Cl Draw

[Lamps]

Chelsea v Arsenal
Man Utd v Fenerbahce
Liverpool v Schalke
Roma v Barca

[Lamps]

I've been informed that the draw will work out like this.

Make of that what you will

[KolaKubes]

I reckon the four English sides will get paired up.

[Roman Abramovich]

arsenal v liverpool

[Roman Abramovich]

roma v man utd

[Lamps]

arsenal v liverpool

get in

[Lamps]

pub team for United.


its game on now

[Roman Abramovich]

schalke v barca

[Roman Abramovich]

fenerbach v chelsea

[Roman Abramovich]

and now on to the semi finals.......

[Roman Abramovich]

arsenal or liverpool versus fener or chelsea

[Roman Abramovich]

schalke or barca v roma or utd

[Lamps]

United got the handy one again.

[Roman Abramovich]

holy shit......

arsenal are playing liverpool 3 games in a row.

[STEVIEG]

arsenal are playing liverpool 3 games in a row.

This delights me

[EDDIEB]

holy shit......

arsenal are playing liverpool 3 games in a row.

That and we got a pub side in the CL.

Its all good John O'Shea might even get a game.

[Roman Abramovich]

This delights me

id say it does......beating liverpool 3 times in a row?
doubt it.......

torres versus my boys 3 games in a row?
gutted.


then chelsea if they do beat them?????

possibly utd in the final.....


holy shit. disaster for this young team.

i want to beat the best not other english teams.

[RonnyB]

Delighted with the draw.

[STEVIEG]

Happy enough with the draw, United will have to beat two proper footballing sides if they are to get to the final, and both are good teams (Roma and Barca)

Still don't think United will but I'm glad they avoided English teams, as the hype will be too much, with a Championship to defend

[STEVIEG]

id say it does......beating liverpool 3 times in a row?
doubt it.......
.

I doubt it too

The scouse mullackers are a tricky team to have to play 3 times in a row

Hope the hype get's too much for both teams

[RonnyB]

holy shit......

arsenal are playing liverpool 3 games in a row.

Thats why I predicted Arsenal v Liverpool over in the prediction thread. Its funny how these things work. I remember in '99 Spurs played Wimbledon 4 or 5 times in a fortnight between league cup semi's, fa cup & replay & the league.

[Lamps]

Put this in your diaries.

Liverpool will beat Arsenal.

[STEVIEG]

Put this in your diaries.



Like Chelsea will draw Arsenal

And Lyon will beat United

etc etc etc?

PS- I find these three games impossible to call but i hope Liverpool get a result in the league game

[Lamps]

Like Chelsea will draw Arsenal

And Lyon will beat United

etc etc etc?

PS- I find these three games impossible to call but i hope Liverpool get a result in the league game

this is for real.

[STEVIEG]

this is for real.

Heh heh

You are a mighty man Lamps i'll give you that

[STEVIEG]

Arsenal Man Utd Chelsea

Derby (H)
Wigan (A) Derby (A) Sundl'd (A)
'Boro (H) Bolton (H) Spurs (A)
Chelsea (A) L'pool (H) Arsenal (H)
Bolton (A) Villa (H) Boro (H)
L'pool (H) Roma (A) F'bache (A)
L'pool (H) 'Boro (A) M. City (A)
L'pool (A) Roma (H) F'bache (H)
Man Utd (A) Arsenal (H) Wigan (H)
Reading (H) B'burn (A) Everton (A)
Chelsea?(A) Barca? (A) Ars'pool(H)
Derby (A) Chelsea (A) Man Utd (H)
Chelsea?(H) Barca? (H) Ars'pool(A)
Everton (H) West Ham(H) N'castle(A)
Sundl'd (A) Wigan (A) Bolton (H)

Obviously only if the big 3 win, doubt they all will really, United and Arsenal have tricky ties

[RonnyB]

Put this in your diaries.

Liverpool will beat Arsenal.

Arsenal & United were the 2 teams Rafa would have wanted to avoid badly.

[EDDIEB]

Put this in your diaries.

Liverpool will beat Arsenal.

Will I put my house on it like Lyon ?


Lamps
Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 14,744

Listen here, Lyon will put them out. I guarantee it. Their bubble has burst.

Its all over for Baldwin



http://www.peoplesrepublico fcork.com/~peoplesr/forums//showthread.php?p=189 7287#post1897287

[Rebel Yell]

Was it Ronnie Whelan who tipped Barca for the CL a few weeks ago ???

