Title: Europa League
Description: 09/10
Ach - June 1, 2009 12:07 AM (GMT)
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Europa League matches next season will be played with five officials as part of a trial by Fifa and Uefa.
The re-named tournament, formally known as the Uefa Cup, will be used as an experimental way of improving decision-making as opposed to using technology.
The idea has been sanctioned by Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa president Michel Platini, who is said to prefer preserving the human element in decision-making.
The system involves an extra official standing on the side of each goal, assisting the referee with the two touchline assistants making decisions by communicating through headsets.
Fifa and its rule-making wing, the International Football Association Board, originally ordered the system to be tested as an alternative to using video replay evidence.
Uefa then used the system at Under-19 European Championship qualifying matches in Slovenia, Hungary and Cyprus where it was deemed successful enough to be tried at a higher level.
Uefa noted that the extra pair of eyes monitoring play in each area had a preventative effect as well as promoting better decisions on suspected fouls.
Players were less prone to shirt-pulling at corners and free-kicks, diving in the area and dissent it was reported.
The Europa League is the continent's second-tier club competition behind the Champions League.
More than 150 clubs will take part in the restructured tournament, with qualifying-round matches beginning in July.
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McNamara That Ghost... - June 1, 2009 09:01 AM (GMT)
Just use goalline technology ffs.
McNamara That Ghost... - June 17, 2009 08:41 AM (GMT)
If you win the tournament you'd have played 19 games.
:doh:
tigerthesmurf85 - June 17, 2009 08:54 AM (GMT)
Goal line technology :thumbdown:
Darth Vela - June 17, 2009 01:12 PM (GMT)
Can't believe we're going to miss out on taking part in the inaugural Europa League, damn those Villans for bottling it we could have been the first team to ever win it.
If they really want to improve things, just get someone with a headset and a TV sitting on the side, it'd help for the contentious decisions and still has the human element Sepp wants. Sorted.
McNamara That Ghost... - July 17, 2009 12:10 PM (GMT)
Fulham will play FK Vetra or HJK Helsinki.
Ach - July 30, 2009 07:19 PM (GMT)
Fulham 2-0 up against Vetra
Roma 0-1 down to Gent
Steuea 3-0 against Motherwell
Gary the Gooner - July 30, 2009 07:24 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Darth Vela @ Jun 17 2009, 01:12 PM) |
Can't believe we're going to miss out on taking part in the inaugural Europa League, damn those Villans for bottling it we could have been the first team to ever win it.
If they really want to improve things, just get someone with a headset and a TV sitting on the side, it'd help for the contentious decisions and still has the human element Sepp wants. Sorted. |
Technically, we arent out of it yet.
Syn - July 30, 2009 07:30 PM (GMT)
I've got Roma-Gent on now.
Looks like Roma have all the big guns on as well.
Jens' Face - July 30, 2009 07:31 PM (GMT)
:scarf:
so much more honor to participate in the inaugural Europa league!
Ach - July 30, 2009 07:31 PM (GMT)
Ach - August 7, 2009 01:10 AM (GMT)
Rors - August 7, 2009 05:44 PM (GMT)
Rapid Vienna for us then. Away first leg, which is what you want. Let's hope this time out we field a team you don't need to be a relative of one of the selectees to recognise
McNamara That Ghost... - August 7, 2009 06:11 PM (GMT)
I'm sure early on in the competiton you'll play a strong line-up...it's just the latter stages you change it...bit like us in the domestics though in fairness.
:coffee:
Rors - August 7, 2009 06:14 PM (GMT)
Aye. Being from the 'you field your strongest team in every game' school, that kind of thing really winds me up...
To quote Jim Royle again - "Rest my arse!"
McNamara That Ghost... - August 7, 2009 07:03 PM (GMT)
Yup, you just end up losing momentum, even if the intentions are sound.
