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I've started booking my trip to the WC next year. Hoping to go to 6 matches. Can't wait!



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5 English teams in the last 16, weren't they talking a couple of years back about limiting the number we were allowed because we'd done poorly or something?

Of course they'll all go out next round but still. :P



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Ka-pi96 said:

They were talking about England dropping down to 4th in the coeffecient rankings and Italy taking their place, thus England losing a CL place and Italy gaining one. So nothing about England specifically having places removed, just part of the dynamic coeffecient system. It also wasn't helped by some people not understanding how the system worked and panicing at it when it was a minimum of 2 seasons away (that's 2 seasons of England doing worse than Italy in European competitions as well).

Although even if England had still underperformed and Italy done well, with the new coeffecient changes meaning the 4th ranked league is guaranteed 4 CL places as well now... it wouldn't make a difference anyway.

That's what I get for reading the Daily Mail on this sort of stuff. :P

Facts and nothing but the (untrue) facts.

 

Other than Chelsea messing up and coming second in their group, all team have a good chance to continue on in the the tournament. Could it be another year like 08-09 when 3 England teams were in the semis? 



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Ka-pi96 said:

Or it's what you get for not being an FM fanboy with a good understanding of all the rules concerning continental qualification (like me)

And why only aim for 3 English teams in the semis when we can go for 4?

Tottenham...

.. you know what I mean.

 



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Ka-pi96 said:

Not really. Even if Tottenham get knocked out, that still leaves 4 English teams as potential semi finalists

Stop ruining my fun with your basic logic.

Fine, Tottenham are Tottenham so will fail. Chelsea will have a harder opponent because they finished 2nd. 



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Screw World Cup, screw balloon deor, screw the champions league... this is the biggest news story in football right now:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/07/man-utds-fa-cup-clash-will-not-televised-12-year-run-comes/



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Ka-pi96 said:
heh, Mourinho accusing City players of diving. I haven't watched City as much as I would have liked this season so maybe he's right... I dunno. But... pot kettle much?

Pot kettle would be Mourinho complaining the opposition was too defensive aha

I don't think City go down THAT much more than other teams, they seem like the average La Liga side in terms of going down 



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