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Originally Posted by Russ D
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Originally Posted by nffc
One point to the man in the [dunno] coloured shirt... it was 79-80. Meaning exactly 25 yrs ago we're going down again.
Of course, when Utd won it in 99 they weren't champions.
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You did the treble- but the fact is you weren't champions in the qualifying season 97-98 (Arsenal were) so you shouldn't really have been in a competition for clubs who WON their league (ie the Champions' League) but FIFA pandering to the wishes of the big teams again.
It was harder to win it when it was unseeded draw, 2 leg knockout, competition, now you can draw your group games and still go through.
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Originally Posted by sherer
i think you are right that's when forest won it.. they did it back to back and we did it with 2 teams not sure what it better there.. was harder when forest done it as you had to win the league to get in it the way it should be and you could be drawn against any team.. they alse set the unbeaten league run that arsenal beat last year..
not sure how many players they used but would be something like 15
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something pathetically small. SBC had a definitive first XI that in the event of no midweek game he'd even take off for a friendly! And he'd still play them all the time.
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Originally Posted by sherer
we were the first team to win it who hadn't won their league the year before
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Well of course we've only won the league once but we won the thing so entered as holders the second time round.