World Football Thread....

[macy37]

Folk whine about the champions league...these two finalists have 87 years of non league winning between them but the format is no different to our own league.....it’s all about self preservation for the “elite” clubs in both. 

That said we all moan about our league too.

Edited May 9, 2019 by macy37

[Grumpyauldgit]

I will agree with most people, that the old European Cup format was far better than the current set up, just due to the fact that it was only the national champions that took part, and not 2nd, 3rd or 4th place teams as well, but saying that, I think this years tournament has been really good, and both semis where amazing to watch.

The final could be great or just turn into another EPL game (Which I think it will), and will cause utter carnage in my house, as my wife has supported Tottingham taxi driving scum fecks (Have you ever met a taxi driver from cockney land who don't support spurs), for more years than I care to remember, and I have watched Liverpool since the early 70's, so one of us will have to move into a tent for 6 months after this game, because I know one of us will make life absolutely unbearable for the other.

[dandydunn]

Quite ironic that Liverpool fans were lapping up having the worlds most expensive goalie and (possibly) defender, are now moaning about ticket prices and hotels being so high. 

This is what happens when money doesn’t seem to be an issue to people running the game. 

Fuck em, if they don’t like it, don’t go, that’ll show them, but they will and keep the price rising. 

[Huddersfield]

9 minutes ago, Grumpyauldgit said:

 I have watched Liverpool since the early 70's

Looking on the bright side, as an early 1970s glory hunter, at least you dodged the bullet that is Leeds United 😉

[Grumpyauldgit]

2 minutes ago, dandydunn said:

Quite ironic that Liverpool fans were lapping up having the worlds most expensive goalie and (possibly) defender, are now moaning about ticket prices and hotels being so high. 

This is what happens when money doesn’t seem to be an issue to people running the game. 

Fuck em, if they don’t like it, don’t go, that’ll show them, but they will and keep the price rising. 

I agree with you, and I had to laugh at some clown on 5 live this morning, demanding the game get moved from Madrid to Wembley, because it was 2 English teams in the final, and therefore cheaper for the fans to get to.

My answer to that is very simple, feck aff, you knew the rules before the tournament started, if you don't like them, don't enter.

[Grumpyauldgit]

1 minute ago, Huddersfield said:

Looking on the bright side, as an early 1970s glory hunter, at least you dodged the bullet that is Leeds United 😉

I was 4 year old when I started watching them, and that was only because my uncle John stayed there, and he bought me a Liverpool top for my birthday.

[macy37]

44 minutes ago, dandydunn said:

Quite ironic that Liverpool fans were lapping up having the worlds most expensive goalie and (possibly) defender, are now moaning about ticket prices and hotels being so high. 

This is what happens when money doesn’t seem to be an issue to people running the game. 

Fuck em, if they don’t like it, don’t go, that’ll show them, but they will and keep the price rising. 

Love it.😂

[stocky]

I read that Liverpool get 16500 tix Approx, I am assuming Spurs will get the same. 16.500 so 33.000 for fans in a 68000 seater stadium.

so 35.000 corporate 'fans' at the Final,..,.,

 

 

 

 

[sbcmfc]

2 minutes ago, stocky said:

I read that Liverpool get 16500 tix Approx, I am assuming Spurs will get the same. 16.500 so 33.000 for fans in a 68000 seater stadium.

so 35.000 corporate 'fans' at the Final,..,.,

Not to defend them, but I think they have a public sale too. Probably another 16,500 available to neutrals.

[dan cake]

10 hours ago, ScotlandWintheWorldCup said:

I think you have clicked on the wrong forum.  English lovers.com is over there

We have possibly the worst ever team to reach the CL final tonight.  It used to take great teams to reach this level. Shame for football

non ta football? Mcglashans out in force it would appear

[Nobby]

12 hours ago, Bzzzz said:

An all English final would be unbelievably uninspiring. Luckily Tottenham are gash. 

 

How did that work out ? 😉 

[Huddersfield]

2 hours ago, Grumpyauldgit said:

I was 4 year old when I started watching them, and that was only because my uncle John stayed there, and he bought me a Liverpool top for my birthday.

It's funny how these twists of fate can make or break us. For a while, my glory hunter second team was Celtic (the early 1970s) but I bumped into a lad on holiday in Colwyn Bay & adopted his team as my second team & got landed with Huddersfield & East Fife as the only two teams I ever take any real interest in. Now if only it had been some young lad from Barcelona, I'd at least occasionally have had something to smile about down the years.

[KirkieRobRoy]

From a Scottish perspective, an all English European Cup final (and, quite probably, an all-English UEFA Cup/European Cup-Winners' Cup Legacy Cup final) will increase the numbers of EPL fanboys who watch PREMIASHIP! games in pubs, never go to actual games and scorn people who watch diddy Scottish teams.

Meanwhile our game, run by idiots and dominated by the gruesome twosome, is going nowhere.

