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This post on an Everton forum is a pretty good summary of how the qualification malarkey works (KIV they are looking at it from the point of view 7th, but the source material is still relevant to the discussion about 8th on here - the bit I've highlighted in red being the most pertinent - for 'Sevilla' substitute 'Man Utd' this time around) http://members.boardhost.com/peoplesforum/msg/1491916137.html

VvD is in the squad? Excellent news

There aren't any trolls on this forum

Mahalo iā ʻoe

Got a link to that me ol' mucker? Much obliged.

My dear old nan uses my login on match days. I thought everyone knew that? She was watching the game on a stream from her hotel in Baden Baden, bless her. She sent some photos. Looks like a nice place.

Alas, I couldn't watch the game. I was in Hawaii at the time. Lovely hotel though.

Probably best that they use a picture of him from before the discord in the Disney boardroom, reportedly due to his control freakery. I'm sure there's a sleuth journo from The News researching into that as we speak... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/15/citynews.business Sounds like Eisner and Portsmouth Community Football Club were made for each other...

I think its fairly safe to say you won't need your "glad I was proven wrong" card for that one.

Three times more than our resident non-WUM stated. Textbook.

Allen: "Eisner opted to deliver his first interview on his continued interest through an exclusive with The News. The 75-year-old didn’t care to communicate to supporters through national newspaper or international channels. He had no interest in impressing a world-wide audience." That's because Pompey is a tinpot club and no-one else is interested, you buffoon.

So, just to clarify, being the "biggest and bestest fan owned (sic) club in the whole wide world" is no longer a desire or priority? So, what changed...? (asked Trousers rhetorically)

Was it ever established if larry12 was a new 'character' on here or an existing member creating a new login? If the latter, it's not one of his best efforts IMO

Forster Bertrand Stephens Yoshida Cedric Clasie Davis JWP Tadic Redmond Long Subs: Hassan, Pied, Caceres, Hojbjerg, Boufal, JRod, Gabbiadini (subject to fitness of course)

A bit like not judging Puel until he's been here a season or two rather than judging him during a below-par spell in his first season?

Yes, agree, we could have taken that equally valid approach instead

Having Arsenal as one of our games in hand might not be such a bad thing afterall...

Don't be silly

Or.... it could be bad news if the reason he "failed a late fitness test" was because he aggravated the injury during said test.... And, yes, my middle name is indeed 'cheerful'...

Thanks. It takes years of practice to be as daft as me. I'm assuming your intellect comes naturally?

Jumping to conclusions aside, how do we know he's not "actually good enough to play"? (hope that question is daft enough for you?)