Champions League Thread 2013/14

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rafael booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich 1-0 Plzen, Ribery pelanty.

Pelanty to Real Madrid.

[Munchies]

pelanty to Real !

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Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus, Ronaldo scores the pelanty.

[Munchies]

Goal !

Ronaldo

2-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good strike from Seferovic, De Gea saves.

Old Man Giggs. :lol:

[Munchies]

Ronaldo


7 goals in 3 games

:wacko:

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Pirlo!

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Kagawa booked. :lol:

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Benfica 0-1 Olympiakos, Dominguez.

Anderlecht 0-3 PSG, Zlatan hat-trick.

Galatasaray 2-0 Copenhagen, Sneijder.

Bergara booked. All 22 players to get booked in this game? :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich 2-0 Plzen, Alaba.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ref tries to put in a tackle on stopping Prieto's freekick. Booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Griezmann smacks the bar! Well maybe frame of the goal, great effort anyway though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd 1-0 Real Sociedad, HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Galatasaray 3-0 Copenhagen, Drogba.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seferovic shot, deflects for a corner.

Evra having a shocker so far in this second half.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chiellini sent off. Ronaldo rolling about.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Evans only just slices it clear. Man Utd all over the place!

Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Shakhtar, Rolfes pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bravo saves from Jones' header!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Shakhtar, Sam.

What an effort from de la Bella!

Rafael hauled off, Smalling on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderlecht 0-4 PSG, Cavani.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Benzema! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Valencia hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vidal appealing for a pelanty after kicking the turf and with no player near him. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern 3-0 Plzen, Ribery with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0, Schweinsteiger. :lol:

Xabi Prieto off, Pardo on.

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Anderlecht 0-5 PSG, Zlatan with his fourth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza blasts wide. :lol:

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Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Shakhtar, Kiessling with his second. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seferovic off, Agirretxe.

Zurutuza off, Castro on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hernandez off, Youngy on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benfica 1-1 Olympiakos, Cardozo.

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Man Utd 1-0 Real Sociedad, FT. :sick:

[Munchies]

Fuckers got the easiest group along with Roman :doh:

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Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus, FT. Juve on 2 points. :lol:

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Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus, FT. Juve on 2 points. :lol:

Ronaldo :bow: 7 goals in 3 games is :wacko:

Did Bale come on ? I had a friend over to watch the united game so didn't watch the games.

[Master Splinter]

Sociedad :(.

They did enough to get a result.

Wazza playing well without RVC again. It can't end well, can it?

Zlatan is mental. As is Ribery. I'm sure they'll both get the 'overrated' moniker from Hansen at the next World Cup.

[Munchies]

Sociedad :(.

They did enough to get a result.

Wazza playing well without RVC again. It can't end well, can it?

Zlatan is mental. As is Ribery. I'm sure they'll both get the 'overrated' moniker from Hansen at the next World Cup.

What about Ronaldo ? :(

[GP]

What about Ronaldo ? :(

He can fuck off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo :bow: 7 goals in 3 games is :wacko:

Did Bale come on ? I had a friend over to watch the united game so didn't watch the games.

Yeah Bale came on, didn't do anything.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sociedad :(.

They did enough to get a result.

Wazza playing well without RVC again. It can't end well, can it?

Zlatan is mental. As is Ribery. I'm sure they'll both get the 'overrated' moniker from Hansen at the next World Cup.

Zlatan's hat-trick goal...Er he may have struck it quite hard.

[Munchies]

Zlatan's hat-trick goal...Er he may have struck it quite hard.

That goal was bloody great, even the flick for the second :wacko:

[Master Splinter]

He can fuck off.

Expertly put.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Manchester United ‏@ManUtd 3h
Danny Welbeck's not involved tonight, but he can't wait to hear the #mufc fans in the OT singing section.

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU69C6W5z7E

He gave the fourth some violence too.

What a freak.

[Munchies]

Manchester United ‏@ManUtd 3h
Danny Welbeck's not involved tonight, but he can't wait to hear the #mufc fans in the OT singing section.

