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UEFA CL 2008/2009  

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  1. 1. Who will win UEFA CL 2008/2009?

    • Arsenal
      12
    • Liverpool
      10
    • Barcelona
      31
    • Inter
      2
    • Manchester United
      30
    • Chelsea
      6
    • Real Madrid
      4
    • Other
      10

  2. 2. Top Scorer?

    • Kaka
      1
    • Henry
      5
    • Eto'o
      13
    • Ronaldinho
      2
    • Fernando Torres
      16
    • Ronaldo
      21
    • Other
      47

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nothuman

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I disagree. He had instructions obviously. Stay in the back and anticipate. I think he did it well.

Frank> I know what you said. But you keep criticizing other teams, and it's boring. Liverpool did a great game, so did Chelsea, but you sound like you're still ****ed off.

Every football fan with a brain knows today football is about money. And without the money (tons of) your team didn't have Torres. And Liverpool is good too at wasting it, remember Robbie Keane ?

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Mike

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I suppose United have no money in the bank! I think not, United are the wealthiest club in the world and also use MONEY to buy players as do all the other big clubs!

Quite frankly a ludicrous comparison!

Good wins for Man U and The Arsenal tonight!

Man U aren't the wealthiest of clubs, yes they make more money and are worth more, but that doesn't mean anything in terms of money in the bank. They don't spend the most either (going back a few seasons). The point with Chelsea is that Abromovich came in and spent a hell of a lot of money which Chelsea as a club didn't 'earn'. The wealth of United/Liverpool/Arsenal has come from previous success, attracting big-name players and have lots of fans globally.

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I disagree. He had instructions obviously. Stay in the back and anticipate. I think he did it well.

Frank> I know what you said. But you keep criticizing other teams, and it's boring. Liverpool did a great game, so did Chelsea, but you sound like you're still ****ed off.

Every football fan with a brain knows today football is about money. And without the money (tons of) your team didn't have Torres. And Liverpool is good too at wasting it, remember Robbie Keane ?

Liverpool are a frontrunning team, and always have been. Chelsea where not a frontrunning team before red rom's millions came to their aid.

The result of the game was a disappointment but no, I am not p*ssed off. And all teams waste money, just look at what a waste of space Shevchenko was, but you won't know how players fit in if you don't buy them and Keane always performed well whilst he was at Tottenham.

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nothuman

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Liverpool are a frontrunning team, and always have been. Chelsea where not a frontrunning team before red rom's millions came to their aid.

The result of the game was a disappointment but no, I am not p*ssed off. And all teams waste money, just look at what a waste of space Shevchenko was, but you won't know how players fit in if you don't buy them and Keane always performed well whilst he was at Tottenham.

Exactly, they couldn't know before the buy.

And of course, nothing compare to Shevchenko. He was more expensive and Chelsea (and some other things) managed to break all his football. One of the biggest wast ever, we both agree on that.

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The text is in french and it is ?ber funny if you understand it.

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HilariousNinja

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They have a big hand in the destiny of all 3 title United are still in the run in for. The CL of course, Liverpool and United both have to face Arsenal at home in the League, and United could end up playing United in the FA Cup Final!

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Martyn

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You weren't directly affected, don't get me wrong i'm not having a go at you for going to hillsborough moreover you were using it as a excuse in reply to nothuman and if you can't even bear to watch football after the memorial why come in this thread where things were going to be obviously said especially with the ridiculous stuff said by Frank Fontaine. Once again I apologise if you took what I said as an attack at you for going to hillsborough.

If you class directly affected as having a close family member die in the Hillsborough disaster, then I was not 'directly' affected. However, I was affected, there is no denying that.

Apology accepted.

Man U aren't the wealthiest of clubs, yes they make more money and are worth more, but that doesn't mean anything in terms of money in the bank. They don't spend the most either (going back a few seasons). The point with Chelsea is that Abromovich came in and spent a hell of a lot of money which Chelsea as a club didn't 'earn'. The wealth of United/Liverpool/Arsenal has come from previous success, attracting big-name players and have lots of fans globally.

You have hit the nail on the head there.

Man Utd have the 'right' to go out and spend ?30 million each on the likes of Ferdinand, Veron, Rooney and Berbatov. Why? They have earnt that money through previous successes. Chelsea on the other hand were just handed an unlimited warchest, and it looks like Man City will be throwing money around willy nilly in the summer if the Kaka ordeal is anything to go by.

Football finance is pretty important. If 'magical money' just appears in the game it has an influence on all clubs. If Kaka had gone to Man City for ?108 million, then Milan would have bought players with that money, affecting the finance of the game with the end result being that player prices increase leaving the smaller clubs in an even more difficult position.

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Kralik

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Inter coach Jose Mourinho has warned Juventus that his side will be heading to Turin to win as he throws down the gauntlet to his bitter rivals.

Despite the 10-point gap separating the two teams, Mourinho is urging his players to rise to the challenge of beating Juve on their own turf to all but lift the Scudetto.

"We want to win. We will not go there to play for the draw," Mourinho told Sky Sport Italia.

"I want to try and win even if we can go on the pitch for two results. I would prefer to be the Italian champions with a 13-point advantage rather than one.

"We are first because we are stronger than the rest and we deserve to win the title."

Juventus ace Alessandro Del Piero tried to stir up the rivalry when he said his side have nothing to envy about the Nerazzurri. Mourinho has failed to see fit with that notion as he responds to the Italian.

"Del Piero should envy Inter for the 10-point gap we have over his side. He is right to speak about his past. He has done everything at Juve, just a shame he hasn't won the Ballon d'Or."

:D didn't know where else to post this.. lol.. I love this guy!! and he's at his mind games again.. EPL misses Mourinho but seems he might be heading over soon.. Sir Alex also hinted that its possible in a season or two..

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Shibby

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You just get the feeling Wenger needs a change of club. He's done pretty well at Arsenal over the years, but you look at the time and most of the time you laugh. Some good players but the way they play at times is odd and Wenger doesn't help with very odd tatics.

I mean you'd thought he'd have Van Persie, Andry and Ady on at the same time and whats up with almunia?

LOL BBC quoted me on a match article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/e...rem/7990157.stm

606: DEBATE

As I've said many times before, Younes Kaboul is not so good when plonked straight into the team, but after a run he seems pretty good

CowPlainPaul

I should complain, it's Cowplain not CowPlain

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