BangrakBob

51 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Would that be Samual Eto? Or does he have to be English?

it was

Who is the only player to win a European club treble at 2 different clubs back to back?

ie Title, Domestic FA Cup and CL 

That was a cake walk, no resistance from Spurs, flat, insipid, totally outclassed by a much better team

2 minutes ago, Mick501 said:

EPL should strip them of all points won whilst rorting the salary cap.

If they do, you'd expect it to begin congruently with the European ban

Mark Viduka?

6 hours ago, wilai said:

OK....Time to put you out of your misery. Answer is Nottingham Forest and Blackpool. As Champers got Blackpool, he can do the next question. 

Aaah the bigger club than City Notts Forest...should have got that...

Blackburn

brilliant, thanks for the heads up

I couldn't pick a dirty nose this season

2 hours ago, wilai said:

After a stewards enquiry, Jockstar has been awarded this weeks points even though his predictions were late. This decision is based on the fact that I was aware he had internet problems last week but assumed they had been fixed. I believe he sent them in on time but his e-mail failed so he has received 24 points.

 

Tables will be adjusted later today and he therefore remains top of the overall league. I hope this decision is ok with the rest of you.....(dons tin-foil hat!????)

I think we should all be concentrating on our games, particularly <deleted> me, dog dirt again!!!

14 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Ah freck its pinocchio.

Not too bad yourself there conk-face, where you two from, Nose City?

Liverpool almost lost their match against Villa due to VAR not being used consistently. For the Villa goal and the Firmino goal, and the Mane foul in the box. 

Villa given a goal through VAR when it was offside. 
Liverpool denied a goal through VAR by manipulating the measurement technique to make it offside.
Denied one penalty and player booked for diving when his foot was stood on, and in any other match would be given a penalty.
Handball blocking a shot on goal not given as a penalty by VAR. 

How can this ridiculous system be in use when it is so bad.
 

8 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

Pants down again Bobby! LOL

it's becoming a weekly thing ????

More alarming, I'm in danger of falling below you in the league ????

I don't understand how City got away with 2 handballs defending in the box, yet Mane the week before is called for a handball. I thought the rule now was, accidental or not it is handball regardless, as was with the Mane goal. What's the ruling...

1 hour ago, mrbojangles said:

Using a national team to try and make your point doesn't work as national teams can't have a domestic comp. Poor effort Bob. I expected better.

 

For absolute clarity. The CL is a huge prestige comp to win. Of that there is zero doubt. I just merely believe it's a cup knockout comp where luck on the day can play a huge part. It's equivalent to the FA Cup in England, it's not a comparison the league, or are you saying the winner of the FA Cup is the best team in England? The PL is a marathon over 38 matches and over circa 9 months.

It does work, World Cup winners are the World Champions, CL winners are Champions of Europe. 

The best team in the Champions League is the team that wins the trophy. You play home and away group games and then there are knock out stages, it's the same format only no home and away.

You can't argue that the best team didn't win because the team that wins the trophy is the best team in that competition by definition of winning the trophy.

You are saying that the FA Cup is the same is absurd, it's nothing like it. 

You manage to beat every team in the Premier League every season but you can't do it in Europe at the same time. We were only one point behind you last season and lifted the European Cup, best team in Europe. While you are best team in the EPL, by one point. 

You are arguing about the format being the decider, yes the league is a more consistent measure, but you are not measuring yourself against the best in Europe and the format in the CL has a fair outcome in the end. You also have to take in to consideration that clubs are playing in their home country leagues also at the same time. 

Quite comical how most footballers and fans the world over rate it as the pinnacle, but you try and dress it down for your own importance. I don't know why you even bother watching it then. 

1 hour ago, mrbojangles said:

If your argument is that the CL winners are the best in Europe, the CL finalists should be 2nd best and therefore, that's exactly what I'm saying. And not 6 months but 4 months later. It's a high quality cup comp where luck is needed both in the 2 games and in the draw stages. On the night of the final, usually (but not always) the best team on the night wins

So the team that wins the World Cup may as well give their medals to the number 1 ranked team in the World that year if they are not number 1? And we should not consider them the best in the World if they win the World Cup?

6 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

There is no flaw in my theory. You can't have a flaw in a personal opinion, as it's an opinion. No excuse can be made for the CL finalists getting battered at home in that way, again IMO

 

This season, again if I had to make a choice it would be to win the Prem. CL great but not at the expense of the prem.

 

If you had to choose this season what would you wish for?

You are saying because a team was in the European final they shouldn't lose a match like that 6 month later, is nonsense then ???? is that better. 

Yeah we all know that you and all the City fans don't rate the CL, because that's all you been saying since you were knocked out by us ????

Difficult question considering we are the Champions of Europe. Back to back would be amazing, but I'd love the league just as much.  

21 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

We/I can only tell you of my/our/City fans' in general preference, but go ahead ManU and Liverpool chip in with your personal opinion and that of your fans in general. 

 

Can't talk for others but for me the reason isn't  anything to do with because City won the PL/City haven't won the CL, it's to do with winning the PL to me means more, it shows over 38 games you WERE the best team in England that season and that's a nice feeling. Winning the CL doesn't reflect that you were the best team in Europe that season. I also relate to and enjoy more beating rival english clubs than i do beating teams i barely know in europe. Perhaps if they revamped the CL to be the best 2 teams in say the top 6 european  leagues playing in a league format then the winner of that probably would reflect the best team in that CL league and European  football; the current group stages then a knockout format does not necessarily reflect the winner being the best team in europe.

You might want to try being 3 nil down to Barcelona and then beating them 4-0 against arguably the best attack in World football. That surely would be more exciting for you than your year on year 20 point procession against the likes of Stoke or Burnley. 

It does prove who the best team is in the Champions League, you still have to go out there and win it and that is not an easy task. 

On 10/2/2019 at 1:52 PM, mrbojangles said:

That my friends is why I don't believe the Champions League is the most important competition or that it proves who is the best in Europe.

 

Last night the club who less than 6 months ago didn't make it past the last 16, did that to the finalists on their own turf.

6 month is a long time in football, a lot has happened or not happened at Spurs over the summer , internal issues and current form all contributing to their situation.

Also they went after the game  when 4 goals behind, there is always a risk you will get countered. 

Bayern also have improved and have strengthen. 

So that theory is largely flawed.

It is the best competition in club football, the best teams in Europe play for the holy grail. 

Wow, just wow