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nacmat
on 2007-08-23 09:36 [#02113396]
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yes, its that time of the year
previous stages are alreasy here... and we can start the chat
milan was the last champion
milan, barça, liverpool, porto where the winners in the last 5 years, chelsea seems not to get there as hard as they try, madrid could be back in form, as well as munich
lyon maybe lost their chance, maybe not....
your expectations?
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ecnadniarb
on 2007-08-23 09:43 [#02113398]
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My head says either Barca or Milan, my heart hopes Liverpool.
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2007-08-23 09:45 [#02113400]
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finally a topic i like :-)
inter has good chances... but also bayer monaco is very strong imo
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2007-08-23 11:12 [#02113425]
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hard to win games when refs don't let you : (
madrid will take the cup this season. specially now that they got robben. man..surely they could have found a better winger for that much money..
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ecnadniarb
on 2007-08-23 11:34 [#02113432]
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Styles is a fucking nob and the fact he has been dropped for this weekend doesn't alter the fact he stole 2 points from us.
Robben is fucking scary good. Chelsea just never played him properly. I still don't think Madrid have enough there to win it though this season.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2007-08-23 11:45 [#02113435]
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if they're going to play like against sevilla it may be a bit of a problem indeed..it was an early alert call that will tell them not to fuck around. i don't like robben one bit..first of all he's dutch, for crying out loud.
i liked a lot how liverpool played that match. it's my favourite english team and gerrard is my favourite english player..i hope that sort of refereing was just an exception..
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nacmat
on 2007-09-02 11:37 [#02116895]
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did you guys hear about the dead player in sevilla? that was sad
well the champion league groups are:
Group A LIVERPOOL Porto Marseille Besiktas
Group B CHELSEA Valencia Schalke 04 Rosenborg
Group C REAL MADRID Werder Bremen Lazio Olympiakos
Group D AC MILAN Benfica Celtic Shakhtar Donetsk
Group E BARCELONA Lyon Stuttgart Rangers
Group F MANCHESTER UNITED Roma Sporting Lisbon Dynamo Kiev
Group G INTER MILAN PSV Eindhoven CSKA Moscow Fenerbahce
Group H ARSENAL Sevilla/AEK Athens Steau Bucharest Slavia Prague
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ecnadniarb
on 2007-09-02 12:29 [#02116902]
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I can't understand why he was allowed to walk off the pitch in the first place. The way he went down wasn't normal and there was obviously something seriously wrong. Only 22 and a baby on the way, very sad indeed :(
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goDel
from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2007-09-02 12:41 [#02116907]
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got a link?
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nacmat
on 2007-09-02 12:44 [#02116909]
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I think the same, maybe if had been sent to hospital directly he would be alive now... but overall he had 9 heart attacks that night... so maybe it was sowmthing unstoppable
who knows
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OK
on 2007-09-02 13:01 [#02116914]
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i'll cheer for barcelona just because of giovanni dos santos oh, and rafa marquez of course.
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nacmat
on 2007-12-21 05:24 [#02156414]
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1/8 finals:
Celtic v Barcelona Lyon v Manchester United Schalke v Porto Liverpool v Inter Milan Roma v Real Madrid Arsenal v AC Milan Olympiakos v Chelsea Fenerbahce v Sevilla
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nacmat
on 2007-12-21 05:36 [#02156418]
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one thing is clear, british football is on its peak
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xkejjer
from Malta on 2007-12-21 05:51 [#02156425]
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another tough draw for us.. arsenal will be very very hard to beat.. and the fact that milan is an ageing team will probably topple the experience factor that that brings with it this year.. you can't always ask the best from your veterans.
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nacmat
on 2007-12-21 13:08 [#02156624]
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right now I would put my money on these to go through of course the inter liverpool and the arsenal milan matches are difficult to tell
Barcelona Manchester United Porto Liverpool Real Madrid Arsenal Chelsea Sevilla
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Advocate
on 2008-02-18 16:11 [#02176868]
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I'm really looking forward to Liverpool - Inter Milan tomorrow.
Liverpool are in deep shit at the moment. If they get knocked out this round, I suspect Benitez will get sacked.
I think Liverpool will win this, though. They're like a wounded animal right now, and if you poke it with a stick, you'll get your hand bitten off.
