance though. FIFA were in the same boat with Qatar. Who'd guess they'd build stadiums on the back of slave labour and fall back on the idea managing to host it in the summer. Poor UEFA and FIFA constantly taking absurd bribes only for the countries to make an arse of it. I'd finish with a sarcastic emote but I don't even think that's necessary.

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Just for further awareness. There are four Euro 2020 games to be hosted in Baku. One of which is a Quarter-Final. Genius.

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Are they not part of the same thing?

Do the 'clubs' really give a flying one for the fans or not :p:

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Well done to Salford City as welcome to the Football League for the first time ever.

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Good riddance from my point of view, the EFL are welcome to them and their hobby owners ;)

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Real football people, makes a nice change from Russian gangsters, Arab despots and American leeches.:p:

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You seem to be becoming more cantankerous the older you get Mr K.;)

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Yep ;)

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Now that is a fair barb aimed at your club if that was who it was aimed at..

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A Singapore stockbroker is the major shareholder ! And this is the first match I've seen Beckham attend. He looked to be playing with his phone for most of it, you'd think he'd got out of that habit since his court appearance this week ;)

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Very strange old boy as you go on about your enjoyment of non league football and yet you criticise a non league side that improves itself and goes up.:confused:

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The Singapore broker only has 40% of the shares, I would suggest he would need 51% to be classed the major shareholder.

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Unknown bidder enters Newcastle data room stage :rolleyes: at least we won't know when this one collapses.

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In typical fashion, billions of pounds won the Premier League. :dunce: Congratulations to Manchester City on their 6th Premier League title. How they went from a completely irrelevant team in Manchester and shipping 8 goals to Middlesbrough to being champions is beyond me. Truly inspirational. :rolleyes:

Seriously, anyone other than Man City or Chelsea.

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Congratulations to Premier League champions Manchester City as there is not much more we could have done.:clap::clap:

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At 1:00pm I was sat in the garden enjoying the sunshine and watching Hampshire v Lancashire. I said to the missus it's a bit too nice to go to Old Trafford. She said you can't miss the last match......:rolleyes:

So I am blaming her for a waste of three hours of my time this afternoon. I am moving from my current seat halfway up the huge East stand to a new seat in the South stand (Sir Bobby Charlton) stand next season, just four rows from the pitch, close to the half way line. Hoping that will lead to a change of fortune, can't say United where 'already on the beach either, more like 'all at sea'. :(

To make things worse Lancs look like losing to Hants in the semi final as well.

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Never mind mate, there's always Salford, they're a bit cheaper too ;)

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Strange that Mr K as you were singing a different tune yesterday about Salford.;)

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Even Salford are preferable to MUFC :D

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Ollie's at the wheel, and he's taking the scene route.

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He might be late though for his eventual destination as they seem to be getting lost by going down the wrong roads all the time.;)

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Well at least you won't have as far to go for your prawn sandwiches now Jim.;)

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Already bought season ticket for next year months ago, and the refreshment bars are very frequent all around the ground, don't think they do prawn sarnies in them though.

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Leeds v Derby boiling up nicely, Certain Leeds players determined to emulate the ghosts of the past.:rolleyes:

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Indeed but Derby ain't far behind them either.

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Fiesty is probably understating it, as long as Leeds don’t go through I’m a happy bunny.:cool:

Dallas trying to win this on his own.