Topic: Champions League draw

[AmanShah21]

Why?

Because we can beat whoever we play. I just dont want Chelsea and City to get an easy route because they have managers who have the tendency to spontaneously combust in these tournaments.

[RedSince86]

UEFA wants Messi v Ronaldo

[kennedy81]

Goldbridge saying in an age of mistrust in authority it's important they do a re-draw.

[ScouserAtHeart]

Goldbridge saying in an age of mistrust in authority it's important they do a re-draw.

Yeah that'll solve all mistrust in all authority

[S]

Talksport saying they are noises the draw will be done again.

They have to and they almost certainly will. There’s no way they’ll let it stand when the footage so clearly shows the mistake.

Just hope we get a decent draw again.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Talksport saying they are noises the draw will be done again.

They don't know shit.

People will have booked flights/hotels already they can't change it now.

[thaddeus]

UEFA wants Messi v Ronaldo

They probably do but that was plain old cock up.  Unless the cock up was to draw attention away from the conspiracy

[I've been a good boy]

Feels a bit forced this. They saw what happened at F1 and wanted to do something themselves to make headlines.

Anyway glad to see the away goals rule is gone, always hated it.

[kennedy81]

Imagine they do a re-draw and they get PSG again.

[johnybarnes]

I've got Goldbridge on and it is pretty amusing, he is doing the best David Brent impression.

'It is like when you order steak and a salad, the salad doesn't turn up...are you bothered? Do you complain? If you let this slide, what is next?'

[Crosby Nick]

Feels very much like that late 2000s era of three English teams plus one getting through to the semis, depending on the draw. I can see two of us, Chelsea and City playing each other at some point with the winner playing the other one in a later round.

[red_Mark1980]

They don't know shit.

People will have booked flights/hotels already they can't change it now.

Really? Without even knowing which week they are playing?

[PoetryInMotion]

Did you watch it? Man Utd got drawn out against Villareal which wasnt possible, they then just took them out and drew Man City, that would have been fine, but on the next draw (to see who played Atletico) they added Liverpool's ball but not Man Utd's ball, so that draw was what really fucked it.

They should not have added Man United's ball in the draw for Villareal in the first place. Who knows which legit team they left out.

[PoetryInMotion]

Well they've got a player most on here would love us to buy next in Adeyemi. He's got 10 goals in 11 games in the league 4 in 5 in the CL. They've also conceded less than half the goals of any other team in the league with 42 For and 12 Against in 18 matches.

In the CL though, in an easy group, they scored only 8 and conceded 6. We should be comfortable.

[elsewhere]

Imagine they do a re-draw and they get PSG again.

and they do it bu fucking up utd ball again

[Sharado]

Feels very much like that late 2000s era of three English teams plus one getting through to the semis, depending on the draw. I can see two of us, Chelsea and City playing each other at some point with the winner playing the other one in a later round.

Yeah am hoping they both get knocked out sooner. Of the two I find myself in the remarkable place of preferring a game against chelsea just so the police community support officer's that support city can have a fucking day off when they play us.

[S]

These draws are always so dry and boring, it’s going to be hilarious to see them fumble their way through an apology when they come back out.

[Caligula?]

Just imagine what would happen if Andy Allerton was a United fan. 

In all seriousness they really made a mess of that, didn't they? Is there any way it could be redone? Not that I'd want it to be of course.

[kennedy81]

Feels very much like that late 2000s era of three English teams plus one getting through to the semis, depending on the draw. I can see two of us, Chelsea and City playing each other at some point with the winner playing the other one in a later round.

Yeah I can see us having to beat one or two PL sides to win this.

[RedSamba]

null and void

[elsewhere]

I hope Utd protest and boycott, not play those 2 matches then get banned from the competition for 5 years.

[redgriffin73]

Imagine they do a re-draw and they get PSG again.

Or Atletico

[rodderzzz]

They should not have added Man United's ball in the draw for Villareal in the first place. Who knows which legit team they left out.

They didn't leave any team out, they added all seven balls, it should have only been six.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Asterix league 

[GMac1984]

Sat down to watch the draw thinking it was at 12.

I'm assuming the unseeded teams play at home first?

[kennedy81]

Imagine thinking UEFA made it so obvious that it was rigged.

'Man Utd....no wait er... that's wrong haha erm....'

[classycarra]

What's really funny is that if people think this was coordinated, and not an error, why do they think a re-draw will solve things to their benefit?

It would just be a smoother version of the conspiracy, surely

[rodderzzz]

Sat down to watch the draw thinking it was at 12.

I'm assuming the unseeded teams play at home first?

Hang about, you'll be able to watch the redraw lol

[Johnny Foreigner]

Not sure if united would protest though; they are certainly not favourites against too many of the potential opponents..

Imaging a heroic performance/loss against both the oil money/UEFA/everyone ! thats brave

[Circa1892]

The easy way around is to not have so many rules around permutations.

Round of 16 - any 1st place can play any 2nd place - simple.

[johnybarnes]

@AlexShawESPN
Atletico Madrid are talking to UEFA about the UCL draw. UEFA are currently discussing whether the draw can go ahead in its current guise. Redraw decision coming within the hour is the word.

[elsewhere]

Alex Shaw
@AlexShawESPN
Atletico Madrid are talking to UEFA about the UCL draw. UEFA are currently discussing whether the draw can go ahead in its current guise. Redraw decision coming within the hour is the word.

[Dazzer23]

They didn't leave any team out, they added all seven balls, it should have only been six.

Yes, I spotted that. And Utd came out, but they discarded it, so it didn’t make any difference. But somebody above says we were in the pot with Atletico and Utd weren’t, which was wrong. If that was the case, you would think it should be a re-draw

[Jm55]

Alex Shaw
@AlexShawESPN
Atletico Madrid are talking to UEFA about the UCL draw. UEFA are currently discussing whether the draw can go ahead in its current guise. Redraw decision coming within the hour is the word.

Fuck sakes, any money we end up getting PSG if this gets redrawn.

[kennedy81]

What's really funny is that if people think this was coordinated, and not an error, why do they think a re-draw will solve things to their benefit?

It would just be a smoother version of the conspiracy, surely

Yeah if it was rigged, no-one would have a clue. Everything has to be a conspiracy these days.

[elsewhere]

Atletico is so desperate to get Utd

[S]

Of course it’s going to be redrawn, and rightly so.

[duvva 💅]

Be funny if the (you had one job) guy responsible for picking out the correct balls for the draw still has a job when they redraw it

[rodderzzz]

Yes, I spotted that. And Utd came out, but they discarded it, so it didn’t make any difference. But somebody above says we were in the pot with Atletico and Utd weren’t, which was wrong. If that was the case, you would think it should be a re-draw

Yes that's exactly what happened

[FiSh77]

The easy way around is to not have so many rules around permutations.

Round of 16 - any 1st place can play any 2nd place - simple.

The way it's done isn't exactly rocket science though is it? could've put a class of 6 year olds in charge of it and chances are it would've gone smoothly