Europa League 2017/18

[SALTIRE]

51 seconds to 1 minute 20 :

 

[mistermagic]

It was still awful though. We had a little spell after half time, and did deserve to level when we did. Thats a 20 minute spell though, we were otherwise still poor, and it's not getting any better. You say it's another nail in Koeman's coffin, Im not sure how many nails its going to take to do the job, because he should have been gone weeks ago. Square pegs in round holes all over the shop again last night, Williams and Martina still getting games, we're dreadful. Koeman is done. It just remains to be seen just how long the board are going to wait, and how much catching up we've got to do to clean up the mess. We're pretty much out of Europe now, our next 4 games are against Arsenal, Chelsea (2 'expected losses' according to the board's statement after the Burnley defeat...) a six pointer with Leicester who have already had the balls to make a change, and the return game in Lyon. We can basically blow 2 competitions in the next 2 weeks, and seriously harm our position in the League. He'll probably still be in a job at the end of this run though somehow.

How did you like the Lyon fans Smudge?

 

[Smudge]

How did you like the Lyon fans Smudge?

Away fans have to be pretty good for me to hear them where I sit. Could see they were waving and jumping about a bit, but terrible numbers and couldn't hear them.

 

[mistermagic]

Away fans have to be pretty good for me to hear them where I sit. Could see they were waving and jumping about a bit, but terrible numbers and couldn't hear them.

500 is pretty standard for a club Lyon's size.

 

[Blitzballer]

disaster for Everton tonight

 

[Liam_SWFC]

For Everton to be out of that group 4 games in is abysmal, they almost definitely wont be getting European football again next season. Expect Arsenal's young side to qualify tonight, through what is admittedly a fairly easy group.

 

[JimJams]

Red Star have a sub named Frimpong. Arsenal used to have a Frimpong on their bench a few years back. Small world.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Partice Evra sent off for Marseille for kicking a fan in the face before the kick off of their game in Portugal against Guimaraes.

 

[Super_horns]

Well I guess Everton can concentrate on the league now...

 

[mistermagic]

Partice Evra sent off for Marseille for kicking a fan in the face before the kick off of their game in Portugal against Guimaraes.

Yeah it's pretty Cantonaesque. Good times.

 

[SALTIRE]

Well I guess Everton can concentrate on the league now...

Yeah they can get down to now pushing on for top four

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Retirement beckons for Evra then?

 

[Smudge]

We're so bad...though at least last night wasnt quite so unexpected, because that team we put out was diabolical.

 

[Blitzballer]

 

[SALTIRE]

Funny was going through Bruce Lee pics just yesterday and thinking there was something off about this one!

 

[snortingfrogs]

Hopefully Östersund wins against Zorya tonight, should do it and make it one step closer to the next round.

 

[DarkSithLord]

1-0 defeat for Arsenal tonight to basement Bundersliga club FC Koln. They Qualify as group winners though thanks to a 0-0 draw in the other game in the group.

 

[snortingfrogs]

Great win tonight for Östersund, through to the next round =)

 

[Blitzballer]

Please score a goal Everton, then I win lots of money

 

[DarkSithLord]

Please score a goal Everton, then I win lots of money

Happy now?

 

[Blitzballer]

YUP

 

[Blitzballer]

although It was 1-2 when I checked. LOL at the final score , poor old Rooney

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

 

[Stevencc]

Everton spent £143M last summer. Atalanta have spent £141m in the last 10 years.

 

[Abertawe]

BBC report says Reboles pulled off some brilliant saves too.

 

[Benji]

Everton have really let Britain down in my opinion.

 

[mistermagic]

Arsenal are through though.

 

[Super_horns]

Teams in the last 32:

Seeded: Villareal, Dynamo Kiev, FC Braga, AC Milan, Atalanta, Lokomotiv Moscow, Viktoria Plzen, Arsenal, Red Bull Salzburg, Athletic Bilbao, Lazio, Zenit St Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig, Sporting Lisbon

Unseeded: Astana, Partizan Belgrade, Ludogerets Razgrad, AEK Athens, Lyon, FC Copenhagen, Steaua Bucharest, Red Star Belgrade, Marseille, Ostersund, Nice, Real Sociedad, Napoli, Spartak Moscow, Celtic, Borussia Dortmund.

Arsenal will be hoping they avoid Napoli or Dortmund I guess.

 

[smat]

Arsenal will be hoping they avoid Napoli or Dortmund I guess.

tbh we were hoping to avoid the whole competition altogether

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Arsenal don't want to be in it, the only way I can see them taking it remotely serious is if the top 4 becomes out of reach.