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Poor gibbs  :(

That was a bit alright mind

I would have saved that!

I'm contemplating not watching the second half - but the remote is all the way over there....

Game over, it seems. Shame really, I don't like it when games like this are a bit of a no-contest.

Ronaldo has been world class of late.

Was gutted when Gibbs slipped. I don't care who wins, but it's ruined what could have been an entertaining game. Fair play to United though, they're in control.

The start of the comeback

Hahaha what a way to miss a Champions League Final.

That'll probably get overturned, he got the ball. Although the fact the commentator's going on about getting it overturned for 'mistaken identity' makes me hate itv even more

It won't get overturned - UEFA rules are not kind.

It's karma for Ronaldo's dive to win the free kick.

Exactly.

Ref was shite, gave it all uniteds way first half then felt sorry for arsenal and gave it all their way in the second.

Defo penalty....you cannot snick a ball with your studs and then wrap your legs around the forward.

Fletcher should of let the twat score!

Class at getting a free kick just about every time he ends up on the floor  :baby:

Nice big toe punt for United's second goal.

That kind of strike harks back to a previous era where English teams dominated the competition, so no surprise that as is being used again, we find ourselves once again are pulling down pants across the continent.

Another trophyless season for Arsenal and the overrated Wenger.

Fatbury will be in meltdown wit this and Pook going.

My other half had money on Park to score first and United to win 3-1.

£4 got him just over £100 jammy thing.

I Chelsea win tonight, utd will win in the final against them

I'd rather Barca win and win in the final.

Same as, I missed the f off.

Says missus "won nigh on 300 quid on a Swindon player, a Swindon player mark you, being League 1 top scorer" :)

Whooooosh

UEFA will only overturn a red card in the Chumps League for mistaken identity - prick your ears up!

I thought the same - looked like a penalty as he went through the player (even though he got the ball first), but the red card was very harsh. Don't know what he was thinking going for the tackle anyway, pretty stupid when you're that far ahead with not long to go.

:D

Lots of Barca fans milling about Piccadilly this lunchtime.  Sadly, I think they will be heading home disappointed.  Expect Chelsea will win tonight and then lose to Man U in the final.

Since the CL was started, the only times Barca have beaten Chelski, is when Chelski have had a player sent off.

I think Chelski will win, and  wouldn't be surprised if Barca fail to score again, as they did the same again Man Yoo last season in the semi, where they passed the ball around for fun, and in the end had no end product.

If plan A fails...revert to plan A !!!

Agreed-its getting embarrassing

please please let that happen

Tick-a-boo Michael Essien. Wrong foot as well.

Platini will be crying into Blatters bussom at the thought of another all English final. Snigger.

This is the best reason arguing in the favour of Chelsea going through :)

2nd best goal i've seen this season.
The 1st is obviously obvious.

Barca look class, Chelsea look slow.
Chelsea 1 up, one definite penalty not given and possibly another as well, seen them given.
Funny old game, they could be 3 up and being played off the park.

Tappy tappy pretty football is only any good if you create chances. And I don't recall Chech making a save.

Drogba missed a sitter mind, may regret that.

I really fucking hate drogba

Oh, yeah, how much?

What is it with Skysports insistance that the referee for these matches has to come from a major footballing nation? It makes no difference.

hes just a poor excuse of a footballer, for a man of his size and strength he just goes down so fucking cheaply!

I agree Whits, built like a brick shithouse, yet falls over as much a Ronaldo.

Still want Chelsea to go through though.

Chortle.

#that said, I won't lose sleep over them going out :)

:D

I fucking hate Chelsea so much, that was so sweet.

Well that was incredibly undeserved, such a shame to see the worst team go through.

That was a hilarious ending.

hahahahahahaha Drogba.

what are you saying about norway?

No idea what these players think berating the referee now will achieve, or at all really.

To be fair, Chelsea could have had 3 or 4 pens from a different ref. Seem them given, seen 'em not.

