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Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Dr Nickilas Van Helsing, Apr 18, 2021.

  1. haslam

    haslam Well-Known Member

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    Just trying to stick to actual facts mate. Couldn't care whether you jibbed them off.

    Finishing 3rd or 4th got you entry into - if i recall correctly - the 3rd qualifying round. They'd have been due to play one two legged match to qualify. It's possible that their spot was downgraded and they had to play an extra round. Honestly no idea.
     
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  2. Mick O'Toon

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    Not all bad though didn't you get a seat at the top table for a couple of days.
     
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  3. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

    Dr Nickilas Van Helsing Well-Known Member

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    If Mike ashley finds out I enjoy fighting for 17th more he'll aim for mid table
     
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  4. haslam

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    They shot their load mate. Sacked their manager, put bigger plans in place.

    Levy is probably on the phone right now cancelling an order for a cheese room extension.
     
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  5. Sucky

    Sucky peoples champ & forum saviour

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    I couldn't say for certain cos we do the cl all the time but @Tobes or @Peej will know for sure.

    I think I'm right tho.

    Pretty sure I remember us all laughing about it at the time.
     
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  6. Lovearsenalcock

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    CL footy still on for us Micky
     
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  7. Sucky

    Sucky peoples champ & forum saviour

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    #longwaytogolock

    <laugh> been ages since I got to use that
     
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  8. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

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    It'll be so Tottenham having dropped out the super league last night to then follow it up with a loss to Southampton
     
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  9. Lovearsenalcock

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    Tell ‘em Sucky...so long as the maths work..it’s not over
     
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  10. haslam

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    Nah you convinced me so i looked it up (I thought you could be correct). In 2004 your boys finished 4th and had to then go through the qualifying rounds, table looked like this:

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    In 2005 Everton finished 4th and entered at the same stage:

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    Fair play to laugh about them going out (so i linked it above) but sorry bud, your win didn't actually have any bearing on it.
     
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  11. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

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    We out did them a few years prior and lost on pens at home in ours
     
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  12. Tobes

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    No. 4th place then went into the play off round.

    You got an exception made as you’d won it, and didn’t qualify, and the F.A. wouldn’t put you in ahead of us, as the PL rules for that season made no mention of that possibility.

    As it went, you had to play 3 qualifying rounds that year, and ended up playing some Scandinavian fishermen and a load of welders from Eastern Europe.

    UEFA’s warm balls saw us draw Villarreal at the point they were ****ing boss (they got to the SF that season) and then they literally brought Collina out of retirement to ref the 2nd leg. He famously then disallowed a perfectly good goal from Big Dunc and he went straight back into retirement after he’d ****ed us over.
     
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  13. duggie2000

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  14. Mick O'Toon

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    It is but you're making hard work of it along with West Ham, L'pool, Chelsea, Leicester and Everton and there you have why the majority of us got so angered with the ESL format.
     
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  15. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    *Betaman
     
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    I've always been different.....honestly I can say me personally couldn't give a fk for any of the clubs u mentioned.....always had a soft spot for arsenal but them days are over for me.

    Bridge burnt for me sorry.
     
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  17. Dr Nickilas Van Helsing

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    Why on earth have you got a soft spot for Arsenal?
     
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  18. Tobes

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    Just seen Sam Allardyce on Sky Sports Lecturing us on the financial future of football ! YES the same man who got sacked as ENGLAND manager for taking underhanded bungs and dodgy dealings!
     
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