As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Supagoon wrote:As for todays game, those who moan about the CL who is moaning now, it's a great competition high level football and Madrid crush Bayern passing team. Atmosphere was great.
Yup after 2 bore fests of first games that was a great game - That free kick from Ronaldo was exceedingly crafty- much as I hate his rolling around and playing for Manure he really must be the best player of the past decade
1989 wrote:Say whatever you want about how the Champions League is a waste of time but there's no place I'd rather be. The atmosphere, drama, quality is absolutely immense. Just ask Utd if they're happy to take no part in it next season.
The group stages are drudgery to say the least, and our continuous failures in the early knock out rounds drive us to hating the competition , but when it reaches nights like last night you want to be there...
Anyway we have to get fourth because we are in the Cup Final...if we fail to win VT the only way to avoid football on ITV4 on a Spursday Night would be to lose the Cup Final.
Just all like club level football - group stage = borefest
Only works for international tournaments because they are few and far between.........3 months long group stage kills would could be an exciting competition from the start if it was an open draw like the FA Cup. That day will never come though
Gunner Rob wrote:to think how the club boasted about getting a draw with Bayern Munich last month
I think that manure's performances against bayern should have told us all we needed to know about the level bayern are at this season.
Was thinking exactly that, I was unimpressed with them against utd and with a bit of luck and better finishing the mancs would have beaten them.
Bayern have quite few players in the latter stages of their careers, si it will be interesting to see hoe Giggsy erhh I mean Guardiola addresses this or indeed if he will hang around at all. or jump ship like he did at the whores.
- I'm glad Real went through, as I don't trust Bayern one iota. They've already gifted Man Utd and Chelsea CL wins in the last 15 years, and I have zero faith that they wouldn't have bottled it against Chelsea once again.
- If Chelsea do get to the final, and Real play as they did last night, they stand absolutely no chance.
- Even at 3-0 down, Bayern's support was still better than ours when we're 3-0 up.
1989 wrote:Say whatever you want about how the Champions League is a waste of time but there's no place I'd rather be. The atmosphere, drama, quality is absolutely immense. Just ask Utd if they're happy to take no part in it next season.
The group stages are drudgery to say the least, and our continuous failures in the early knock out rounds drive us to hating the competition , but when it reaches nights like last night you want to be there...
Anyway we have to get fourth because we are in the Cup Final...if we fail to win VT the only way to avoid football on ITV4 on a Spursday Night would be to lose the Cup Final.
No, fail in the cup and the VT and we'd be dumped in the Europa for coming 5th.
1989 wrote:Say whatever you want about how the Champions League is a waste of time but there's no place I'd rather be. The atmosphere, drama, quality is absolutely immense. Just ask Utd if they're happy to take no part in it next season.
Atmosphere - Emirates on a CL group stage night. Yuk.
Drama - The drama of coasting through the group stages each year to get bumfucked.
Quality - Show this for 1 or 2 games in the group stages.
The CL latter stages might be immense if we were in with a shout. Not really much enjoyment when you're sat at home holding your cock for the last 13 matchdays or whatever it is now that there's a game on virtually every week.
1989 wrote:Say whatever you want about how the Champions League is a waste of time but there's no place I'd rather be. The atmosphere, drama, quality is absolutely immense. Just ask Utd if they're happy to take no part in it next season.
Its a bit like owning a horse in the Grand National the drama the atmosphere we jump the first few fences then we get to Beechers and fall.It happens every year
As soon as that draw is made for the knockout stage every Gooner knows were out.As long as we keep sneaking in to it in 4th place nothing ever will change at our club.CL means Wenger stays
Chelsea and Atletico can enjoy a 'semi' all they like......it'll be nothing compared to the stonker I'll have on Saturday night if Everton lose to City and our special trophy means I can pull my pud all Summer !
- That free kick from Ronaldo was exceedingly crafty- much as I hate his rolling around and playing for Manure he really must be the best player of the past decade
addresses this or indeed if he will hang around at all. or jump ship like he did at the whores.
