ayrmad Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Surely nobody thinks Forrst winning the league back when loads of smaller teams did is a bigger achievement than breaking through all of the big 4/5 who've consistently won it for years? Promoted 76/77 Champions 77/78 League Cup Winners 77/78 78/79 Charity Shield 78 European Cup 78/79 79/80 Super Cup 79 Anglo Scottish Cup 77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port-ton Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Obviously Forest's run is a truly remarkable achievement but i would argue that it was due to the collection of a great team coming together at the right time, even before they got promoted and a team that rose together to the very top. With Leicester it's completely different. By my count there are around four players in the squad who have had enough considerable league game time to make a difference that weren't a part of the squad last season who almost got relegated from the same league. They're a team that regularly have less possession than other teams, who have at times been outplayed by teams much lower in the league than them but still came away with victories. They play an almost extinct formation at the top level, with central defenders who are happy to boot the ball anywhere, they have a goalkeeper who has the second highest balls into the opposition half in the whole entire league, and they are running away with the league using these tactics. Nottingham Forest were ahead of their time which worked out brilliantly in their favour but at least makes it understandable why what happened to them happened to them, but Leicester City are so far behind their time that it's working in their favour against the opposition, which is what makes this utterly fascinating and incredible, because every single thing points to the fact that this should not be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 What's the general situation with footballers contracts when they get suspended for using banned substances? Would it constitute breach of contract or do the clubs just continue paying them and take the hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 finished 14thpprevious season, no injection of money and never won it in their history. Identical. Yeah, cos that makes the likelihood of each happening identical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Dele Alli given 3 match ban, his season is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Good, horrible little c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Dele Alli given 3 match ban, his season is over. Good. Serves him right, and all the Spurs fans who seem to think that because he didn't punch him hard that it doesn't matter. Fucking idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Good. Serves him right, and all the Spurs fans who seem to think that because he didn't punch him hard that it doesn't matter. Fucking idiots. Reported for racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Good, horrible little c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Obviously Forest's run is a truly remarkable achievement but i would argue that it was due to the collection of a great team coming together at the right time, even before they got promoted and a team that rose together to the very top. With Leicester it's completely different. By my count there are around four players in the squad who have had enough considerable league game time to make a difference that weren't a part of the squad last season who almost got relegated from the same league. They're a team that regularly have less possession than other teams, who have at times been outplayed by teams much lower in the league than them but still came away with victories. They play an almost extinct formation at the top level, with central defenders who are happy to boot the ball anywhere, they have a goalkeeper who has the second highest balls into the opposition half in the whole entire league, and they are running away with the league using these tactics. Nottingham Forest were ahead of their time which worked out brilliantly in their favour but at least makes it understandable why what happened to them happened to them, but Leicester City are so far behind their time that it's working in their favour against the opposition, which is what makes this utterly fascinating and incredible, because every single thing points to the fact that this should not be happening. Parallels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 What's the general situation with footballers contracts when they get suspended for using banned substances? Would it constitute breach of contract or do the clubs just continue paying them and take the hit? Generally that would be gross misconduct and grounds for dismissal, though if the player was good most clubs wouldn't exercise it, see Rio Ferdinand at Man Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yeah, cos that makes the likelihood of each happening identical Well you're the one that said it was 50 times more likely than Leicester so you explain why then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Has any club dismissed someone for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Has any club dismissed someone for that? Loads, though most would be rubbish so not high profile. Sure St Johnstone got rid of a couple, Chelsea with Mutu. It happens quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Loads, though most would be rubbish so not high profile. Sure St Johnstone got rid of a couple, Chelsea with Mutu. It happens quite often. Loads. So you have loads of examples then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Loads. So you have loads of examples then. Well I've given you three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well I've given you three. Is this guy Supras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well I've given you three. No you didn't. You gave me a couple of maybes that you don't know. One actual example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Is this guy Supras? Think its PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 We definitely sacked George O'Boyle and Kevin Thomas due to drug abuse. Although it was cocaine they took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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