Scottish v English football

[Doon frae Troon]

No I like skillful direct football.

Best British team I have watched live would be a great example of that. Bobby Robson's late 1970's Ipswich team.
Burley, Mills, Beatie, Butcher, Osman, Murhen, Thijssen Wymark, Wark etc.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

No I like skillful direct football.

Best British team I have watched live would be a great example of that. Bobby Robson's late 1970's Ipswich team.
Burley, Mills, Beatie, Butcher, Osman, Murhen, Thijssen Wymark, Wark etc.

Skillful direct football - hoof up field to a cf then it is.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Well off course it has various winners - the winners go into a different league

Every league is competitive - the EPL is with currently 3 going for the title - appears Leicester have the champ sown up

What exactly are aspirations of a league ? The coverage is normally two games a weekend plus one midweek - the prem normally has one more.

The standard is good - not as good as the prem obviously

The EPL has 2 live Saturday games, upto 3 live Sunday games and a monday game too, fixtures permitting.And by aspirations it's realisitc about itself, and by that i mean it's not tagged as the bets league in the world when its not.

The EPL is normally a duopoly very similar to The SPL...this year is different, but one swallow doesn't make it Spring.I seriously doubt your own team will win the league this year,and I predict they'll be further away this year and so on until they build a bigger ground...Chelsea ground is roughly the same size but they charge premium London prices.

Sky have done very well telling folk the league is the best in the world...a case of telling folk something often enough becoming fact..its the fastest but certanly not the best.

I'm sure you'll disagree as you have a vested interest, but I can see the faults in Scottish football, ca't you see any in The EPL?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Skillful direct football - hoof up field to a cf then it is.

Is that not a bit of an insult to one of England's greatest teams.
I take it you did not see them. Too busy watching Crazy Horse jump on players backs?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Yes I can see faults in the EPL - money is the main one - money brought in by oil billionaires

The EPL is one of the best leagues in the world - it's currently the biggest in terms of audience around the world.

I wouldn't discount ourselves out of the league and I'm not sure why you think we will be further away next season ?

The EPL has had 4 different winners in ten years - the La Liga has had 2 , Bundasliga is 3 I believe , Italy is 3 , Scotland is 2.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Again agree with Adi.

According to Sky football didn't exist in England until 1992 and the advent of the Premiership, as it then was. Just because Jim White tells us it is the best league in the world does not make it true.

On the point of Celtic & Loan Rangers joining the EPL, it ain't gonna be. Why not?

Because there is no demand for it this side of the border.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Is that not a bit of an insult to one of England's greatest teams.
I take it you did not see them. Too busy watching Crazy Horse jump on players backs?

I was 9 and watching another British team win the European Cup on a regular occasions

If you really believe Ipswich are one of England's Greatest teams then that's an insult to a lot of teams who actually won multiple top trophies.

Think you need to drag yourself into the modern era.

 

[ger147]

Yes I can see faults in the EPL - money is the main one - money brought in by oil billionaires

The EPL is one of the best leagues in the world - it's currently the biggest in terms of audience around the world.

I wouldn't discount ourselves out of the league and I'm not sure why you think we will be further away next season ?

The EPL has had 4 different winners in ten years - the La Liga has had 2 , Bundasliga is 3 I believe , Italy is 3 , Scotland is 2.

Bundesliga is 4 as well.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Bundesliga is 4 as well.

Who did I miss ? Bayern , Wolfsburg and Dortmund ? Bayer ?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Is that not a bit of an insult to one of England's greatest teams.
I take it you did not see them. Too busy watching Crazy Horse jump on players backs?

No he was too busy watching the ball being lumped up to Toshack for him to nod it down for that most skilful of players, Keegan.

 

[ger147]

Who did I miss ? Bayern , Wolfsburg and Dortmund ? Bayer ?

Stuttgart

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Stutgart

Off course

Think it's even 5 if you include 04 actually because Weder won then

 

[ger147]

Off course

Think it's even 5 if you include 04 actually because Weder won then

If you include 04 then La Liga goes to 3.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

No he was too busy watching the ball being lumped up to Toshack for him to nod it down for that most skilful of players, Keegan.

Too young

Preffered the Kenny/Rush years followed by IMO prob the greatest British team ever the Barnes/Beardsley years

 

[stevie_r]

Is that not a bit of an insult to one of England's greatest teams.
I take it you did not see them. Too busy watching Crazy Horse jump on players backs?

Doon, I'm sorry but someone has to break this news to you, it is no long the 1970s.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

If you include 04 then La Liga goes to 3.

The great Rafa Valencia team :thup:

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Too young

Preffered the Kenny/Rush years followed by IMO prob the greatest British team ever the Barnes/Beardsley years

As an outsider I would have to disagree and go for Dalgleish & Rush, personally felt that Beardsley was rather overrated as his consistency was questionable. Barnes was great for club but, Rio '84 aside, was a disappointment for England.

 

[Adi2Dassler]

I wouldn't discount ourselves out of the league and I'm not sure why you think we will be further away next season ?

Because other teams will spend money your team can't.Arsenal will spunk loads, United even more City might not but they're only a centre back away from being stupidly awesome and Chelsea will but a centre forward.You could lose Suarez and Gerrard ( who I think is magnificent) will be a year older.

This is your one chance and I personally think City will win it.

All this is said from a truly neutral position btw.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

As an outsider I would have to disagree and go for Dalgleish & Rush, personally felt that Beardsley was rather overrated as his consistency was questionable. Barnes was great for club but, Rio '84 aside, was a disappointment for England.

Getting rid of Beardo was Souness biggest mistake - for us he was truly outstanding week in week out - did all the quiet stuff and let Barnes take the limelight. He was amazing for us.

Barnes was poor for England - just never worked out for him on the international scene - one of our best ever players

We have been lucky to have a few to chose from

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Because other teams will spend money your team can't.Arsenal will spunk loads, United even more City might not but they're only a centre back away from being stupidly awesome and Chelsea will but a centre forward.You could lose Suarez and Gerrard ( who I think is magnificent) will be a year older.

This is your one chance and I personally think City will win it.

All this is said from a truly neutral position btw.

We could also spend money - we aren't skint

They all spent money last summer but we are still there - it will be bloody tough , no doubt about that but with some clever signings think we could carry on challenging them

CL will gives us a great deal more money also