Champions League Group Stage Draw, 30/08/12, 17:00 BST. Ish.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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Arsenal. :bow:

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal
Valencia
Juventus
Dortmund

:faint:

Could be some very tasty groups thrown up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid/Barcelona
Manchester City
Juventus/PSG
Borussia Dortmund.

:pray:

PSG are probably nailed on to be in Milan's group.

[Edinburgh Gooner]

can we be drawn in the same group as citeh, or do they still separate teams from the same country?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No, we can't be drawn against them.

[Joker]

Wouldn't actually mind a tougher group tbh. I know it's irrational but group stage games are quite dull a lot of the time; some more spicy encounters would be welcome.

[Cripps_orig]

Still makes me laugh we are top seeds despite a shocking CL record

[Edinburgh Gooner]

We did better than both Manc clubs last season lol

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Still makes me laugh we are top seeds despite a shocking CL record


Yeah but the fact we have been in it for the last however many years means we have a good Coef. hence why City are in pot 2.

[Cripps_orig]

Where are Napoli?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Europa League.

[Cripps_orig]

Who are the 3 Italian representatives?

Juve, AC and....Udinese?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who are the 3 Italian representatives?

Juve, AC and....Udinese?

If Udinese qualify. They've got to get past Braga first.

Arsenalistas. :bow:

[The Ogg Monster]

Where are Napoli?

Somewhere in Italy.

[Xhaka Can’t]

If we draw some tasty teams in the Group Stage, I'm interested.

If we end up with garbage like Braga, Kobenhavn and Nordsjaelland, I couldn't give a toss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thread updated, PSG have been pushed in to Pot 3 now.

[cheesy bites]

Avoid the 2 Russian clubs (long trips, tricky away games) and Juventus and it should really be a cake-walk.

[Bergkampwonderland10]

Avoid the 2 Russian clubs (long trips, tricky away games) and Juventus and it should really be a cake-walk.
Agreed...Russia in winter not good.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Somewhere in Italy.

Oh dear!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OP updated.

Come on football.

[Marc Overmars]

To be honest looking at the pots, it's probably going to be a tough group, unless we get really jammy and draw;

Braga
Galatasary (Eboue :lol:)
FC Nordsjaelland

[fakeyank]

I believe we will make the 2nd round. This in turn will make AW believe that there is great spirit in the squad and we will be knocked out soon after.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I believe we will make the 2nd round. This in turn will make AW believe that there is great spirit in the squad and we will be knocked out soon after.

Depends who we draw tbh.

[GP]

I believe we will make the 2nd round. This in turn will make AW believe that there is great spirit in the squad and we will be knocked out soon after.

I hope you get knocked out soon after...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I hope you get knocked out soon after...

:haha:

GP :bow: Best GW has ever had.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just for fun I'm going to predict for once.

Arsenal
Schalke
Spartak Moscow
Malaga.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal
Valencia
Juventus
Dortmund

Thats the group i want

[Joker]

Arsenal
Benfica
Lille
Malaga

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our rehearsal draw:

Arsenal
Zenit
Galatasaray
BATE.

:lol:

[LDG]

Our rehearsal draw:

Arsenal
Zenit
Galatasaray
BATE.

:lol:

I want that one!

[Letters]

I want that one!
We'd definitely master Bate.

:d

[Marc Overmars]

Arsenal
Shakhtar
Ajax
Monty

[I_Killed_Kenny]

Arsenal
Schalke
Ajax
montpellier

and we will struggle to get out of that group too

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts in ten minutes. For those that will be in work unti...5:30 or those without Sky/cable, when they go to the auditorium it can be watched on UEFA.com.

Champagne Charlie and Wilkins are in the studio for SSN I think. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Will Zenit get a favourable draw? Gazprom are an official UEFA partner now. :rolleyes:

[cheesy bites]

Nightmare scenario:
Arsenal
Benfica
Juventus
Borussia Dortmund

Dream scenario:
Arsenal
Braga
Anderlecht
Nordsjaelland

We'll probably get:
Arsenal
Shakhtar Donetsk
Ajax
Celtic

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It can be streamed on the UEFA website now, not that the draw will be for a while.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sod off Honest Frank.

[Niall_Quinn]

It can be streamed on the UEFA website now, not that the draw will be for a while.

You sure they aren't stealing your bank account details and other personal information in the background? Crooks as they are. Make sure your firewalls are up if you access that site, and probably go incognito.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Denis Law is doing the draw. :bow:

Hopefully he will have a better of what he is doing than Bobby Charlton did.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You sure they aren't stealing your bank account details and other personal information in the background? Crooks as they are. Make sure your firewalls are up if you access that site, and probably go incognito.

You'll know if that's the case when GW mysteriously has a function for PayPal donations added...