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ecnadniarb
on 2008-02-18 16:48 [#02176876]
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We've never sacked a manager...it would be a shame to start now but something has got to give soon. I hope we win.
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nacmat
on 2008-02-21 16:27 [#02177817]
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seems like liverpool has it nearer now
same goes for barça
these two were the clearest results so far
also manchester and shalke seem to be in advantage
fenerbahce and roma are leading but a second leg away might be a tough wall for both as they both saw the oponent scoring at their homes
I bet chelsea will go through but cannot tell what will happen in milan
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2008-02-22 16:32 [#02178221]
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i liked arsenal and barça, they are very strong
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mohamed
from the turtle business on 2008-02-22 19:14 [#02178273]
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inter always sucks in champions league..
arsenal is playing the best football imho.
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nacmat
on 2008-03-05 14:54 [#02182100]
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hahahahahhahaha madrid
poor messi
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nacmat
on 2008-03-05 15:35 [#02182123]
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england seems to be the strongest country in football clubs right now
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nacmat
on 2008-03-11 16:31 [#02184325]
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Barcelona Manchester United Schalke Liverpool Roma Arsenal Chelsea Fenerbahce
excited about the next draw
I wouldnt like to see barça against arsenal or liverpool, but anyway, all teams are hard now
maybe fenerbahce, roma and shalke are a little easier right now
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xkejjer
from Malta on 2008-03-12 01:01 [#02184451]
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roma are not easier.. all they need is confidence in themselves. they quietly have some of the best players on the planet in some important positions.. players like juan, a great defender, aquilani, de rossi, mancini, perrotta, etc.
fenerbahce and schalke are the easier draw. i am a milan supporter and i was somewhat glad that we were eliminated. this way, maybe berlusconi and co will realize that we desperately need a revamp.
i'm suupporting roma and arsenal for this ch. league.
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2008-03-12 01:38 [#02184456]
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Here my votes:
Barcelona.................... 8/10 Manchester United ....... 8/10 Schalke ...................... 6/10 Liverpool .................... 8/10 Rome ......................... 7/10 Arsenal ...................... 9/10 Chelsea ..................... 8/10 Fenerbahce ................ 6/10 Definitely best team is ARSENAL, but also BARCA and LIVERPOOL are very strong. Then MANCHESTER UTD and CHELSEA, few chance for ROME and no chance for SCHALKE and FENERBACHE.
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nacmat
on 2008-03-16 13:22 [#02185669]
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shalke - barça roma - manchester
fenerbahçe - chelsea arsenal - liverpool
england 4 teams... amazing
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nacmat
on 2008-03-16 13:25 [#02185671]
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my bets go for:
barça ( but they are playing so bad lately that I wouldnt be surprised if shalke goes through)
manchester
arsenal
chelsea
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yoyoyo
from cornwall on 2008-03-16 14:19 [#02185686]
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i have same bets as you.
yeah i saw barca - almeria today i wasent that impressed by barca
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ecnadniarb
on 2008-03-18 13:41 [#02186224]
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Bollocks. Liverpool will go through, beat Chelsea in the semi's and meet Barca in the final.
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merg
from The New New York (Berlin) (Germany) on 2008-03-18 14:37 [#02186248]
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www.thegoalposts.com if you want to talk about footy on a footy board...see you there chaps...
Don't come here much any more, don't get the time these days...nice to read a bit and have a giggle though :-)
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nacmat
on 2008-03-18 16:33 [#02186301]
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liverpool has the potential thats for sure
I was just expressing an initial opinion
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nacmat
on 2008-03-18 16:50 [#02186304]
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good to see you!
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2008-03-19 06:15 [#02186432]
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shalke - barça---------------> barça roma - manchester -------- > rome
fenerbahçe - chelsea ------ > chelsea arsenal - liverpool --------- > arsenal
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Advocate
on 2008-03-19 08:27 [#02186452]
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My guesstimation (in percent):
shalke - barça (25/75) ------------> barca roma - manchester (35/65) ------> manchester fenerbahçe - chelsea (20/80)-----> chelsea arsenal - liverpool (48/52) -------> liverpool
semis:
chelsea - liverpool (45/55) --------> liverpool manchester - barcelona (48/52)---> barca
final:
barca - liverpool (45/55) ----------> liverpool wins cl
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2008-03-19 08:38 [#02186455]
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Liverpool always does wicked in the Champions league, but always seems to be 4th in the premiere league.
