The Football.....

[Slick]

14 for me too. I wonder if we all missed the same two?

West Ham and Spurs for me.

West Ham and Ipswich for me.

 

[Dave7]

Closed door games is a complete waste of time for me as that tripe from last weekend's Bundesliga proved. Obviously something needs to be done but closed door games would be my least favourite option.

Me too. I tried to watch one this week. No fans....no atmosphere and to make it worse nil nil.

 

[iancity]

Watching Stuttgart v Hamburg now, great game, lots of controversy, end to end and very entertaining, but...but...but ...just not the same :-(

 

[pjd57]

Celtic play in one.

They don't .

 

[Beebo]

So, the EPL to resume on 17th June behind closed doors. I watched what I think was the last game to be played by an English club, Wolves Europa League tie. That was behind closed doors and it was a very sterile watch, the players seemed to be putting in no more than 90% at the most without the atmosphere of a crowd to gee them up.

No other way of doing it of course, but it gives a very flat finish to the season.

The mid table teams with nothing to play for will have almost zero motivation. We could see some Teams in the relegation zone go on amazing runs As they are motivated to win. It could be a very odd but interesting season finale.

 

[Beebo]

I had presumed the FA cup would be scrappe, but no, the final is 1st August.

 

[Stephenite]

West Ham and Ipswich for me.

Same here.

 

[Smokin Joe]

West Ham and Ipswich for me.

Shame on you. West Ham are the only club to have won a European trophy with eleven Englishmen in the side. And the last club to have won the FA Cup with the same, back in 1975.

 

[AndyRM]

West Ham and Ipswich for me.

I wouldn't have got Ipswich if I didn't live in a part of England where Bobby Robson is considered a saint.

 

[AndyRM]

Shame on you. West Ham are the only club to have won a European trophy with eleven Englishmen in the side. And the last club to have won the FA Cup with the same, back in 1975.

Didn't know that, impressive stats.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Didn't know that, impressive stats.

I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure West Ham also were the second last team to win the FA Cup with 11 Englishmen when they beat Preston in 1964. Prior to the foreign invasion the Premier League brought us most teams had players from the other home nations in their lineup.

 

[Slick]

Shame on you. West Ham are the only club to have won a European trophy with eleven Englishmen in the side. And the last club to have won the FA Cup with the same, back in 1975.

As much as I hate to admit it, Celtic winning it with 11 guys born within a stones throw of parkhead is much more impressive and probably explains why it sticks in my craw I mean my mind more. 😊

 

[Slick]

I wouldn't have got Ipswich if I didn't live in a part of England where Bobby Robson is considered a saint.

Didn't have a clue.

 

[AndyRM]

As much as I hate to admit it, Celtic winning it with 11 guys born within a stones throw of parkhead is much more impressive and probably explains why it sticks in my craw I mean my mind more. 😊

10 mile radius or something mad like that I think, apart from one guy from Saltcoats?

 

[Slick]

10 mile radius or something mad like that I think, apart from one guy from Saltcoats?

Sounds about right. @pjd57 will obviously confirm as I'm only going from 50 odd years of listening to mates tell me about it.