Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

To host a game in a European competition a stadium must meet category 4 in the UEFA guidlines. Here it is

Category four


  • Stadiums must be all-seated and have a minimum capacity of 8,000;
  • The playing surface dimensions must be 105 metres in length and 68 metres in width and entirely fence-free;
  • The playing surface must either be natural turf or FIFA-licensed artificial turf;
  • The substitute benches must be covered, seat at least 13 people and positioned at least 5m from the touchline;
  • The dressing rooms must seat at least 25 people;
  • There should also be a separate delegate's room, doping control station, and first aid room;
  • Stadiums must have CCTV both inside and outside and a security control room;
  • Must provide seating for at least 1,500 VIPs, 200 visiting team VIPs, and 400 square metres of a hospitality area;
  • The floodlights must light the pitch to an illuminance of at least 1400 lux towards fixed cameras and 1000 lux towards mobile cameras;
  • There must be at least three TV studios within the stadium with dimensions of 5x5x2.3 metres;
  • In case of power failure, independent back-up power supply to provide equivalent light intensity without interruption;
  • Minimum of 150 VIP secured parking;
  • No standing spectators allowed.
Given some of the shit-tips I've seen in Europe in the past, Stoke should be fine.
 
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QPR not quite promoted to the Premier League yet, they drew 1-1 at home to Hull but Norwich won against Derby late and Cardiff won at Preston. They only need to avoid defeat in one of their next two games though to get promoted, one more win will make them Champions.
 
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Springsteen said:
QPR not quite promoted to the Premier League yet, they drew 1-1 at home to Hull but Norwich won against Derby late and Cardiff won at Preston. They only need to avoid defeat in one of their next two games though to get promoted, one more win will make them Champions.
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I think they will do it, looks like the three W's are fast becoming relegation candidates in the Premier League
 
Oh yeah I've no doubt they'll do it, and they could stay up too, they have money so I'm sure they'll spend.

West Ham have two huge games coming up, I doubt they can get anything from Man City on Sunday but after that they play Blackburn at home followed by Wigan away. If they don't get at least 4 points from those two they can pretty much wave bye bye.
 
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