Champions League - The Return

[Brown Nose]

For anyone still interested in this futile sideshow. Squad changes have been announced:
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2438646.html

In: Yohan Benalouane, Wilfred Ndidi, Molla Wagué
Out: Luis Hernández, Bartosz Kapustka, Jeffrey Schlupp, Marcin Wasilewski

Personally, I'd have been tempted to leave out Vardy and Mahrez as strong message about getting their fecking priorities right.

 

[yackandandah]

4 out and only 3 in. Have we an ace up our sleeves?

Harsh on Kapustka. What message does that send?

If you look at the details of the squad (from the link above) there's an interesting "Latest training update". I suspect it's either not actually 'the latest' or it's to be taken with a pinch of salt... or it says something else?

Schmeichel, Huth, Mahrez and Vardy all didn't train. Ulloa did.

 

[City Fan]

Harsh on Kapustka. What message does that send?

I'm pretty sure he will have already realised he won't be playing in the last 16 of the Champions League, bearing in mind he has played 6 minutes in two FA Cup matches, and didn't make an appearance in the Porto fiasco.

 

[Lako42]

I'm pretty sure he will have already realised he won't be playing in the last 16 of the Champions League, bearing in mind he has played 6 minutes in two FA Cup matches, and didn't make an appearance in the Porto fiasco.

Yea but he must play init, he's merked Kazachbakastanianstan

 

[yackandandah]

I'm pretty sure he will have already realised he won't be playing in the last 16 of the Champions League

Oh undoubtedly so. But it's another thing again to be deselected. Particularly if it wasn't necessary.

 

[Graz]

Oh undoubtedly so. But it's another thing again to be deselected. Particularly if it wasn't necessary.

Agreed. Seems a bit odd to remove him from the squad when there's space for him to be included.

Why actively remove someone if we don't need to?

Things looking up for Benny though - glad to see he's in over Was.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Maybe CR felt he needed defenders rather than wingers.

Also the squad had to contain 4 academy trained players and we only have two so maybe there wasn't space.

 

[yackandandah]

Also the squad had to contain 4 academy trained players and we only have two so maybe there wasn't space.

That'd make some sort of sense. Schlupp being out means one 'full' place has to go too??

 

[SJN-Fox]

Schlupp could only be replaced with another academy player. We don't have any more. That is why our CL squad is 23 not 25.

 

[Motown Fox]

As Harvey Barnes played as an under 21 in the Porto disaster without initially being named in advance could Kapustka play as such IF needed?

 

[Jeff]

As Harvey Barnes played as an under 21 in the Porto disaster without initially being named in advance could Kapustka play as such IF needed?

No. Barnes was a B list player. These are the rules for that:

"A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 1994 and has been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday by the time he is registered with UEFA. Players aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption.

Each club is entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season. The list must be submitted by no later than midnight CET on the day before the match in question."

 

[Rock Fox]

Flippin' complicated in'it? All we should need is ten blokes in blue shirts and a guy in a green shirt that can use his hands, jerseys for goal posts, etc....

 

[Miles Away]

Flippin' complicated in'it? All we should need is ten blokes in blue shirts and a guy in a green shirt that can use his hands, jerseys for goal posts, etc....

Ten useless ****ing twats in blue shirts.

 

[Blaarev]

Ten useless ****ing twats in blue shirts.

Of which some weren't so useless a short while ago.

 

[Mawsley]

My definition of "short while" stretches to the last couple of games.

 

[Blaarev]

My definition of "short while" stretches to the last couple of games.

This is a short while ago in my world:

 

[Mawsley]

This is a short while ago in my world:

Hmm. Age and "It only seems like yesterday" is going to mess with you

 

[Blaarev]

Hmm. Age and "It only seems like yesterday" is going to mess with you

All my troubles seemed so far away

 

[Motown Fox]

Well it definitely looks like they're all here to stay!!

 

[bocadillo]

Well it definitely looks like they're all here to stay!!

**** yesterday - there's a whole new future ahead of us!