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2015/2016 European Football Thread

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by rox1, Jun 17, 2015.

  1. Raz

    Raz Member

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Police: ManUtd v B'mouth abandoned because of &quot;a training device which had accidentally been left&quot; at Old Trafford <a href="https://t.co/dktNLjvrRB">pic.twitter.com/dktNLjvrRB</a></p>&mdash; Dan Roan (@danroan) <a href="https://twitter.com/danroan/status/731954327120662528">15. Mai 2016</a></blockquote>
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    Gotta be ****ting me. That's poison in these days of fear.
     
  2. AroundTheWorld

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    Someone's getting fired...

    On another note, if Manchester United had just tied in that previous match...they could play Champions League next year still. Crazy. They must be so pissed off.
     
  3. TheRealist137

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    Think of Rafa Benitez. 5 months ago he was the manager of Real Madrid, now he's a manager of a second division club in Newcastle.

    Can't make this stuff up.
     
  4. The Stig

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    I dunno who's to blame for the fiasco, but the upper management as a whole has been completely incompetent over the last 3 years. Board of Directors all the way down to the manager. It's horrible.

    United playing a warm-up match for the FA cup today. LVG is surely going to be out this summer with all these Mourinho rumors popping up daily.
     
  5. Jontro

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    A few more hours till LFC makes a stunning comeback to the CL!

    Didn't know Sevilla has such a kickass record in the EL in recent years though. Cray.
     
  6. The Stig

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    Sevilla has won 2 out of the last 10 matches in all competitions. Not pretty. Liverpool should win this comfortably.
     
  7. Amir's Johnson

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    I'm praying for Liverpool to win!
     
  8. moestavern19

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    Why does anyone care about the Europa League?

    Isn't that like winning the NIT?
     
  9. smr6

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    Because they changed the rules to give the winner a CL spot
     
  10. leroy

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    I can't find the article that I read this morning but it turns out the money is actually better for the winning EL team than in the CL, too.
     
  11. moestavern19

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    Nice goal Sturridge
     
  12. leroy

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    WTF are the refs watching? An intentional hand ball in the box by Sevilla defender and no call. Not only should it have been a penalty, it should've been a red, too.
     
  13. smr6

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    If Liverpool can't pull this back, do they still play in the Europa League next year as the runner up? Or do they miss European football altogether?
     
  14. DonatasFanboy

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    Smaller clubs always cared a lot about it. maybe Liverpool didn't, not sure.
     
  15. DonatasFanboy

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    but yeah, a disappointing game because of those no calls.
     
  16. leroy

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    Don't know what would've changed but it certainly would've looked different if Liverpool gets one or both of those obvious handballs in the first. If called correctly, Sevilla would've been playing with 10 for most of the game from behind.
     
  17. DonatasFanboy

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    i think they miss altogether.
     
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  18. The Stig

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    Looks like I got a gift for jinxing teams this year. Hmmm, gotta say Crystal Palace should win Saturday's game comfortably.
     
  19. Jontro

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    Well... that was disappointing, but having been a long time Rockets and LFC fan, I've sort of expected disappointment. So it doesn't hurt as much. What sucks is that no European matches for next year means that LFC won't be attracting any talent for next season. Just like how Durant won't be coming to the Rockets.
     
  20. Yung-T

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    *cough* Man City plastic fan *cough*
     

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