EPL 2020/2021
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
@bovidae well done - I thought it would take longer
The only reason I knew is that I looked at the full list of finalists last week after watching ESPN FC talking about the ESL and they mentioned some of the clubs who had won the EC but aren't "big clubs" anymore. Clubs like Red Star, Steaua București etc.
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Manchester becomes the 5th city to have two different European Cup / Champions League finalists.
Four are easy - whats the 5th?
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The other news of the day is that Mourinho didn't stay unemployed for long. He is the new manager of Roma.
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@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:
Boom. All English final. Go the CFC.
my bet on Chelsea to win the whole thing from before the quarters is looking pretty handy
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
Manchester becomes the 5th city to have two different European Cup / Champions League finalists.
Four are easy - whats the 5th?
And the 6th will be Nottingham! Might take a few years though .....
@kiwipie said in EPL 2020/2021:
@dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:
Manchester becomes the 5th city to have two different European Cup / Champions League finalists.
Four are easy - whats the 5th?
And the 6th will be Nottingham! Might take a few years though .....
In all seriousness Rome would be obvious choice if Lazio ever have one of those seasons.
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@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:
Boom. All English final.
And a preview of this match this weekend.
@bovidae said in EPL 2020/2021:
@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:
Boom. All English final.
And a preview of this match this weekend.
It's a tough one to call - Chelsea dominated them in the FA Cup Semi but that was City's B/A team. Can see potential weaknesses in both teams, especially to pace in behind the defence.
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Nik tzanev has become a firm fav with Wimbledon fan, love it when players take opportunities and run with them, finished the season with another clean sheet and some chat of getting our young player of the year even though he’s not been playing regularly since march
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@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:
Wood on the sheet again.
Fulham down.
A sad but inevitable day for @dogmeat - they subsided with a whimper after threatening to fight until the final day.
The Championship relegation fight was a real humdinger. With all games being played at the same time, all of Derby, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday were in position to stay up while the games took place. Rotherham would have stayed up but conceded a late equaliser to take them down. Sheffield Wednesday were 1-0 up and 3-2 down but Derby made it 3-3 to be the team that survived. Not sure Rooney will survive as manager though.
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@majorrage said in EPL 2020/2021:
Wood on the sheet again.
Fulham down.
A sad but inevitable day for @dogmeat - they subsided with a whimper after threatening to fight until the final day.
The Championship relegation fight was a real humdinger. With all games being played at the same time, all of Derby, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday were in position to stay up while the games took place. Rotherham would have stayed up but conceded a late equaliser to take them down. Sheffield Wednesday were 1-0 up and 3-2 down but Derby made it 3-3 to be the team that survived. Not sure Rooney will survive as manager though.
@kiwipie as you said inevitable Pre-season21/22 pundits picked us for the drop.
I don't see us coming straight back up this time. Lots of loan players, couple more who are to good for the championship. Not sure if Parker will stay. Not sure if I want him to TBH. That squad should have been good enough to stay up and he has to take a lot of the blame for the failure.
Yes there were extenuating circumstances; 3 week off season meant almost impossible to sign players plus Tony Khan spent up large two seasons ago (on shit players) which meant we were fucked under FFP so had no money to spend. All that meant we had a horror first two months but Parker did seem to turn it round and made us defensively very secure but we just couldn't score goals and for that Parker has to take the blame. His negative tactics seemed to work against the better teams but were totally unsuited for the dogfights we had to win. I can't be arsed looking it up but it feels like we only took a handful of points against the other relegation contenders. Why Parker played midfielders up front and left out Serbia's all time top goal scorer and the Championships Golden boot from last season I will never know.
Still two months ago we looked like we were going to kick on. Instead all those above us recovered form and the Fulham players seemed to give up the fight. Dunno if it was fatigue or Parker losing them or loan players looking to the next season or all three but very annoying to go out with a whimper. Cheltenham here we come....
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@kiwipie as you said inevitable Pre-season21/22 pundits picked us for the drop.
I don't see us coming straight back up this time. Lots of loan players, couple more who are to good for the championship. Not sure if Parker will stay. Not sure if I want him to TBH. That squad should have been good enough to stay up and he has to take a lot of the blame for the failure.
Yes there were extenuating circumstances; 3 week off season meant almost impossible to sign players plus Tony Khan spent up large two seasons ago (on shit players) which meant we were fucked under FFP so had no money to spend. All that meant we had a horror first two months but Parker did seem to turn it round and made us defensively very secure but we just couldn't score goals and for that Parker has to take the blame. His negative tactics seemed to work against the better teams but were totally unsuited for the dogfights we had to win. I can't be arsed looking it up but it feels like we only took a handful of points against the other relegation contenders. Why Parker played midfielders up front and left out Serbia's all time top goal scorer and the Championships Golden boot from last season I will never know.
Still two months ago we looked like we were going to kick on. Instead all those above us recovered form and the Fulham players seemed to give up the fight. Dunno if it was fatigue or Parker losing them or loan players looking to the next season or all three but very annoying to go out with a whimper. Cheltenham here we come....
@dogmeat Not nearly enough goals to win enough games. 25 in 35 games puts a heavy demand on the defence to keep clean sheets.
And the non-use of Mitrovic was a bit baffling, like Burnley make the best use of Chris Wood's qualities, you feel Fulham should have found a way to get the best out of Mitrovic. In recent games, Fulham have looked toothless - no real idea of how they will get a goal.
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@dogmeat Not nearly enough goals to win enough games. 25 in 35 games puts a heavy demand on the defence to keep clean sheets.
And the non-use of Mitrovic was a bit baffling, like Burnley make the best use of Chris Wood's qualities, you feel Fulham should have found a way to get the best out of Mitrovic. In recent games, Fulham have looked toothless - no real idea of how they will get a goal.
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well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
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well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
@mariner4life said in EPL 2020/2021:
well, that's that.
Well done City, amazing team.
Man U resting players ahead of a tough run of games (caused in part by idiot supporters) gives Leicester a top 4 spot. And that's all she wrote for the league season really. Champs done. Relegation done. Top 4 done.
Cups the only thing to play for
City v Chelsea for the Premier League next year could be quite something.
almost done... playoffs in the championship to decide who makes the last spot for EPL next year still open given Norwich and Watford already there. Brentford v Bournemouth and Swansea v Barnsley first games this weekend
