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Hehe... by Metatone (4.00 / 1) #8 Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:27:45 AM EST

Easy for you to say today... You're in the [crap] Cup next year!

And if someone gets some bionic joints for Cahill then you're in with a decent chance of winning it.

Although there seem to be ongoing stirrings about Moyes' contract situation?

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Yeah by yicky yacky (2.00 / 0) #10 Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:37:34 AM EST

I freely concede that, had things gone the other way, I might be slightly less chipper.

Moyes' contract is supposedly being renegotiated. I'm not too worried, as he seems quite calm about it. It's not like there are many better jobs on offer (although Chelsea is an extreme outside bet, but I imagine he'd be about tenth in the queue) and he's done really well. The word on the street is that it's more to do with how much he'll have to spend rather than his own wages, as I can't see there being a problem with the latter. I've also heard a vague rumour that the credit crunch means they're reinvestigating stadium sites within the city, but don't put too much stock in it.

0-0 isn't too bad for Donny. There's the away goals risk (I think I'd like to see the away goals rule overturned, actually) but, if you can't beat them at home ... etc.

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Away goals is interesting... by Metatone (4.00 / 1) #12 Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:42:51 AM EST

I prefer neutral ground knockout games overall, because it seems to me that generically "home advantage" isn't what it used to be. As such the rationale for "away goals" sort of falls away.

However, them's the rules and as you say, if you can't win at home you don't deserve to go through. Now to work on scabbing a ticket...

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Not just saying this because it'd help Leeds by nebbish (2.00 / 0) #15 Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:13:07 AM EST

But I've wondered whether goal difference could come into it more when it comes to deciding who goes up. It's certainly the measure of a team. Might stop boring Chelsea-type tactics as well.

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Well G/D counts for the automatic places... by Metatone (4.00 / 1) #18 Mon May 12, 2008 at 01:21:12 PM EST

but they invented the playoffs to make more money by keeping more teams "interested" all the way to the end of the season.

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According to the GU podcast, by yicky yacky (4.00 / 2) #21 Mon May 12, 2008 at 04:22:46 PM EST

the away goals rule isn't in force for the Football League play-offs, so you're sitting a bit prettier if true. We won't mention nebbish ...

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Right... by Metatone (4.00 / 1) #22 Mon May 12, 2008 at 04:48:26 PM EST

I was only following his match on the net, but it seems they went to sleep twice at the back. Still they can pull 2-1 back.

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: God by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #25 Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:52:43 PM EST

That was the worst radio programme I've ever listened to :)
We might be able to pull it back if we play much, much better, we were really shit.
Seemed the team were intimidated by their own supporters, which would be funny if it wasn't so tragic.
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Lol by nebbish (4.00 / 2) #26 Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:54:01 PM EST

At least I've been able to vote in my poll now

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Heh. by yicky yacky (4.00 / 1) #27 Tue May 13, 2008 at 08:01:03 AM EST

I'd like it on record that I made that comment when you were two goals down. One goal is much easier to overcome away. G'luck.

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We didn't deserve that goal by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #28 Tue May 13, 2008 at 08:30:13 AM EST

The main problem is just how badly we played. Hopefully we can sort that out.

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: It's doable. by yicky yacky (4.00 / 1) #29 Tue May 13, 2008 at 08:48:57 AM EST

Everton played as if they were in quicksand at Fiorentina, but then battered them in the return leg at Goodison. Given that we then went out on penalties and played the second leg at home, I'm not sure how helpful this post is supposed to be, but you get my point. It's still possible.

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