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Champions League Matchday 5

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  • #52
    whatawaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,910 ✭✭✭✭whatawaster


    This is almost as bad as Marseille last year


  • #53
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,407 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    mike65 wrote: »
    Masch is a disgrace tonight as is everyone else in red pretty much.

    Mike
    whatawaster wrote: »
    This is almost as bad as Marseille last year

    A win is a win is a win imo. RTE2 panel should be fun.


  • #54
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Bleugh

    Mike


  • #55
    [Deleted User]
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    Fckin hell that Barca match was fun to watch! A glut of goals there in quick succession, great save by Valdes too! makes up for that stinker United and Villareal produced last night.


  • #56
    Macker1
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    Have to say although the performance was poor a win is a win and passage to the next round in secured a match early. That Jim Beglin along with Ray " I know it all Houghton in the studio come across as bitter cnuts that resent everything that LFC does. Its the same ****e each match from that pair who seem to have a chip on their shoulders when it comes to being fair. Not much credit was due tonight but they would be have pressed to give it even if it was.


    :mad::mad::mad::mad:


  • #57
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Dunphy is just making up transfer figures! he is beyond belief


  • #58
    _blank_
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    Mr Alan wrote: »
    Dunphy is just making up transfer figures! he is beyond belief
    :D


  • #59
    oobydooby
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Fckin hell that Barca match was fun to watch! A glut of goals there in quick succession, great save by Valdes too! makes up for that stinker United and Villareal produced last night.

    Well I'll hang on for that to get the images of the Liverpool match out of my eyes. I wish RTE would show some of the top European teams in this contest. We get enough EPL coverage here already. Fair enough the English channels should follow the English teams but there's no reason other than a ratings quest for RTE to follow them. Misuse of TV-licence money IMO.


  • #60
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    The studio panel discussion isn't actually live, it was recorded about two years ago, they just play the same clip over and over each CL match day that Liverpool play. Notice how you NEVER actually see any footage of the match that has just been played.. it's a sure sign.


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  • #61
    whatawaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,910 ✭✭✭✭whatawaster


    Giles:"if Liverpool were a good side they should have been winning the champions League the next season as well."

    High standards indeed.


  • #62
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    oobydooby wrote: »
    Well I'll hang on for that to get the images of the Liverpool match out of my eyes. I wish RTE would show some of the top European teams in this contest. We get enough EPL coverage here already. Fair enough the English channels should follow the English teams but there's no reason other than a ratings quest for RTE to follow them. Misuse of TV-licence money IMO.

    Actually I would have thought a bigger mis-use of license fee money would be to blow a few million on Champions League rights only to lose 95%+ of your audience to ITV or Sky by showing a match that hardly anybody in the country is interested in at the same time as one of the English premier league teams are being shown by other channels available here...

    Get real.


  • #63
    opr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    Giles "when a team wins the european cup Peter your looking for them to build on it and win more european cups or at least get close to winning it again liverpool since they won it have never been close or even look like being close"

    Peter "emmm well they did get to a another final"

    Giles "ahhhhh yeah huh i mean premierships and ehhh stuffff!"

    Opr


  • #64
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    Giles: I haven't seen Barcelona, but I think they are the big threat to premiership sides.

    Haha :D


  • #65
    Tusky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,067 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Carragher, Alonso & Kuyt were very good but for the most part, everyone else was well below par. I find it hard to believe that Benayoun is above Babel in the pecking order...seems crazy to me.


  • #66
    redout
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    spockety wrote: »
    Giles: I haven't seen Barcelona, but I think they are the big threat to premiership sides.

    Haha :D

    He would be right. 58 goals this season all ready, remarkable.


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  • #67
    Mr Alan
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    in fairness with Babels recent pants performances & yapping in the press (mainly the second) he should be thankful he is in the squad at all.


  • #68
    [Deleted User]
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    spockety wrote: »
    Giles: I haven't seen Barcelona, but I think they are the big threat to premiership sides.

    Haha :D

    He's right.


  • #69
    whatawaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,910 ✭✭✭✭whatawaster


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    in fairness with Babels recent pants performances & yapping in the press (mainly the second) he should be thankful he is in the squad at all.

