dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 SSN reporting river plate are on the brink of relegation! Can't get the league up on my phone to see what onthe brink actually looks like but that would e crazy, I knew the boca/river dominance had ended but I didn't know river had slipped that far relegation play-off vs Belgrano in next few weeks. They have complicated relegation system were you get relegated for average points for the last 3 years and lowest goes down which tells you they have been struggling for a good while Although it sounds completely **** mental, I quite like that idea. I wonder outside of the clubs who actually went down, who would be in the relegation dogfight over here next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Would that mean that a newly promoted team has at least 3 years in the top flight? Would shake up English football that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 no the newly promoted teams points are added to the average so they have to stay above teh average for the season. Be a problem if your a yo-yo club like WBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Its a shite system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2011 I'd need one of Levi's graphs or charts to confirm this suspicion, but I think the average European country is equal in geographical size to the average US state....which makes "derby" matches in the US impotent. Too much distance, and just not enough history or hatred. Ask and ye shall receive... EU member states vs. US states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico; US states ranked on land area only, not sure what the basis for the EU list is) consolidated ranking: 1. Alaska (1.481m km^2) 2. Texas (678k) 3. France (675k) 4. Spain (506k) 5. Sweden (450k) 6. California (404k) 7. Montana (377k) 8. Germany (357k) 9. Finland (338k) 10. New Mexico (314k) 11. Poland (313k) 12. Italy (301k) 13. Arizona (294k) 14. Nevada (284k) 15. Colorado (269k) 16. Wyoming (251k) 17. Oregon (249k) 18. UK (245k) 19. Romania (238k) 20. Idaho (214k) 21. Utah (213k) 22. Kansas (212k) 23. Minnesota (206k) 24. Nebraska (199k) 25. South Dakota (197k) 26. North Dakota (179k) 27. Missouri (178k) 28. Oklahoma (178k) 29. Washington (172k) 30. Georgia (US) (150k) 31. Michigan (147k) [The_Rev's equating of the UK to Michigan is only when the 100k km^2 of water in Michigan is taken into account] 32. Iowa (145k) 33. Illinois (144k) 34. Wisconsin (141k) 35. Florida (140k) 36. Arkansas (135k) 37. Greece (132k) 38. Alabama (131k) 39. North Carolina (126k) 40. New York (122k) 41. Mississippi (121k) 42. Pennsylvania (116k) 43. Louisiana (113k) 44. Bulgaria (111k) 45. Tennessee (107k) 46. Ohio (106k) 47. Kentucky (103k) 48. Virginia (103k) 49. Hungary (93k) 50. Indiana (93k) 51. Portugal (92k) 52. Austria (84k) 53. Maine (80k) 54. Czech Republic (79k) 55. South Carolina (78k) 56. Ireland (70k) 57. Lithuania (65k) 58. Latvia (65k) 59. West Virginia (62k) 60. Slovakia (49k) 61. Estonia (45k) 62. Denmark (43k) 63. Netherlands (42k) 64. Belgium (31k) 65. Maryland (25k) 66. Vermont (24k) 67. New Hampshire (23k) 68. Massachusetts (20k) 69. Slovenia (20k) 70. New Jersey (19k) 71. Hawaii (17k) 72. Connecticut (13k) 73. Cyprus (9k) 74. Puerto Rico (9k) 75. Delaware (5k) 76. Rhode Island (3k) 77. Luxembourg (3k) 78. Malta (316) 79. District of Columbia (159) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 20, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2011 SSN reporting river plate are on the brink of relegation! Can't get the league up on my phone to see what onthe brink actually looks like but that would e crazy, I knew the boca/river dominance had ended but I didn't know river had slipped that far relegation play-off vs Belgrano in next few weeks. They have complicated relegation system were you get relegated for average points for the last 3 years and lowest goes down which tells you they have been struggling for a good while Although it sounds completely **** mental, I quite like that idea. I wonder outside of the clubs who actually went down, who would be in the relegation dogfight over here next season? 2010-11 PL table based on up to 3 continuous PL seasons, ranked by pts/pld [table] [row][mcol]Pld[mcol]Pts[mcol]Pts/Pld [mrow]Man Utd[col]114[col]255[col]2.237 [mrow]Chelsea[col]114[col]240[col]2.105 [mrow]Arsenal[col]114[col]215[col]1.886 [mrow]Liverpool[col]114[col]207[col]1.816 [mrow]Man City[col]114[col]188[col]1.649 [mrow]Spurs[col]114[col]183[col]1.605 [mrow]Everton[col]114[col]178[col]1.561 [mrow]VILLA[col]114[col]174[col]1.526 [mrow]Fulham[col]114[col]148[col]1.298 [mrow]WBA[col]38[col]47[col]1.237 [mrow]Stoke[col]114[col]138[col]1.211 [mrow]Newcastle[col]38[col]46[col]1.211 [mrow]Blackburn[col]114[col]134[col]1.175 [mrow]sha[col]76[col]89[col]1.171 [mrow]Sunderland[col]114[col]127[col]1.114 [mrow]Bolton[col]114[col]126[col]1.105 [mrow]Wigan[col]114[col]123[col]1.079 [mrow]West Ham[col]114[col]119[col]1.044 [mrow]Wolves[col]76[col]78[col]1.026 [mrow]Blackpool[col]38[col]39[col]1.026 [/table] Obviously, this enables clubs to write a season off as a rebuilding year if they're big enough... The averaging system was introduced in 1983, and River Plate were among the first beneficiaries: they finished 18th of 19 and would have been relegated under the previous system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The averaging system was introduced in 1983, and River Plate were among the first beneficiaries: they finished 18th of 19 and would have been relegated under the previous system. this is actually reason was brought in so big cllubs dont go down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Argentina are playing Albania.. 2-0 messi (Lavezzi with the first goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 How is the coach playing it, have you got a link?? do you reckon he;'ll line up similar for copa america? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/65oxpek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Argentina remind me of when someone plays Fifa and they have a favourite player that they always pass to even if he's in a position that's not as good as others or seems pointless. It's quite funny, you'll see Messi make a run, defenders go with him, space open up for someone else but they just give it to Messi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Ive my money on Paraguay for Copa America. Last tournament for so many players and they need to win something as they have been 3rd best South American team since 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 what a pass and cool finish, best friends too those two aren't they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Great finish by Kun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 4-0 tevez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 FT 4-0.. good match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Ive my money on Paraguay for Copa America. Last tournament for so many players and they need to win something as they have been 3rd best South American team since 1998 Waste of money Midfield is too poor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Riveros has struggled in ENgland but in SOuth AMerica he is very good and i like Edgar Barreto as well. nO flashy names but a good Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Riveros is good yes, but there is no depth. There is no way they can win a tournament like this with one or two decent midfielders, they'll be hard to beat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'll stick my neck on the line and say Brazil or Argentina to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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