:haha:

Lol ! :haha:

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU69C6W5z7E

He gave the fourth some violence too.

What a freak.

He's like an upgraded Giroud

[GP]

He's nothing like Giroud.

[Master Splinter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG93UammH5Y

Bayern's goals (apart from the pelanty) were classy too. Touch, technique, finishing all little bit special.

[Master Splinter]

He's nothing like Giroud.

They're big, they're tall, they've got height.

[Master Splinter]

That Inigo Martinez own goal gets worse on each viewing.

WTF was he doing? :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Pyatov is actually worse than Hart.

Truly awlful keeper.

[Master Splinter]

http://images.4chan.org/sp/src/1382558323758.gif

Red for that.

Lewandowski gets a yellow for smashing Koscielny.

What with RVC's ridiculous sending off in Barcelona a few years ago, it seems as if we actually get more terrible decisions against us in the CL than we do in a League with the likes of Taylor, Foy, Dean and Webb.

Basically, refs are shit everywhere.

[BOBN]

You guys know Ibrahimovic is the best player in the world right?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Go on then.

Explain your criteria for that statment.

[Marc Overmars]

I'd he's possibly the best 'out and out' striker, he is little bit beast tbf. Shame he's a bit of a maverick otherwise he'd get the credit he deserves.

As for being the best in the world....BOBN's theories. :bow:

[GP]

Go on then.

Explain your criteria for that statment.

Don't encourage him.

[Syn]

That was an incredible strike. His physique is unreal. So strong but yet so supple. Must be a demon in the sack.

[Munchies]

That was an incredible strike. His physique is unreal. So strong but yet so supple. Must be a demon in the sack.

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ibrahimovic-wearing-sports-bra.png

[GP]

Bit gay

[BOBN]

Two reasons A) Messi wishes his little legs could wallop a ball in from 35 yards and B) Goal.com said it http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4150/champions-league/2013/10/25/4356446/ibrahimovic-is-the-best-player-in-the-world-right-now-five

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So until Zlatan walloped it in from 35 yards he wasn't the best? Cameron Jerome will be gutted.

[BOBN]

Yes until Zlatan walloped it in from 35 yards he wasnt the best.

Good job hes been doing it since 18 :titsup:

Plus every other type of goal you can imagine, plus a few you cant. The only genius left in football :good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think it takes more than scoring goals others supposedly can't to be considered the best, after all you're only saying he is the most varied goalscorer. Messi has walloped them in, not from 35 yards sure but he has from 20-25 yards, Zlatan's days of dribbling past everyone and scoring are nearly gone but he has developed in other areas, mainly his strength.

If Zlatan has been doing that since he's 18, how come it has taken you to 2013 to say he is the best for the first time? If you're talking about current form then yeah, maybe he is but on that basis you could legitimately say Ribery.

Zlatan is brilliant though, there's no denying that.

[BOBN]

I like Ribery too. Thats Wengers true One That Got Away. The natural successor to Pires that boy and by rights he should win this years Ballon D'or.

When Ibrahimovic was 18 odd a fella called Ronaldinho was on the prowl...Henry and a few others were ahead of him as strikers too. Im of the belief that football is in a dark ages of sorts. The last 6 years has seen a decline in the number of top top players for me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Best in the world by default then? :ninja:

I don't know, I think there are so many very good players now, the best aren't that distinguisable; taking Messi and Ronaldo out of the equation because it's not worth talking about two freaks.

If there is a decline in 'special' players then I would say it's something happening across sports, with the emphasis on fitness and muscularity, the pure talent is being lost. Federer. :(

[Ollie the Optimist]

Uefa have banned a section of the CSKA Moscow for their next match due to their racist chanting against Toure.


because the racists just won't move to different seats in the stadium. fucking idiots

[GP]

UEFA are gutless faggots.

[Syn]

Who cares, it doesn't really affect us because all our players are white and English.

