2009-10 Football Thread – The Second Half

[Lord Blackadder]

Wow, I didn't know it was the Cake wedding! Congrats! 🙂

At least Hull City aren't in the final, that might prove to be a dire conflict of interests... 😀

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Wow, I didn't know it was the Cake wedding! Congrats! 🙂

Ta muchly.

At least Hull City aren't in the final, that might prove to be a dire conflict of interests... 😀

We carefully plotted free weekends that avoided the domestic season/World Cup – we forgot totally that the Champions League Final has been moved to Saturdays from this season onwards.

It's a good job Manchester United got knocked out and won't be appearing, otherwise there would be no chance of the Huffkin Cakes coming up from Kent. 😛

 

[Lord Blackadder]

I say you should complain to the FA and UEFA about the fixture congestion. Fortunately, weddings aren't two-legged affairs. 😉

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I blame Blatter and Plattini. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya.

 

[takao]

I might not get away with that one, what with it being my wedding do and all that. 😀

which could make it more comical with a wrongly timed screaming "NOOOO... wait ... i mean yes"

 

[Lord Blackadder]

I blame Blatter and Plattini. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya.

You should invite them to the wedding do to discuss it - they never refuse a free spread of food...I think that's why they call so many summits and meetings. 😀

 

[Jaffa Cake]

You should invite them to the wedding do to discuss it - they never refuse a free spread of food...I think that's why they call so many summits and meetings. 😀

No buffet is big enough for Blatter. Eminent men of science have proved it.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Jaffa,

Congratulations. A pack of Mini Jaffa Cakes to play for Hull City?

Cheers,
OW

 

[theITGuy]

Well Ribbery got a 3 match ban...I hope Real overpays Munich for his services...godspeed Frank!

One Inter goal on the counterattack should seal it for Inter today...maybe Eto?

-J.-

 

[Silencio]

Well Ribbery got a 3 match ban...I hope Real overpays Munich for his services...godspeed Frank!

One Inter goal on the counterattack should seal it for Inter today...maybe Eto?

That would be a rewrite of Inter's second leg match against Chelsea. For today's match, I'll go with Milito to score for Inter. The question is, how many goals will Barca be able to score? I expect they'll get two, which will not be enough.

 

[XIII]

Someone suggested 4-1 Barca tonight, which for some reason I rather like as a score.. hhm..

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Bayern needed Ribery to have even a tiny chance at winning the Champions League...

As for today's match, I still think Barca are the better team, and they are playing at home, but Inter have a fairly solid aggregate score advantage. I feel like it's too close to call. Wish I could watch it. 😱

It's arrogant to call this match the "real final" but you'd have to think that whoever wins this is going to be a heavy favorite to win the final. If any team are worthy repeat Champions its seems like this Barca team is it, but Inter under Mourinho are a world-class side too. And who knows? Bayern may raise their game and stun the world (but not without Ribery IMO).

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Inter to progress I feel – so may I be the first to offer my congratulations to Barcelona. 😛

 

[Lord Blackadder]

A dive.

 

[theITGuy]

What a nice theater job from Sergi...but Motta was already yellow carded...

How soon before Barca starts getting desperate? 😛

-J.-

 

[takao]

harsh red card should have been a yellow (with the same end results though)


onthe other side this recent chivu tackle was a flat out red and he got a yellow ..so it's even

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Chivu should receive a red card and a lengthy ban for his choice of headwear, never mind the tackle...

 

[NathanCH]

This is embarrassing to watch. I hate teams that sit back on a lead for 90 minutes.

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Motta was stupid, he deserved to go off. But Busquets hardly covered himself with glory with that shameful dive.. I'd call that simulation, or an attempt to decieve the referee, and worthy of a retrospective European ban.

 

[theITGuy]

This is embarrassing to watch. I hate teams that sit back on a lead for 90 minutes.

The only team other than Barca that would keep pressing with a 3-1 lead is the Dutch national side...maybe Arsenal...more often that not it results in a loss...😀

-J.-

 

[theITGuy]

Animated gif of Sergi peeking to see if the Inter player is carded...

http://i.cr3ation.co.uk/dl/s1/gif/a095b62ba601cdf2e9b5ff3d0e9c8069_biscuitsshakey.gif

😱 click link or attachment to view...

 

[daneoni]

Yeah of the underdogs it seems. I'd personally would rather see Bayern win it purely because I'm not a fan of teams who park the bus...it's quite dire to watch

 

[capoeirista]

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Never a sending off. Really spoilt the game. That said if you wanted to see a classic Italian defensive masterclass this is it.

Also for those of you in the Uk, is there a more irritating commentator that Clive T? Well Jonathan Pearce obviously, but aside from him...

 

[Lord Blackadder]

LOL. Sergi Busquets, you big girl.

A stroke of tactical genius from the Special One? Or a triumph for negative, shut-up-shop Italian football? You decide...

The pundits will say that Barca once again suffer from having no plan B.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

And now things get interesting...