Close Season Gossip & Rumour Thread - Page 12

gazzae · 26-06-2007, 15:06

AFAIK they only will recalculate the runners up points not the whole group so that won't happen.

sherer · 26-06-2007, 15:06

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Originally Posted by pedantic

I know that part, but there could still be a case where the team finishing in 3rd could claim a play off place, over the team finishing 2nd in a group, because of the re-calculation. Which does seem unfair, but uefa do like to tweak things I suppose.

that just doesn't seem fair to me.. once the group stages are over that should be it.. there shouldn't be an re-calculating and taking teams away etc.

if you finish second after all the games then you are second.. that should be it

gazzae · 26-06-2007, 15:18

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Originally Posted by sherer

that just doesn't seem fair to me.. once the group stages are over that should be it.. there shouldn't be an re-calculating and taking teams away etc.

if you finish second after all the games then you are second.. that should be it

That it how it is. The recalculation will only involve the runners up.

pedantic · 26-06-2007, 15:24

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Originally Posted by gazzae

That it how it is. The recalculation will only involve the runners up.

If it is only the runners up, then that's fair enough. The BBC article I linked to is a little ambiguous.

gazzae · 26-06-2007, 15:30

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Originally Posted by pedantic

If it is only the runners up, then that's fair enough. The BBC article I linked to is a little ambiguous.

I maybe wrong, its not unknown. The only thing I can find on the UEFA site says the following...

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Nine qualify directly
The UEFA Executive Committee made the decision at its two-day meeting in Heerenveen. As a result the nine group-winners will qualify directly, while the best eight second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places. "It's a good compromise solution, because I wasn't really happy with the format for the last qualifying competition with groups of seven and eight teams," said UEFA President Michel Platini. Europe has 13 places available for the tournament in South Africa.
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/k...id=554858.html

sherer · 26-06-2007, 15:34

I went to the UEFA web site myself and from reading that is seems we have the same as now to be honest.. the teams play each other and the group winners go through and the second placed teams have a play off.

it's that pretty much what we do now anyway ?

Is it just that the groups are a bit smaller now that is the change ?

Mal · 26-06-2007, 16:38

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European football's governing body have agreed to British government proposals to increase stewarding and limit the use of riot police.

TheDaddy · 27-06-2007, 15:21

Hmm why let him bring in a new coach yesterday then? I'd have thought there was enough news with Sven's proposed appointment at Man City but even if there wasn't you don't need to just make it up

Alan Curbishley's future as West Ham boss could be in doubt despite him leading them to Premiership safety last season. (Daily Star)

TheDaddy · 27-06-2007, 21:52

A surprise choice to say the least

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/6247584.stm

Mal · 27-06-2007, 21:56

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UNITED striker Giuseppe Rossi could be set for a permanent switch to Parma.

The Italian club's president Tommaso Ghirardi claims to have made an enquiry about the availability of the 20-year-old, who spent five months on loan with the Serie A team last season.

TheDaddy · 27-06-2007, 22:01

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I think I read on teletext that they had bid 6 million for him

sherer · 28-06-2007, 09:48

i think John Toshak recommended Coleman to Real Sociedad as he is the ex manager.. they have been relegated but could be a good move for Coleman

I read about Rossi a few days ago and yes the bid is meant to be about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£6m.

i think it will be a shame if he goes.. i think is has the best reserve record of any striker we have ever had, although the reserve league isn't great at present.. He's meant to be brilliant and deserves to be given a chance in the first team.. Saha will be injured all the time anyway and Smith is meant to be going too so that means we only really have Rooney as a striker and he does a lot of his work outside the box anyway

just seen this on the BBC site

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West Ham are willing to pay Carlos Tevez Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£115,000 a week to keep him at the club for another year. (Daily Mail)

sometimes i think it would be good if we had a salery cap again.. then tickets might actually be affordable again

TheDaddy · 28-06-2007, 10:50

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Originally Posted by sherer

sometimes i think it would be good if we had a salery cap again.. then tickets might actually be affordable again

When you consider Darren Bent was going to cost us 40 million over 5 years in transfer fee and wages, I'd say that was a pretty good deal

Mal · 28-06-2007, 12:21

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Originally Posted by sherer

I read about Rossi a few days ago and yes the bid is meant to be about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£6m.

i think it will be a shame if he goes.. i think is has the best reserve record of any striker we have ever had, although the reserve league isn't great at present.. He's meant to be brilliant and deserves to be given a chance in the first team.. Saha will be injured all the time anyway and Smith is meant to be going too so that means we only really have Rooney as a striker and he does a lot of his work outside the box anyway

Rossi looks like he has potential to me. I just think that it was a confidence issue with him, when he played a few games the other year. I think that if he was given a chance now, after this loan period, it might be different.

punky · 28-06-2007, 13:58

Spurs are to get Bent...

Could well be at cut price too. Means Defoe and Mido are set to go then.