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2008-03-19 08:40 [#02186457]
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I suppose that's still good, but they always seem to beat the other premiereship teams in the champions league.
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RussellDust
on 2008-03-19 12:19 [#02186509]
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That's the third time Chelsea could meet Liverpool in the semis. Liverpool won both times. I'm hoping for a third time lucky.
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nacmat
on 2008-04-08 14:48 [#02192482]
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well, liverpool did it again... quite impressive
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2008-04-09 00:53 [#02192620]
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what a nice match yesterday!
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RussellDust
on 2008-04-09 08:50 [#02192673]
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Here goes!
With Man Utd in such form, it could very well be an English final. Not sure that's a good thing.
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WooferAttack
from Milano (Italy) on 2008-04-09 09:25 [#02192676]
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i think priemer league actually is the best championship of ever with strongest team of the world.
italian serie A is a boring shit compared to the premier league..
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nacmat
on 2008-04-09 15:46 [#02192792]
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chelsea, arsenal, manchester and liverpool are great teams indeed
I dont know what barça can do against them really
not nowadays
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2008-04-09 16:38 [#02192807]
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We get some premiership games over here, and I enjoy watching them, but doesn't it get a bit dull having basically the same 4 teams dominating each year? It always seems to be Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool dominating the league.
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headspin
from Cambs (United Kingdom) on 2008-04-09 17:11 [#02192812]
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Arsenal and Man United are great teams, Liverpool and Chelsea are not. Expect a dull contest between them two as is always the case when they meet.
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2008-04-10 06:27 [#02192947]
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The english premiership needs a salary cap to keep the big teams like Chelsea from going out and loading their team with all big name players, and to keep all teams on more of an equal footing. From my limited experience of watching the league, it seems the smaller teams can't even compete with the big 4, and which is why they are always in the top 4 each year.
The NHL here used to have some major problems, because teams here in Canada (where hockey is #1) couldn't compete with teams in the States due to the exchange rate and smaller markets. So they put in a salary cap (with some other things to help improve the situation) and now all teams seem to be on more of an equal footing. It's helped a lot.
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nacmat
on 2008-04-10 10:14 [#02192997]
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chelsea is not a big team
it is a great team now in the last 5 years... but look at its history
lots of teams in england have won far more than them over the century
a big team is good over the decades
(liverpool, manchester, juve, milan, inter, real madrid, ajax...)
arsenal is not a good as liverpool or manchester (historically this is) but still has a bigger history than chelsea
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The_Funkmaster
from St. John's (Canada) on 2008-04-10 18:30 [#02193142]
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Well, it's a big team in that its owner has deep pockets and can afford to pay the big name players to come there, which probably means Chelsea will be a big team in the years to come.
I just think that in a sports league, when there is no ceiling on what teams can pay players things get out of hand to the point where only a handfull of teams can afford those salaries, and then those handfull of teams begin to dominate the league. This has happened in the NHL as I said, where Canadian teams could hardly compete due to the exchange rate, etc. It's also happened in baseball, where the Yankess and Red Sox are consistantly among the top teams and world series winners, because they can afford to load their team with all stars.
I don't know a whole lot about the European football really, but it always seems that in the Champions league it's the same teams competing every year. Where is the excitement in that? It must suck if you're a fan of a poorer team.
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2008-04-10 18:58 [#02193147]
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"chelsea is not a big team"
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nacmat
on 2008-04-11 01:24 [#02193222]
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well in 55 years of champions league there have been 21 diferent winners
where is nothingham forest now? 2 times champion
having a rich owner doesnt ensure a big future, but it could happen of course... history is full of teams thatr where big once and are dissapeared now
being a big team is much more than having 10 great years
if you look at the teams I mentioned , their history is so much bigger than the history of chelsea... its almost an insult to compare them
real madrid, milan, liverpool, bayern munich, ajax, juventus...
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nacmat
on 2008-04-11 01:30 [#02193223]
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well this is:
barça - manchester
liverpool - chelsea
which are your bets?
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