[Munchies]

Todays Fixtures:

Real Sociedad v Man Utd 19:45
Man City v CSKA Moscow 19:45
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19:45
FC Copenhagen v Galatasaray 19:45
Juventus v Real Madrid 19:45
Olympiakos v Benfica 19:45
Paris Saint Germain v RSC Anderlecht 19:45
Viktoria Plzen v Bayern Munich 19:45

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Sociedad: Bravo, Carlos Martinez, Mikel Gonzalez, Martinez, De la Bella, Pardo, Markel, Zurutuza, Vela, Agirretxe, Griezmann.
Subs: Zubikarai, Elustondo, Seferovic, Prieto, Ansotegui, Castro, Cadamuro.

Man Utd: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fellaini, Giggs, Kagawa, Rooney, Hernandez.
Subs: Lindegaard, Jones, Anderson, Nani, Young, van Persie, Buttner.

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Clichy, Nasri, Fernandinho, Toure, Silva, Aguero, Negredo.
Subs: Hart, Richards, Lescott, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, Jesus Navas.

CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev, Nababkin, Alexei Berezutsky, Ignashevich, Shchennikov, Milanov, Wernbloom, Musa, Honda, Tosic, Doumbia.
Subs: Chepchugov, Vasin, Zuber, Elm, Rahimic, Vitinho, Bazelyuk.

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Hart. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 1-0 CSKA Moscow, Aguero pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Copenahgen 1-0 Galatasaray, Braaten. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kagawa shoots, was going miles wide but deflects slightly less wide.

[Munchies]

if Shitty get to the knockout stages, would it help their seeding (ie pot 3 to 2) for next season if they finish in the top 4 ?

Or do they need to get to the quarters ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Possibly but it's a long step away from being able to work it out!

Olympiakos 1-0 Benfica, Manolas.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vela shrugged off the ball easily. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kagawa goes for the curler, easy for Bravo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 2-0 CSKA Moscow, Aguero with his second.

[Globalgunner]

Looks like City want to do a Norwich on the poor bigots from Moscow

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agirretxe. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini booked. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Casillas pulling off a Yeomans save tokeep it at nil nil. Chance for us Gunners to run the rule over some strikers, Llorente, or Benzema, or maybe Tevez. Pogba already on his way,............. i hope.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 3-0 CSKA Moscow, Negredo. :lol:

[Syn]

Smalling's a bit of a liability at the best of times. Playing him at RB is a disaster.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Juve!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 1-0 Real Madrid, Vidal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Close from De La Bella.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd, HT. Terrible really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 3-1 CSKA Moscow, Doumbia.

Hart in.

[Syn]

Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd, HT. Terrible really.

A shame they're playing the game at walking pace. There's no movement or pressing. They'll be very fresh for Sunday. Our guys will probably get thrown around from one side to the other.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Hernandez! :haha:

[Syn]

Chicashito :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 4-1 CSKA Moscow, Negredo with his second.

[Syn]

Kagawa looks for the penalty. He's playing pretty well though. Just about the only one who is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 1-1 Real Madrid, Ronaldo. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 1-2 Real Madrid, Bale.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wazza hauled off, RVP on.

Hernandez off, Youngy on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP hits the post!

[Syn]

Van Persie :haha:

What's wrong with these people.

[Syn]

Don't think I've ever seen two near open goal misses in the same match.

[Munchies]

Juventus 1-2 Real Madrid, Bale.

Great goal that :bow:

[Munchies]

2-2

Llorente

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 2-2 Real Madrid, Llorente!

Real Madrid's defence. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Man Utd.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Youngy. :rolleyes:

RVP has it saved! :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That was an awesome save from the post.

And another dive from Young :rolleyes:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

RvP. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Actually RVP hit the post. :haha:

ITV. :haha:

[Munchies]

Youngy. :rolleyes:

RVP has it saved! :haha:

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG 1-1 Anderlecht, De Zeeuw and Zlatan.