The Wengerbabies - August 7, 2009 10:47 PM (GMT)
Europa League play-off round draw in full
Ajax v Slovan Bratislava
Athletic Bilbao v Tromso
BATE v Litex Lovech
Benfica v Vorskla Poltava
Brondby v Hertha Berlin
Dinamo Moscow v CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Zagreb v Hearts
Everton v Sigma Olomouc
FC Dinamo Bucuresti v Liberec
FC Sion v Fenerbahce
FC Twente v FK Qarabag
FC Vaslui v AEK Athens
FK Baku v Basle
FK Sarajevo v CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca
FK Teplice v Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Fulham v Amkar Perm
Galatasaray v FC Levadia Tallinn
Genk v Lille
Genoa v Odense BK
Guingamp v Hamburg
Lazio v Elfsborg
Lech Poznan v Club Brugge
Metallurg Donetsk v FK Austria Vienna
NAC v Villarreal
PAOK Salonika v Heerenveen
PSV v Bnei Yehuda
Partizan Belgrade v MSK Zilina
Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa
Roma v MFK Kosice
SK Sturm Graz v FC Metalist Kharkiv
Shakhtar Donetsk v Sivasspor
Slavia Prague v Crvena Zvezda
Sparta Prague v NK Maribor
Stabaek v Valencia
Steaua Bucuresti v St Patricks
Trabzonspor v Toulouse
Werder Bremen v FC Aktobe
Zenit St Petersburg v Nacional
Stuart Little - August 8, 2009 12:23 AM (GMT)
The Wengerbabies - August 8, 2009 12:27 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Stuart Little @ Aug 8 2009, 01:23 AM) |
| I think we can win this. |
I think we could too we should throw the CL play-off and go for this :whacky:
Jens' Face - August 8, 2009 01:42 AM (GMT)
who does Tottnumb play in Europe this year?
McNamara That Ghost... - August 8, 2009 07:40 AM (GMT)
All the teams in England...aside from that...
:tumbleweed:
Stephen McTowelie - August 8, 2009 07:46 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (McNamara That Ghost... @ Aug 8 2009, 07:40 AM) |
All the teams in England...aside from that...
:tumbleweed: |
That's not fair and you know it!
A favourable cup draw could see them playing a team from Wales too!
McNamara That Ghost... - August 8, 2009 08:39 AM (GMT)
Damn you're right. So Jens yes they can still clock up the air miles.
:good:
Ach - August 19, 2009 02:26 AM (GMT)
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Ajax v Slovan Bratislava, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Athletic Bilbao v Tromso, Gp D, L1, 21:00
BATE v Litex Lovech, Gp D, L1, 17:00
Benfica v Vorskla Poltava, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Bnei Yehuda v PSV, Gp D, L1, 17:30
Brondby v Hertha Berlin, Gp D, L1, 19:30
CSKA Sofia v Dinamo Moscow, Gp D, L1, 18:00
Dinamo Zagreb v Hearts, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Everton v Sigma Olomouc, Gp D, L1, 20:00
FC Dinamo Bucuresti v Liberec, Gp D, L1, 18:45
FC Sion v Fenerbahce, Gp D, L1, 19:30
FC Twente v FK Qarabag, Gp D, L1, 19:00
FC Vaslui v AEK Athens, Gp D, L1, 19:00
FK Baku v Basle, Gp D, L1, 16:00
FK Sarajevo v CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca, Gp D, L1, 19:15
FK Teplice v Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Gp D, L1, 17:00
Fulham v Amkar Perm, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Galatasaray v FC Levadia Tallinn, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Genk v Lille, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Genoa v Odense BK, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Guingamp v Hamburg, Gp D, L1, 17:45
Lazio v Elfsborg, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Lech Poznan v Club Brugge, Gp D, L1, 19:30
MFK Kosice v Roma, Gp D, L1, 15:30
Metallurg Donetsk v FK Austria Vienna, Gp D, L1, 18:00
NAC v Villarreal, Gp D, L1, 18:00
NK Maribor v Sparta Prague, Gp D, L1, 19:45
Nacional v Zenit St Petersburg, Gp D, L1, 20:30
PAOK Salonika v Heerenveen, Gp D, L1, 18:00
PSV OFF Bnei Yehuda, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Partizan Belgrade v MSK Zilina, Gp D, L1, 19:15
Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa, Gp D, L1, 18:15
SK Sturm Graz v FC Metalist Kharkiv , Gp D, L1, 18:15
Sivasspor v Shakhtar Donetsk, Gp D, L1, 19:00
Slavia Prague v Crvena Zvezda, Gp D, L1, 19:00
Stabaek v Valencia, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Steaua Bucuresti v St Patricks, Gp D, L1, 18:30
Trabzonspor v Toulouse, Gp D, L1, 17:45
Werder Bremen v FC Aktobe, Gp D, L1, 20:00
Ach - August 19, 2009 04:26 PM (GMT)
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DAVID MOYES has dumped Joleon Lescott ahead of Everton's Europa League clash with Sigma Olomouc.
Despite axing Lescott from his squad for tomorrow's game at Goodison Park, Toffees boss Moyes maintains the wantaway defender will not be joining big-spending Manchester City.
