Midweek Football Thread

Weebull · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:42

I'm going to have to leave this at half-time to go play five-a-side, so we'd better be winning comfortably by then. Our formbook against Koeman says we won't, though. :/

K1LLSW1TCH · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:44

Weebull said:
I'm going to have to leave this at half-time to go play five-a-side, so we'd better be winning comfortably by then. Our formbook against Koeman says we won't, though. :/

Aye, looks like Wenger has changed the formation too, looked more like a 4-4-2 just then, why fix it when it ain't broken?

Loki · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:48

Pitch looks in top nick at Stade Gerland

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:49

Flanks could be weak with both Sagna and Clichy being replaced by Eboue and Gibbs respectively. I do like Gibbs though, even though he made a glaring error against Man Utd last year in the CL.

v.Persie close!

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:52

From the BBC

Danny Wilson starts alongside David Weir in Rangers' defence. That's a 22-year age gap.

lolwat - That is a bit mental.

Azza · 4 Nov 2009 at 19:58

Come on the French!!

Can't believe I just said that. :eek:

manic111 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:00

Why is voronin starting ahead of ngog? For that matter why is he starting ahead of me!?

dante6491 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:02

Diaby has been playing out of his skin so far.

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:03

dante6491 said:
Diaby has been playing out of his skin so far.

Was a nice move there with Arshavin. Jury is still out on Diaby though IMO.

dante6491 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:04

He has done quite a few of them so far today.

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:07

Can anyone comment on the sponserless shirts that Liverpool and Lyon are wearing? I may have been living under a rock

Thanks.

dante6491 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:11

1 nil. Cesc

K1LLSW1TCH · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:11

Fabreeeeegaaaaaas!!!

Great goal by captain fantastic there. Fabregas-Fabulous.

jakeke · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:12

Song has been so good so far, now he's learning to take men on! What next!?

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:12

Arsenal 1 up, Keeper should've save that tbh.

Weebull · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:12

Wow, that was a remarkably easy goal to score. Cesc hits a not-particularly fast, low shot from 25-yeards out, the keeper dives for it... and somehow lets it go underneath him.

I'll take it though.

jakeke · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:13

djmc0 said:
Can anyone comment on the sponserless shirts that Liverpool and Lyon are wearing? I may have been living under a rock

Thanks.

Do they both have alcohol sponsors? Don't think they're allowed in Europe, could be wrong

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:15

jakeke said:
Do they both have alcohol sponsors? Don't think they're allowed in Europe, could be wrong

Is it something to do with Standard Chartered?

I'm really unclear on the matter. :confused:

dante6491 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:16

Lyon are sponsored by a betting firm. It is illegal for them to wear the sponsors whilst on French soil. I am guessing likewise with alcohol and Liverpool.

djmc0 · 4 Nov 2009 at 20:17

dante6491 said:
Lyon are sponsored by a betting firm. It is illegal for them to wear the sponsors whilst on French soil. I am guessing likewise with alcohol and Liverpool.

That may clear things up

BUT is it something to do with conflicted sponsers? I remember when Chelsea played the team that Abramovich sponsers, and I'm sure that there was no on shirt sponsers?

*EDIT* Surely that can not be correct as the CL is sponsered by Heineken? My choice of beer tonight BTW.