The first part of the draw is imminent. The exciting part of assigning the top seeds to groups.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Sorry to sound rude, but who the fuck wants to pay money to see the teams in your dream scenario.

For me, you've got it backwards.

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

Melanie Vinegar. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL, RvP and Rooney, 2 million goals in 30 games between them.

Whole Arsenal team, no shots in 2 million games.

I'm going out on a limb here to say we may well struggle in this competition.

[LDG]

It'll be fixed anyway.

[Niall_Quinn]

It'll be fixed anyway.

The draw?

Of course, of course.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Infantino is saying they won't hesitate to take action on those clubs that contravene FFP. :lol:

[GP]

We'll win the group whoever we get. Bring it on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid are first out. :o

[LDG]

Are spurs in the draw?

[cheesy bites]

Are spurs in the draw?

Harry will get them in, he knows people. A parting gift.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Denis Law doesn't know what he is doing after all.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Madrid Group D

Bayern Group F

Barca Group G

Porto Group A

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not Group H again surely?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea in Group E.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chavs Group E

[cheesy bites]

ARSENAL YEAH WOOP

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd in Group H.

We're in Group B. Same matchdays as Real Madrid. That means Citeh cannot draw Barcelona or Bayern Munich.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

UTD Group H


Us Group B

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

George Weah says Wenger is his father figure. :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

George Weah :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Pot 2. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shakhtar Donetsk are in with...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea.
Donetsk.

:haha:

[LDG]

Chelsea.
Donetsk.

:haha:

Satan :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valencia are in with Bayern Munich! :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona
Benfica

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd get Braga. :doh:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Man u
Braga

[cheesy bites]

We've got a tough second pot team whoever it is of the 3

[LDG]

Man Utd get Braga. :doh:


:haha:

What a farce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We get Schalke! :dance:

[cheesy bites]

Schalke it is

They still got Raul?

[LDG]

We get Schalke! :dance:

That'll do.

Better than travelling to Zenit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porto
Dynamo Kiev

[LDG]

So city get madrid, milan or porto :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh up, Milan or Madrid.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid
Man City!

:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Real Madrid
City

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milan
Zenit.

Bless George Weah.

[LDG]

:haha:

[cheesy bites]

Bonus boys: We can't get Dortmund now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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[LDG]

Right.

Anderlecht or Olympiacos :pray:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Just for fun I'm going to predict for once.

Arsenal
Schalke
Spartak Moscow
Malaga.

Could it be lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think so with Zenit on our side of the draw now. Shame.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pot 3 time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Calm down Ruud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd
Braga
Galatasaray.

[cheesy bites]

United and Gala

:lol:

[LDG]

Get in...didn't want those nasty ****s.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille

I think we can get PSG now.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Bayern/Valencia/lille

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos.

:haha:

[cheesy bites]

Haha nice one.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille

I think we can get PSG now.

nope

[cheesy bites]

Please put PSG in with Madrid and City!

[LDG]

Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos.

:haha:

:dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milan
Zenit
Anderlecht

[LDG]

Please put PSG in with Madrid and City!

Fuckin LOL

:haha: :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porto
Dynamo Kiev
PSG

Shame.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

why do the other teams seem to be so happy when drawn in our group!

[LDG]

:(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid
Man City
Ajax.

:lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Madrid/City/Ajax

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marc Overmars! :bow:

[cheesy bites]

IS THAT MARC OVERMARS?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

why do the other teams seem to be so happy when drawn in our group!

Who's happy i did not see any team happy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea
Donetsk
Juventus

:haha:

[cheesy bites]

Chelsea have a tricky group

[GP]

why do the other teams seem to be so happy when drawn in our group!

They've only come to see The Arsenal.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea
Donetsk
Juventus

:haha:

Interesting tbh.

[GP]

Champions League appearances: Emmanuel Eboue 54. Tottenham Hotspur 10.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona
Benfica
Spartak Moscow

[cheesy bites]

If we get Nordsjælland, we know where Wenger's spent the Van Persie money

[I_Killed_Kenny]

Who's happy i did not see any team happy.

well both the other teams reps seemed relieved when they found themselves in pot B. thats what it seemed like to me mate

[LDG]

Celtic / Utd is nailed on btw....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cannavaro. :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

well both the other teams reps seemed relieved when they found themselves in pot B. thats what it seemed like to me mate

Maybe but i doubt they come across all mody and scared otherwise why even show up to play in the comp.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - that **** they have on can't even speak English!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

If we get Nordsjælland, we know where Wenger's spent the Van Persie money

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pot 4 now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona
Benfica
Spartak Moscow
Celtic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porto
Dynamo Kiev
PSG
Dinamo Zagreb.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monty time!

