is still being in the tie when getting to the pub before the home leg.
This is worse than a dead rubber, it's cold humiliation. I know we contrived a heroic and moderatly entertaining failure to claw back three of the four against Meelan, but they were Italians. They had no idea how to defend a four goal lead, and didn't get their act together until our third. It won't happen again, and we will get double-gubbed.
I will of course attend out of duty but am a little bit not looking forward to it.
It's all very depressing there should be a way to forfeit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
or give the tickets to kids or something.
What will happen though is Bayern will just turn up as it's always a bit weird when you have such a lead.
We'll score early. then ooooh bloody hell it's 2-0 :) nearly 3 but we miss. then just before half time Bayern will score and put an end to that *******s.
Or scenario b they will just carry on and punish and humiliate our 2nd string squad
I suppose there is always the possibility that someone might kck Thomas Muller. That would be worth seeing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I absolutely hate their keeper. For no particular reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
There shall be an initial early onslaught, bouyed a little by a noisy crowd, of this I am sure. I expect Bayern will however be too clever to succumb to this most basic of tactic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
I simply hope in our energetic desire to get back into the game we don't get caught and go 1 down as despite the undoubted noisy Germans I expect there will be much dissenting and booing etc.
This is the very highest level of football which some will use to justify the current high ticket prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
To forfeit would be silly. As Ash has said, you attend from a sense of duty. Call it support.
Yes, we probably won't hear the boos and grumbles because of that fùcking drum and two thousand perfectly co-ordinated Germans marching in step for 90 minutes. I can't believe they let that fùcking drum in. Actually, I can. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Though, to contradict what I said earlier, when we got the 2-0 out there and had them a bit worried at the end, the consensus was "well, Bayern had their foot off the gas. They knew they had won so had no intensity and let Arsenal back into the tie". Mr Souness in particular was very clear about this. I will have to pretend there is hope, however tiny and absurd, that a geniune giant of European football could lose 4-0 to a weaker team.
Ash please. I am really rather fond of you and the last thing I want is to start feeling pity for you:-(
Never been done before, I know this from this week's coverage of PSG/Barcelona and then of course our own defeat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
You and I both know with 100% certainty that Bayern will score so we will need to score 5 to their 1 in order to even get it to extra-time. I am not sure this will happen.
However if we do then they also have the added advantage of being able to surpass our 1 away goal thus rendering our task more difficult.
Finally, to not overlook how inferior we are to them both footballistically and in respect of the great intangible mental strength. Yes, that gem.
In a word, Lewandowski.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
https://www.theguardian.com/football...ampionsleague1Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Of course Deportivo didn't need the fourth but still - also worth looking who the manager of Milan was that nightQuote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
As admirable a feat as it was they were only trailing by 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Probably the finest away performance I saw at Highbury in the CL also.
As i pointed out yes, they didn't need the fourth - it was probably better placed in after Ash's post where he said:Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
"I will have to pretend there is hope, however tiny and absurd, that a geniune giant of European football could lose 4-0 to a weaker team."
This is definitely an example of that - The AC Milan team several all-time greats, Maldini, Nesta, Seedorf, Cafu. The Deportivo team was good but weaker than AC
I was trying to give him hope, sw. Would you deprive him of that?
:bungabunga:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I would hope we will at least go at them a bit. That official tweet was a bit ****ing classless wasn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I pay very little attention to them as a club but I noted they were being quite united-like at the notion of a legitimate penalty being given against them and seemed determined to try and get people booked or sent off for a spell after that.
I don't like them.
Ash is a realist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
He walks a lot, dresses mainly in black and takes solace from the music of The Stranglers. Not for him whims of fancy.
He knows we are fúcked. There is no hope. Best we all accept that now.
We're not good enough, there is no shame in that, none at all.
The time to go at them was on Wednesday. This game should be an opportunity for a gentle stroll around, retaining energy for the challenges to come.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
A little word with Bayern off the record should see a comfortable 0-0.
Imagine if we score in the second minute, then in the 10th, Hummels pulls Sanchez down when he';s clean through- penalty and a red card!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
We'd miss the pelanty and lose 1-2 :-(
Lucas is going to save us Sir C.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Him and the australian kid.
We have an Australian kid? Has he fallen down the disused mineshaft on ol' Mickey O'Riley's place? Is Skippy on the case?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Yeah Jeff Adelaide or something. has to be Aussie with a name like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Sort of player Mo has the horn about.
Tell me about this official tweet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I wouldn't trust them to honour it. And *******s to that, we need to kick a few of them up in the air. The fans would love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Bloody germans
Yes - they are not known for their good grace - and have some horrible moaning players. Lewandowski is a massive **** on the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
He should have been sent off twice for Dortmund against us
It showed the scores from this game and last year and said 'same again next year?'.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
It went on to call us 'useless, bottling ****s' before adding that The Jam are ****.
To be fair they only had 1 more German than us the other night*Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
*starting 11
****ing good player though :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Wd them, bit of humour, "banter" if you will. The reason why social media was first invented and now continues to exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Only the very deepest heemasax would take offence from such things and suggest it "lacks class" and other such nonsense.
They still count as German.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Horrible player. And what's more, just a no. 9 who lives off the skill and commitment of his teammates. C*nt should know his place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
:wave: red
Sounds perfect where do we sign?Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Hmmmmm..... ok. I suppose they were right about The Jam. Fair enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
Oh and it will probably piss down with rain that evening. cover your chips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Won't argue with thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter