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I'm pretty sure (and I can't be bothered to look it up) that last time the Aviva hosted the Europa League final it didn't sell out. Atalanta Vs Benfica in Croke Park would have been a bit shit.

The new Cruzcampo bar in the North is good - no queue after I came out of the toilet at half time on Saturday. Would love to see some people going round with those backpacks selling 330ml cans/bottles. Perfect size for half time. You can happily drink a pint at halftime but it's a bit rushed.

I've never really given much thought to win percentage as a stat (no idea what typical percentages are) but my gut instinct is that winning one in three for a club our size in the PL, who finished 17th the year before, is ok?

This has happened to myself and others in my group this season (for the first time ever). We're still very regular away followers but families, mortgages etc have had us rein it in just a little. I find it hard to believe we're not still comfortably in the top 1000 but got to trust the system is...

I like Owen Jones. Tends to have a sensible take on most things. Chavs and The Establishment are brilliant, and his book on Corbyn was actually very critical of his leadership and handling of the antisemitism situation. Interesting there's three pages of "good riddance" style replies, and only...

This isn't the point I was making though, I'm not a complete idiot. Although it's got to be a fact that whenever you gain points you go up the ladder, as there will always be some people above you they didn't go that one. So if you were really close to 381 you never know! The point was purely...

Yeah you may be right that maybe if it was obvious that going to West Ham would make sure you had the extra points in place before the Luton ticket sales, a few more may have purchased. But I'm not convinced it would have caused huge inflation in the points market for the top 1000. I'm probably...

Given the entire purpose of the comment was to illustrate how different on sale dates can affect people's tiers, isn't that exactly how it should be worded. But ok, if it had gone on sale last week I DEFINITELY would have been in the top tier. And if I'd have known that by sacrificing West Ham...

But we don't all know that do we? Because we have no as accurate idea when the games are going on sale. As I've said above if this game had gone on sale last week with West Ham points not allocated (I didn't go), I reckon I'd have got into the top tier. If it went on sale next week there's a...

What do you mean not real? If you're a handful of points off, when they choose to put the on-sale date, and whether it includes a recent game you may or may not have attended, is going to have a massive difference for those people. Obviously this can do some people some favours as well.

It would probably be 12-14 more. I know a lot of people who are in top tier and go to most games who didn't go. Obviously most of the top 1000 will have gone. There's no solution to this but it just shows that when points are added and when games go on sale can be really impactful on those who...

Yep - so if this went on sale next week there's no guarantee that I'd have got one with the Stoke points. But I reckon of the 1000 or so top, most were at West Ham, and if those points were speedily allocated, that probably pushed me out. So for those on the absolute borderline, who go most but...

Yes, you're right. I think (speaking for myself anyway) the issue is the rumoured inconsistencies with when points are allocated, mixed with the seemingly random on sale dates I appreciate I don't have my Stoke points, but if this game had gone on sale last week (and if West Ham points weren't...

I'm another one who misses out on Luton by a whisker - 378 points. Also gave West Ham a miss but went to Stoke, so a shame those won't be added when it sounds like West Ham were. I'm quite shocked to discover I've fallen so far as I still go very regularly - this will be the first time ever I've...

Honestly, I want to go to another away game and as a teacher the only two possibilities are if we come second in the group and play away in Feb half term, and if we are drawn away in the first leg of the QFs during Easter hols. I probably won't even be able to attend the final if we make it. So...

As someone working in education I've got my eye on second place and an away trip during Feb half term. I can't be the only one...

That is definitely an issue with VAR. (And indeed in other sports such as the NFL). I do really think this one looks in real time like Milner has just got his body in the right place as Steele comes out and they come together. The arm and contact with the legs is so hard to spot until you have...

Going back to the penalty, I reckon there's a good case for it being a foul but at full-speed, in the pre-VAR days, that's very rarely being given. Which goes back to the debate about what VAR is for.

Sorry to hear you experienced that, sounds like you met a right pair of dickheads. For what it's worth I've actually had pretty shit experiences in Dublin from time to time at and around Ireland matches due to having an English accent. However I've never had anything remotely similar occur in...

A lot of nonsense in this thread (and some sense as well). Obviously everyone's entitled to dislike/hate Celtic and what a lot of their supporters believe/stand for but this idea they're in some way hostile or abusive towards people who are English, Israeli, politically different is very wide or...