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Been very bored this second half

Heard similar from an Everton fan I was chatting with - they played one of the Athens teams in their Europa run last season - properly kicked off, hotel windows and doors smashed in. In England we're friendly non-threatening Saints who only Pompey have any real beef with, apart from about 50 pathetic Bournemouth yoof. In Europe we're an English team, making us a challenge for any hoolies, as we invented it, as far as they're concerned. We got off pretty lightly this season, there was that bit of aggro with Feyenoord fans in Arnhem, and nothing at all in Midtjylland, at least I saw nothing. If we get a Russian team, or Croatia/Serbia, or Greece/turkey (Leeds!?), then it'll be likely much livelier for the away legs. Not sure I'll feel as happy to visit back street bars in e.g. Zagreb as I was in Arnhem, where there was also the WW2 factor. I was hugged by grown Dutchmen after we'd thrashed their team saying "we'll never forget the British", their second strip is the colours of the parachute regiment that almost liberated Arnhem in 1944.

This. Need to have a long hot shower now.

It Man U finish fourth, it means they've almost certainly beaten Wet Spam, which means we only need beat cup-final bound Palace to finish above wet spam, so minimum 7th. If Liverpool drop any points at home to Chelsea or away at the baggies, we can beat palace and finish 6th, then we're either in EL proper or in the qualifiers, depending on whether Man U win the cup. So for the next week I'm a Chelsea and Man U fan, then in two weeks I'm a Man U fan.

Hmm. Not sure myself. If city finish fifth they get a EL place from the League Cup, 6th place gets the League place in the EL, and the third EL spot goes to the FA cup winner if that's palace, or 7th place if it's Man U as they'll be in the CL. if Liverpool win the EL then that probably ****s it all up.

As per title. Due to a change in my work schedule I have one spare ticket for Spurs on Sunday. It's in the upper tier, price £41. As I'm too tight to pay for a membership I can't receive PMs, so either reply to this topic or contact me on mattmitch66@gmail.com if interested.

It isn't really "sung" though. They play it on the tannoy and *some* home fans sing along. However most of the tourist fans haven't a clue. Never been in the home end but I hear tales of people asking each other what the words are. FFS. distinctly underwhelming atmos at Anfield whenever I go there., definitely getting quieter as the years go by.

Did he play enough games to qualify for a medal? Think you have to play at least 10 league games.

How is Fellaini not banned permanently? He's an absolute disgrace of a player. Just elbowed Huth twice in the neck and head.

Link please. I feel some gloating coming on. To quote one of my fellow Northern Saints "Spurs fans are like Man U fans but without the trophies. Imagine how unbearable they'd be if they won the League" [ Don't think it'll get that far. Can see Chelsea doing Leicester a favour next Monday. It would redeem their season a little with their own fans if they deny Spurs the title.

Might not need another point if Spurs choke again. If they don't win all three remaining it's over. Or Leicester could get three draws and fall over the line. Be great if they won at Old Trafford to clinch it. Just imagine Van Gaals face. Sure he'd find a way to claim Man U are the better team.

That should be at least a two match ban, if not three - violent conduct? F--- me, that's sent them very quiet.

Only on Sky's super duper slow mo. No Swansea player appealed for it. Sure you're not a Spurs fan in the wrong place?

Come again? The blunder was by Ashley Williams playing that ball straight at Mahrez, who then finished very coolly.

Sorry to rub it in, but he was quite brilliant live. Saw both his Maine Road gigs in the early 90s. The pick was the Diamonds and Pearls tour in 92 - a fantastic rendering of my favourite Prince album.

If spuds win it, look forward to thousands of "lifelong spuds fans" coming out of the woodwork. It'll be as unbearable as when p£mp&y bought that cup win. I shall stop listening / watching sports coverage until the Euros start. And I'll be staying off FB/Twitter too.

This. Very. Much. This.

All hatred of Liverpool and their Saints-sourced players aside, we should want Liverpool to win the Europa League. If they win it, they go into next season's Champions' League, as an extra place for english teams in Europe. If they finish outside the top 4 in that instance, the top 4 go into the CL/qualifier, then there are still the 2 League places in the Europa, plus the FA Cup winners - who we should want to be whoever wins the Man U/Wet Spam replay later this week, as that would likely extend the Europa places to 7th/8th in the League, assuming that team and Liverpool finish in the top 6/7.

That was my favourite season as a Saints fan, unless Ronald gets us into Europa next year and we actually make the group stage.

"There is only one ball, so you need to have it." The philosophy that inspires Allardyce & Pulis. A sad day. 1974 World Cup final is the earliest match I remember, so a bit too young to really appreciate his genius except from retrospective highlights, but his work at Barca speaks for itself. More Pulis-inspiring quotes here http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/02/25-johan-cruyff-quotes.html

This. Mourinho's teams typically use two holding midfielders who can tackle and screen the back four, plus move the ball to the attacking midfielders. Makelele, Matic, Mikel etc. Morgan is at least as good as Matic, and definitely better than the other two.

No more ridiculous than the OP. our summer sport has been cricket for hundreds of years

So we can look forward to another non-derby derby next season. Just hope it's on a Saturday this time - had to take a day off work to get down to this one.

LOL - some DJs do actually have some skill - saw David Morales at this last month http://www.alberthallmanchester.com/event.php?id=594&d=2016-02-12, and he was quite brilliant. Some DJs however do just press play - I've been in a club in Brighton years ago where I'm convinced they actually put on a Ministry of Sound mix CD, as I recognised the order of the tunes.