Topic: UEFA Europa League 2016-17

[paulrazor]

brilliant for dundalk

[NotBeenInAigburthSince2008]

Dundalk's European run has rekindled my memories of being a ball boy at Oriel Park in the early 80's with an exchange of glass and concrete pleasantries from Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers fans flying over my head. Still, there was the free half time watery Bovril to sustain me.

[Dim Glas]

couple of early fixtures today.

I'm going to watch some of the Qabala - Mainz 05 game.

Astana - Young Boys Bern also kicks off now.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Be interesting to see if the minnows at Old Trafford can beat one of the 'big boys' of the competition this season - Zorya Luhansk.

Mourinho said "Obviously when you've got such a world-class name such as Zorya Luhansk, all the boys looked scared. I put my hand on their shoulders and assured them that with determination it is possible to beat such players - we just have to hope that our fans are behind us. We will obviously try and keep it tight and see if we can somehow sneak a 1-0 win, then if we can take the game to their ground later in the competition we might have a chance to progress. Obviously being in fourth place, given such amazing clubs we've been drawn against is an accomplishment in itself"

[Dim Glas]

I know this Qabala - Mainz 05 game isn't exactly box-office, but it's a good and very entertaining game

2-2 so far, 20 mins left.

[CHOPPER]

couple of early fixtures today.

I'm going to watch some of the Qabala - Mainz 05 game.

Astana - Young Boys Bern also kicks off now.

Dennis Nilsen's favourite team.

[Dim Glas]

Finished with Mainz 05 winning 3-2.
Very good game. Mainz are entertainers alright, that defence is leaky to say the least! Still a bit naive, minute and a half left in stoppage time and they are trying to play someone in on goal and giving the ball away 

And Sparta Prague take the lead against Internazionale, 7 mins in.

[gravy red]

I know the Champions league is the one to be in, but I do miss the buzz of going to more obscure places like you get in the UEFA cup. The challenges of getting to them and places that you would never really go to apart from going to a footy match.
Bring on the European tours please Jurgen (and quick) 

[Dim Glas]

Sparta Prague now leading 2-0 v's Inter after 25 mins. Been well worthy of the lead as well so far, Inter haven't turned up yet.

[Gerry Attrick]

Another goal for Balotelli. He's on fire for Nice.

[exiledintheUSA]

Another goal for Balotelli. He's on fire for Nice.

He's going to win the Balon d'Or isn't he?

[Gerry Attrick]

He's going to win the Balon d'Or isn't he?

Maybe  5 goals in his 4 first games is an impressive return to be fair. Just the 1 penalty in there too.

[Rush 82]

Another goal for Balotelli. He's on fire for Nice.

So, is he like Benteke then, more than decent in a team that's set up to his strengths.

Mind you, I rooted for him to do well with us

[TealC]

So, is he like Benteke then, more than decent in a team that's set up to his strengths.

Mind you, I rooted for him to do well with us

Didnt everybody ? Some more secretly than others mind

[Statto Red]

I know the Champions league is the one to be in, but I do miss the buzz of going to more obscure places like you get in the UEFA cup. The challenges of getting to them and places that you would never really go to apart from going to a footy match.
Bring on the European tours please Jurgen (and quick) 

Not for me, i hate the playing Thursdays & Sundays.

[scalatore]

First time watching the Mancs this season. Only five minutes in, but the football they're playing so far is much less inspired than ours. You'd expect them to win this game easily, regardless.

[CHOPPER]

He's going to win the Balon d'Or isn't he?

By all accounts, Rooneys favourite to beat everyon to the Carte D'or

[DdeGea]

First time watching the Mancs this season. Only five minutes in, but the football they're playing so far is much less inspired than ours. You'd expect them to win this game easily, regardless.

Haha! You've based that on 5 minutes at the start of a game after you've never seen Utd previously before this season...

[Dim Glas]

Brad Friedel's commentary is nausiating. Needs to take his head out of Mourinho's arse so he can see the game.

Full strength team for the Mancs too more or less.

[scalatore]

Haha! You've based that on 5 minutes at the start of a game after you've never seen Utd previously before this season...

Yes. You know that because I acknowledged both of those points in my first sentence. Nice close reading there, Cleanth Brooks.

[CHOPPER]

Haha! You've based that on 5 minutes at the start of a game after you've never seen Utd previously before this season...

We're good here lad. This is fuck all, we've got Clinton Baptiste over in the MF doing player performance time frames 'cos he senses it' Be warned, we're good, very fuckin good.


I can sense it.

[Brian Blessed]

Haha! You've based that on 5 minutes at the start of a game after you've never seen Utd previously before this season...

And from that five minutes he's correctly summised you've been turgid all season. I'd say that's impressive.

[elsewhere]

30 mins yet still no goal from Zorya?

[12C]

Irony Maureen telling a player to get up and stop diving.
Never did that for Drogba, Robben, Cole,
He really is a shameless piece of work

[Sarge]

Dundalk playing well here.

[12C]

Bailly kicks a feller in the head and gets a friendly word.  Ffs

[DdeGea]

Yes. You know that because I acknowledged both of those points in my first sentence. Nice close reading there, Cleanth Brooks.

Circular logic there. Just a bizarre thing to post; not that I'm disputing it.

[theMilkman]

Every time I see mourinho it just amazes me what anyone finds charismatic about him. He strikes me as an absolute wankfest of a person and not at all just because he's managed two of our biggest rivals. That comment about punching Wenger was fucking cringeworthy.

[scalatore]

Circular logic there. Just a bizarre thing to post; not that I'm disputing it.

It's bizarre, but you don't disagree? Sound. Just posting my first impressions. United look shit.

[vallapureddy]

Gegenpressing of Zor in action.

[TheShanklyGates]

Dundalk playing well here.

Do you think they have any chance of making it through the group Sarge?

[Dim Glas]

30 mins yet still no goal from Zorya?

I gotta admit I didn't even know what country Zorya was from till about half an hour ago 

[KingOfStrongStyle]

Every time I see mourinho it just amazes me what anyone finds charismatic about him. He strikes me as an absolute wankfest of a person and not at all just because he's managed two of our biggest rivals. That comment about punching Wenger was fucking cringeworthy.

Agreed while Someone like Diego Simeone does play a similar brand of Football to Mourinho, the reason why I love Simeone is because he's seems like a great guy.

Mourinho though is a c*nt of the highest oder.

[theMilkman]

It's bizarre, but you don't disagree? Sound. Just posting my first impressions. United look shit.

should've seen them two weeks ago. This is a marked improvement, and yes it's still dross.

[Funky_Gibbons]

Chaykovsky needs to put a nutcracker on Ibrahimovic.

[stoa]

Agreed while Someone like Diego Simeone does play a similar brand of Football to Mourinho, the reason why I love Simeone is because he's seems like a great guy.

Mourinho though is a c*nt of the highest oder.

Simeone is the same wanker as Mourinho in my view. The only difference is that Mourinho tries to give off some kind of car-salesman-vibe in an attempt to hide what a vile c*nt he is...

[Crosby Nick]

Not for me, i hate the playing Thursdays & Sundays.

Which player are you?

[Statto Red]

Which player are you?

Left back in the dressing room.

[mallin9]

We're good here lad. This is fuck all, we've got Clinton Baptiste over in the MF doing player performance time frames 'cos he senses it' Be warned, we're good, very fuckin good.


I can sense it.

hahahahhaahaa

[Sarge]

Do you think they have any chance of making it through the group Sarge?

Tough call for them but yes why not, a win tonight gives them 4 points from two, sooo....