[cheesy bites]

Group A the group of life (aka no-one will be watching)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

we get monty

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos
Montpellier.

:lol:

[I_Killed_Kenny]

Maybe but i doubt they come across all mody and scared otherwise why even show up to play in the comp.

well lennon just shook his head at getting barcas group. just meant we as a force are not what we were once percieved to be. others are happy to be drawn in our group now

[cheesy bites]

Nordsjaelend with United.

Guaranteed

[Olivier's xmas twist]

man u to get this team

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea
Donetsk
Juventus
Nordsjaelland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille
BATE.

[Syn]

Fucking Olympiakos. We seem to play them more than we play Everton these days.

Anyway, winnable group.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

well lennon just shook his head at getting barcas group. just meant we as a force are not what we were once percieved to be. others are happy to be drawn in our group now

Not really no. just because someone smiled does not mean anything. If you gonna go oh shit we got arsenal then don't bother turning up it simple.

We have a winnable group so who really cares.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milan
Zenit
Anderlecht
Malaga.

[Letters]

Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos
Montpellier.

:lol:Top 4 finish :bow:

[cheesy bites]

Either City or United get Dortmund.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

happy with the group. tricky tie away to greece but should top that group.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd
Braga
Galatasary
Cluj.

:haha:

This means..

[cheesy bites]

LMFAO AT CITY

LMFAO

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid
Man City
Ajax
Borussia Dortmund.

:haha: :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Either City or United get Dortmund.

City got them

:lol:

Gotze :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

City are heading out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking Olympiakos. We seem to play them more than we play Everton these days.

Anyway, winnable group.

We can definitely jump out to a commanding lead and then drop off and scrape second in that group! It's on!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Mancini to spluge 200 mill on signings now in the next 24 hrs tbh.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Dortmund ought to be tough for City, but they sucked last year. Germany, France, Greece for us isn't bad.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Sort of recognisable names:

Schalke - Farfan, Metzelder, Huntelaaaaaaaaar
Montpellier - Belhanda, Yanga-Mbiwa (unless we sign this bloke), Utaka
Olympiakos - erm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iniesta wins the Best Player in Europe award.

[Marc Overmars]

Bit of a drab group but at least we should progress without too much hassle hopefully. Monty. :bow:

City. :pal:

Bye.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Dortmund ought to be tough for City, but they sucked last year. Germany, France, Greece for us isn't bad.

City have a much harder group then last season.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Iniesta wins the Best Player in Europe award.

Least its not one of the ususal 2.

[Marc Overmars]

United's group. :lol:

Pub-tastic.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

hopefully now the board will be confident of getting through for the extra moolah, so we can go and buy llorente now please!

also, poor city :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Matchday 1
Montpellier Hérault SC v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, September 18
Kick Off: 19.45 UK
To be played at Stade de la Mosson, France

Matchday 2
Arsenal FC v Olympiacos FC
Wednesday, October 3
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 3
Arsenal FC v FC Shalke 04
Wednesday, October 24
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 4
FC Shalke 04 v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, November 6
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Veltins Arena, Germany

Matchday 5
Arsenal FC v Montpellier Hérault SC
Wednesday, November 21
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Emirates Stadium

Matchday 6
Olympiacos FC v Arsenal FC
Tuesday, December 4
Kick Off: 19:45 UK
To be played at Karaiskaki Stadium, Greece



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We always get Olympiakos away as one of the last games. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh have Real Madrid away first. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Away to Monty first. :popcorn:

[gooners]

Citeh have Real Madrid away first. :lol:

actually they have a real good chance against them -- real are nothing special against any really good side.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

actually they have a real good chance against them -- real are nothing special against any really good side.

im sure Jose will have a plan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

actually they have a real good chance against them -- real are nothing special against any really good side.

Real Madrid tend to blitz their way through the group stage, I certainly think they will win this game anyway.

[Master Splinter]

I must say we have little bit top, top draw.

We are perhaps 2% away from a top, top, top draw.

There is enough sweat in our tank, spirit in our belief, quality in our technique and remarkableness in our consistency to progress.

But do not forget we have also a 103.5% chance of resting our special quality players against Olympiacos, coming little bit short of first place in the group and becoming embroiled in the dead/alive zone in the last 16 against a team which travels with 94.23% petrol.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Little bit good post.

[Özim]

I can see us playing Montpellier, Giroud missing 5 sitters and them snatching the win 1-0 late on :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

actually they have a real good chance against them -- real are nothing special against any really good side.

Didnt they just beat Barca?

Oh i see what you mean

Barca :haha:

Even gooners dont think they are a good side

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4513038/Champions-League-draw-groups-spotlight.html

Group E predictions :haha:

Hansen must work for the Sun

[Cripps_orig]

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My first proper look at all the groups

Its a shame Juve didnt get in Group D and ffs Group D will play their games on the same day as ours. Looks like i wont be watching any of our CL games other than the one home game i go to in the CL.

