thetime Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just now, eFestivals said: Looking at things today, Utd's treble is less of an achievement than it looked at the time. It was a marker for the start of changed times. As united are the only English team to achieve the treble, I would say that achievement has lasted the test in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, eFestivals said: just that your club is shit too. Don't be talking about shit please today mate, two days stuck on loo ? 12 minutes ago, eFestivals said: I'm pointing out that 30+ years ago it was more competitive. Looking at things today, Utd's treble is less of an achievement than it looked at the time. It was a marker for the start of changed times. I don't remember it being more competitive. When I was a youngster it was generally Liverpool and Everton who were well ahead of the rest. Then Liverpool and Arsenal as the 80's ticked on. Then the premier league and it was United and one other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, thetime said: As united are the only English team to achieve the treble, I would say that achievement has lasted the test in time. but as you've just noted, no one is really surprised at the thought of City equalling it or doing better this year. There's a fixed dominance at the top in a way there didn't used to be, and the responses to what a team might achieve are different because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Also a fixed shitness in the bottom dozen. Utter dross year on year. Shite clubs managed by shitheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, thetime said: I remember when utd were going for the treble, it was talked about for months. I think.thats a lot down to the amount of man it's fans (matched only by Liverpool) in the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, eFestivals said: I'm pointing out that 30+ years ago it was more competitive. Looking at things today, Utd's treble is less of an achievement than it looked at the time. It was a marker for the start of changed times. Man utds treble was 20 years not 30. I would say 30 years ago there were more teams capable of finishing top 4 (not that it meant anything) but no more teams capable of winning the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, pink_triangle said: Man utds treble was 20 years not 30. yes, I know. I put a 10 year gap to separate 'old times' from 'new times'. Quote I would say 30 years ago there were more teams capable of finishing top 4 that sort of thing is precisely what I'm saying. Cos there were more teams competing* it was harder for one team to win more than one trophy. (* less of a difference between the teams) Edited March 14, 2019 by eFestivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, eFestivals said: There's a fixed dominance at the top in a way there didn't used to be, and the responses to what a team might achieve are different because of that. I remember I had a dream recently that Leicester won it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Comfy Bean said: I remember I had a dream recently that Leicester won it. yup, but even the Leicester fans can't work out how that happened. It came out of nowhere, like it never has in the last 30+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, eFestivals said: yup, but even the Leicester fans can't work out how that happened. It came out of nowhere, like it never has in the last 30+ years. Over the course of a whole season they collected more points than everyone else ? Then soiled it ( for me anyway )by sacking the fella ? Edited March 14, 2019 by Comfy Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Newcastle were great value the year Keegan nearly won it back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, Comfy Bean said: Over the course of a whole season they collected more points than everyone else ? Then soiled it ( for me anyway )by sacking the fella ? I wouldn't deny they deserved to win it, but don't think you could use it as evidence that the league is particularly open. To me thats using the exception to prove the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Pretty good chance an English team will win the Europa league, although I hope Napoli win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 50 minutes ago, pink_triangle said: I wouldn't deny they deserved to win it, but don't think you could use it as evidence that the league is particularly open. To me thats using the exception to prove the rule. Blackburn ? Man City didn’t win it for a while during the period of decades being talked about earlier and if Liverpool do it this year that will be the first in a long time. Not forgetting Chelsea. Scotland probably a better example of a stale competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Comfy Bean said: Over the course of a whole season they collected more points than everyone else ? Then soiled it ( for me anyway )by sacking the fella ? When you look at Ranieri’s career pre and post Leicester that title win makes even less sense. He’s been utter bobbins everywhere he’s been and yet has somehow blagged his way back into Roma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Comfy Bean said: Blackburn ? Man City didn’t win it for a while during the period of decades being talked about earlier and if Liverpool do it this year that will be the first in a long time. Not forgetting Chelsea. Scotland probably a better example of a stale competition. I would consider Blackburn and Leicester very different. Blackburn spent big and competed for the league title. Leicester I feel was a fairly random event where a load of player had the season of their life, the top teams all underperformed and they got the rub of the green when it mattered. Its not saying they didn't deserve it, but I think it's unlikely those circumstances are repeated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: When you look at Ranieri’s career pre and post Leicester that title win makes even less sense. He’s been utter bobbins everywhere he’s been and yet has somehow blagged his way back into Roma. I disagree, the stats just don't back that up. I would say he has had a mixed career (like most managers) but there were certainly successes pre Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, pink_triangle said: I disagree, the stats just don't back that up. I would say he has had a mixed career (like most managers) but there were certainly successes pre Leicester. Quite. Monaco, first stint at Napoli, Chelsea, first stint at Valencia. He must have done decently in his last stint at Roma if they want him back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 8 hours ago, pink_triangle said: I disagree, the stats just don't back that up. I would say he has had a mixed career (like most managers) but there were certainly successes pre Leicester. I was thinking immediately before Leicester, getting sacked at Inter, Greece, etc. Then he’s been rubbish everywhere since Leicester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: I was thinking immediately before Leicester, getting sacked at Inter, Greece, etc. Then he’s been rubbish everywhere since Leicester. The amount of managers sacked by Inter in recent years is pretty long, im not sure that can be used against him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said: I was thinking immediately before Leicester, getting sacked at Inter, Greece, etc. Then he’s been rubbish everywhere since Leicester. He did alright at Nantes, they scored more, conceded less and got more points then the season before he arrived. And he steadied Fulham a bit but they were such a shambles that they mustve had no hope. He's a solid manager is isn't likely to revolutionise a team but people seem to want miracles from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomThomDrum Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Porto for the Pool. Not a bad draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetime Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Heated balls. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Glad Utd got Barca. Belter of a tie. Utd going out obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomThomDrum Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Could be a Pool V Utd Semi if they both manage to get through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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