Plzen 0-1 Bayern Munich, Mandzukic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 4-2 CSKA Moscow, Doumbia pelanty for his second. :bow:

[Ralpheroo72]

Young is a scumbag

From BBC
PENALTY TO UNITED - Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd
Ashley Young has a reputation for, ahem, going to ground easily and he has just enhanced that reputation. He goes over with minimal, absolutely minimal contact and to the disbelief of most inside the stadium referee Nicola Rizzoli gives the spot-kick.

[Syn]

Citeh 4-2 CSKA Moscow, Doumbia pelanty for his second. :bow:

A Clichy mistake. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rio wanted a Suarez header.

[Syn]

Vela has been very wasteful in dangerous positions.

[Globalgunner]

Vela has been very wasteful in dangerous positions.

Nothing new there, It's chips he likes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini sent off! :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

He's not even particularly good at being a toilet brush.

[Syn]

Brainless idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd, FT. What a stinker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 5-2 CSKA Moscow, Negredo hat-trick.

[Munchies]

PSG 1-1 Anderlecht, De Zeeuw and Zlatan.

Plzen 0-1 Bayern Munich, Mandzukic.

Thought that was the old Pompey defender for a moment :lol:

[Munchies]

Fellaini sent off! :haha:

:fingers:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thought that was the old Pompey defender for a moment :lol:

That De Zeeuw is a lawyer now I think.

[AFC Leveller]

Young, what a dirty diving cunt.

Felaini, terrible player.

Man u will br up for our game and i expect a really tough game even though they are playing toilet. cunts like Evra, wobbly lips, RVP, etc always raise their game against us.

[Munchies]

Games today:
Chelsea v FC Schalke 04 19:45
Borussia Dortmund v Arsenal 19:45
Ajax v Celtic 19:45
Basel v Steaua Bucharest 19:45
Napoli v Marseille 19:45
Zenit St Petersburg v FC Porto 17:00
Atlético Madrid v FK Austria Vienna 19:45
Barcelona v Milan 19:45

Come on Marseiile ffs, atleast get a point you cunts !

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit: Lodigin; Ansaldi, Hubocan, Lombaerts, Criscito; Fajzulin, Witsel; Sjatov, Sjirokov, Danny; Hulk.
Subs: Baburin, Neto, Anyukov, Zyryanov, Tymoshchuk, Kerzhakov, Arshavin.

Porto: Helton; Danilo, Mangala, Sandro, Otamendi; Lucho Gonzalez, Josue, Fernando, Defour; Jackson Martinez, Varela.
Subs: Fabiano, Maicon, Reyes, Lica, Agu, Ghilas, Ricardo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 0-1 Porto, Lucho!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 1-1 Porto, Hulk with the goal. :lol:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Hulk just had a penalty saved.

Was really a poor attempt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hulk. :lol:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Oh dear god, Hulk. :haha:

No professional footballer should sky a freekick like that.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Arshavin. :lol:

What a bottler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hulk denies Arshavin an assist by not succesfully winning a pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

Varela. :haha:

[Syn]

We're unchanged from Liverpool as expected.

: Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Grosskreutz, Subotic, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer; Bender, Sahin; Blaszczykowski, Mkhitaryan, Reus; Lewandowski.

[Syn]

Whoops. Wrong thread. Syn :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 1-1 Porto, FT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti 1-0 Austria Vienna, Miranda.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 0-1 Marseille, Ayew!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 0-1 Steaua Bucharest, Piovaccari.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 1-1 Marseille, Inler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 2-1 Marseille, Higuain. :doh:

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Austria Vienna, Raul Garcia.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 1-0 Milan, Messi pelanty!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 1-0 Schalke, Eto'o.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 2-0 Milan, Busquets. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti 3-0 Austria Vienna, Filipe Luis.

Barcelona 2-1 Milan, Pique OG. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic at Stamford Bridge. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 2-0 Schalke, Eto'o with his second.

