[Merged] Football talk

[Roy MM]

Aarrgghh if i hear that phrase once more i'm gonna put a lump hammer though my TV "he gave the ball away cheaply" ffs if you gave it away it was free.

[BBKing]

Arsenal top one league at least

Fair Play 2004/5

1. Arsenal
2. Tottenham Hotspur
3. Chelski
4. Norwich

That's two years running, for Luddites who think Arsenal are a dirty team.

[nffc]

Official PNE supporting day today, they play teh sheepsh*ggers in the playoffs.

sheep are allegedly 70m in debt and will go into admin if they don't go up so come on preston...

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by BBKing

Arsenal top one league at least

Fair Play 2004/5

1. Arsenal
2. Tottenham Hotspur
3. Chelski
4. Norwich

That's two years running, for Luddites who think Arsenal are a dirty team.

Yawn.... I though we explained this last time.

You are joint 3rd in, what I think is, the proper Fair Play table. This table is solely on cards, not silly things like how well your fans behave.

Hold on, one of the the things the FA's fair play league is judged on is, "Accepting defeat with dignity", were they not there at Old Trafford?

[BBKing]

Oh, there's *another* fair play table, is there? Why are European places up for grabs from this one, then, if the other one's the real one? Are the fans not part of the club? Well, they aren't at the Theatre of IOUs any more, of course.

If a club had no one sent off all season, but the fans wrecked every town they went to, would you really want them rewarded with the chance to represent the country abroad?

Losing - well, we get less practice at it - Lehmann's only lost three games in two years.

[iadom]

Originally Posted by nffc

Official PNE supporting day today, they play teh sheepsh*ggers in the playoffs.

sheep are allegedly 70m in debt and will go into admin if they don't go up so come on preston...

I hope that Proud Preston make it all the way, then gods own County would have eight teams in the Premiership.
And before anyone says otherwise, if Liverpool is in Lancashire when it comes to the county cricket team, then so are Everton and Liverpool FC.

We have never accepted the artificial mucking around of our traditional boundaries.

[gazzae]

Originally Posted by BBKing

Oh, there's *another* fair play table, is there? Why are European places up for grabs from this one, then, if the other one's the real one? Are the fans not part of the club? Well, they aren't at the Theatre of IOUs any more, of course.

If a club had no one sent off all season, but the fans wrecked every town they went to, would you really want them rewarded with the chance to represent the country abroad?

Losing - well, we get less practice at it - Lehmann's only lost three games in two years.

Er I thought it should have been simple, I guess your finding it confusing so I'll explain it as simply as I can.

You stated Arsenal are not a dirty team because they won the fair play league. I was pointing it it was not always the case due to the fact that you get awarded points for things that have nothing to do with the team on the field e.g community work.

So as I said in my previous posts, a long time ago, in the 03/04 season were ranked something like 8th in the fair play league which is based solely on cards, but you won the FA's fair play league because of the amount of points your unbeaten season got you. Same as in 98/99 season Utd won the fair play league, not because they were the cleanest team on the pitch, but because they got so many points from winning the treble.

So as simply as possible, if you want to find out who is the dirtiest team then you should look at the league based on cards and not on other misselanious data.

For the record I don't think Arsenal are a dirty team.

[nffc]

Originally Posted by iadom

I hope that Proud Preston make it all the way, then gods own County would have eight teams in the Premiership.
And before anyone says otherwise, if Liverpool is in Lancashire when it comes to the county cricket team, then so are Everton and Liverpool FC.

We have never accepted the artificial mucking around of our traditional boundaries.

Hehe, I thought Liverpool was more an irish enclave than really traditional Lancs. They don't speak the same as the Mancs despite the fact they're hardly poles apart, do they?

In any case they did the job. Nil-nil on the night and 2-0 on agg.

West Ham to beat Preston in the final, Derby to start next season on -10.

[iadom]

Originally Posted by nffc

Hehe, I thought Liverpool was more an irish enclave than really traditional Lancs. They don't speak the same as the Mancs despite the fact they're hardly poles apart, do they?

And t'Mancs don't speak t'propper Lankie, but wi, won't hold that agen,um.

[gazzae]

Says it all really.....

Some good news for a change for Cambridge fans.

Also they host a Nottingham Forest XI on the 2nd August.
Maybe Megson is on holiday that week

[Mal]

Originally Posted by iadom

And t'Mancs don't speak t'propper Lankie, but wi, won't hold that agen,um.

[nffc]

Originally Posted by yesman

Some good news for a change for Cambridge fans.

Also they host a Nottingham Forest XI on the 2nd August.
Maybe Megson is on holiday that week

Hope so, because he's turning us into a hoof side... as for teh friendly it's against an XI which means it's not our first team. Which really doesn't make much difference, as you'll beat us anyway

It's the Cup Final tomorrow, Man U V Arsenal

Anyone know what happens if it level after 90 mins and extra time ?
Is it penalties or a replay ?
Because I have a feeling that is how it will go.
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Originally Posted by nffc

Hope so, because he's turning us into a hoof side... as for teh friendly it's against an XI which means it's not our first team. Which really doesn't make much difference, as you'll beat us anyway

Somehow I doubt it, being in administration means we don't have a team at the moment

[pujro]

yes, extra time and penalties if needs be................