**** OFFICIAL Premiership 2006-07 season Thread!*****

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What a joke having the title decided in goals difference

[KDawg]

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What a joke having the title decided in goals difference

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the same happened in 89 and that was a famous finish. Of course, we still would have to drop the 3 pts and Chelski would have to pick up the three points for this to happen

[mmbt0ne]

Beasley and Bocanegra score in the ManCity/Fulham game. First time American nationals have scored for each side in a premiership game?

[ThaSaltCracka]

I thought Beasleys goal was nice, great through ball from Barton and a great finish by Beasley. Anyone know why Dempsey isn't playing much? Or if he is, he isn't doing much. I kind of wish Arsenal would go get him....

[midwestkc]

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I thought Beasleys goal was nice, great through ball from Barton and a great finish by Beasley. Anyone know why Dempsey isn't playing much? Or if he is, he isn't doing much. I kind of wish Arsenal would go get him....

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I thought there were some fitness issues with him, though I could be wrong. I would think that those would be taken care of by now, but maybe after getting fit he was in the doghouse a little bit? I don't know. And, yes, I would like to see him in a Gunners kit as well. I think the guy has talent, and I'd like to see him working with some of the talent there to hopefully become a better national for the USMNT.

[gusmahler]

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Of course, we still would have to drop the 3 pts and Chelski would have to pick up the three points for this to happen

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They play against each other at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, May 9th. Easiest way for both Chelsea to gain and Man U to lose.

I just looked up 1989 at http://histora.org/

It says that Arsenal and Liverpool not only had identical records, they had identical goal difference. So what's the next tie breaker? Goals scored?

[JaredL]

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What a joke having the title decided in goals difference

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the same happened in 89 and that was a famous finish. Of course, we still would have to drop the 3 pts and Chelski would have to pick up the three points for this to happen

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I like the Spanish system. If two teams are tied then they treat the two as if they're playing a home and home cup competition. Sucks for Sevilla vs Barcelona, but could be good against Real Madrid.

Not sure about the 3-way. That could be goal difference. I think the best, which could be, would be to treat all tied teams like that's one group in the CL or whatever. Use CL tiebreakers there. If all of that's tied go to goal difference or whatever random thing.

[gusmahler]

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I like the Spanish system. If two teams are tied then they treat the two as if they're playing a home and home cup competition.

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Do you mean that they play two more games? Or that they use the results from their earlier head-to-head games?

If the former were used in EPL, Man U and Chelsea could theoretically meet 5 times in May to determine the EPL, FA Cup, and the CL.

[PITTM]

they wouldnt meet again. the tiebreak would be the games theyve already played against each other.

[gusmahler]

Just noticed that Chelsea's last 4 EPL games are against the teams currently #6, 5, 4, and 1 in the EPL (in addition to meeting #3 in the CL twice during the same period).

Man U only plays 2 teams in the top half the table in the last 6 games (Chelsea and Everton).