Champions League Draw

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Gunner Rob
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Re: Champions League Draw

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rodders999 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:40 pm
mcdowell42 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:27 pm
It is Rodders, they're apparently getting rid of all the individual group stages and making it 1 big group stage ,and by doing this it is also quite possible that 5th place in the PL will also get you a spot in the new CL
Just had a read through it, 36 team league, each team plays 8 games, 4 home, 4 away - against 8 different teams I think? Top 8 automatically qualify for the knockout stages and the teams that finished 9th-24th go into a 2 legged play off to see if they progress, so basically everyone else bar the absolute dross.

Sounds great :suicide:
I think it is something like 180+ matches required just to get teams down to 24. :D

Basically TV fodder
Makes the matches up until March pretty much meaningless

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FFS! Not Only TV Fodder, but plenty of opportunities for players to get over-tired and Injured. :?

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Re: Champions League Draw

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rodders999 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:40 pm
mcdowell42 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:27 pm
It is Rodders, they're apparently getting rid of all the individual group stages and making it 1 big group stage ,and by doing this it is also quite possible that 5th place in the PL will also get you a spot in the new CL
Just had a read through it, 36 team league, each team plays 8 games, 4 home, 4 away - against 8 different teams I think? Top 8 automatically qualify for the knockout stages and the teams that finished 9th-24th go into a 2 legged play off to see if they progress, so basically everyone else bar the absolute dross.

Sounds great :suicide:
Looks as though it could be a back door into the European super league that the big clubs were after. Maybe UEFA are thinking that they'll set it up, rather than have the big boys fuck off eventually and start their own organisation.

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Re: Champions League Draw

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I've just checked the odds to win this on 365 and we're 4th favourites at 10/1 :shock: fuck me :lol: :lol: :lol: I think they've missed a zero or 2 :lol: jeezus :shock: :lol: Fuck knows who we will get but I'm pretty certain Bayern or Barca will be from pot 1 :roll: well probably get something along the lines of Bayern Lazio and Real Sociedad

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Re: Champions League Draw

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Talk about dragging something out,just do the fucking draw :banghead:

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Group B
Sevilla
Arsenal
PSV
Lens

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Re: Champions League Draw

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mcdowell42 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:50 pm
Group B
Sevilla
Arsenal
PSV
Lens
Not bad at all. It could have been a lot worse.

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No long journeys to the arse end of Eastern Europe or Turkey so that's a positive!

Fucking Lens though. Forgotten about playing then at Wembley in 98/99. What a let down that was!

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Re: Champions League Draw

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Natural Born Gooner wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:55 pm
No long journeys to the arse end of Eastern Europe or Turkey so that's a positive!

Fucking Lens though. Forgotten about playing then at Wembley in 98/99. What a let down that was!
Fucking horrible game wasn't it. Cold, damp and fucking bollocks performance. Absolutely dump area of France too.

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Prefer our group to Newcastle’s.

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Re: Champions League Draw

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Wanted to avoid PSV but I think we did ok with our Pot 1 team

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Thynker wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:18 pm
Wanted to avoid PSV but I think we did ok with our Pot 1 team
Better PSV than PSG.

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Re: Champions League Draw

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Block93 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:22 pm
Thynker wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:18 pm
Wanted to avoid PSV but I think we did ok with our Pot 1 team
Better PSV than PSG.
Or PMT

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Re: Champions League Draw

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How easy is it do you think to contact Lens about away tickets?

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Re: Champions League Draw

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Block93 wrote:
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:27 pm
How easy is it do you think to contact Lens about away tickets?
Pas de probleme Mon ami

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