Champions League pots 2011/2012

Originally Posted by toseeunited

Wembley could get the final again in 2013 apparently

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...gue-final.html

i say we take off and nuke the site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.

Originally Posted by toseeunited

Wembley could get the final again in 2013 apparently

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...gue-final.html

ffs

Originally Posted by Sparky***

i say we take off and nuke the site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure.

sparky, your avatar is pissing me off, in a good way. it's getting me far too excited that we might get him, but i know i will be disappointed when the transfer window "slams shut"

Originally Posted by Albert Tatlock

Given that we've agreed that Barca are more vunerable over two legs, imagine the shit fest if the liars did manage to take 3 points off Barca in one of those matches or even manage two draws with the aggregate in their favour ?

A flukey draw at the com and a boring draw in a dead rubber after they're both through... heaven forbid

Originally Posted by Albert Tatlock

Given that we've agreed that Barca are more vunerable over two legs, imagine the shit fest if the liars did manage to take 3 points off Barca in one of those matches or even manage two draws with the aggregate in their favour ?

A flukey draw at the com and a boring draw in a dead rubber after they're both through... heaven forbid

Imagine if they got smashed 10-0 though and the result of such a crushing defeat cracked their fragile confidence and sent them spiraling down the Premier League

Originally Posted by rogieop

A 1-1 draw at home and a 2-2 draw away would put you thru on away goals

Originally Posted by rogieop

Aggregate away goals in a non-knockout situation?

yes but he was talking about the group stages..

Originally Posted by Sparky***

A 1-1 draw at home and a 2-2 draw away would put you thru on away goals

But we are talking about them being drawn in the same group, wouldn't their respective results against the two other teams in the group be a bigger determining factor in either team progressing?

Originally Posted by rogieop

yes but he was talking about the group stages..

Well how does that work then?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Well how does that work then?

Teams are drawn in groups of 4. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw. The top two teams from each group progresses to the round of 16 knockout phase of the competition, the third place team enters the Europa League

Originally Posted by Allenby Chilton

Teams are drawn in groups of 4. 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw. The top two teams from each group progresses to the round of 16 knockout phase of the competition, the third place team enters the Europa League

Nice, nice.

I'm so glad the subject of the Champions League has come up again.

Law of averages would suggest we'll be nowhere near the Final next season, so the best we can hope for is that no other English team wins it.

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

I'm so glad the subject of the Champions League has come up again.

Law of averages would suggest we'll be nowhere near the Final next season, so the best we can hope for is that no other English team wins it.

2010/11 - Final
2009/10 - Quarter-Final
2008/09 - Final
2007/08 - Final
2006/07 - Semi-Final

Yeah, no chance we'll make the Final next season

wont arsenal qualifying push a team down from the top seeds etc?

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Law of averages

united's record has been very good and some of the actual performances have been superb in the past 5 seasons. that will go to shit if the new keeper bottles united or doesn't fit in, of course because the whole thing has been built around one of the best defences in football history. the string of records achieved over the period proves this - unbeaten records, clean sheet records, winning streaks at home and so on...

Originally Posted by Allenby Chilton

2010/11 - Final
2009/10 - Quarter-Final
2008/09 - Final
2007/08 - Final
2006/07 - Semi-Final

Yeah, no chance we'll make the Final next season

Well yeah, you've just made my point for me.
We've had it so good for so long (relatively speaking)...it can't last forever.

Originally Posted by borsuk

It's a scientific fact that 'Law of Averages' exists in Football.

Any spares? Wanted to get in early

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

united's record has been very good and some of the actual performances have been superb in the past 5 seasons. that will go to shit if the new keeper bottles united or doesn't fit in, of course because the whole thing has been built around one of the best defences in football history. the string of records achieved over the period proves this - unbeaten records, clean sheet records, winning streaks at home and so on...

Throb (surprisingly) makes an excellent point here.
The signing of the new keeper is absolutely key to how we perform over the next few years - in all competitions, but Europe especially.