The players look kind of embrassed that they are Premier league champions
Football Neutrals Thread - Part 2
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Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“Crowd chanting "Barcelona, we're coming for you!" before. Barcelona better watch out!”
“Crowd chanting "Barcelona, we're coming for you!" before. Barcelona better watch out!”
Might have to wait for the knockout rounds, as if Barcelona win their league, they will be in pot one together.
Originally Posted by owen10:
“I cant believe im seeing Leicester City lifting the Premier League trophy”
“I cant believe im seeing Leicester City lifting the Premier League trophy”
You saw Blackburn lift it and Nottingham Forest come third in the same season.
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“Might have to wait for the knockout rounds, as if Barcelona win their league, they will be in pot one together.”
“Might have to wait for the knockout rounds, as if Barcelona win their league, they will be in pot one together.”
Its tricky to make that scan in a chant.
"Barcelona we're coming for you, provided we both make it through the group stages and then draw each other in the knockout rounds" lacks a certain something.
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“Might have to wait for the knockout rounds, as if Barcelona win their league, they will be in pot one together.”
“Might have to wait for the knockout rounds, as if Barcelona win their league, they will be in pot one together.”
Yes, I'm aware of that. I think most people are aware of that. We know that the champions go into pot one.
It's a chant, you don't need to clarify things in a chant to avoid the pedants in the audience.
Originally Posted by FrankieFixer:
“You saw Blackburn lift it and Nottingham Forest come third in the same season.”
“You saw Blackburn lift it and Nottingham Forest come third in the same season.”
That was not much of a shock as Leicester City winning it
Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“Yes, I'm aware of that. I think most people are aware of that. We know that the champions go into pot one.
It's a chant, you don't need to clarify things in a chant to avoid the pedants in the audience.”
“Yes, I'm aware of that. I think most people are aware of that. We know that the champions go into pot one.
It's a chant, you don't need to clarify things in a chant to avoid the pedants in the audience.”
It's also worth noting that two teams that are in Pot 1 cannot be in the same Champions League Group Stage group together. The same applies for all of the teams in Pot 2, all of the teams in Pot 3 and all of the teams in Pot 4. The groups are specifically made up of a team from each pot.
LIkewise for many other footballing tournaments in which there are group stages and pots.
Originally Posted by Dandem:
“It's also worth noting that two teams that are in Pot 1 cannot be in the same Champions League Group Stage group together. The same applies for all of the teams in Pot 2, all of the teams in Pot 3 and all of the teams in Pot 4. The groups are specifically made up of a team from each pot.
LIkewise for many other footballing tournaments in which there are group stages and pots.”
“It's also worth noting that two teams that are in Pot 1 cannot be in the same Champions League Group Stage group together. The same applies for all of the teams in Pot 2, all of the teams in Pot 3 and all of the teams in Pot 4. The groups are specifically made up of a team from each pot.
LIkewise for many other footballing tournaments in which there are group stages and pots.”
It's also worth noting that teams from the same country can't be drawn in the same groups together.
Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“It's also worth noting that teams from the same country can't be drawn in the same groups together.”
“It's also worth noting that teams from the same country can't be drawn in the same groups together.”
Good point, I forgot about that.
And of course, clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other in the first round of knockout games. HOWEVER clubs from the same country CAN be drawn against each other in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself. Although 2 teams from the same country would have to win a lot of matches to meet in the final!
Its also worth noting that football chants aren't always absolutely 100% factually accurate!
Leicester for example aren't actually "The champions of the world" despite their fans just singing it.
Leicester for example aren't actually "The champions of the world" despite their fans just singing it.
Originally Posted by Dandem:
“Good point, I forgot about that.
And of course, clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other in the first round of knockout games. HOWEVER clubs from the same country CAN be drawn against each other in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself. Although 2 teams from the same country would have to win a lot of matches to meet in the final!”
“Good point, I forgot about that.