Nice to see the Chelsea players taking it well though. Apparently it's a "fucking disgrace" according to Dogba :)

Man U v Barca is a more exciting final. Odds against United - nobody has retained the title.

what happened?

I'm defending Norway - Gray was suggesting (not for the first time) that fixtures such as the European Cup Semi-Final has to be officiated by Germans, French, Italians because they experience bigger games etc which is ridiculous.

Now Redknapp's at it as well.

Whinging of the highest order.

They had a quiet word with the ref after the game over some disputed penalty claims.

Commentators are blaming the ref for being Norwegian again. Seems fair enough. A Swede would never have made the mistakes his inferior neighbour did.

I mean in the match. Who won? I'm watching the apprentice

Barca won it on away goals with a stoppage time goal.

Meh.

I guess I want Barca to win then.

It's stupid and patronising. Football is football - For example IFK Göteborg vs. Örgryte IS is just as big a game to Swedish fans than Liverpool vs. Manchester United.

having seen the standard of norwegian football, they may have a point.

andy gray hates all referees and disagrees with their every action, so who gives a fuck what he thinks?

Should have a great final now.

That handball in the second half - flip me even my granny would have given that.

Ha Ha, time to go down the Chelsea local, I bet it is all kicking off.

Bye Bye

It's not just the Scands he's targeted - basically if it's not covered by SkySports it's not big enough.

Don't forget to ask the score Dell.

Haha, well done Sky - just broadcast Dogbra saying 'it's a fucking disgrace!' :D

Richard Keys
Then don't repeat it then!

Even if they did get a top Italian ref for example, they'd still be screaming blue murder if he didn't give the penalties either.

lets be honest, the ref was shit

the nationality isnt important - his standard of decisions is though

Didn't Italy's top ref ludicrously (yet hilariously) send off Darren Fletcher yesterday?

Yep.

also don't forget that anders frisk retired from refereeing after death threats from chelski fans in 2005.

The funny thing was that when it happened live they had the camera on him but the volume turned down. Then about 10 minutes later they showed a replay of it and the volume was turned down again, until just before he said "fucking disgrace" when they turned the volume up. I can't help but wonder if someone did it deliberately.

Oooh, a UEFA conspiracy to not have two English clubs in the final again...

 :nod: :D

I was pretty appalled at the Sky commentators as well. The bloke that interviewed Hiddink was blatantly trying to lead him in to saying something bad about the ref and the decisions, fair play to Hiddink as he refused to and acted perfectly. Jamie Rednapp was shocking, saying all Norwegians are shit referee's - I wonder how many Norwegian football matches he's seen in his life?

Then they pretty much claimed there was a conspiracy at UEFA to keep Chelsea out of the final.

When this kind of shit happens we all go on about the ref's and the players but I think its about time the TV commentators started getting some flak for their continual shit stirring and outrageous comments. If we're going to hold players and refs to account, why not the TV companies and their commentators that cover the games?

Sky Sports punditry has annoyed me for some while, I don't really pay attention to it. - I really hope Richard Keys is forced to say what waffles on about.

They need a scoop so Sky Sports sensationalise everything™ (Rupert Murdoch) - the fact they repeated Drogba's little tirade proves this - live directors/editors know what they're doing and that was deliberate.

The whole referee nationality argument baffles me as I've already mentioned.

Do you say it Gus Hiddink or Goose Hiddink BTW?

I think it's more like Hoose Hiddink.

joose kiddink

Dutch bloke.

I just wish he kept the 'tache.

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Looks like Super Mario :D

I prefer it said Goose - It just sounds funnier and makes me think of Gooses! :)

Gush

Is how Steve McClaren would pronounce it.

Good old Shteve.

How you shay...er...Goosh?  For sure.

Er, Geese ?

How'd you get 'Geese' from 'Gus'? Silly Nev

They don't even sound same! [/meerkat]

loose sphintic

simples !  (squeak)