But he admits the 27-year-old has let his club down since slapping in an official transfer request.
Moyes said: "Joleon's attitude has not been right these past days, he has disappointed me and he has disappointed his team-mates.
"He is not in the right frame of mind."
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Ach - August 20, 2009 10:24 AM (GMT)
Any of the games televised?
Marc Overmars - August 20, 2009 10:48 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Ach @ Aug 19 2009, 05:26 PM) |
| QUOTE | DAVID MOYES has dumped Joleon Lescott ahead of Everton's Europa League clash with Sigma Olomouc.
Despite axing Lescott from his squad for tomorrow's game at Goodison Park, Toffees boss Moyes maintains the wantaway defender will not be joining big-spending Manchester City.
But he admits the 27-year-old has let his club down since slapping in an official transfer request.
Moyes said: "Joleon's attitude has not been right these past days, he has disappointed me and he has disappointed his team-mates.
"He is not in the right frame of mind."
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So sell him then. :doh:
Serves you right, tbh.
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:09 PM (GMT)
McNamara That Ghost... - August 20, 2009 07:09 PM (GMT)
Fulham beating Grimandi's Perm 1-0.
Dinamo Zagreb beating Hearts 1-0.
Rapid Vienna beating Villa 1-0.
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:10 PM (GMT)
1-0 Rapid FT
Scored in the first minute.
O'Neil :wave:
McNamara That Ghost... - August 20, 2009 07:12 PM (GMT)
:lol:
It was FT indeed, didn't realise.
Also just a few scores to report (some haven't kicked off).
Ajax 0-0 Bratislava L
Athletic Bilbao v Tromso 21:00
BATE 0-1 Litex Lovech R
Benfica 0-0 Vorskla Poltava L
Bnei Yehuda 0-1 PSV R
Brondby 0-0 Hertha Berlin L
CSKA Sofia 0-0 Dinamo Moscow R
Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Hearts L
Everton 0-0 Sigma Olomouc L
FC Dinamo Bucuresti v Liberec 18:30
FC Sion v Fenerbahce 19:30
FC Twente 1-1 FK Qarabag L
FC Vaslui v AEK Athens 19:00
FK Baku 1-3 Basle R
FK Sarajevo v CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca 19:15
FK Teplice 1-2 Hapoel Tel-Aviv R
Fulham 1-0 Amkar Perm L
Galatasaray v Lev. Tallinn 19:45
Genk 0-0 Lille L
Genoa 0-0 Odense BK L
Guingamp 1-5 Hamburg R
Lazio 0-0 Elfsborg L
Lech Poznan v Club Brugge 19:30
Metallurg Donetsk v FK Austria Vienna 18:15
MFK Kosice 3-3 Roma R
NAC 1-3 Villarreal R
Nacional v Zenit St Petersburg 20:30
NK Maribor v Sparta Prague 19:45
PAOK Salonika 1-1 Heerenveen R
P. Belgrade v MSK Zilina 19:15
Rapid Vienna 1-0 Aston Villa FT
Sivasspor 0-1 S. Donetsk L
SK Sturm Graz v FC Metalist Kharkiv 18:15
Slavia Prague v Crvena Zvezda 19:00
Stabaek 0-0 Valencia L
Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 St Patricks L
Trabzonspor 1-3 Toulouse R
Werder Bremen 0-0 FC Aktobe L
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:14 PM (GMT)
Syn - August 20, 2009 07:18 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Ach @ Aug 20 2009, 08:14 PM) |
| Roma drew 3-3 |
I can only assume De Rossi was typically brilliant and the fact that the opponents skipped past him to score 3 goals was a complete fluke. As was Denilson porning him over 2 legs.
:rolleyes:
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:23 PM (GMT)
1-0 Bremen
The sound you hear is CK orgasming
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:42 PM (GMT)
Ach - August 20, 2009 07:51 PM (GMT)
McNamara That Ghost... - August 20, 2009 08:18 PM (GMT)
3-0 Everton.
Hearts getting spanked 4-0.
Ach - August 20, 2009 10:31 PM (GMT)
4-0 FT Everton
3-1 FT Fulham
Jens' Face - August 20, 2009 10:36 PM (GMT)
Fulham to win Europa! :scarf:
Stephen McTowelie - August 20, 2009 10:37 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Ach @ Aug 20 2009, 07:23 PM) |
1-0 Bremen
The sound you hear is CK orgasming |
Sounds more like a power drill.