Match Day Thread Premier League, Cups & Euro Watch

biggish game for us tonight.

paok v benfica. finely poised at the minute.

benficas should come through but we will see. if they don't we go into pot 2 for group stage draw.

 

Forest winning 1-0 against Newcastle after 1.35 seconds. Rafa may be gone soon unless they can come back from this after their performances in the Prem this year

 

I really don't think he cares and would appreciate the pay off but the Geordie fans will be heartbroken.

yet more Ashley neglect.

if he even Put a proper god damn football team.in at the senior level there to run it it would be one thing but the total neglect and desire for a big pay day is disgusting

 

They play Man City next as well

 

Game over, pot 3 it is

 

not unexpected at all.

 

Yeah it was always going to be a stretch. Tbf PAOK did well to knock out Basel

 

can't wait for the draw now.

we have a 50/50 chance of a decent group but nobody will want us.

 

You’ll still get the easiest draw possible, it’s the law.

 

your law maybe

 

Just watch......

 

Other than pot 1 teams, the rest are all beatable. Even a lot of the pot 1 teams can be beaten and certainly won't want us

 

I have a feeling his future will be decided by CL performances.

 

only lokomotiv could be considered an easy touch in pot 1. they are all top teams.


pot 2 is what it is.

exclude the English teams in I and you get down to a list of Borussia Dortmund, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, benfica, Napoli and Roma

having seen those teams if we avoid the Italians there's a good chance for off to go the others at Anfield to progress.

it's simple enough... 6 points off 4th seed and 4 min of 2nd seed. then the assumption is the top seed games are bonus points.

it'll be in the head to head with whichever 2nd seed that our fate will be decided

 

That would seem more sensible, any team wanting to challenge has got to be virtually fautless in the league currently. CL is probably a more realistic target along with other cups at the moment.
What would you co sider a success this year. Not swallowing this how much everyone has spent twaddle.
I want to see us get to last 16 in CL (well want us to win it)
FA Cup, want us in the final (well want us to win it)
PL top four and I will be happy (well I want to see us win it)
LC if not going to win it happy to go out in first round we play in (but I want to see us win it)

 

Assuming we don't get lucky in pot 1 and draw Loko, Atleti would be the only team I'd want to avoid as they are our kryptonite imo.

I'd quite like for us to draw Bayern.

 

Locomotiv and Porto it is then

#warmballs

 

tbh... I just don't buy the press crap about burnely game. i think you are right that cl groups will be where it's at.

I don't think anyone is in enough peril.that this international.window will be used.

 

How do you concede after 1.3 seconds? Surely takes longer for ball to go from centre circle to goal even if shoot from the off?!

 

sorry 1 minute 35 seconds, my bad