Quote from: eamonn on October 01, 2024, 11:48:05 AMQuote from: Chip Butty 111 on October 01, 2024, 10:57:14 AM Looking on their forums they see us as a bit of a curiosity. They seem a bit concerned about Watkins but don't really mention anyone other than Martinez. Do they have anyone who remembers '82 and is still grumpy about it or are they all nouvea-yanitedy fans? A few mentions of 82, but they have been in so many CL finals since it's just another final to them. Like fans of other massive clubs, they are generally too wrapped up in themselves to bother about us.
Quote from: Chip Butty 111 on October 01, 2024, 10:57:14 AM Looking on their forums they see us as a bit of a curiosity. They seem a bit concerned about Watkins but don't really mention anyone other than Martinez. Do they have anyone who remembers '82 and is still grumpy about it or are they all nouvea-yanitedy fans?
Looking on their forums they see us as a bit of a curiosity. They seem a bit concerned about Watkins but don't really mention anyone other than Martinez.
Nobody has said they expect us to win every game 5-0, that would be ridiculous. You've said you would be "pleasantly surprised" if we lost by two goals. That's ridiculous, too.We might lose, but I can't really understand going into it like we are Halifax having drawn Man City away in the cup. We beat Arsenal and Man City and drew with Liverpool at home, last season, and finished fourth. We are currently fifth, so hardly a catastrophic decline. Who knows, maybe it will be fun.
The 1999 final stings them a thousand times more. Let's face it half of the U.K was in mourning the whole of that summer after Man. United fluked those last few minutes!
Quote from: SoccerHQ on October 01, 2024, 11:54:07 PMThe 1999 final stings them a thousand times more. Let's face it half of the U.K was in mourning the whole of that summer after Man. United fluked those last few minutes!2012 must hurt as well, battered Chelsea in their home stadium for 120 mins and managed to lose on penalties. That also left the UK unhappy.
I just hope we don't get embarrassed. Our inability to defend (why we didn't make RB a priority in the summer I will never know) is going to cost us here.I'm not sure what the score wil be but I will pleasantly surprised if we still have a positive GD at 10pm.
Quote from: Accent Guy on October 01, 2024, 10:43:50 PMI just hope we don't get embarrassed. Our inability to defend (why we didn't make RB a priority in the summer I will never know) is going to cost us here.I'm not sure what the score wil be but I will pleasantly surprised if we still have a positive GD at 10pm.Our defending does need to improve, I’ve been quite vocal on that too, but blimey that’s a real glass empty position. We might lose, but we can absolutely win and any defeat will be disappointing.
Yeah but that’s not quite the same as saying you’ll be pleasantly surprised if we don’t take a hiding. I think it’s a bloody tough game, but I’ll still be frustrated if we lose, particularly if it’s comfortably.