2012/13 Europa League thread

[DavidMarrio]

These fines are just pathetic...never gonna stop or help to tackle racism when a club gets fined a measly amount.

[Colly]

So erm... Xisco scored a hat trick in the reserves, and is eligible for Europe. Play him!

[Twist]

That Xisco's personal allocation of goals scored for about a period of four years though. Play him in 2016 when he's due another few.

[Lineker]

No Bale or Adebayor tonight apparently.

[Lineker]

We're playing so badly. Townsend is utter shit.

[GoGo Yubari]

Townsend and Huddlestone are both having bad games. Any time we get in their final third, it ends in a cross to nowhere.

Maribor are diving and exaggerating contact a lot, though.

[Lineker]

Oh ffs.

[GoGo Yubari]

Every aspect of this game is awful.

[Lineker]

Falque on for Townsend.

[Lineker]

Gylfi makes it level pegging.

[Colly]

What's the craic with Adebayor? Does AVB just not like him?

[GoGo Yubari]

What's the craic with Adebayor? Does AVB just not like him?

Back injury is the official word.

EDIT: A fucking yellow for fabrication when there was clear contact? Fuck the Europa League.

[Lineker]

Dempsey on now for Gylfi.

[Lineker]

Livermore is on for Sandro.

We're fucked.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Oh Livermore. I was hoping that when 'Arry left he'd be sold.

I'm happy that Falque is getting game time though.

Townsend, Rose and Livermore aren't good enough.

Caulker, Walker and Naughton could be. There we go. Simple.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Every time I've seen Spurs in the Europa League they've always DROPPED their level to whatever so-so team they're playing.

[Colly]

What's the craic with Adebayor? Does AVB just not like him?

Back injury is the official word.

EDIT: A fucking yellow for fabrication when there was clear contact? Fuck the Europa League.

Fabrication? Midmatch textiles?

[Lineker]

1-1 it finishes.

[Hobo]

Liverpool team to face Anzhi:

Jones, Johnson, Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Gerrard, Shelvey, Sahin, Downing, Suarez, Assaidi.

Subs: Gulacsi, Carragher, Henderson, Allen, Sterling, Suso, Yesil.

[IAceI]

Oh joy, Chris Waddle, who despite being a Sunderland fan will probably join in with a Newcastle chant or two during this match.

Ones to watch for Club Brugge are Carlos Bacca the striker, who recovered from an injury yesterday to start today, he's been scouted by Chelsea and Everton. Also Vadis Odidja-Ofoe who nearly joined Everton in summer and likely will go in January. Had a quiet game at the weekend against OH Leuven in Club Brugge's first loss of the season (4-1) but he and Bacca usually link a lot through the match.

Refaelov is good too, but been out for a few weeks so lacking a bit of match practice.

EDIT: Not close to a penalty Champion and Waddle. Shut up the pair of you.

EDIT AGAIN: Waddle wanted a pelanty, of course.

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Also some nice pictures of Guud Hiddink and Anji Makhachkala laying a wreath at Anfield.

Because.. football isn't all bad, is it? Nice to see.

Edited October 25, 2012 by IAceI