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Sebowski
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Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Bayern over Barca. Real over Dortmund (although I do think Klopp has the right idea against Madrid, which is to try to take Xabi Alonso out of the game).
Bayern / Real would be my preferred final.
But I'd probably enjoy any matchup. I'm rooting against Barca, but that's not anyone's fault. I find their dominance a bit tedious and I dislike a lot of Barca fans.
Bayern / Real would be my preferred final.
But I'd probably enjoy any matchup. I'm rooting against Barca, but that's not anyone's fault. I find their dominance a bit tedious and I dislike a lot of Barca fans.
Sebowski
Footballguy
The Z Machine
Footballguy
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOThe Gator said:Grant Wahl saying on The Football Show, from another source, that United have put a "down payment" on Falcao
The Z Machine
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Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I will be fading Barca in the semis, regardless of opponent.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Zorres with a beauty to open the scoring today for Chelsea in Moscow, his 4th in the past 3 Europa games (3 with the mask). CFC goes through on aggregate. Warren Barton declared during the telecast that he has "inside information" "within the last 24 hours" that Lamps will move to LA Galaxy.
Edit to fix my misquote of the Lampard rumor.
Edit to fix my misquote of the Lampard rumor.
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Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
LOL at "Zorres". He definately needs to adopt a Chi Chi Rodriguez sabre dance goal celebration.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Dempsey scores for Spurs, his 10th goal this season. He's starting to look like a pretty good acquisition for them.
The Hardline
Footballguy
Dempsey having a nice day. Competing against a scrappy Basel team in poor weather.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Oddschecker sez, chances of winning Cup:
Barca 35%Real 27%Bayern 25%Dortmund 13%
ETA: I like Bayern at 11/4 fair bit.
Barca 35%Real 27%Bayern 25%Dortmund 13%
ETA: I like Bayern at 11/4 fair bit.
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Moe.
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Barcelona didn't exactly cruise past Milan and PSG, even if the latter can be attributed to Messi's injury. I imagine Bartra's going to be forced into action. Pique hasn't looked all that great. Alves willfully continues to shirk any defensive responsibility. Busquets was awful yesterday.
I think they lose to Real, definitely lose to Bayern, and are probably a toss-up to beat Dortmund.
Fading Barcelona, but no other bets. Riding Bayern 8/1 and probably not hedging off at any point.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Lol Adebayor. Does he always dance around like that when taking a pen?
The Gator
Footballguy
The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?Now they can concentrate on getting a CL spot.
Sebowski
Footballguy
Sebowski
Footballguy
You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
CL>>> FA Cup>>> Europa LeegYou've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Europa Draw:
Fenerbahce (home 1st leg)/Benfica
Basel (home 1st leg)/Chelsea
Fenerbahce (home 1st leg)/Benfica
Basel (home 1st leg)/Chelsea
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Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
Champions League draw:
Bayern Munich (home 1st leg)/Barcelona
Dortmund (home 1st leg)/Real Madrid
Bayern Munich (home 1st leg)/Barcelona
Dortmund (home 1st leg)/Real Madrid
Bayern v. Real in the final
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Agreed. I think that's a toss up. They are about equal in talent, with a slight edge to RM. But Bayern is riding high and has been unstoppable all year. Barça's odds just got a lot worse due to the draw.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Same for me.CL>>> FA Cup>>> Europa LeegYou've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Perfect draw for Chelsea imo. Did not want to travel to Turkey and Benfica has the best quality of the remaining teams. Second leg at home is nice.
Tremendous Upside
Footballguy
The Gator
Footballguy
Everyone ranks the CL the highest. But actually being in a EL semi with a chance to win it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fourth place.You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
T Bell
Footballguy
But a CL spot is like a trophy.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
T Bell
Footballguy
No way. CL means at least 25M pounds to a PL team, plus a lot of prestige. That is huge when competing in the transfer market for top talent.Everyone ranks the CL the highest. But actually being in a EL semi with a chance to win it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fourth place.You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
EL is a sideshow by comparison.
The Gator
Footballguy
How has Arsenal done in the transfer market? They're consistently in the CL and can't keep players. I use Arsenal as an example because that's how I feel Tottenham will go about business. They won't splash a lot of cash in the market in order to make a CL run, imo.T Bell said:
T Bell
Footballguy
They also have a brand new, self-financed stadium and a first class training facility. They're now (supposedly) over the hump on the financing of those two and are going to have a new shirt sponsorship deal that will be far better than the one that they essentially settled for almost 10 years ago to get the stadium built.
In short, there's more going on here with Arsenal.
Sebowski
Footballguy
Everyone is on Bayern? It will be interesting to see how Barça responds to being the underdog.
Do you guys think Bayern will play their game and keep it open or play defensively? I'd have to think on the run they are on they won't be intimidated, and won't play defensively. That has generally worked out well for Barca.
Do you guys think Bayern will play their game and keep it open or play defensively? I'd have to think on the run they are on they won't be intimidated, and won't play defensively. That has generally worked out well for Barca.
Sebowski
Footballguy
Sebowski
Footballguy
The Gator said:Everyone ranks the CL the highest. But actually being in a EL semi with a chance to win it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fourth place.Sebowski said:You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Gator said:The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
Any more Europa league games were going to keep Spurs out of the CL, so I'm glad it's over. If they don't make the CL they lose Bale, pretty much guaranteed. Maybe they still lose him if they do make it, but at least they have a shot.
Long term suffering fans would probably prefer the trophy. As a newer fan I'm willing to let that one go for the hope of future glory.
Sebowski
Footballguy
So everyone but Gator agrees. Now, what do you think Rafa's goals are?CletiusMaximus said:Same for me.Tremendous Upside said:CL>>> FA Cup>>> Europa LeegSebowski said:You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold.The Gator said:The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.
As an interim guy I think they may be the exact opposite. Trophies look better on resumes than 4th place finishes. This bodes well for Arsenal and Spurs.
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
True. That just leaves Mario Gomez or Claudio Pizarro.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Bayern are underdogs to go through. +120 to +125 from what i am seeing.
The Gator
Footballguy
Link?I said CL is greater than the others, toots.So everyone but Gator agrees.CletiusMaximus said:Same for me.Tremendous Upside said:CL>>> FA Cup>>> Europa LeegSebowski said:You've been a Liverpool fan too long. Champions League berth means much more than Europa or FA cup gold. Chelsea fans, back me up here. You are in all three. Rank your order of preference.The Gator said:The Arsenal way? Pass up a chance at a trophy for 4th?
Eephus
Footballguy
Huge three weeks upcoming for AFC Wimbledon. A few unfortunate results have put the Dons back in the thick of the relegation battle. They're sitting two points above the drop now but have the worst goal differential in the league.
All three opponents are in the top half of the league including an away game at league leaders Gillingham.
All three opponents are in the top half of the league including an away game at league leaders Gillingham.
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