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« Reply #45 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 13:09:13 » |
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Always great to see Manure and that prick Fergie on the losing side.
And even when they did win the tropy in '99 and '08, they shouldn't have won it. Bayern were the better side in '99 bar the last few minutes and if John Terry didn't slip taking the pen in '08, Fergie's record in CL finals would've been Played 4 Lost 4. |
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Nick Bamosomi
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« Reply #46 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 13:30:12 » |
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I watched it in the Woodlands Edge and was genuinely surprised at how many people were supporting Barca. Prob not far off a 50/50 split. I kow there are a lot of Man Utd haters out there, but personally I think it's a bloody shame when people are support ing a Spanish side over an English one. I hate Chelsea, but would still have supported them had it been them in the final. Same here |
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« Reply #47 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 15:39:18 » |
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Sorry
I'm just in a belligerent mood.
You should be sorry, you have completely forgotten that it's Saturday night, and as such I would have been in the process of consuming as much San Miguel as possible. I think that excuses me  It does in my book anyhow |
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herthab
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« Reply #48 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 16:25:46 » |
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I watched it in the Woodlands Edge and was genuinely surprised at how many people were supporting Barca. Prob not far off a 50/50 split. I kow there are a lot of Man Utd haters out there, but personally I think it's a bloody shame when people are support ing a Spanish side over an English one. I hate Chelsea, but would still have supported them had it been them in the final.
An English side? Doesn't exist in the premiership. I was willing Barca to win, not because I hat Man Utd, but because I hate all the plastic, shirt wearing cunts that were crowding my local. How I laughed. And laughed. And laughed. |
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« Reply #49 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 16:47:07 » |
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I agree, the top PL teams aren't English any more. they're multi-national teams based in England. very few top PL teams are UK owned now too.
Historically, I would have always supported an English league team in European competition but in many cases these days I'm fairly neutral and I don't have any particular affinity to any of the PL teams playing in Europe.
I wanted Barca to win last night because I admire their class of football, I've followed them since the days of Cruyff and my brother has always supported ManU
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« Reply #50 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 17:02:28 » |
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An English side? Doesn't exist in the premiership.
I was willing Barca to win, not because I hat Man Utd, but because I hate all the plastic, shirt wearing cunts that were crowding my local.
How I laughed. And laughed. And laughed. Remember when Beckham got sent off when playing for England and they lost to Argentina in the WC (the game where Owen scored a belter)? After that Beckham got some banter from opposing PL fans and Manure fans responded by waving Argentina flags, singing anti-England songs etc. I think I'm right in saying Utd is considered a fairly ant-English club. Notice when England are playing an international there seems to be very few flags with Man U on them. In fact it seems lower league names are much more prevalent! Anyhow, I was supporting Barca - mostly 'cause I hate the plastics too. Jonah |
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« Reply #51 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 17:03:13 » |
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I went to a wedding reception las night and the groom is a man utd fan. He wasnt very impressed when i said "your days gone from bad to worse hasnt it"  |
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« Reply #52 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 17:04:56 » |
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Oh Tans you are a card.
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Kinky Tom
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« Reply #53 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 17:26:37 » |
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Just goes to show how much hype and crap comes out of the Premier League and their PR team..
Selling it as the 'Best in the World' and 'Everybody should play in the Premiership'!! The players are only here for the money it takes to get them here and they say what their agents tell them to say in order to get a contract.
When the 'Best League' or 'Best National Team' capable of winning everything comes up aginst other European sides we are shown in our true light.
SECOND BEST ON A GOOD DAY!!!
How many PL clubs have been in the final over the last decade? 6 of the last 7 finals have had at least one PL club competing... Don't let the fact that possibly the greatest ever club side outplayed our champions to a 3-1 win get in the way of the truth. Spurs - yes Spurs - hammered last seasons CL winners this term and if it wasn't for RVP's ridiculous sending off against Barca they may not have even got through the quarters. The prem is the best league in the world because of the distribution of talent throughout, of course Barca would win the prem hypothetically speaking but only Real would get close to top four finish out of the rest, the rest of the spanish league teams would struggle to finish above 8th or 9th. One good team does not make a better league... |
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« Reply #54 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 17:32:02 » |
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Great post Tom.
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« Reply #55 on: Sunday, May 29, 2011, 19:25:07 » |
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Tom makes a good point. Spain is rather like Scotland in the respect that there are generally just two teams that contest the league, the rest are also rans, although I imagine that the technical differences between the two leagues is probably immense. Think I'm right in saying Real and Barca also negotiate their own TV deals, screw the rest of em. I guess we are lucky in the UK as in the top flight it can be any one of four, soon to be five perhaps that have the financial clout to win the league.
From the Championship down in the UK you just can't call it, although the teams relegated from the top tier have a distinct advantage in the way of financial clout, it still chucks up a few surprises. This is what for me makes the lower leagues so special in the UK, it's never boring and predictable
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« Reply #56 on: Monday, May 30, 2011, 09:21:21 » |
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When they step it up a gear no one can keep with them, one of the all time great sides we're witnessing at the moment.
Also not seen it mentioned, but fair fucking play to Barcelona for giving Abidal the armband at the end and letting him lift the trophy, two months after he had a tumour removed from his liver. Very classy gesture imo.
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« Reply #57 on: Monday, May 30, 2011, 09:49:56 » |
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Class-the operative word LR.United dont have any off the pitch and in world terms little on it.Quote of the day "we got caught out a couple of times" (Rio Ferdinand)-what a prick!
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« Reply #58 on: Monday, May 30, 2011, 09:57:04 » |
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Yeah - That was the only difference between the teams - a couple of mistakes. Whatever you say Rio  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #59 on: Monday, May 30, 2011, 11:14:09 » |
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Class-the operative word LR.United dont have any off the pitch and in world terms little on it.Quote of the day "we got caught out a couple of times" (Rio Ferdinand)-what a prick!
Unfortunately for many Barca socios, the club has shown a distinct lack of class, in taking the corrupt Qatari $ and putting it's name on the shirt....in view of what is happening with FIFA right now, a very bad piece of timing and PR. I would like to think the Mes que un club, will see this not happen |
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