Official UEFA Cup 07/08 Thread

[ONO]

What you actually expect them to try and learn the Russian's names and know any history about the Russian club or Russian football as a whole?

Come on.

History about the club? Erm yes it is a European final. That is a lousy excuse.

[IAceI]

Formula 1 needs to get rid of the cars and have another motor bike competition ¬_¬

[ONO]

I've actually missed this. Beautiful summers evening, football on the telly and all summer of this to come.

[TheArsenal]

The referee's a blind cheating bastard.

[GA!]

Bwhaha, intentional slowed-down spacker shot.

[GA!]

The ball during the free kick wasn't that nasty. Silly commentator.

[IAceI]

So far the commentators have accounted for the Rangers team four times over, the referee three times and one Russian player I think.

[GA!]

This match has been quite boring so far. The play-off game on the other hand has had a goal and two head injuries already apparently.

[brenchill]

Fucking hell, who's the other commentator? I'd rather have David Pleat back and that's saying a lot.

[FireDoughnut]

2018: Jobi McAnuff - Watford's most dangerous player in the first leg - makes progress down the left but there's no one on the end of his cross. Meanwhile the big screens set up in the centre of Manchester for the thousands of ticketless Rangers fans... have broken. Unbelievable

From BBC Sport.

Awesome.

[Scott McFly]

Heh, I thought that said that the Rangers fans had broken them. I'm thinking "why the hell would they do that?".

EDIT: Need someone to score before half time here otherwise two of my EWBookie bets are down.

EDIT 2: Oh well, Barry Ferguson to score first in the second half will have to do then.

Edited May 14, 2008 by Scott McFly

[brenchill]

I'm just getting irritated by the commentators at the moment. They're saying it will be an achievement for Rangers to get in at half time at 0-0. What the fuck are they talking about? In my opinion both teams have had equally difficult routes to the final and are pretty even so why are Rangers being portrayed as the inferior team?

[Crybaby Bunting]

I fully agree that this is one of the most biased commentated games i've been listening to for some time

*Rangers player grabs Zenit players shirt and throws him down just outside of the box*

"ooh he milked that one"

[IAceI]

I liked that one too I have to say.

Zenit have been the better team, but it depends how you look at it. Rangers were always going to sit back and defend, and they've defended quite well.

The annoying thing is that all we're being told about is Rangers, it's just as if there isn't another team playing. Zenit have been one of the biggest stories of the UEFA Cup - but no one cares. I understand Rangers are the 'home' team to a degree, but it's getting a little ridiculous.

[Scott McFly]

If anyone can get STV via digital then you'll get the delights of Archie Macpherson. I normally prefer the English commentators over him, but I'm gonna switch after half time because it's getting stupid now.

[Dan]

What a boring game from what I've seen, flicking between this and the play-off match,

[GA!]

I've done with this match. *puts on Shawshank Redemption*

And did I notice Stan Collymore was a striker for that legends match? What the fuck?

[brenchill]

I'm suprised Gascoigne hasn't been wheeled out (literally, sporting a straight jacket) for the legends match.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Nothing is better than watching Darcheville getting slowly more and more pissed off at the ref for not noticing his dives

[TheArsenal]

That referee is shite at penalty decisions....