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If I have it right, don't the EL winners now earn a place in the CL? Is that at the expense of the last placed domestic team or as well as? If Spurs were to win the EL, would that mean 4th in the PL miss out? (like when Chelsea won the CL and Spurs missed out) If so, they could replace...

Us, Chelsea, Everton and Newcastle at the end of the season? With Arsenal, Utd, Spurs and Liverpool missing out? (I could throw Southampton in there, but it'd complicate things). Here's the top of the table as it stands: Position Team Played Goal Difference Points 1 Arsenal 13 17...

It looks like those in the Chelsea thread who thought Falcao's move to Monaco was iffy, and that it could be a ploy for an indirect route to Real Madrid could have been right. The BBC gossip column quotes Marca newspaper as saying the £42+ mill from the Ozil transfer could be used for a Jan bid...

I was thinking about the "two players in every position" comment and how close we might be to that. I came up with the following, but note that it isn't a formation I'm suggesting (or a formation thread); .................................Hart/Pants Zabba/Richards.......Vinny/ ...

Perhaps a bit early to tell, but no point waiting till the season starts and there are better things to discuss. What clubs might be the surprise packages of next season? You know, the promoted teams that go on to win a Euro place, or the high flyers who suddenly nose dive (eg Swansea/Newcastle...

Moyes will surely beat whatever is left of Wigan in the Community Shield. Personally I don't count this as a proper trophy, but I know many do. I realised this a while back but as I didn't think it mattered I forgot it quickly. Just remembered again and realised I've not seen it posted...

For anybody who is interested, the Guardian have started previewing the teams for the upcoming season. Looks like they are doing 4 a day, in alphabetical order. I quickly read through the Arsenal and Villa ones and they seem to be giving plenty of info to back up their opinions. Worth a read...

Arsenal's new signing, Olivier Giroud, doesn't sound very 'Arsenal' to me. According to the article on BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18592650 he's physical and good in the air, but even if he is, have they got the set-up (never mind the mentality) to get the best out of him...

I've seen some comments about the cost of our and Utd's team for the last match of the season, but not seen any actual figures. I've had a quick look on here but didn't see any thread about it. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Not normally too bothered by this kind of thing, but...

For anybody whose interested: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/07/five-things-learned-premier-league It's only short, so here's the article; Not an article likely to convince any doubters, but I agree with the points he makes.

Came across this on the Guardian website and thought some might find it interesting; Maybe it's time to take Balotelli seriously They had a great laugh on the Match of the Day sofa. Alan Hansen wouldn't include Mario Balotelli in his side "when it comes to the crunch" (which side is this and...

Dan Walker used to work in Manchester on local sports coverage. Nice blog about some of the 'good old days' (Royle/Keegan, players etc) and comparison to today. Worth a read, and not too long. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/danwalker/2011/08/my_first_full-time_job_as.html My favourite bit is...

I was reading a thread yesterday with an interview with Villas-Boas. Didn't have much time so skimmed through it and still didn't finish it. It was interesting enough that I looked for it just now to read it properly, but can't find it. I thought it had it's own thread, but I've looked through a...

Patrick Vieira says we are in the mix to win the league in BBC interview. Title is 'Patrick Vieira believes there is no reason why Manchester City cannot win the Premier League this season', which is certainly nice to hear. Here's the link; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14494736.stm...

Surprised there's no thread on this already (thought it might have been in the 'Baconface admits he is worried about City' thread, but when it wasn't I decided it would be better with a thread of it's own. Let's see if the mods agree!) From BBC website...

Can't see a thread on this, but thought there would be some interest in this upcoming 'Dispatches' investigation. Here's the blurb from the Ch 4 site: "With growing calls for reform, Dispatches goes undercover to investigate how ex-players and foreign businessmen circumvent the rules, to cash...

I read this blog on the BBC website about Arsenal. Its worth a read, but not that great. Much more interesting were the comments from Arsenal fans at the end of it. I think no.6 gives a good insight into how some of them may now be thinking (including City might not have been ruining football...

Only just booking tickets but wanted to check what sections blues were in before I choose seats. I've got kids with me, and can only get kids tickets for top tier, blocks 501, 502, 510 or 529 (in the corners!). Anybody any ideas where plenty of blues will be? Apologies if there was a similar...

As title says really. As far as I understand it the only way either can make europe next season (assuming we take 4th!!!) is to finish 5th. Any other places (via cup/fairplay etc) gone to other teams. So the question is who and why. Personally I'd have to be negative and look at who would...

Can't see this anywhere else, even the 'Mancini got it wrong' thread, but as he said it himself I thought it deserved it's own thread as he wouldn't say what exactly he was admitting to getting wrong! I'm sure there are plenty who will tell him, but I'm more interested now in what HE thinks he...