Letter in today's Tribune

**monutdfc** · 08/06/2005, 2:54 PM

actually, Liverpool were in the Champions league from the start of the competition- it started last August and they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the next round, beaten to it by neighbours Everton

**pete** · 08/06/2005, 5:09 PM

Originally Posted by jfogarty

secondly liverpool will be in the champions league from the start of the competition. someone will get a bye into the second round and everyone is happy. end of

I don't see how this will work out. Surely UEFA are about to add an odd number of entrants so someone will have to lose out?

**Anto McC** · 08/06/2005, 5:14 PM

I'm not exactly sure of the rules but it does state that at bthe Knock out stages you can have no more than 4 teams from 1 country,so if it happens that Liverpool,Man u,Arsenal,Chelsea and Everton go through to knock out stages there would be outrage amongst the rest of the Europe.

**pete** · 08/06/2005, 5:20 PM

I don't think the other 4 english teams would be happy either as they will have to split the tv 5 instead of 4 ways.

**Troy.McClure** · 08/06/2005, 5:35 PM

Just boot Everton out of it FFS and get this sorted once and for all

Give them a pay off and a pat on the back. I dont see why England shoulld be treated differently than Spain.

The only way I could see Liverpool in the CL with no-one being pi$$ed on in some way would to have an extra qualifying round of the CL with the 2nd teams of other countries (like Ireland

), and put Liverpool in here, so you would have a "round 0" so to speak. The teams who would play them in the next round should still beat them, except for the ones who play liverpool, but at least they would get a really good gate.

**A face** · 08/06/2005, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

It's UEFA's fault, that no rule exists for the winner of the CL, to automatically defend the title. Now they'll have to make one, and correct their oversight. If they don't allow us in, next year's CL will be a joke, a sham, and devalued before a ball is kicked.

J'know ... i'd say you are totally wrong there ..... if da'pool dont get to that CL as the rules dictate .... the whole thing will just carry on with out them as if it never was an issue !!

Liverpool are building up to a big 'throw the rattler from the pram' episode and it'll be a joy to behold !!

**�anna** · 08/06/2005, 11:31 PM

People are missing the point here. Liverpool have not won a title in years, what the **** did they do to deserve being in the "champions" league last season anyway?

**harry crumb** · 09/06/2005, 1:09 AM

Originally Posted by �anna

People are missing the point here. Liverpool have not won a title in years, what the **** did they do to deserve being in the "champions" league last season anyway?

Shels deserve 2 B There more than 'Pool. Liverpool havent won the English League in years.

**mypost** · 09/06/2005, 4:02 AM

I think this guy has lost the plot by now!!

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

I agree with everything you say there Patsch but you seem to assume My Post is a scouser through and through, correct me if im wrong My Post but you seem to be deluding yourself, along with 90% of the Irish football loving population. Why do you support a club that you dont belong too, i may be wrong and you could be a born and bred Liverpudlian or you could be just another one of those wannabe scousers whoes to much of a sh!t to support a crap team.

You're taking the p' now...

I think it's quite clear by now, that I am not a Scouser. But what's that got to do with anything? Liverpool have 10 million fans around the world. It's 20 minutes away from Dublin, it has a large Irish community, it's the nearest Premiership team to Ireland, several Irish internationals play/have played for the team. The club has fans across the world from America to Australia, of which some come from Ireland.

Most fans don't choose to support a club, but they inherit it from their family's/relations favourite teams. That's how I came to support Rovers, and Liverpool. I don't see what the big issue is here, tbh. It appears pretty straight-forward to me.

It also has nothing to do with the thread as well.

**Da Real Rover** · 09/06/2005, 6:22 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

Liverpool have 10 million fans around the world. :

My apologies My Post, you are deluding yourself along with 10 million other people around the world, barring anyone who comes from Liverpool or lives in Liverpool. Do you also know that there are 6 clubs in Dublin, correct if im wrong cause my Geography could be a bit hazey but arnt they closer to you than Liverpool. So what if they had irish internationals playing for them, it doesnt mean Irish generations are going to grow up worshipping Levant just cause Ian Harte played for them.
You are just spewing out the standard cliches and excuses for supporting a foreign team, remember they are FOREIGN not irish, english, and yes a large irish community lives in Liverpool and supports them, but ive also heard there are a few Irish people supporting the teams in there domestic league.
And blame it all on the parents when you cant justify being another barstool supporter, i know alot of fans started supporting there local teams of there own accord, regardless of there parents.
Im just trying to find out why you delude yourself into believing you give a sh!t about a FOREIGN team.

**Anto McC** · 09/06/2005, 6:31 PM

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

My apologies My Post, you are deluding yourself along with 10 million other people around the world, barring anyone who comes from Liverpool or lives in Liverpool. Do you also know that there are 6 clubs in Dublin, correct if im wrong cause my Geography could be a bit hazey but arnt they closer to you than Liverpool. So what if they had irish internationals playing for them, it doesnt mean Irish generations are going to grow up worshipping Levant just cause Ian Harte played for them.
You are just spewing out the standard cliches and excuses for supporting a foreign team, remember they are FOREIGN not irish, english, and yes a large irish community lives in Liverpool and supports them, but ive also heard there are a few Irish people supporting the teams in there domestic league.
And blame it all on the parents when you cant justify being another barstool supporter, i know alot of fans started supporting there local teams of there own accord, regardless of there parents.
Im just trying to find out why you delude yourself into believing you give a sh!t about a FOREIGN team.

Da Real Rover and my hero

**fitzknows** · 09/06/2005, 7:16 PM

Liverpool is 20 minutes away from Dublin

Wish I had a chopper to go to the games every Friday evening

Have you special dispensation form the Anfield board to land on the centre circle before every game or what?

**Troy.McClure** · 09/06/2005, 7:17 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

It's 20 minutes away from Dublin, it has a large Irish community, it's the nearest Premiership team to Ireland, several Irish internationals play/have played for the team.

Eh, Dublin is zero minutes away from Dublin, it has a HUGE irish community, has several premier division teams and both Bohs and Shels have more Irish internationals in their team than Liverpool do!

**TonyD** · 09/06/2005, 9:42 PM

Originally Posted by Troy.McClure

Eh, Dublin is zero minutes away from Dublin, it has a HUGE irish community, has several premier division teams and both Bohs and Shels have more Irish internationals in their team than Liverpool do!

Omygod, it's all true, so true.

**mypost** · 10/06/2005, 5:24 AM

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

Do you also know that there are 6 clubs in Dublin, correct if im wrong cause my Geography could be a bit hazey but arnt they closer to you than Liverpool. ive also heard there are a few Irish people supporting the teams in there domestic league.

Yes there are 6, of which I support one of them. When you've fully read, and clearly understood my previous posts on this thread and why I said them, it should be made quite clear where I stand on the issue. I'm not going to waste time repeating myself!