The European football thread - Page 93

magnet · 08-23-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Hearts got butt kicked tonight though.

how badly?

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

how badly?

3-0.

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Another manager under some pressure is Mick McCarthy at Wolves after they have gone out at Chesterfield in the League Cup tonight on penalties.

Any feelings on Mick, ukhs?

He's another of those ex pro's who seem's to get a job no matter how bad he is as a manager but gets jobs by name alone.

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Sorry..I saw Sir Bobby and I jumped to conclusions.

To add to your history of football Bobby Charlton was a Wigan Athletic manager for a short time who also played for Wigan Athletic in a friendly against China at Springfield Park, weird fact is Bobby Charlton made his Man Utd debut against Charlton Athletic.

magnet · 08-23-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

3-0.

YEESH! That was the UEFA match against AEK Athens, right?

The SPL table looks really odd (I know it's early)

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Pos	Name	        P	W	D	 L	 F	A	W	 D	 L	 F	 A	 GD	 PTS
1 	Rangers 	4	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	3	2	+3 	8
2 	St Mirren 	4	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	2	3	+1 	7
3 	Falkirk 	4	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1 	7
4 	Hearts 	4	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	3	0 	7
5 	Kilmarnock 	4	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	5	-1 	7
6 	Celtic 	3	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	+4 	6

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:24 PM

Don't Wolves lose their parachute payments this year or was it last year without that money they are in deep trouble.

bababui · 08-23-2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

To add to your history of football Bobby Charlton was a Wigan Athletic manager for a short time who also played for Wigan Athletic in a friendly against China at Springfield Park, weird fact is Bobby Charlton made his Man Utd debut against Charlton Athletic.

appreciate it UKHS

bababui · 08-23-2006, 06:25 PM

UKHS..when you play FM which team do you play as if I may ask?

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

YEESH! That was the UEFA match against AEK Athens, right?

Yep.

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Originally Posted by magnet

The SPL table looks really odd (I know it's early)

Code:

Pos	Name	        P	W	D	 L	 F	A	W	 D	 L	 F	 A	 GD	 PTS
1 	Rangers 	4	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	3	2	+3 	8
2 	St Mirren 	4	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	2	3	+1 	7
3 	Falkirk 	4	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1 	7
4 	Hearts 	4	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	2	3	0 	7
5 	Kilmarnock 	4	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	3	5	-1 	7
6 	Celtic 	3	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	1	2	+4 	6

Especially when the table is not spaced correctly it certainly does look odd.

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Don't Wolves lose their parachute payments this year or was it last year without that money they are in deep trouble.

Last year. Two years for parachute payments.

bababui · 08-23-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Last year. Two years for parachute payments.

Whats a parachute payment??

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

UKHS..when you play FM which team do you play as if I may ask?

Last one was Grasshoppers of Zurich but my laptop crashed and lost all my data, yes I should have saved the data

I've been playing a bit of OOTP2006 since so not started it up so not picked a new team as of yet but I'm thinking Russia or Finland or somewhere, or maybe a lower league English team or maybe Berwick Rangers in Scotland.

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:30 PM

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He's another of those ex pro's who seem's to get a job no matter how bad he is as a manager but gets jobs by name alone.

I don't know whether I should ask you this, but what do you think about Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa - how do you think he will do?

Open to anyone to answer as well.

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:32 PM

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Whats a parachute payment??

A part of the TV money is given to clubs who have been relegated out of the Premiership, for two seasons after they have gone down to the Championship, to try and soften the loss of TV revenue when they go down.

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

Whats a parachute payment??

sdpm will give you the best run down but the simple way is if a team gets relegated from the EPL the EPL still pays them X ammount for X ammount of years so to soften the blow of relegation and the loss of money from attendances, TV and such.

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Last one was Grasshoppers of Zurich but my laptop crashed and lost all my data, yes I should have saved the data

I've been playing a bit of OOTP2006 since so not started it up so not picked a new team as of yet but I'm thinking Russia or Finland or somewhere, or maybe a lower league English team or maybe Berwick Rangers in Scotland.

I'd wait until FM2007 now - it is only three months away.

bababui · 08-23-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I don't know whether I should ask you this, but what do you think about Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa - how do you think he will do?

Open to anyone to answer as well.

It would be silly if I answered.

bababui · 08-23-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I'd wait until FM2007 now - it is only three months away.

Are there any features, besides rosters, why the 2007 version is any better than this one?

ukhotstove · 08-23-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

I don't know whether I should ask you this, but what do you think about Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa - how do you think he will do?

Open to anyone to answer as well.

If he's given money and by that I don't mean £100 million aka Jose at Chelsea but if he's given say £10-20 million I reckon he could do well at Villa, if I was a Villa fan I'd be really excited at the future.

Sdpm100 · 08-23-2006, 06:37 PM

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If he's given money and by that I don't mean £100 million aka Jose at Chelsea but if he's given say £10-20 million I reckon he could do well at Villa, if I was a Villa fan I'd be really excited at the future.

Randy Lerner just over 24 hours from being pretty much home free in buying the club, as that is when other deals no longer have to be offered to the board for recommendation.

I still can't believe Ellis is going to sell though.

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