We should get past Roma - if so and barca win that would be a cracking semi-final...

A buddy of mine (Arsenal fan ) told me last week that he reckons Arsenal would win it but would have to play Pool,Chelsea and Utd to do it...he may not be far wrong ....

[STEVIEG]

Underestimate Roma at your peril

They are a much better side that we saw last year

Think United will need a result over there this time, away goals are crucial

[Rebel Yell]

Underestimate Roma at your peril

They are a much better side that we saw last year

Think United will need a result over there this time, away goals are crucial

Yeah..would have preferred home tie first but then we SHOULD still get past them...if not, we don't deserve to win it ...no excuses...

[Actin The Sham]

What do ye think of this scenario:

Semi Finalists:

Liverpool
United
Barcelona
Chelsea


Liverpool V Chelsea

United V Barcelona


Final:

Liverpool V United

Penalties after Extra time, Gerrard v Van Der Sar for the trophy.


The nerves!


:)

[STEVIEG]

The best thing about the draw for me is that United generally don't play as well against teams with better tradition than them in Europe

Only Liverpool have better tradition than them in this comp, Roma and (if they do win) Barca won't automatically assume they have a right to beat United and may be as apprehensive as United about such a tie

Also, United generally don't play well in the knock outs against underdogs do Shalke and Fenerbache are possibly well avoided

[Roman Abramovich]

are ye mad. liverpool aint progressing against arsenal in the champions league draw....dont be fuckin crazy. im pissed because of the league game.
tehy could possibly end up drawing that.

[Actin The Sham]

are ye mad. liverpool aint progressing against arsenal in the champions league draw....dont be fuckin crazy. im pissed because of the league game.
tehy could possibly end up drawing that.

Liverpool will knock Arsenal out, sorry, but that's the way it looks to me. Away leg first, scoreless draw then bring them back to Anfield and snatch a goal.

Liverpool will more then likely go to the final now.

[Roman Abramovich]

Liverpool will knock Arsenal out, sorry, but that's the way it looks to me. Away leg first, scoreless draw then bring them back to Anfield and snatch a goal.

Liverpool will more then likely go to the final now.

ur a crazy fucker. totally crazy.
liverpool have no chance.


and you can take that to the bank.
;)

arsenal will pass through them and hopefully but the first leg beyond the 2nd.
my concern with liverpool is the league game.
that is all.

[Actin The Sham]

ur a crazy fucker. totally crazy.
liverpool have no chance.


and you can take that to the bank.
;)

arsenal will pass through them and hopefully but the first leg beyond the 2nd.
my concern with liverpool is the league game.
that is all.

Either way, Arsenal are going to finish the season empty handed.

Chelsea or United will win the league, and Chelsea or United will win the Champions League as well.

And then Avram will be fired.

[xvis]

Put this in your diaries.

Liverpool will beat Arsenal.

You also categorically stated that Liverpool would not get out of their group, after two or three games in :rolleyes:

..and that United would win the treble last year, ....we'll forgive you that.


These predictions are ten-a-penny. :)

[STEVIEG]

are ye mad. liverpool aint progressing against arsenal in the champions league draw....dont be fuckin crazy. im pissed because of the league game.


In the Champions league you would be foolish to dismiss a club with greater tradition

Arsenal are better and should progress, but..........

It's football

[xvis]

Underestimate Roma at your peril

They are a much better side that we saw last year

Think United will need a result over there this time, away goals are crucial


This is a very tough draw.

...last year was Roma's first quarter in twenty years, ..now they are back again and with a point to prove.


And Messi should be back for any semi.


I'm not optimistic,

..if United had got any of the others English draw they'd be bankers for the final.

[Actin The Sham]

This is a very tough draw.

...last year was Roma's first quarter in twenty years, ..now they are back again and with a point to prove.


And Messi should be back for any semi.


I'm not optimistic,

..if United had got any of the others English draw they'd be bankers for the final.

Maybe they won't get to the semi without him........

[Rebel Yell]

Wonder what the odds are on a Schalke V Fenerbahce Final ???

[Actin The Sham]

Wonder what the odds are on a Schalke V Fenerbahce Final ???

What were the odds of a Porto V Monaco final a few years ago?


