Champions League 2007/2008

[johnnybluenose]

I thought Cuellar was more guilty of standing in sand than Hutton on the second goal, that game (and I know it is Barca after all) is another bit of evidence that Sasa papac should be nowhere near the Gers Reserve side, nevermind thier starting 11.

 

[Captain Shamrock]

I noticed Hutton more on that goal.......he looked like Gary Caldwell on that play.

 

[johnnybluenose]

And Papac looked like Lee Naylor when Messi was allowed an acre of space to play the ball in past Big Mac for Henry to push in with his forearm

 

[Captain Shamrock]

And Papac looked like Lee Naylor when Messi was allowed an acre of space to play the ball in past Big Mac for Henry to push in with his forearm

Ball played Henry's arm, not the other way around......definitely a goal.


UEFA Cup Loyal

 

[Captain Shamrock]

About ****ing right too........

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Six-match ban for Benfica's Binya

 

[Walks]

I love this bit from the article :

But the Portuguese team's communications chief Ricardo Maia told his club's website: "This penalty is tough and disproportionate, taking into account the behaviour of the player during and after the game.

"Binya did not argue with the referee, he was worried about the physical condition of his professional colleague, and later apologised publicly."

Are you fcuking kidding me ?? I'm sure that's reason enough to reduce the ban to a game or two ...... because he acted genuinely concerned and apologised ??

Give me strength ........ give the cnut 10 games.

 

[ParkHead]

They had better not reduce his 6 match ban. If any challenge deserved it that 1 did!

But they seem to reduce every ban when it is appealed.

 

[johnnybluenose]

They will reduce the ban, they always do...and it is shameful.
I am no Scott Broon fan, and defo like to see the Shellick suffer, but that was an animal tackle...

I'm not surprised he didn't get more than 6 games, but he could have easily been given more and I would have applauded it.

Brown is Lucky to have his left peg to stand on this weekend...

 

[johnnybluenose]

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | VfB Stuttgart v Rangers (Tue)

Nice! Stuttgart will be without their two best players tomorrow in Basturk and Gomez...Gomez has a rib/back issue and Basturk (who ripped a tired FC Bayern to shreds two weeks ago) has a bad hammy

With a Rangers win in Stuttgart and the inevitable Barca Win over Lyon the Gers will advance

 

[Wolfgang]

Henry not playing tomorrow. Stutty will put up a fight. I'll call for a draw.

 

[johnnybluenose]

Henry not playing for Barca...who cares, they're bloddy Barca. Stutty is without their Spine...I'll bet you $10.00 Stuttgart lose, unless those two magically heal overnight.

Henry has been mostly pish for Barca anyways They can always throw Bojan or Gudjohnsen out there as the lone gunman ...Ronaldinho is back for the match...Watch out Lyon, Karim Benzema will not be playing for Lyon, who will strike for them!?

 

[Wolfgang]

Considering you owe me money, I'll take that bet! Getting money from a Scotsman takes years to get anyways. Almost as bad as my Dutch friends

 

[steve1234]

Considering you owe me money, I'll take that bet! Getting money from a Scotsman takes years to get anyways. Almost as bad as my Dutch friends

What a priceless quote, KNVB needs to read this. As a rule I'm not a fan of the squareheads but your alright in my books.

 

[Wolfgang]

Thanks Steve! Maybe I'll be able to change your view of us squareheads!

 

[Buckfast]

What the fcuk is a "Stutty"?

 

[Wolfgang]

Stuttgart

 

[johnnybluenose]

Oh well, 3-2 'Stutty' They earned the three points, or more like Charlie Brown Adam gave them the three points, Johnny on the spot for Gers first tally, but absolutely shocking for the balance of the game following Beasely's injury.

And for those that watched it, How did Magnin not get his yellow earlier, and why was he not sent off after his piss poor foul on Naismith!? He had blocked Hutton twice before...the committed like 8 or 9 fouls and only gets a 1 yellow!?

Nice to see Charlie and Hutton get stuck into him and pick up yellows for their efforts...He will have a swollen left ankle tonight.

So for gers to advance they need to at least draw Lyon.

How does it go after that? GD between Lyon and Rangers or GD in the table in their group?

 

[johnnybluenose]

Nice! That nifty google thing works good...

6.05 If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group
matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the
teams in question;
b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams
in question;
c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches
played among the teams in question;
d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;
e) higher number of goals scored;
f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question,
as well as its association, over the previous five seasons (see paragraph
8.02).

So the way that reads to me is that Rangers need to at least lose by no more than 2

 

[One Dart]

Wrong, if they lose then they would have three less points than Lyon. They need a draw or a win and they are through.

 

[johnnybluenose]

Sorry, my bad...I put the cart before the horse there...I forgot that Lyon are now level.