And of course, clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other in the first round of knockout games. HOWEVER clubs from the same country CAN be drawn against each other in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself. Although 2 teams from the same country would have to win a lot of matches to meet in the final!”
So not so much a chant, more a four act opera
Originally Posted by Dandem:
“Good point, I forgot about that.
And of course, clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other in the first round of knockout games. HOWEVER clubs from the same country CAN be drawn against each other in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself. Although 2 teams from the same country would have to win a lot of matches to meet in the final!”
“Good point, I forgot about that.
And of course, clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other in the first round of knockout games. HOWEVER clubs from the same country CAN be drawn against each other in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Final itself. Although 2 teams from the same country would have to win a lot of matches to meet in the final!”
Don't know how you'd manage to fit all this into a chant, and then get thousands of people to sing it.
Originally Posted by Stilton Cheesew:
“Its also worth noting that football chants aren't always absolutely 100% factually accurate!
Leicester for example aren't actually "The champions of the world" despite their fans just singing it.”
“Its also worth noting that football chants aren't always absolutely 100% factually accurate!
Leicester for example aren't actually "The champions of the world" despite their fans just singing it.”
Yeah they would have to won the Club World Cup to do that!
Originally Posted by FrankieFixer:
“Arsenal better get their chequebook out and get Kante and Mahrez.”
“Arsenal better get their chequebook out and get Kante and Mahrez.”
I wouldn't mind us signing both of them!
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“I wouldn't mind us signing both of them!”
“I wouldn't mind us signing both of them!”
I hope they both stay just where they are, but I cannot see either of them moving to another premier league club next season, and definitely not to one not in the Champions League.
Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“Don't know how you'd manage to fit all this into a chant, and then get thousands of people to sing it.”
“Don't know how you'd manage to fit all this into a chant, and then get thousands of people to sing it.”
It might require a lyric sheet and a bit of rehearsals, but I'm sure it can be done with a bit of patience. After all. it's important that football chants and songs are 100% factually accurate.
Originally Posted by owen10:
“They are talking to Leicester Citys scout, Steve Walsh, Arsenal could do with him right now”
“They are talking to Leicester Citys scout, Steve Walsh, Arsenal could do with him right now”
That was one of the most interesting little interviews I have heard for a while; wouldn't have minded another 15 minutes of that.
Originally Posted by NiteOwl12:
“I hope they both stay just where they are, but I cannot see either of them moving to another premier league club next season, and definitely not to one not in the Champions League.”
“I hope they both stay just where they are, but I cannot see either of them moving to another premier league club next season, and definitely not to one not in the Champions League.”
Well we had better beat West Ham and Bournemouth then hadn't we?!
Originally Posted by NiteOwl12:
“That was one of the most interesting little interviews I have heard for a while; wouldn't have minded another 15 minutes of that.”
“That was one of the most interesting little interviews I have heard for a while; wouldn't have minded another 15 minutes of that.”
Yes, he sounds like a fascinating man, with lots of knowledge.
Love the Leicester story like everyone else but the stuff with the owners parading around with a monarch's portrait and the trophy is hella creepy. The trophy should be for the players/coaches and the owners should get the hell off the pitch.
Originally Posted by Dandem:
“It might require a lyric sheet and a bit of rehearsals, but I'm sure it can be done with a bit of patience. After all. it's important that football chants and songs are 100% factually accurate.”
“It might require a lyric sheet and a bit of rehearsals, but I'm sure it can be done with a bit of patience. After all. it's important that football chants and songs are 100% factually accurate.”
That might be a job for the England band.
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“Well we had better beat West Ham and Bournemouth then hadn't we?!”
“Well we had better beat West Ham and Bournemouth then hadn't we?!
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Damn right, as long as it has no bearing on Van Gaal staying.
Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“That might be a job for the England band.”
“That might be a job for the England band.”
If it means that we don't hear that atrocious version "When The Saints" 6000 times in a game, than that'd be splendid.
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