Predictions to go through?

Group A - PSG and Porto
B - Arsenal and Schalke
C - Milan and Zenit
D - Real Madrid and Dortmund
E - Juventus and Chelsea
F - Bayern and Valencia
G - Spanish FA UEFA FIFA Refs and Benfica
H - Mancs and Galatasaray

[Cripps_orig]

why do the other teams seem to be so happy when drawn in our group!

Cos we are by far the weakest team in Pot 1

Everyone wanted us. Our record be it recent or otherwise in the CL is horrific

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Cos we are by far the weakest team in Pot 1

Everyone wanted us. Our record be it recent or otherwise in the CL is horrific

Rubbish, were much better then Porto and even on par with Milan.

[Özim]

Rubbish, were much better then Porto and even on par with Milan.
Milan have won the CL countless times, in addition they knocked us out last season and now we've sold RVP as well.

Ach is right we're definitely one of the better draws (alongside Porto).

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Milan have won the CL countless times, in addition they knocked us out last season and now we've sold RVP as well.

Ach is right we're definitely one of the better draws (alongside Porto).

That was then, they have weakend now, but who cares we have an easy group so its a moo point any way. we get out of it anyways and if people aint scared makes no diffrence boo fecking hoo.

[Letters]

Ach is right we're definitely one of the better draws (alongside Porto).
When's the last time we didn't get through a group? Our record in the latter stages is patchy at best but we tend to at least qualify for the knockout stages.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ever since it changed to only one group stage we've always made it out. Only Chelsea from the Premier League have done the same in that time (out of the CL regulars).

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Ever since it changed to only one group stage we've always made it out. Only Chelsea from the Premier League have done the same in that time (out of the CL regulars).

Yep, sometimes we Arsenal it up and let it go to the last game of the group but none the less go through.

[Letters]

Ergo, I don't see why teams would want to draw us.
Our record suggests we'll get out of the group so if we're in their group that effectively means there's only one place left.

[Marc Overmars]

It's more apt to say we'd be one of the favoured draws in the knockouts, seeing as our record is awful considering how long we've been competing in this competition.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Milan have won the CL countless times, in addition they knocked us out last season and now we've sold RVP as well.

Ach is right we're definitely one of the better draws (alongside Porto).

You are both wrong because in your desire to be miserable, or in Ach's case wum, neither of you have thought it through.

Why would a team want to be drawn in the Group Stage against a team that pretty much always qualifies for the knock outs?

Drawing us in the knock out stage is a separate matter altogether.


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[LDG]

I really don't give a shit what other teams think.

It's a great draw for us, and we should top the group.

[Özim]

You are both wrong because in your desire to be miserable, or in Ach's case wum, neither of you have thought it through.

Why would a team want to be drawn in the Group Stage against a team that pretty much always qualifies for the knock outs?

Drawing us in the knock out stage is a separate matter altogether.


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If I was a manager getting us out of Pot 1 would be a great draw, the other teams have better players and are on the whole stronger teams, thus the possibility of picking up points against us is greater. In addition 2 teams qualify from the groups and we have a number of times come 2nd.

Not hard to see why other teams would want to be in our group really. I wouldn't want to have Real, Barca, Chelsea, Bayern or Man U. The other three teams are not so bad, though Milan proved last season they were better than us as well.

You'd have to be delusional to think that we're not one of the better draws seeing the other teams in Pot 1 tbh.

[Xhaka Can’t]

If I was a manager getting us out of Pot 1 would be a great draw, the other teams have better players and are on the whole stronger teams, thus the possibility of picking up points against us is greater. In addition 2 teams qualify from the groups and we have a number of times come 2nd.

Not hard to see why other teams would want to be in our group really. I wouldn't want to have Real, Barca, Chelsea, Bayern or Man U. The other three teams are not so bad, though Milan proved last season they were better than us as well.

You'd have to be delusional to think that we're not one of the better draws seeing the other teams in Pot 1 tbh.

We have a better record of emerging from the Group stages than just about every team you mentioned.

In fact not one team has a record better than ours.


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[Olivier's xmas twist]

Didnt they just beat Barca?

Oh i see what you mean

Barca :haha:

Even gooners dont think they are a good side

:haha: Barca fans eh?

[Dennis Bendtner]

2004-5 ---> 1st
2005-6 ---> 1st
2006-7 ---> 1st
2007-8 ---> 2nd
2008-9 ---> 2nd
2009-10 ---> 1st
2010-11 ---> 2nd
2011-12 ---> 1st

Very little in the way of a point to be made here. Self-loathing isn't healthy.