Ajax 1-0 Celtic, Schone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 2-2 Marseille, Thauvin!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 3-2 Marseille, Higuain with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti 4-0 Austria Vienna, Diego Costa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 3-0 Schalke, Ba.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 3-1 Milan, Messi with his second. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Chelsea 3-0 Schalke, Ba.

Bah.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bahsel 1-1 Steaua, Sio.

[GP]

Chelsea suck cock

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League goals on SS1 at 10. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hildebrand. :haha:

Oh my god.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ba with the scuffed scissor kick. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ajax's first goal was brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi's goal drought over. Still needs to go mental to catch up with Ronaldo this season currently though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a strike from Inler. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marseille's defending for Napoli's third. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard missed a training session? What a little shithead.

[Rors]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24879138 Oh dear. How did Sky let themselves get blindsided on this one? (ITV :pal: )

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I might actually have to get BT in two years then. :sick:

[GP]

ffs!

[Rors]

SKY :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Little bit took their eye off the ball. Although Sky will probably come back with a £2 billion offer.

[Rors]

A three-year niggle.

[Xhaka Can’t]

This pretty much cements BT Sport on the scene. They have done what ITV Digital, Setanta and ESPN failed to do. It is not particularly surprising, they have far more resources and a lot more was/is at stake. The TV channel element of the competition is somewhat of a sideshow element to the main battle between Sky and BT across a number of platforms.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

It's weird. It's good and bad in some ways.

Good that Sky don't hold a monopoly on top level football anymore and face some competition to their dominant status meaning they may start having to come down in pricing. But bad that to get comprehensive football coverage you're going to have to shell out for two packages now.

Well it at least nails the coffin in me getting Sky Sports than. Really no point without CL football. As others have said, I'm really surprised that Sky have allowed this to happen as CL football was one of their most attractive jewels in their collection.

Read that as part of the agreement BT Sport have to broadcast some matches as free to air. Whether that'll be any relevant or interesting games with UK teams or shithouse fodder games like Victoria Plezen vs FC Copenhagen remains to be seen though.

Still, it should mean we get a lot more money for participating in the CL and create a further disparity between the top four and the rest. :coffee:

[Rors]

Apparently "at least one game (per tournament?!) featuring British teams" will be 'free', as will the final. Which seems to be all-pervading pointlessness to me.

ITV will have no club football at all now, incidentally. Just thought I'd drop that in there.

[Munchies]

Surprised Sky let them have it, that's a shit load of money though, and they'll still probably keep their subscription prices pretty high even without the champions league :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

ITV. :rose:

Looks like I'll have to get BT Infinity when the time comes then.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

"We bid with a clear view of what the rights are worth to us. It seems BT chose to pay far in excess of our valuation"
"There are many ways in which we can invest in our service for customers"
"We take a disciplined approach and there is always a level at which we will choose to focus on something else.
"If we thought it was worth more, we'd have paid more."



Translation: We couldn't match their offer. Expect some quality French 2nd Division football to replace it.


A major problem though is that that cunt Michael Owen will be commentating on CL games now. He needs to be removed from football punditery business, not given a larger portfolio.

[Munchies]

Might have to get BT Sport then, unless they hike the prices up to reflect this

[Marc Overmars]

Well it at least nails the coffin in me getting Sky Sports than. Really no point without CL football. As others have said, I'm really surprised that Sky have allowed this to happen as CL football was one of their most attractive jewels in their collection.



Their bread and butter is the PL. The CL coverage was the icing on the cake but you can bet they will always trump any competitor for the rights to the PL.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I think it's quite sad tbh.

But then I don't have Sky and I probably won't have BT when the time comes either. Even more streams it is...

I'm more pissed off that they nabbed the MotoGP. The bastards.

[Munchies]

I think the fact there is no terrestrial viewing is a big let down really, I just remember going to friends houses watching the games with them and it was something we'd all look forward to. I distinctly remember the Real/United game, watching it with loads of people and then seeing Figo scoring that goal and everyone thinking 'How the fuck did he do that?'