 

If there's a beam of light, remember the current Champions (and some other teams) League set up was prompted by the likes of Aberdeen duffing Real Madrid in a final, and Dundee United biffing Gary Lineker's Barcelona home and away on the way to a UEFA final defeat by, er, Gothenburg. Couldn't have teams from diddy countries robbing the TV and sponsoring companies of revenue, so let's make it more difficult for them...

 

Now that there is the prospect of four English teams in the two finals, maybe it's time for another pauchle...

[Jim Beem]

Was that dave from London not a Yid ? Hope he makes an appearance before the final. He was a good guy 👍😂

[Dalgety Bay TA]

5 hours ago, dandydunn said:

Quite ironic that Liverpool fans were lapping up having the worlds most expensive goalie and (possibly) defender, are now moaning about ticket prices and hotels being so high. 

This is what happens when money doesn’t seem to be an issue to people running the game. 

Fuck em, if they don’t like it, don’t go, that’ll show them, but they will and keep the price rising. 

You do realise that UEFA don't set hotel prices yeah?

[dandydunn]

1 hour ago, Dalgety Bay TA said:

You do realise that UEFA don't set hotel prices yeah?

You’re joking? I thought they organised the whole shooting match 🙄

Even you can see the obvious link I’m getting at though, extraordinary cash being paid out for football means extraordinary cash being spent by the punter. 

English football love counting how much money it spends, so shouldn’t be a problem. 

As I said, fuck em. 

[Farcity]

4 hours ago, KirkieRobRoy said:

From a Scottish perspective, an all English European Cup final (and, quite probably, an all-English UEFA Cup/European Cup-Winners' Cup Legacy Cup final) will increase the numbers of EPL fanboys who watch PREMIASHIP! games in pubs, never go to actual games and scorn people who watch diddy Scottish teams.

Meanwhile our game, run by idiots and dominated by the gruesome twosome, is going nowhere.

 

If there's a beam of light, remember the current Champions (and some other teams) League set up was prompted by the likes of Aberdeen duffing Real Madrid in a final, and Dundee United biffing Gary Lineker's Barcelona home and away on the way to a UEFA final defeat by, er, Gothenburg. Couldn't have teams from diddy countries robbing the TV and sponsoring companies of revenue, so let's make it more difficult for them...

 

Now that there is the prospect of four English teams in the two finals, maybe it's time for another pauchle...

Hardly "dominated by the gruesome twosome". One of them has never won a bolt in their entire existence.

[KirkieRobRoy]

1 hour ago, Farcity said:

Hardly "dominated by the gruesome twosome". One of them has never won a bolt in their entire existence.

I mean they run the game, between them, together, as partners, their interests being the same. You deluded Old Firm fans can maintain all the hate you want, the Old Firm (it still exists, or your half of it wouldn't be so obsessed with trying to argue it doesn't) act together to prevent positive change in Scottish football.

[Farcity]

Just now, KirkieRobRoy said:

I mean they run the game, between them, together, as partners, their interests being the same. You deluded Old Firm fans can maintain all the hate you want, the Old Firm (it still exists, or your half of it wouldn't be so obsessed with trying to argue it doesn't) act together to prevent positive change in Scottish football.

I ain't no Celtic fan if that's what you are suggesting. I feel absolutely barkitt at the mere thought of being one. 

[KirkieRobRoy]

 

1 minute ago, Farcity said:

I ain't no Celtic fan if that's what you are suggesting. I feel absolutely barkitt at the mere thought of being one. 

My apologies. The 'No Old Firm any more, that lot have nae history' line is often a sign of an Old Firm (Celtic) fan.

 

I do accept that Sevco FC were born in 2012 but it's convenient to lump them together with the defunct cheaty outfit.

[Toepoke]

Easyjet flights from Edinburgh to Madrid that weekend are currently £1500 return  

 

 

Edited May 9, 2019 by Toepoke

[wheres the pies]

3 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

Easyjet flights from Edinburgh to Madrid that weekend are currently £1500 return  

Was looking at trivago earlier you should see the price of some the hotels there mucho dinero 

[sbcmfc]

3 hours ago, Toepoke said:

Easyjet flights from Edinburgh to Madrid that weekend are currently £1500 return  

 

 

 

3 hours ago, wheres the pies said:

Was looking at trivago earlier you should see the price of some the hotels there mucho dinero 

Had seen something earlier on Twitter and easyJet had responded with some sort of explanation about how they work their prices, but under normal circumstances, even the last seat on a flight from anywhere in uk to anywhere in Spain is surely about £200 tops??

[dandydunn]

Just had a quick google and can fly Aberdeen to Munich, Munich to Madrid on the Friday and reverse on the Monday for about £400. Think there’s a stop in Amsterdam too.  

[dandydunn]

There’s a story on Facebook that Chelsea and Arsenal are getting 6,000 tickets each. 

From a 68,000 seater stadium.