Wake up you footy fans!!!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:45 pm

Nice one Celtic!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:10 am

Hey...some performance by Celtic weren't it. They were under the cosh a wee bit, but they held their own for parts of the game - even having a few half-decent attacks! Absolutely magic! Villareal in the next round...don't know much about them.
Those two lads, Marshall and Kennedy were brilliant...some performance considering they've barely started a game for Celtic.

Houllier's gone at the end of the season...but I think that's been fairly evident from about 3 games in. Spent a lot of money, and not got much from it apart from one good season. I saw a load of their games that season, and the key to their success...Gary McAllister. He tied everything up for them. Why didn't they replace him with another central midfield playmaker.

Oh yeah, they had Danny Murphy waiting in the wings.....

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:22 am

Sadly I saw none of it, but the goalie sounded heroic, and only 19. Villarreal are ninth in la liga. Very obscure place (to someone who knows Spain very well, I can't even think where it is) and team. I reckon Celtic will win it this year, which will look good on Martin's CV in preparation for his glory years at MU!

Yeah, adieu Houillier, and let's see the 'Pool look like contenders.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:30 am

Dunno if they can win it, Newcastle, Inter Milan and PSV are all better sides....the toon usually screw up in Europe, but they looked excellent last night, and Inter are Inter.
I think you're right about O'Neill going to ManU...especially seeing as the Dermot Desmond connections there.

Also O'Neill doesn't like horse racing.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:42 am

F*ck off Sven. WE DON'T WANT YOU!!!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:38 am

You haven't got him....Engerland have, ooh aren't they lucky!

Oh, and in reaction to yesterday Sam.....HARRUMPH!!!!! BLOODY HASSELBAINK.....

godgivemestrength · Post by **godgivemestrength** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:58 pm

Poor sven...so misunderstood.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:41 pm

It is hard to understand him isn't it.

'pressure isn't the right word'

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:57 pm

Sven is the world's most overrated manager. Claudio is one of the more underrated managers.

If Abramovich were smart, he would hold onto Ranieri and make some judicious squad changes. Unfortunately Kenyon has his ear. I don't know a single Chelsea supporter who likes Kenyon or wants him at the club.

Too bad for Wolves.

Oh, Jimmy Jimmy!!!!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:45 pm

SLL, the best team won! What a glorious outcome. It's not so long since beating Arsenal would have seemed fairly standard, whereas right now it helps restore some faith. Great goal, and good holding on to a precariously slender lead.

Next up, a rattled Arse lose their nerve mid-week, and Chelsea go through, only to succumb to Real in ther semis, which they make up for by winning all their remaining fixtures, except the MU one, of course, and Arse only manage one draw and seven losses, so it's Chelsea, MU, Arse in the Premiership. Wenger moves on to manage the Chinese national team.

Oh, and despite a valiant struggle, Millwall go down 5-0 to a rampant MU.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:03 pm

Lots of swear words. Is anybody going to bother watching the final? Scant consolation for mu I would think after looking less than impressive in the premier and second rate in Europe. I wish I could be a gracious loser but I can't.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:20 pm

I don't understand the rules....you can't play for England unless you were born and bred here - but you can have a foreign manager? How come? And can a foreign manager really have the teams best interest at heart when they are playing against the managers own country - especially in say the world cup?

I don't rate Sven either.

Well done to Man U for kicking the arse!!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:40 am

I heard Radio 5 live say that no team has ever got to 4 semi-finals without winning the final....and yesterday was Millwall's 4th semi-final.

Tip-top sports journalism or just lies, damned lies and statistics....

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:29 pm

Neither, just a very unWise thing to point out ...!

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:57 am

HaHa....never thought i'd see the day when I would enjoy a Utd win....

Now, i've said it b4 and I'll say it again....COME ON YOU CHELSEA BOYS.....BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:03 pm

Oh.... My.... God!!!!

We did it!!!

CAREFREE!!!!!

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Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:19 pm

sorry...that was very juvenile of me

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:57 pm

What an evening! Incredible that Arse and Real have both been toppled. I do feel sorry for SLL, but then again, they just don't deserve to match our almighty achievement of the treble. Well done to Chelski. Great second goal. Lovely to see Ranieri with tears in his eyes. And amazing to see Monaco get 3 back and knock out the mighty Real. The final could easily be Chelsea v Milan, and Chelsea have what it takes. Now can Arsenal hang onto the Premiership?

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:57 am

Oh my god -my teenage son is in seventh heaven. I've never heard him shout so loud watching the game on TV - he was hoarse and knackered from leaping around for 90 minutes! He was ringing his dad and elder brother who are also Chelsea bonkers every 5 mins throughout the game!They are getting tickets for the semi.

I've never seen him so happy - up he went to his chelsea decked bedroom to play the 'chelsea chelsea' song over and over. Today he is off to Canada for 2 weeks with his dad ski-ing - what a life huh? Lucky bugger!

I envy him.........Our turn soon Jackson? Huh? huh?

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:46 pm

One of the best games I've seen in ages...well done Chelsea, sooo tight a game though.

Will Monaco be a tough game??? It seems like Morientes and Prso et al have been scoring for fun...they're defence looks suspicious though!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:40 pm

Monaco could be tricky, but I think we can beat them over two legs. We have only conceded one away goal in the CL, and the second leg is at the Bridge.

And, unbelievably, Deportivo La Coruña has now dumped AC Milan out of the competition. I like our chances if we can get to Gelsenkirchen. Depor doesn't travel well, and I think they will beat Porto.

Then again, who knows? This has been a very unpredictable Champions League.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:36 am

I do love your optimism Gilli

I think we'll do better next season, but we are MILES behind the leadig pack and need a decent coach like yesterday...

Pleat really doesn't have a clue....Ricketts in the reserves and old man Poyet can make the bench ???

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:21 am

Jackson Monk wrote:I do love your optimism Gilli

I think we'll do better next season, but we are MILES behind the leadig pack and need a decent coach like yesterday...

Pleat really doesn't have a clue....Ricketts in the reserves and old man Poyet can make the bench ???

Mourihno from Porto would be a great manager for you, if you could entice him to White Hart Lane. Speaks English very well, good tactically. I just doubt that Pleat is smart enough to be able to figure it out. His comments about Ranieri being a "gypsy" were disgraceful. And he's fooling himself if he thinks that the gap between Spurs and the top PL clubs is narrowing.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:12 am

Wow...it's almost a shame that Milan got knocked out, cos Milan v Chels would have been a much better final, and I don't consider Depor to be a big club really. Spose it's to Chelsea's benefit though.

Wonder how Celtic will get on tonight?