;)

[Rebel Yell]

What were the odds of a Porto V Monaco final a few years ago?


;)

Exactly... i'd say Moscow would be greatly unhappy if Comrade Abramovich is not involved in the Final though...

[xvis]

Maybe they won't get to the semi without him........

Schalke are the worst team left in it.

..ordinary in the groups, and past Porto on penalties.


Barca lucked out.

[Roman Abramovich]

Underestimate Roma at your peril

They are a much better side that we saw last year

Think United will need a result over there this time, away goals are crucial

roma were a great side when ye got that freak result. now they are better.
i wouldnt be surprised to see roma go through. i hope for english football all 3 sides are in the semis.

[xvis]

Let's hope for an all English final


:D

[Roman Abramovich]

Let's hope for an all English final


:D

agreed.
an all english final obviously means utd there.

[xvis]

agreed.
an all english final obviously means utd there.

what about an Arsenal-Barca rematch?



..with this time Henry blowing a few chances for the other side.


The ironing would be tasty.

[Roman Abramovich]

arsenal will be wearing red too if they make the final ya?
wasnt that the last bit of the draw? the semifinal 1 versus semiefinal 2

[Roman Abramovich]

what about an Arsenal-Barca rematch?



..with this time Henry blowing a few chances for the other side.


The ironing would be tasty.

barca will beat roma.
utd would batter barca.

[xvis]

arsenal will be wearing red too if they make the final ya?
wasnt that the last bit of the draw? the semifinal 1 versus semiefinal 2

2007/08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
1st leg: 01/02 April, 2nd leg: 08/09 April
1 Arsenal FC (ENG) v Liverpool FC (ENG)
2 AS Roma (ITA) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
3 FC Schalke 04 (GER) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
4 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) v Chelsea FC (ENG)

2007/08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals
1st leg: 22/23 April, 2nd leg: 29/30 April
1 Winner quarter-final 1 v Winner quarter-final 4
2 Winner quarter-final 3 v Winner quarter-final 2

2007/08 UEFA Champions League final
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Wednesday 21 May
Winner semi-final 2 v Winner semi-final 1



barca will beat roma.
utd would batter barca.
wouldn't be convinced of either.

United have a good record v Barca, but... Roma first.

[Roman Abramovich]

2007/08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
1st leg: 01/02 April, 2nd leg: 08/09 April
1 Arsenal FC (ENG) v Liverpool FC (ENG)
2 AS Roma (ITA) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
3 FC Schalke 04 (GER) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
4 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) v Chelsea FC (ENG)

2007/08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals
1st leg: 22/23 April, 2nd leg: 29/30 April
1 Winner quarter-final 1 v Winner quarter-final 4
2 Winner quarter-final 3 v Winner quarter-final 2

2007/08 UEFA Champions League final
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Wednesday 21 May
Winner semi-final 2 v Winner semi-final 1




wouldn't be convinced of either.

United have a good record v Barca, but... Roma first.

so utd would wear red....right...
kaye said at the start of the season that out international kit was a trophy winning jersey, now well be wearing that in the final if we get their....hmmmm

[Lamps]

Have Arsenal the stomach for Anfield on a european night?
Will they be able to handle the red hot atmosphere?

John Terry, José and Cheslea couldn't and they were made of sterner stuff

The answer must be no.

[TOMÁS]

Have Arsenal the stomach for Anfield on a european night?
Will they be able to handle the red hot atmosphere?

John Terry, José and Cheslea couldn't and they were made of sterner stuff

The answer must be no.
very good point. I must agree, Liverpool at Anfield on a European night, well the crowd is the 12th man isn't it.
Must be Liverpool.

[Maw Maw]

Could see Fernabache suprising Chelsea, things aren't going to well at Stamford Bridge

[Edmund Blackwater]

Arsenal & United were the 2 teams Rafa would have wanted to avoid badly.
Hardly.

Great draw for manyoo. Avoided the real teams and pulled a team I've upgraded from pub team to Brewery representative team. This should see them through to their inevitable defeat in the semis, unless someone else beats the big team for them, in which case they'll lose in the final.

Awful draw for both Arsenal and Liverpool. The one team each one didn't want to play. Arsenal's eclectic football vs Benitez's European pedigree. Could spell the end for Arsenal's title ambitions which is good news for Chelsea.

My semi-final line-ups would be
Liverpool - Chelsea
Barca v conquerors of nobody in particular, yet here they are.

