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Post by boltonboris » Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:52 pm

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Post by blurred » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:06 pm

Frank Lampard's mother died this afternoon - meaning I guess he'll be unlikely to play against Man United at the weekend and probably us as well.

That quote of Shankly's doesn't always work - some things are more important than football, and to lose your mother at the age of 58 is horrible. He's a good pro, and I wish him all the best in coming to terms with his loss.
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Post by boltonboris » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:07 pm

blurred wrote:Frank Lampard's mother died this afternoon - meaning I guess he'll be unlikely to play against Man United at the weekend and probably us as well.

That quote of Shankly's doesn't always work - some things are more important than football, and to lose your mother at the age of 58 is horrible. He's a good pro, and I wish him all the best in coming to terms with his loss.
Amen to that
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Post by blurred » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:12 pm

United take the lead, but it's not safe as a 1-1 draw sends them out.

They're looking much more up for it than Barca - closing them down all over and denying them space, forcing mistakes like the pass which led to the goal.

I do so hope Barca score! :D
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:25 pm

When United play a decent team at home in Europe, an away goal is always likely - although admittedly not as much now they're more fluid than with Van Nistelrooy, with whom they only reached the semis once (in his first season). Mind, tonight they have Hargreaves at right-back...
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Post by jmjhb » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:35 pm

Not been impressed by Barcelona at all so far, hopefully they'll prove me (and clearly, themselves) wrong in the second half...
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Post by bobby5 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:44 pm

blurred wrote:United take the lead, but it's not safe as a 1-1 draw sends them out.

They're looking much more up for it than Barca - closing them down all over and denying them space, forcing mistakes like the pass which led to the goal.

I do so hope Barca score! :D
Why? I want to see the tanks out on Red Square for a Man U, Liverpool final. :mrgreen:
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Post by Verbal » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:50 pm

"Tevez is the most industrious striker in the premiership"

:whack: shush Mr Pleat.
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Post by WhiteArmy » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:55 pm

Verbal wrote:"Tevez is the most industrious striker in the premiership"

:whack: shush Mr Pleat.
He thinks 'industrious' is another word for melted.
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Post by Verbal » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:00 pm

jmjhb wrote:Not been impressed by Barcelona at all so far, hopefully they'll prove me (and clearly, themselves) wrong in the second half...
Must say though mate, Messi looks electric every time he gets the ball.
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:02 pm

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 bobby5 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:08 pm

Must be a Henry equaliser with 5 minutes to go. The Prophet has spoken 8)
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Post by Athers » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:30 pm

Verbal wrote:"Tevez is the most industrious striker in the premiership"

:whack: shush Mr Pleat.
They've kept repeating this all game as well. This is Davo on a bad day, with a broken leg.
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Post by blurred » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:32 pm

bobby5 wrote:Must be a Henry equaliser with 5 minutes to go. The Prophet has spoken 8)
I wish
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Post by Daxter » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:33 pm

Messi= diving cheat.
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Post by blurred » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:33 pm

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Verbal wrote:"Tevez is the most industrious striker in the premiership"

:whack: shush Mr Pleat.
They've kept repeating this all game as well. This is Davo on a bad day, with a broken leg.
That's because Pleat is a commentating nice person - as it hit 86 minutes 'I think they shouldn't bother pushing for the 2nd goal any more'. A) They'd not been pushing for it since about the 25th minute, B) Really?! You fecking think? 4 mins to go and you reckon they should hold out for the win? Football genius...
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Post by Verbal » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:36 pm

Daxter wrote:Messi= diving cheat.
Great player though on his day.

Bit like dioufy :mrgreen:
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Post by Athers » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:40 pm

Messi looked a cut above his teammates today, they had no incisiveness.
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Post by Lord Kangana » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:41 pm

I'm looking forward to the sob stories of tear gas and water cannons in Red Square already.

Couldn't happen to a nicer set of 'fans'. As a bonus, whoever plays them will get an equal amount of my sympathy. :wink:
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Post by jmjhb » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:43 pm

Apart from Messi, Barcelona were very poor. For all their possession and passing, they created precious few chances, simply trying to walk it into the net.

Having been to Moscow several times, I look forward to see how the Russian police deal with the drunkards :)
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