Fair Play!!!

[C0YS]

Just a general observation:

I would think not applyiing for Intertoto last year and this would be going backwards. It would show a lack of ambition for not wanting to get into Europe (kinda like Reading). Specifically considering our League positions both years approaching the deadlines for application to it.

good point, but dosent that mean that even if reading where to come ahead of us, the couldent go to europe because, they havent applide for the Intertoto!?

 

[ShadyRay]

This actually genuinely could be our way into Europe. England will hopefully remain top which gives us the automatic place and all the other clubs around us in the premiership fair play table should qualify for europe anyway.

With regards to the red/yellow cards its only part of the way the points are made up anyway so the couple we've had shouldn't effect it too much.

Obviously I hope we don't qualify this way as it means we won't have beaten the Russians, but if we have to go in via the fair play then so be it.

Well said virgin. :clap:

 

[guy]

wow this is great another route to to a european tour!

i couldnt care less how we get into europe, we just have to get into europe! If they use an entry form on the back of a kelloggs box we should take it!

 

[JonnySpurs]

We have been consistently high in the fair play league for years and even though it may not be the most glamorous way to get into europe it's still something to be VERY proud of - lets be fair, if it wasn't considered to be a good thing then Uefa wouldn't offer an automatic spot in europe for the country/club that is topping it would they!

There is nothing worse than watching the likes of John Terry and his little bum chums rushing around a ref like Man Utd of old, I love that we don't do that - take Tainio last night, shocking decision when he got booked and even tho he protested, he was walking backwards, away from the ref the whole time in a largely respectful way, it's that kind of attitude that has put us high on the list!

Well done fellas!

 

[Adam456]

That fair-play League is quite interesting, they award marks for:

• Red & Yellow Cards (I think on this one each club starts with a maximum of 10pts a game with pts being deducted per card received)
• Positive Play
• Respect Towards Opponent (RO)
• Respect Towards Referee (RR)
• Behavious of Officials (by which I guess they must mean club officials)

Anyway surprise surprise that Chelsea come bottom on RR.

We come third behind Arsenal (1st) and Chelsea (2nd) for positive play.

We come second on RO. Chelsea come last.

Even our club officials are well behaved, we're third thus far, with Chelsea and Liverpool languishing in the bottom four.

Us and Everton are joint top of the league on points scored but Liverpool have a couple of games in hand thus are officially in the lead on the pts per game standard, with our closest rivals outside the top six being Reading in sixth.

In fact we'd be streaking ahead were in it not for our card tally and i can think of at least a couple of harsh Reds we got this year.

As someone else said, could yet be our best hope for Europe next year.

Hmm I remember some of this from our last stab at the Fair Play place. I also remember thinking who the f*ck measures this at the match ? Is there a UEFA official at every game just to do that or is it from vidoe ?

Got to be THE most subjective 'rules' in football today

 

[justfookinhitit]

This table looks to be dated 31st Dec. Where are we in it at the moment?