[azfad]

id hate to see an all-english final - boring ffs. 4 from any one country at this stage is 2 too many for my liking.

[Roman Abramovich]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/2008/03/14/mystery-as-champions-league-draw-appears-on-internet-two-hours-early-89520-20351088/

[comred]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/2008/03/14/mystery-as-champions-league-draw-appears-on-internet-two-hours-early-89520-20351088/


Somehing well dodgy going go there :shock:

[Rebelred]

Somehing well dodgy going go there :shock:

Fergie was right! ;)

It's all fixed :)



Controversy surrounded the Champions League draw today after the full slate of quarter-final ties - including Liverpool v Arsenal, Manchester United v Roma and Chelsea v Fenerbahce - were predicted nearly two hours in advance on the internet.

Though there is no suggestion that anything untoward occurred, details of a supposedly 'rigged' draw emerged on various websites at 10.28am on Friday morning.

It was claimed that the odds of anyone guessing the full draw - including which quarter-final winners would be drawn against each other in the semi-finals - were 191/1.

A UEFA spokesman said: "There is no way the draw was rigged. This was a draw made in front of millions of television viewers and in front of the officials and management of all the club. I just don't see how that can be possible. The balls were not marked at all, they were put in the bowls and shuffled around before they were drawn. I was at the draw this morning and it was all done properly. I cannot understand how this happened."

[Edmund Blackwater]

Well, if you think about it, they've guaranteed, more or less, that either manyoo or Barca will be in the final. They're are far more day-tripping fuckwits attached to those clubs than any of the other teams left in the competition.
Also, they are the biggest draw, advertising wise, so it works out well all round.

I have no doubt the draw same as last year and the year before.
It was the fact that the bookies stopped taking bets on a 40,000 to 1 shot that should give it away really.

[STEVIEG]

Somehing well dodgy going go there :shock:

Yeah, people actually believing the shit they write in the Mirror, weird alright!

[Coin]

Arsenal's eclectic football
Explain that one to me.


More generally, I'd have fancied Liverpool over any of the non-English teams and Chelsea. Not so much against Arsenal or Man Utd.

Wouldn't consider Utd's draw to be all that easy. Roma are not terrible. Barcelona would have been an easier draw - they are poor at the moment. There's a reason why they're miles behind Madrid in the league. Utd's speed up front would cut them to shreds.

[xvis]

semi-finals predictions

Liverpool v Chelsea
Barcelona v United


Final:
United v Chelsea

winners:
United


(Ronaldo hat-trick in the final)

[Maw Maw]

Xvis you make a serious prediction then you top it off with a stupid comment and predict Ronaldo to score a hatrick in the final, how old are you? 13?

[xvis]

Xvis you make a serious prediction then you top it off with a stupid comment and predict Ronaldo to score a hatrick in the final, how old are you? 13?

12.


Ronaldo will finally squash all those taunts about not doing it on the big stage.

..a hat-trick.

[RonnyB]

ur a crazy fucker. totally crazy.
liverpool have no chance.


and you can take that to the bank.
;)

arsenal will pass through them and hopefully but the first leg beyond the 2nd.
my concern with liverpool is the league game.
that is all.

I happen to think the same thing. Its the league game in between that Liverpool could get their best result out of the 3 games.

Arsenal should have battered Liverpool at Anfield. Also I think by facing either United or Arsenal, Rafa's so-called genius in Europe will come unstuck.

[ho chi feen]

Yeah, like I said in the other thread, this isn't a great draw for us. Quite confident we'll beat Roma, but a potential semi-final against Barcelona has Ferguson tactical fuck up written all over it for me. Would have been much happier to be on the side of the draw with Fener + two English teams.

Liverpool v Barca final for me, with Arsenal v United as the next most likely pairing.

[ho chi feen]

Fergie was right! ;)

It's all fixed :)



Controversy surrounded the Champions League draw today after the full slate of quarter-final ties - including Liverpool v Arsenal, Manchester United v Roma and Chelsea v Fenerbahce - were predicted nearly two hours in advance on the internet.

Though there is no suggestion that anything untoward occurred, details of a supposedly 'rigged' draw emerged on various websites at 10.28am on Friday morning.

It was claimed that the odds of anyone guessing the full draw - including which quarter-final winners would be drawn against each other in the semi-finals - were 191/1.

