Popular Post villa4europe Posted December 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2023 8 hours ago, Ceemo said: Prize money so far amongst the English clubs this season: One of the almost evil stealth gains by the top European clubs was the extra money by having a higher UEFA coefficient, which means that Man United earned £28.4 million from it compared to Newcastle's £4.5 million, despite Man United finishing bottom of their group. It's crooked as ****! They have rules where your spending is controlled by your revenue and at the same time are paying one club near double another for doing the same thing 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 14/12/2023 at 17:43, Dillon66 said: Ajax and Frankfurt are miles above what we faced tonight. If we're still in the raffle for a Champs League place come March, doubt if Unai will use this as other than opportunity to give minutes to fringe players. What would be the point ? With respect this shows an absolute lack of appreciation of how Unai has approached Europe throughout his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 hours ago, villa4europe said: It's crooked as ****! They have rules where your spending is controlled by your revenue and at the same time are paying one club near double another for doing the same thing Yep, that’s why I don’t mind Man City as much as some when they said **** you to it all and broke the stranglehold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon66 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Adam2003 said: With respect this shows an absolute lack of appreciation of how Unai has approached Europe throughout his career. With respect, Unai has never had to manage in the ECL before, with the a carrot of a Europa League place (as well as a bit of silverware) but also managing this clubs best ever chance of qualifying for the champions league......we've all heard him say how much he respects the competition and I believe him, but at the sharp end of the season he may prioritise one over the other if resources start getting tight on the player front..... Thats not an absolute lack of appreciation.....thats reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlobalVillan Posted December 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, LondonLax said: Yep, that’s why I don’t mind Man City as much as some when they said **** you to it all and broke the stranglehold. Thats an incredible view. You don't mind that Man City said **** the rules, we are here to ensure you club will never win the league again and we will just pay our way, illegaly, to breaking every record ever set. Including taking the best players from Villa and everyone else, whether they need them or not? They took Barry, Milner, Grealish with their ill gotten gains. And you don't mind that? They are the worst, most despicable thing to happen to any sport, ever. Edited December 17, 2023 by GlobalVillan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: Thats an incredible view. You don't mind that Man City said **** the rules, we are here to ensure you club will never win the league again and we will just pay our way, illegaly, to breaking every record ever set. Including taking the best players from Villa and everyone else, whether they need them or not? They took Barry, Milner, Grealish with their ill gotten gains. And you don't mind that? They are the worst, most despicable thing to happen to any sport, ever. The rules would more or less ensure that would be the case anyway FFP is the worst most despicable thing to happen to sport ever... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, villa4europe said: The rules would more or less ensure that would be the case anyway FFP is the worst most despicable thing to happen to sport ever... Yeah, it's a hard one for me, I absolutely despise Man City, and they have cheated for every bit of their success, but the rules that they broke were nothing more than the cartel of existing elite teams pulling the ladder up behind them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, villa4europe said: The rules would more or less ensure that would be the case anyway FFP is the worst most despicable thing to happen to sport ever... Man City are a scummy club from top to bottom. From the owners, their celebrity fans, their normal fans and right down to doris the tea lady. Horrible. However I do agree that FFP is a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 17, 2023 Administrator Share Posted December 17, 2023 This is not the thread to talk about Man City or FFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Draw for the next round is soon. Some interesting teams in this round. Frankfurt, Bodo, Ajax, Betis and Union SG Legia and Maccabi Haifa we would probably also want eliminated for logistical and safety reasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Draw for the next round is soon. Some interesting teams in this round. Frankfurt, Bodo, Ajax, Betis and Union SG Legia and Maccabi Haifa we would probably also want eliminated for logistical and safety reasons Anywhere we can watch draw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceemo Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: Anywhere we can watch draw? https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/draws/2024/2001793/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1pm-ish on TNT, Just completed the Europa draw so any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted December 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Draw for the next round is soon. Some interesting teams in this round. Frankfurt, Bodo, Ajax, Betis and Union SG Legia and Maccabi Haifa we would probably also want eliminated for logistical and safety reasons Glimt must be raging 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 They are only drawing the play off games today aren't they. Not the round of 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceemo Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Knockout Round Play-off Draw Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava Servette vs Ludogorets Union Saint-Gilloise vs Eintracht Frankfurt Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt Molde vs Legia Warsaw Maccabi Haifa vs Gent So I guess we are looking for a few big teams to knock each other out. Frankfurt and Union St-Gilloise is the standout tie. The Belgian are 8pts clear a the top of the Belgian League and so that should be a good one. Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt is a good one also. The Norwegians have been fantastic over the past few years and they could win that tie. Real Betis got a nice draw and nothing particularly interesting in the other ties. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Legia get the easiest draw **** off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Just now, Demitri_C said: Legia get the easiest draw **** off Shame their fans can't go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted December 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said: Shame their fans can't go Their fans aren’t allowed to be sold away tickets, but they’ll still go no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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