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Fixed that for you. 😁

Surely PLG was a worse manager than GVB and SG?

On a note related to the OP, Thursday's result took our 10 year coefficient above the Dhims. (even though, for us, that period includes 3 blank years and Pedro). https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank10-2024.html

No, it's much dafter than that: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_UEFA_Champions_League

No, they've just changed the format of the CL. One big league with contrived fixtures instead of the group stages

Wouldn't it be good if those top two pots fucked off to their superleague? We'd be number one seed!

Is it in your left arm?

Take Aberdeen results out of the equation and we'd be top on GD with a game in hand. Annoyingly.

I don't watch much of the Premiership, but check the results. What's the story? Have opposing coaches got wise to his gung-ho tactics, or is it a case of luck evening itself up?

I initially misread that as SykseyBear being one of the favourites. Yet another opportunity missed by the disgraceful Rangers board, I thought to myself disgustedly.

We should probably redirect discussions on the existence of JuJu and other supernatural nonsense to the Lounge thread.

No, not anti-Semitic, but it would be anacronymistic (to invent a word) - which is almost as severe a crime to some on this forum! Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Israel in UEFA because of the anti-Semitism of many of their AFC neighbours?

Maybe it's his fault!

If there was ever anything in this, the attraction of joining the Rooney revolution must be fading fast.

We shouldn't underestimate the gap that Gerrard left either. He was a hero to the players; a leader capable of inspiring the dressing room and instilling team spirit. He always seemed able to get the players to give a bit extra.

I had to Google "egg banjo". I thought (read, hoped) it was going to be something kinky.

I'd be sad to see him go, but every player has their price.

VAR has done very little to improve the consistency of decision making, that's for sure. The officials seem to be influenced by the enormity of the decision, and spend more time forensically examining a call by a referee if it's a pivotal one in the game (or season). The result being that big decisions are more likely to get overturned on technicalities that are routinely overlooked the rest of the time.

If I remember rightly the story was that Windass had "unbelievable techers" on the training ground, but was crippled by an unfortunately high level of dozyness.

I'd like to express doubt over both so that if either one turns out badly Ill be able to act wise after the event. (Which is to say, I don't have a Scooby.)

Sadly, Dame Edna passed away earlier this year. (On the same day as Barry Humphries, coincidentally - A dark day for Australian culture.)

We're going to have accept that Saudi teams will be hoovering up talent for the foreseeable future. They're well on the way to buying out European football.

It's a tough one. I'd argue that Muscat's loyalty to his current club is a positive trait. And there are great value signings to be had in the Asian market, so his knowledge in that area could be a real positive. What do we do for the next few months though? There's too much at stake for us to have a rookie caretaker manager over that period.

I'm sure the right manager can do it. Think of the turnaround from Pedro to Gerrard. Tav and Alfie, for example, went from the abject display in Luxembourg, to top performers in the Europa League. It won't be easy to replicate that, but we've seen that it can be done.