European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

[Winston Biscuit]

Bordeaux Vs Rodez suspended while fans kick off

[Royal Rother]

Football eh?

Brings out the unhinged all across the world.

It’s just a fcuking game boys.

[Loafer]

Bordeaux Vs Rodez suspended while fans kick off

Literally nothing happened, I was watching it

A small push and the guy went down like he got shot ffs

[From Despair To Where?]

I think you're missing the point somewhat.

[Loafer]

I think you're missing the point somewhat.

No I'm not

What was the point?

[From Despair To Where?]

Who cares if it was a light shove, the fan shouldn't have been there in the first place and there was a line of stewards standing there doing fcuk all.

https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/football/girondins-de-bordeaux/video-bordeaux-rodez-les-images-du-joueur-ruthenois-bouscule-par-un-supporter-girondin-15427744.php

[Loafer]

Who cares if it was a light shove, the fan shouldn't have been there in the first place and there was a line of stewards standing there doing fcuk all.

https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/football/girondins-de-bordeaux/video-bordeaux-rodez-les-images-du-joueur-ruthenois-bouscule-par-un-supporter-girondin-15427744.php

Well that's what you get for celebrating infront of the away fans, he should have given him a left hook or a roundhouse kick instead

[Winston Biscuit]

Claudio Ranieri takes Cagliari past Parma and into the play off final where they face Bari on Thursday & Sunday

[Loafer]

USG were top of the Belgium league and winning the title in the 89th minute

2 minutes later they were 2-1 down

[Winston Biscuit]

Partick Thistle 3-0 up on agg in the 70th minute of the play off final. They concede in the 71st, 72nd & 91st minutes, then it goes to pens and they fail to score 3 of them. Ross County stay in the SPL.

[Four Of Clubs]

BT Sport coverage of tonights' 'doins' in Serie A has started off with a complete farce. Most unbecoming following what's been an excellent preview slot by James and Gab.

Match at Roma began with simultaneous but different commentaries in English- seem to have finally cut one after about 10' - neither were providing great interest/insight tbf.

BT1 was showing presentations and celebrations following champions Napoli's earlier 2-0 win.

BT2 have Milan v Verona
BT4 are showing Roma v Spezia - visitors with a very early lead. Jose reportedly NOT PSG-bound now according to some quarters.


....as before: those 2 fixtures both have a bearing on whether there needs to be a relegation PO - which many are hoping will happen - not been one for a while ....

....but there's also a three-way slog - which is decided on H2H - for minor Euro places - Roma, Atlanta and Juve contending those.

[Winston Biscuit]

Relegation fight happening right now in La Liga

Celta Vigo 2-0 against Barca!

1 goal for Valladolid and Valencia are in the bottom 3

[Winston Biscuit]

Mourinho really screwing up the end of the season for Roma here

[Winston Biscuit]

As we stand in Serie A we are heading for a relegation play off game as Verona & Spezia look to be finishing level 3rd and 4th from bottom

[Winston Biscuit]

Tammy Abraham looks to have f*cked his knee

[Winston Biscuit]

Roma 90th minute pen!

Bottom 7 in Spain all drawing. 1 goal anywhere will mix things up

[Winston Biscuit]

Ibrahimovic retires

[Stranded]

As we stand in Serie A we are heading for a relegation play off game as Verona & Spezia look to be finishing level 3rd and 4th from bottom

Confirmed - first relegation play-off since 2005. Will take place at a neutral venue next weekend.

Quite like how Serie A doesn't relegate based on anything other than points. So same points, play-off time.

[Winston Biscuit]

Quite like how Serie A doesn't relegate based on anything other than points. So same points, play-off time.

Its a new thing they have introduced from this season. Both the title and relegation will go to play offs if teams are level on points. Apart from if 3 teams are level on points for relegation where they use a mini league system and the team highest on that doesn't go into the play offs. It was something they had back in Serie up to 04-05 but scrapped it.

Not the biggest fan of it personally. Feels like trying to create more drama just for the sake of drama. Plus obviously it means teams are being split in the same league table using different methods, which just seems like nonsensical silliness.

[Stranded]

Quite like how Serie A doesn't relegate based on anything other than points. So same points, play-off time.

Its a new thing they have introduced from this season. Both the title and relegation will go to play offs if teams are level on points. Apart from if 3 teams are level on points for relegation where they use a mini league system and the team highest on that doesn't go into the play offs. It was something they had back in Serie up to 04-05 but scrapped it.

Not the biggest fan of it personally. Feels like trying to create more drama just for the sake of drama. Plus obviously it means teams are being split in the same league table using different methods, which just seems like nonsensical silliness.

See the reservation but I like it - I don't think it really matters if 14th and 15th are split on GD but relegation rivals aren't as finishing midtable has no impact. Yes it adds additional drama but you could always argue that relegating on GD could see a single result magnified over the season. For example, there are only 3 goals between them (both scored 31, Spezia let in 3 less) in this situation you could feasibly end up in a situation where say Verona had a player sent off in one game, which they lose 4-0 as a result - red card is then overturned.

No guarantee they would only have lost 1-0 without the red card but having a play-off takes out any random bumps.