Football (Soccer) Thread

[katmai]

Man City fires Mancini 1 year after EPL title win/

[Josquius]

At one point during our last game we were 11th, a very respectable mid-table finish. Then Southampton equalised, now we're 17th and relying on Wigan to lose. To sound like a broken record: damn things are tight.

[mongers]

At one point during our last game we were 11th, a very respectable mid-table finish. Then Southampton equalised, now we're 17th and relying on Wigan to lose. To sound like a broken record: damn things are tight.

I don't see that, given the 10+ difference in goal tallies, Wigan have to win both of their matches and Sunderland have to lose in order for the Wearsiders to go down.

edit:
The only other option seeing Sunderland going down is if they lose by 6-0 and Wigan draw one and win the other by 5/6-0.

[Josquius]

True, if Wigan do win tonight then we're not utterly screwed, they have to win their next game and we have to not win ours too, but I'd rather not be sweating next weekend!

Hopefully Arsenal chasing the champions league will be enough to see them through- since Tottenham being in the same position means our chances against them aren't great.

[Sheilbh]

Wigan lost and are relegated.

Which meant the odds were slashed on us getting Martinez

[Josquius]

Safe. Albeit in shameful fashion.

I woke up accidentally during the middle of the night and decided to quickly check the score on my phone- it was 1-1 at half time.

[Liep]

Where's Suarez when you need to stop Ivanovic?

[Liep]

The Danish league is finally exciting: penultimate round and my team is battling to stay in. It's looking okay so far, they're at 1-0 but so's the direct competition.

[Liep]

And that's it. Red card, 1-1.

[Viking]

The Danish league is finally exciting: penultimate round and my team is battling to stay in. It's looking okay so far, they're at 1-0 but so's the direct competition.

Am I correct in understanding that the danish league has each team play each other three times, home/away/neutral rather than the traditional two?

[Jacob]

The Danish league is finally exciting: penultimate round and my team is battling to stay in. It's looking okay so far, they're at 1-0 but so's the direct competition.

Brøndby?

[Liep]

The Danish league is finally exciting: penultimate round and my team is battling to stay in. It's looking okay so far, they're at 1-0 but so's the direct competition.

Am I correct in understanding that the danish league has each team play each other three times, home/away/neutral rather than the traditional two?

Yeah, though it's home/away/home or vice verse. The top 6 teams get one more home game than the rest in a season. 33 games.

[Liep]

Brøndby?

Nope, den Gule Fare.

[Viking]

The Danish league is finally exciting: penultimate round and my team is battling to stay in. It's looking okay so far, they're at 1-0 but so's the direct competition.

Am I correct in understanding that the danish league has each team play each other three times, home/away/neutral rather than the traditional two?

Yeah, though it's home/away/home or vice verse. The top 6 teams get one more home game than the rest in a season. 33 games.

What do the danes think about the effect on youth development. Do they get squeezed out by cheaper imports from africa or do they get the quality matching they need to develop?

[Liep]

What do the danes think about the effect on youth development. Do they get squeezed out by cheaper imports from africa or do they get the quality matching they need to develop?

They made it a small league to increase the quality of play to make it more tv friendly, but that has also made it harder for players for the youth systems to get solid time on the field.

There are a few good youth developing teams though, notably FC Nordsjælland.