Winning the group

will mean avoiding Rome and that shithole of a place for the 4th time in 2 years

cant be mithered with the buses 3hrs prior to KO etc etc that goes with going there.

Its important to win your group.....

Originally Posted by Flowers of Manchester

will mean avoiding Rome and that shithole of a place for the 4th time in 2 years

cant be mithered with the buses 3hrs prior to KO etc etc that goes with going there.

Why? Will winning the group mean we won't get to the final?

we have to win our group but then if we do, id hate for us to get drawn against inter.

Originally Posted by hollowman

we have to win our group but then if we do, id hate for us to get drawn against inter.

Who would you support?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Who would you support?

means we avoid playing Roma

Doesn't it also mean we play the first leg at home? Always preferred it like that. And it means we'll avoid Barca for now!

Knowing our luck, we'll win the group but manage to get drawn against Real Madrid or Inter

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Doesn't it also mean we play the first leg at home? Always preferred it like that. And it means we'll avoid Barca for now!

Knowing our luck, we'll win the group but manage to get drawn against Real Madrid or Inter

2nd place teams play the first leg at home.

Can we draw Chelsea or Arsenal?

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Can we draw Chelsea or Arsenal?

not until the quarters.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Who would you support?

there isn't anyone to fear in europe is there? can't underestimate anyone but we must be the team most feared in europe.

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Can we draw Chelsea or Arsenal?

No can't draw domestic opposition in first knock out round.

Why the fear of Madrid, £#%&! me there are tougher ties out there and I would love to see Ronaldo score to knock them out.

They need the money from the champs league to afford him and as things stand in the Spanish league they won't qualify next year....

Originally Posted by wonky no

there isn't anyone to fear in europe is there? can't underestimate anyone but we must be the team most feared in europe.

played celtic twice, aalborg once and villarael.

beaten celtic at home,drawn with villerael
drawn with villarael and celtic away (scoring one goal)

Originally Posted by Stickman

2nd place teams play the first leg at home.

That was a typo. Meant "away". I'm always more confident of getting a result when we play the first leg away. We did every KO last season and look how that turned out

Originally Posted by hollowman

played celtic twice, aalborg once and villarael.

beaten celtic at home,drawn with villerael
drawn with villarael and celtic away (scoring one goal)

you think thats our standard? you have some wonderful surprises ahead.

Originally Posted by wonky no

you think thats our standard? you have some wonderful surprises ahead.

if we are judging teams this season in europe we are hardly a force to be reckoned with.

we will improve i reckon.

Originally Posted by fergieslovechild

Why the fear of Madrid, £#%&! me there are tougher ties out there and I would love to see Ronaldo score to knock them out.

They need the money from the champs league to afford him and as things stand in the Spanish league they won't qualify next year....

I'd rather not play one of the big sides in the 2nd KO stage. Qtr/Semi finals when we're hitting our peak is fine. Having said that, I agree with hollowman that we've been very average in Europe so far.

It'll take something special to knock out Barca this year. They'll have La Liga wrapped up by the time the knock out rounds begin and will be in a far better position to rest/prepare players for midweek games then the likes of us, Chelsea, Inter etc who'll all be involved in tight League campaigns.

Originally Posted by hollowman

if we are judging teams this season in europe we are hardly a force to be reckoned with.

we will improve i reckon.

one or two injuries, though. i love being underestimated. inter have no legs. barca are a great side but beatable. madrid are shocking, chelsea look very wobbly at home and liverpool are to thin squad wise to sustain a fight on both fronts. the rest are much of a muchness.