    Babel was our best player at Spurs, played great against Marseille away, Chelsea away, scored the winner against United and has been much less wasteful generally than last season.
    I'm hoping, like last season, that he gets more chances as the season goes on.


  • #70
    ironingbored
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    whatawaster wrote: »
    Giles:"if Liverpool were a good side they should have been winning the champions League the next season as well."

    High standards indeed.

    Yeah, just like utd did.


  • #71
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    Deleted User wrote: »
    He's right.

    By chance.


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  • #72
    [Deleted User]
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    spockety wrote: »
    By chance.

    LOL true dat!


  • #73
    [Deleted User]
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    ironingbored wrote: »
    Yeah, just like utd did.

    Yawn. Nobody, i repeat, NOBODY has retained it since Milan. So its not just United, its Red Star, Milan (again on a few occasions), Ajax, Juventus, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Porto, Barcelona as well.

    Why did you specifically single out United again?


  • #74
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yawn. Nobody, i repeat, NOBODY has retained it since Milan. So its not just United, its Red Star, Milan (again on a few occasions), Ajax, Juventus, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Porto, Barcelona as well.

    Why did you specifically single out United again?

    Probably because that's what the RTE panel do when talking about Liverpool.

    "Would Sir Alex sign Dirk Kuyt? *howls of laughter* NO CHANCE.. HAHAHAHAHAHA"


  • #75
    _blank_
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    spockety wrote: »
    Probably because that's what the RTE panel do when talking about Liverpool.

    "Would Sir Alex sign Dirk Kuyt? *howls of laughter* NO CHANCE.. HAHAHAHAHAHA"

    well, he wouldn't.


  • #76
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    Des wrote: »
    well, he wouldn't.

    I never said he would?


  • #77
    oobydooby
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    spockety wrote: »
    Actually I would have thought a bigger mis-use of license fee money would be to blow a few million on Champions League rights only to lose 95%+ of your audience to ITV or Sky by showing a match that hardly anybody in the country is interested in at the same time as one of the English premier league teams are being shown by other channels available here...

    Fair point. I'm obviously not arguing that it would make commercial sense, it would just satisfy my interest. Also, if these matches are already being broadcast on terrestrial TV then why should RTE spend (waste IMHO) licence revenue providing such a service to the Irish public? I know TV3's coverage was pretty dire but I don't see why it's necessary for the national broadcaster to cover this event, especially if they just ape what's already available to viewers.


  • #78
    _blank_
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    Sporting's Free Kick was class


  • #79
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,101 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    What is it with the lads and Dirk bashing? Seems regardless how badly the rest of the team plays, they set aside a few special moments to laugh at Dirk. I just dont get it...they awknowledge his heart, workrate etc but almost talk about it as a bad or laughable thing, like "ah poor dirk, he tries very hard" and ignore that he has a 1 in 3 goals ratio from the wing, chips in with assists and that he's been exceptionally consistent this year.

    Why dont they just go on about the players who actually played badly (and god knows there were enough of them!) rather then yet again go on about one of the few who actually did have an alright game.


  • #80
    Frisbee
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    Des wrote: »
    Sporting's Free Kick was class

    Player who took it was class too.
    What I'd give to have Veloso at Arsenal..


  • #81
    eZe^
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    Des wrote: »
    Sporting's Free Kick was class


    They didn't show the fact that the foul given was ridiculous, it barely hit Marquez's collarbone and the ref gave a hand ball, idiot.

    Messi, 13 goals and 9 assists so far this season in 16 appearances. 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 CL appearances. Sher he's only good at dribbling though....


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  • #82
    Frisbee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,570 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    Yeah it was a very soft one alright.


  • #83
    spockety
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭spockety


    oobydooby wrote: »
    Fair point. I'm obviously not arguing that it would make commercial sense, it would just satisfy my interest. Also, if these matches are already being broadcast on terrestrial TV then why should RTE spend (waste IMHO) licence revenue providing such a service to the Irish public? I know TV3's coverage was pretty dire but I don't see why it's necessary for the national broadcaster to cover this event, especially if they just ape what's already available to viewers.

    You know that about 40% of the country only have RTE/TV3/TG4.. right?


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