I don't think anyone ,who I knew, had skysports back then. Then recently ITV went from showing 2 games on a day, to only showing 1, but atleast a game was still there for people to watch. BT Sport have said that they will show a Free-to-Air game, but as mentioned, it'll probably be a shit one no one cares about.

[Marc Overmars]

Next step is the World Cup and Euros.

Wouldn't put it beyond FIFA and Uefa considering they could make billions from selling the rights if it became possible one day.

[Xhaka Can’t]

As it stands, this is good news for me. I'm getting BTS without any additional financial outlay. I only get SS when they give me a good offer, now I might not even take them up on their offers as midweek football is more valuable to me than weekend football. There is tonnes of other stuff I can do on the weekends, but not many options on a wet Wednesday work night.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Next step is the World Cup and Euros.

Wouldn't put it beyond FIFA and Uefa considering they could make billions from selling the rights if it became possible one day.

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if everything went off live free-to-air.

There isn't all that much left anyway; the WC and European Championships and qualifiers, Olympics, Wimbledon, the National, the Derby and the odd rugby final.

[Rors]

Next step is the World Cup and Euros.

Wouldn't put it beyond FIFA and Uefa considering they could make billions from selling the rights if it became possible one day.

Likewise, sadly. And as bad as BBC/ITV are, the utter parochialism Sky/BT Sport would handle those events with makes my teeth itch.

[Master Splinter]

ITV are at least showing the highlights. It's by default better than their current highlights show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25058618

[Master Splinter]

With Dortmund's form and injury situation, you'd think Napoli would at least get a point on Tuesday.

Which would be ideal for us.

[Munchies]

Basel v Chelsea 19:45
Arsenal v Marseille 19:45
Celtic v Milan 19:45
Steaua Bucharest v FC Schalke 04 19:45
Borussia Dortmund v Napoli 19:45
Zenit St Petersburg v Atlético Madrid 17:00
FC Porto v FK Austria Vienna 19:45
Ajax v Barcelona 19:45

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on European Rafa. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 0-0 Atleti, coming towards the end of the first half.

Zenit: Lodygin; Criscito, Lombaerts, Hubocan, Smolnikov; Shirokov, Shatov, Fayzulin, Witsel; Hulk, Kerzhakov
Subs: Baburin, Neto, Khodzhaniyazov, Zyryanov, Bystrov, Tymoshchuk, Arshavin

Atletico Madrid: Courtois; Juanfran, Miranda, Alderweireld, Insua; Joss, Gabi, Koke, Cristian Rodriguez; Raul Garcia, Adrian.
Subs: Aranzubia, Manquillo, Gimenez, Lucas, Torres, Baptistao, Ndoye.

[GP]

Are they playing 7-a-side?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've been drinking tbf.

[GP]

Good plan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hulk puts the hammer down, Courtois saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm not sure I will ever see Kerzhakov score.

Zenit 0-1 Atleti, Adrian! What has Simeone done to them? :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kerzhakov misses again. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fayzulin and Shirokov off, Bystrov and Arshavin on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hulk shapes for a shot that might be dangerous but unleashes a complete scuffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 1-1 Atleti, Alderweireld OG! What has Courtois done? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rodriguez off, Torres on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 1-1 Atleti, FT.

[Munchies]

Zenit 1-1 Atleti, Alderweireld OG! What has Courtois done? :haha:

Was it a clanger ? Barca are looking at him to replace Valdes. Might cost around £25m+

[Master Splinter]

Chelsea: Čech, Ivanović, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Mikel, Willian, Eto’o
SUBS: Schwarzer, Cole, De Bruyne, Hazard, Torres, Mata, Schürrle.

Basel: Sommer, Ivanov, Voser, Schär, Serey Die, Stocker, Frei, Salah, Elneny, Xhaka, Streller
SUBS: Vailati, Philipp Degen, Ajeti, Sauro, David Degen, Delgado, Sio.

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Napoli: Reina, Maggio, Fernández, Armero, Albiol, Callejón, Dzemaili, Behrami, Higuaín, Mertens, Pandev.
SUBS: Rafael Cabral, Uvini, Britos, Cannavaro, Inler, Insigne, Zapata.

Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Papastathopoulos, Durm, Kehl, Bender, Reus, Błaszczykowski, Nuri Şahin, Grosskreutz, Lewandowski, Mkhitaryan.
SUBS: Langerak, Kirch, Piszczek, Günter, Hofmann, Aubameyang, Schieber.


Rafa going all-out attack :bow:.

[mkkreuk]

Was it a clanger ? Barca are looking at him to replace Valdes. Might cost around £25m+

Yep.

Defender heads it back. It loops up but should be dealt with easily, GK should probably catch the ball. Back tracking he tries to tip it over, but flaps at an imaginary ball, and it loops into the corner. Kind of reminded me of Chamakhs headers recently where he's jumping and completing the header, before the ball has even reached him. Horrible timing..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic: Forster, Izaguirre, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Mulgrew, Lustig, Commons, Kayal, Boerrigter, Forrest, Samaras

Milan: Abbiati, Zapata, Abate, Bonera, Birsa, Poli, Montolivo, Emanuelson, de Jong, Kaká, Balotelli

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Ajax: Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Moisander, Boilesen; Klaassen, Blind, Serero; Schöne, Hoesen, Fischer

Barcelona: Pinto, Montoya, Piqué, Mascherano, Puyol, Song, Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc, Pedro, Neymar

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Rafa, don't let us down. Not used to typing that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 1-0 Napoli, Reus pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porto 0-1 Austria Vienna, Kienast.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic 0-1 Milan, Kaka.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ajax 1-0 Barcelona, Serero. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Callejon hits the post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ajax 2-0 Barcelona, Hoesen!

[GP]

Barca/Madrid :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Porto 1-1 Austria Vienna, Martinez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic 0-2 Milan, Zapata. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ajax 2-1 Barcelona, Xavi pelanty.

Veltman sent off for Ajax.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic 0-3 Milan, Balotelli.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 2-0 Napoli, Kuba. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 2-1 Napoli, Insigne!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 3-1 Napoli, Aubameyang.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 1-0 Chelsea, Salah! :haha:

[GP]

Mourinho :lol:

What a fraud.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I needa more eggs!

[Rors]

How will he spin this one?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Still through though, I think.

11 mistakes!!

[Munchies]

Mourinho :haha:

[Maestro]

How will he spin this one?

omelette

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Basel. :bow:

Mourinho. :haha:

chavs. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS Schalke. Chelsea get the only abysmal German team in their group.

On better news though...

The Bulldozer. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Jammy fuckers through while we still have a job to do. ****s.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CL goals on SS2 now.

Mesut. :lol:

Wheelchair the goal machine. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stupidity for Dortmund's pelanty.

Rafa. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund far too fast on counters for Napoli.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hoddle talking utter shit. We have no defenders in midfield. Gimp.

[Munchies]

Terrible news regarding that Ajax fan. He fell down from the stands while celebrating the 2nd goal & died. Rest In Peace

:blink:

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's awful. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic's defending for Kaka's header. Jesus wept.

He's back!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Then again, the defending for Zapata's tap-in wasn't great.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Balotelli.

Celtic. :lol:

What else can you say but wow wow wow?

[Munchies]

Well done Balotelli.

Celtic. :lol:

What else can you say but wow wow wow?

Pretty much lol, Milan are shite now, worse than the Spuds

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nobody is worse than the Spuds.

Emmanuelson. :haha:

Was that easier than you expected? "errr...err....yes. ".

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ajax. :bow:

[Munchies]

Nobody is worse than the Spuds.

Emmanuelson. :haha:

Was that easier than you expected? "errr...err....yes. ".

Lol, I was trying to say how far they've gone down, but you're right :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc lovingly asking for a red card. Ref obliged to get Veltman off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer FC v Bulldozer up now.

[GP]

Cesc lovingly asking for a red card. Ref obliged to get Veltman off.

That was nice of him.