A UEFA spokesman said: "There is no way the draw was rigged. This was a draw made in front of millions of television viewers and in front of the officials and management of all the club. I just don't see how that can be possible. The balls were not marked at all, they were put in the bowls and shuffled around before they were drawn. I was at the draw this morning and it was all done properly. I cannot understand how this happened."

It's nuts alright, and not only the above- the correct home/away draw for all ties was picked as well. It was posted on the Liverpool Echo as an isolated post- not just one amongst dozens.

Weird shit.

[AmadeusDC]

Final:
United v Chelsea

winners:
United


(Ronaldo hat-trick in the final)


Not unless Cashley misses his flight. Usually has Ronaldo pretty well shackled.

-AmadeusDC-

[ho chi feen]

Not unless Cashley misses his flight. Usually has Ronaldo pretty well shackled.

-AmadeusDC-

Except on all those occasions where Ronaldo's gotten the better of him.

PS- Ashley Cole is half the player he was and a quarter of the player he was hyped up to be c. 1994-1995. Bridge should do be a dead cert for club and country.

[Roman Abramovich]

It's nuts alright, and not only the above- the correct home/away draw for all ties was picked as well. It was posted on the Liverpool Echo as an isolated post- not just one amongst dozens.

Weird shit.

rememeber the time i predicted the last 8 though.....

[xvis]

Not unless Cashley misses his flight. Usually has Ronaldo pretty well shackled.

-AmadeusDC-

I'm not confident on the United prediction at all... Roma is 50-50. ..but I gotta go with United. ..Roma would be a decent bet to win it out.


I've a strong feeling Chelsea will pick up the pieces after the Pool-Arse fallout.

[xvis]

2010 UEFA CL final awarded to the Santiago Bernebeu, ..UEFA Cup final to Hamburg.


Wembley, the Emirates and Dublin were also in the shortlist for the 2011 finals.. undecided as yet.

[RonnyB]

Lads I might be getting ahead of myself but were the dates for the semi finals fixed with the draw? I know the weeks they are to be played but was wondering if they had the details to which semi was played on which night.

[Up For The Ba]

Lads I might be getting ahead of myself but were the dates for the semi finals fixed with the draw? I know the weeks they are to be played but was wondering if they had the details to which semi was played on which night.

Was wondering that myself.

[ho chi feen]

Lads I might be getting ahead of myself but were the dates for the semi finals fixed with the draw? I know the weeks they are to be played but was wondering if they had the details to which semi was played on which night.

It's already set, not sure which way, try googling.

[xvis]

Chelsea are my new team on the other side of the draw.

..from here on in to the final they have my full support.


Come on you pensioners!

[BlueSkies]

Chelsea are my new team on the other side of the draw.

..from here on in to the final they have my full support.


Come on you pensioners!

Fuck it, if United can get past Barca they have it sewn up IMO.

[xvis]

Fuck it, if United can get past Barca they have it sewn up IMO.

Let's make no mistake...


If Barca had drawn anyone except Celtic or Schalke in the knockouts, they wouldn't be still there now.

....time to take those jokers out.

[Lamps]

are ye mad. liverpool aint progressing against arsenal in the champions league draw....dont be fuckin crazy

:p

[Lamps]

ur a crazy fucker. totally crazy.
liverpool have no chance.


and you can take that to the bank.
;)

arsenal will pass through them and hopefully but the first leg beyond the 2nd.
my concern with liverpool is the league game.
that is all.

:roll:

[Lamps]

Put this in your diaries.

Liverpool will beat Arsenal.

shoulda listened to Uncle Lamps

the prediction master

:lol!:

[xvis]

semi-finals predictions

Liverpool v Chelsea
Barcelona v United


Final:
United v Chelsea

winners:
United


(Ronaldo hat-trick in the final)

I've a strong feeling Chelsea will pick up the pieces after the Pool-Arse fallout.

Back-of-the-net! times six!!!

All quarters and semis predicted correctly from way back in mid-March, when Chelsea were cack.


I want the CL predictions competition completely reconstructed to take all this in.

[dotty]

Back-of-the-net! times six!!!

All quarters and semis predicted correctly from way back in mid-March, when Chelsea were cack.


I want the CL predictions competition completely reconstructed to take all this in.

yeah everyone knows the real stuff starts in march,men seperated from boys etc etc...(still bottom i think;))