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The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 20-11-2014
This thread is for anything to do with Association Football, including the English Football League, the English Premier League, women's football and international tournaments.
The Top 8 Levels of the English League System are:
1. Premier League (20 teams)
2. Football League Championship (24 teams)
3. Football League One (24 teams)
4. Football League Two (24 teams)
5. Conference Premier (24 teams)
6. Conference North and Conference South (22 teams each, in parallel)
7. Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Division and Isthmian League Premier Division (level 7, 24 teams each, in parallel)
8. Northern Premier League Division One North, Northern Premier League Division One South, Southern Football League Division One Central, Southern Football League Division One South & West, Isthmian League Division One North and Isthmian League Division One South
(22 teams in each of the Northern Premier League and Southern Football League, and 24 teams in each Isthmian League)
At the time of posting, the English Premier League looks like this:
1. Chelsea
2. Southampton
3. Manchester City
4. West Ham
5. Swansea City
6. Arsenal
7. Manchester United
8. Newcastle
9. Stoke City
10. Everton
11. Liverpool
12. Tottenham Hotspur
13. West Bromwich Albion
14. Sunderland
15. Hull City
16. Aston Villa
17. Crystal Palace
18. Leicester City
19. QPR
20. Burnley FC
The Association Football Thread - CRAZY-HORSE - 21-11-2014
My team is Arsenal
The Association Football Thread - jazzboCR - 21-11-2014
If you want want superior athleticism without the violence, try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLA76V-e2TM << yes, you can bet on the outcomes, beforehand (little pun there).
And now back to music, yes?
The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 21-11-2014
Some recent-ish news:
Saturday 15th November 2014: England beat Slovenia at Wembley 3 - 1, in a European Championship qualifier (Group E).
Tuesday 18th November: England beat the old enemy Scotland 1 - 3, in an 'international friendly' match.
Despite wining both matches, England have yet to be convincing and one cannot help feeling that, against stronger sides, they would be struggling. Slovenia are not a bad side but were a long way from home and Scotland were still recovering from an important win over the Republic of Ireland (European Championship Group D).
The next England match is at home against Lithuania on Friday 27th March 2015, in a European Championship qualifier.
Southampton's next Premier League match is away to Aston Villa on Monday 24th November, followed by a home game against Manchester City on Sunday 30th November. They face Arsenal at Highbury on 3rd December, so they have some tricky matches. If they win, they will threaten Chelsea's position at the top of the league.
The Association Football Thread - SteveO - 21-11-2014
England were impressive in a 2-0 win over Switzerland away in the Euro qualifiers.
No no no Chelsea will stay on top!!!...lol
The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 21-11-2014
I didn't see the Switzerland match. Everyone is expecting Chelsea to stay at the top because they have few weaknesses and are a big club.
Saints had four England players last season, all were poached by big clubs (including three to Liverpool). Already they have a new batch and, this time, Liverpool is after Nathaniel Clyne.
The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 21-11-2014
This is the current Football League Championship standings:
1. Derby County
2. Bournemouth
3. Middlesbrough
4. Ipswich Town
5. Watford
6. Brentford
7. Blackburn Rovers
8. Charlton Athletic
9. Wolverhampton Wanderers
10. Norwich City
11. Nottingham Forest
12. Cardiff City
13. Sheffield Wednesday
14. Reading
15. Leeds United
16. Huddersfield Town
17. Fulham
18. Millwall
19. Rotherham United
20. Brighton and Hove Albion
21. Bolton Wanderers
22. Wigan Athletic
23. Birmingham City
24. Blackpool
Leeds Utd should be in the Premier League imo.
The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 21-11-2014
Football League One standings:
1. Bristol City
2. Swindon
3. Preston
4. Notts County
5. Sheff Utd
6. MK Dons
7. Peterborough
8. Rochdale
9. Oldham
10. Fleetwood
11. Barnsley
12. Port Vale
13. Bradford
14. Chesterfield
15. Crawley
16. Walsall
17. Doncaster
18. Colchester
19. Gillingham
20. Coventry
21. Leyton Orient
22. Scunthorpe
23. Crewe
24. Yeovil
The Association Football Thread - Big Ears - 21-11-2014
Football League Two standings:
1. Luton Town
2. Shrewsbury Town
3. Wycombe Wanderers
4. Burton Albion
5. Plymouth Argyle
6. Bury
7. Southend United
8. Morecambe
9. Newport County
10. Cambridge United
11. Stevenage
12. Exeter City
13. Portsmouth
14. AFC Wimbledon
15. Accrington Stanley
16. Cheltenham Town
17. Northampton Town
18. Oxford United
19. Mansfield Town
20. Carlisle United
21. York City
22. Dagenham and Redbridge
23. Tranmere Rovers
24. Hartlepool United
Portsmouth appear to be tumbling through the divisions.
The Association Football Thread - SteveO - 22-11-2014
What a shame that one time stalwart top level clubs like Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, and Leeds United are wallowing in the Championship League!