The Football.....

[SpokeyDokey]

West Ham through to the Europa League semi finals!

Brilliant result, people may scoff about "The Thursday League", but there are only four trophies available to 92 English clubs each season and to be in with a chance of one of them is fantastic.

Nice one!

It gets much greater respect in the rest of Europe - very hard competition to win and chock full of really good clubs in the latter stages.

Good luck!

 

[ianrauk]

Agreed. Good luck West Ham.
The only other English team in Europe I would like to see win a Euro Cup.

 

[PaulB]

Benfica. Liverpool couldn't really have had an easier draw!

I expect the other English teams' involvement in Europe to end in Madrid.

 

[ianrauk]

CL Draw

• Chelsea v Real Madrid
• Man City v Atletico Madrid
• Villarreal v Bayern Munich
• Benfica v Liverpool

Bring it on. Beat Madrid last year. Confident can do it again.

 

[PaulB]

CL Draw

• Chelsea v Real Madrid
• Man City v Atletico Madrid
• Villarreal v Bayern Munich
• Benfica v Liverpool

Bring it on. Beat Madrid last year. Confident can do it again.

I heard Chelsea wanted Manchester City so they'd have a better chance of being able to afford the travel costs.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I expect the other English teams' involvement in Europe to end in Madrid

Get yer wallet out, a killing to

be made on that

 

[Accy cyclist]

To be honest Accy, I loved my 2008 run.

I went to every away game of that run and most of the home games before paying an absolute fortune for tickets for the game itself, and loved every minute of it. I still have some great photos from that day and the previous round against Fiorentina.

Happy Days.

Are you happy with the draw @Slick ? 🤔 I bet the 'Met police' are!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60796195

 

[Chislenko]

In more important football news after today's round of matches Sunny Rhyl move into second place just four points off top spot with four games in hand.

 

[Slick]

Are you happy with the draw @Slick ? 🤔 I bet the 'Met police' are!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60796195

Yeah definitely happy. I realise past performance in no way guarantees future success, but we saw Bragga off with a weaker team than we have now so we have to be confident of being able to repeat that feat. Obviously I could be very wrong as anyone is going to be tough especial in the next round.

 

[AndyRM]

Enjoying the Notts Forest v Liverpool game, pleasingly old school.

 

[StuAff]

I heard Chelsea wanted Manchester City so they'd have a better chance of being able to afford the travel costs.

Not if they went by train…

 

[Dave7]

LFC dodged a bullet.
Forest played very well while Lpool struggled for any fluency.
City next......piece of cake

 

[PaulB]

The FA - once again - treat the match-going fans with absolute contempt.

Why take two teams from the North West and make them go all the way to bloody Wembley in the first place? And then, for greater inconvenience, choose a day/weekend when trains would be restricted anyway (Easter) and are subject to even more restrictions just then when railway works scheduled for that particular weekend will mean Euston - the capital's hub for travel from the North West will grind to a halt!

It's self-serving greed from the pariahs at the FA and the actual lifeblood of the game (those who actually go, not the couch spuds or Commodores) aren't given the slightest consideration.

There are several stadiums (yes you can!) in closer proximity to the North West where this semi-final could and should be played but obviously won't be taken into consideration at all!

 

[ianrauk]

The FA - once again - treat the match-going fans with absolute contempt.

Why take two teams from the North West and make them go all the way to bloody Wembley in the first place? And then, for greater inconvenience, choose a day/weekend when trains would be restricted anyway (Easter) and are subject to even more restrictions just then when railway works scheduled for that particular weekend will mean Euston - the capital's hub for travel from the North West will grind to a halt!

It's self-serving greed from the pariahs at the FA and the actual lifeblood of the game (those who actually go, not the couch spuds or Commodores) aren't given the slightest consideration.

There are several stadiums (yes you can!) in closer proximity to the North West where this semi-final could and should be played but obviously won't be taken into consideration at all!

It's a complete and utter farce. But no surprises. Since when did the FA think of the fans?

 

[PaulB]

It's a complete and utter farce. But no surprises. Since when did the FA think of the fans?

We're there to be milked.