Champions League tonight

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Post by TANGODANCER » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:53 pm

Personal biases aside:

Good game of football and United did what they had to do. Tevez was head and shoulders over all the reds (somebody say Stelios wasn't strong enough or big enough for the premiership, Deco, Messi (more meat on a lolly stick,) Puyol, the young kid Bojan?). Messi is a frightening talent and Deco was all over the park. Nice to see Eidur if only for a few minutes. Terrific level of fitness shown all round. If Barcelona didn't persist in trying to walk it in they might have done better. Could have enjoyed it much more if I didn't work right in the heart of Manchester. I'll have it all bloody day tomorrow. :evil:
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Post by jmjhb » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:00 pm

I'd threaten all the drunken idiots/potential troublemakers with time in the gulags...take them off our hands for a bit ;)

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Post by Athers » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:06 pm

Just thinking, fan deaths caused by a United-Liverpool final could cause English clubs to be banned from Europe for a few years. Tragedy aside it'd have very strange effects on the league.
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Post by jaffka » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:53 pm

cue the man u b@@@cks to start...

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Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:55 pm

Athers wrote:Just thinking, fan deaths caused by a United-Liverpool final could cause English clubs to be banned from Europe for a few years. Tragedy aside it'd have very strange effects on the league.
Won't happen, too much money in the game these days.
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:09 pm

Interesting thought though, Athers.

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Post by Zulus Thousand of em » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:14 am

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bobby5 wrote:I want to see the tanks out on Red Square for a Man U, Liverpool final. :mrgreen:
I've heard from well-placed sources that UEFA were definitely worried about the fringe possibilities of a Rags-Pool final in Greece last year. Haven't heard such worries about this year.
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Post by Athers » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:46 am

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Athers wrote:Just thinking, fan deaths caused by a United-Liverpool final could cause English clubs to be banned from Europe for a few years. Tragedy aside it'd have very strange effects on the league.
Won't happen, too much money in the game these days.
I see what you're saying and it's probably right but I can't help but think UEFA don't particularly like all this English domination of their flagship competition. Gaillard (sp?) especially don't like Liverpool for instance, they'd be knackered if they were to be banned from the CL more than anyone 'n' all.
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Post by enfieldwhite » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:18 am

I'm going for a Chelsea/ United final (sorry blurred)

I'd like to see the looks on the Mancs faces when they realise Comrade Abramovitch has booked all the Hotels in Moscow (allegedly) for the Fianl. :mrgreen:
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Post by Hoboh » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:35 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:I'm going for a Chelsea/ United final (sorry blurred)

I'd like to see the looks on the Mancs faces when they realise Comrade Abramovitch has booked all the Hotels in Moscow (allegedly) for the Fianl. :mrgreen:
Me too be really ace if he had contacts in the security service who held up the Mancs at the border till the game finished! then they found out Chelski had won :lmfao:

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Post by TANGODANCER » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:31 pm

And it's over to you Blurred?
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Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:34 pm

The right result on the night.

Chelsea deserved it.

What was the Spanish clown doing taking off Torres and not bringing on a striker?

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Post by warthog » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:44 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:I'm going for a Chelsea/ United final (sorry blurred)

I'd like to see the looks on the Mancs faces when they realise Comrade Abramovitch has booked all the Hotels in Moscow (allegedly) for the Fianl. :mrgreen:
Funny you should say that. I was talking to a Manc tonight and he can't get a hotel. He's looking at hostels now.

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Post by nadroj11 » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:50 pm

i liked drogba's celebration, nice silde infront of the fat spanish waiter

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:07 pm

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enfieldwhite wrote:I'm going for a Chelsea/ United final (sorry blurred)

I'd like to see the looks on the Mancs faces when they realise Comrade Abramovitch has booked all the Hotels in Moscow (allegedly) for the Fianl. :mrgreen:
Funny you should say that. I was talking to a Manc tonight and he can't get a hotel. He's looking at hostels now.
There are very few hotel rooms in Moscow at the best of times, Warty. HTF it got the vote for the final is beyond belief. I was listening to the radio on the way home and there were plenty on there bleating on about the price of their trips. If they think that that's dear then just wait 'til they get there. Moscow is now even more expensive (to some tune) than Copenhagen and Oslo.
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Post by warthog » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:27 pm

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enfieldwhite wrote:I'm going for a Chelsea/ United final (sorry blurred)

I'd like to see the looks on the Mancs faces when they realise Comrade Abramovitch has booked all the Hotels in Moscow (allegedly) for the Fianl. :mrgreen:
Funny you should say that. I was talking to a Manc tonight and he can't get a hotel. He's looking at hostels now.
There are very few hotel rooms in Moscow at the best of times, Warty. HTF it got the vote for the final is beyond belief. I was listening to the radio on the way home and there were plenty on there bleating on about the price of their trips. If they think that that's dear then just wait 'til they get there. Moscow is now even more expensive (to some tune) than Copenhagen and Oslo.
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:31 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:What was the Spanish clown doing taking off Torres and not bringing on a striker?
Babel is a striker, and pacy too, but he's no Torres. Benitez claims Torres had hamstring trouble, but it didn't seem like it...

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Post by Tombwfc » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:40 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:What was the Spanish clown doing taking off Torres and not bringing on a striker?
Babel is a striker, and pacy too, but he's no Torres. Benitez claims Torres had hamstring trouble, but it didn't seem like it...
Unless the guy physically couldn't stand, you'd play him until his leg fell off surely? All he had to do was hobble around the 6 yard box for 10 minutes.

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:50 pm

Quite so, Tom.

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