Will we win the Champions League this season?

[Jairzinho]

An excellent draw for us and Real Madrid.

[Jairzinho]

Man City 2/1

Bayern Munich 7/2

Chelsea 5/1

Us 6/1

PSG 8/1

Real Madrid 10/1

Dortmund 25/1

Porto 40/1

 

I wonder if Dortmund are value there. They're one of the weaker teams left but it only takes Haaland to have a few great games and they could win it.

[s(k)aturation]

8 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

An excellent draw for us and Real Madrid.

 

Well, yes, at least you'll have a good night on the piss in a bar eating chilli prawns, patatas bravas and those delicacy fish-throat things from San Sebastian that Rick Stein mentioned - while singing all afternoon with a bunch of old fart bloke gourmands - in one of his documentaries. 

 

Unless you're no longer in Spain of course.

 

 

[Aventus]

Can we get a few of these lads back from the last time we played them at the Bernabéu?

[El Rojo]

7 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

An excellent draw for us and Real Madrid.

Just looking at the La Liga table, hadn't realised Barcelona and Real had reeled in Atletico a fair bit. Real in third, six points behind Atletico, two behind Barcelona. 

[Jairzinho]

1 minute ago, skaro said:

 

Well, yes, at least you'll have a good night on the piss in a bar eating chilli prawns, patatas bravas and those delicacy fish-throat things from San Sebastian that Rick Stein mentioned - while singing all afternoon with a bunch of old fart bloke gourmands - in one of his documentaries. 

 

 

Sadly not. I'll have a fortnight of avoiding my girlfriend's old man who supports Real Madrid (and who I usually watch games with).

 

It'll be fucking horrible.

[El Rojo]

1 minute ago, Aventus said:

Can we get a few of these lads back from the last time we played them at the Bernabéu?

Skrtel and Lucas maybe. 

[Jairzinho]

3 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Just looking at the La Liga table, hadn't realised Barcelona and Real had reeled in Atletico a fair bit. Real in third, six points behind Atletico, two behind Barcelona. 

Atletico rarely twat teams. So it's basically just 1-0s becoming 0-0. Barcelona are the team in form. They were miles away a couple of months ago. Real Madrid string two or three wins together then end up drawing to someone shit. Also, Benzema is basically bailing them out in most games they win.

 

If you swapped Benzema and Firmino we'd be about five points off City and Real Madrid would be playing in the Europa League.

[s(k)aturation]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

Sadly not. I'll have a fortnight of avoiding my girlfriend's old man who supports Real Madrid (and who I usually watch games with).

 

It'll be fucking horrible.

 

That doesn't sound like an enormous penance.

 

You're sounding a bit like a Colin Firth film.

 

 

[Jairzinho]

Just now, skaro said:

 

That doesn't sound like an enormous penance.

 

You're sounding a bit like a Colin Firth film.

 

 

We're currently living with her parents as we get some things done on our new house. So...it's not quite as easy as it seems!

 

 

[Aventus]

7 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Just looking at the La Liga table, hadn't realised Barcelona and Real had reeled in Atletico a fair bit. Real in third, six points behind Atletico, two behind Barcelona. 

Spicy

[s(k)aturation]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

We're currently living with her parents as we get some things done on our new house. So...it's not quite as easy as it seems!

 

 

 

Will there at least be an opportunity for you to watch the game, while someone back-handedly pours cider from a ridiculous height - as, in the background, an attractive Iberian women clacking her heels dancing in characteristic style thrusts her head backward in a fashion making her appear to be sniffing her own back side?

 

 

[andyj]

i think we can get to the final  where we will meet city and send them home in tears 

[s(k)aturation]

3 minutes ago, andyj said:

i think we can get to the final  where we will meet city and send them home in tears 

 

If we play City in the Final - a million miles away at the moment, of course - City will be disappointed.

 

Oil doesn't buy everything.

 

And yachtsmen get lucky at times.

 

And even a shit Liverpool will scare the shit out of them in a Final.

 

 

[Dave D]

27 minutes ago, Aventus said:

Can we get a few of these lads back from the last time we played them at the Bernabéu?

Look at Joe Allens face- he knew

[Jairzinho]

48 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

Will there at least be an opportunity for you to watch the game, while someone back-handedly pours cider from a ridiculous height - as, in the background, an attractive Iberian women clacking her heels dancing in characteristic style thrusts her head backward in a fashion making her appear to be sniffing her own back side?

 

 

It seems unlikely as no-one with 700 miles of here drinks cider. 

 

Trying to imagine my missus' reaction if I told her to get dolled up and do a dance while I watch the football. 

[s(k)aturation]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

It seems unlikely as no-one with 700 miles of here drinks cider. 

 

Trying to imagine my missus' reaction if I told her to get dolled up and do a dance while I watch the football. 

 

I'll get me coat.  Erm Cava.

 

 

[coachpotato]

58 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

 

And even a shit Liverpool will scare the shit out of them in a Final.

 

 

A shit Liverpool will scare the shit out of any of them in a Final.

 

It scares the shit out of me most games these days!

 

[coachpotato]

I would never write us off completely at this stage in a competition, especially the Champions League.

 

Unless we were 0-3 down at half time.

 

 

What??

[Daisy]

We could beat them, but we never do revenge well. Is like there is no anger in this team

[Jairzinho]

35 minutes ago, skaro said:

 

I'll get me coat.  Erm Cava.

 

 

Cruzcampo.

 

Alhambra or Mahou if I'm feeling flash.

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, Aventus said:

Can we get a few of these lads back from the last time we played them at the Bernabéu?

That side finishes 10th.

[s(k)aturation]

6 minutes ago, Daisy said:

We could beat them, but we never do revenge well. Is like there is no anger in this team

 

No, we don't do revenge well.

But when you've won 6 European Cups, perhaps revenge ain't the the motivation.

Just winning yet another one might be enough.

 

 

[RobbieOR]

1 minute ago, Jairzinho said:

Cruzcampo.

 

Alhambra or Mahou if I'm feeling flash.

 

Cruzcampo has me hovering over the neg button 

[s(k)aturation]

2 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Cruzcampo.

 

Alhambra or Mahou if I'm feeling flash.

 

Well, something suitably "Champagne" socialist at least.