It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

[Ginormousthumbs]

Leeds

 

[mdmost]

Really glad a scrappy underdog club like City can scratch together enough money to pull a deal like this.

 

[wokeupnew]

Really glad a scrappy underdog club like City can scratch together enough money to pull a deal like this.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

4 titles in 5 years?

 

[Joe Mac]

4 titles in 5 years?

Could be worse. Germany is the first major European league to have a team win 10 in a row. That’s not even happened in Scotland. And still that damn league is the hipsters choice…

 

[Englishbob]

What we need is a euro league for all the rich clubs....

 

[Joe Mac]

Most in a row in England is 3. It’s happened on 5 ocassions by 4 teams. United (twice), Liverpool and Arsenal are the obvious ones. Can anyone, without google or wiki, name the other team.

 

[Englishbob]

Wolves?

 

[Joe Mac]

Wolves?

Nope. Although I think they’re still the only team to have won all 4 league titles. Unless someone has equalled that since my match & shoot buying childhood days, I don’t think they have though.

 

[Englishbob]

Huddersfield?

 

[Englishbob]

Nope. Although I think they’re still the only team to have won all 4 league titles. Unless someone has equalled that since my match & shoot buying childhood days, I don’t think they have though.

I don't think they won the old 3rd division south

 

[Joe Mac]

Huddersfield?

Yes! Interestingly the same manager as with arsenal, Herbert Chapman, built both teams and the three in a rows were back to back.

He won two with Huddersfield and left for Arsenal, his successor won the third. He then won the next two with Arsenal but died before they won the third.

 

[Englishbob]

Where did your guess of Fulham go @Jonathan Y . Did you delete it?

 

[Joe Mac]

Where did your guess of Fulham go @Jonathan Y . Did you delete it?

It went up in a puff of smoke…

 

[bettim84]

Most in a row in England is 3. It’s happened on 5 ocassions by 4 teams. United (twice), Liverpool and Arsenal are the obvious ones. Can anyone, without google or wiki, name the other team.

IIRC Huddersfield had a strong run like 100 years ago. Not sure if it was 3 in a row though.

 

[Jonathan Y]

Where did your guess of Fulham go @Jonathan Y . Did you delete it?

Yea I was thinking oldest teams and as soon as I posted it I realized he had just answered you

 

[Englishbob]

Nope. Although I think they’re still the only team to have won all 4 league titles. Unless someone has equalled that since my match & shoot buying childhood days, I don’t think they have though.

I just looked it up and apparently Burnley and PNE did it too.

 

[Joe Mac]

I just looked it up and apparently Burnley and PNE did it too.

So they have. My old shoot/match annual must have been pre 92 (when Burnley won the old Div 4) and 96 (when Preston did the same)

 

[Englishbob]

Who is the only English team unbeaten at home in Europe. (31 games)?

 

[Englishbob]

Who is the only English team unbeaten at home in Europe. (31 games)?

Clue..not Fulham!