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Don't forget the 'wooly hat' incident with Rui Faria who all but admitted using it to hide his link back to Mourinho. I wouldn't trust any of Chelsea if my life depended on it.

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yes yes but apparently there was 'nothing going on like that' said frank lampard :rolleyes:

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Because they were founded by English like Athletic Bilbao.
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You've ducked the main issue- and that's the double standards from Ferguson when it's been PROVED he's tapped up in the past [Stam]. When he's on the receiving end he doesn't like it, but it's OK when he does it. Clive Hunt of the highest order, right up there with Neil Warnock and his scheming tricks.

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It is double standards to slag off chelsea for what he's allegedly done himself. :shrug:

Just that Chelsea may have done it in a way which casts doubt over the incident.

I mean that you'd automatically assume that they wouldn't do it in such a public place. But who knows.

For me though, the agent seems to be playing the 2 clubs off each other, saying that Chelsea are after Ferdinand, so utd will increase their deal.

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Yep.

The club was founded on 18 December 1899 as the 'Milan Cricket & Football Club', by a group of English soldiers and sailors. These English origins explain why todays club name still contains the English city name: Milan, whereas the city is named Milano in Italian. Founder Alfred Edwards became the very first chairman of the club

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It could well be agents' talk though. It could be feasible that kenyon and ferdinand were in the same restaurant by coincidence... although that said, what reason did rio have to be in london? surely as you say, they wouldn't be so naive would they?

i personally can't see why chelsea would want him, they have terry [former forest player, well on loan anyway], gallas, huth... and they really should spend money on a full back if anything. in any case, i don't even think ferdinand's as good as his hype, judging by his debut today, it won't be long before a certain spurs player displaces him. what's he ever done, besides a few good games in the world cup? he can't even remember when he's having a drug test :LOL:

as you say, the way chelsea have done it, if they have even done it, casts doubt over the incident itself. and surely they wouldn't be so foolish as to do it just after getting the rap for ashley cole?

i don't believe it, but then, that's probably because i have slight leanings for chelsea anyway [from when they were crap] and hate man u like nothing else except d*rby county...

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:D

Just for the ones who think the gooners have gone silent.

No Henry/ no Campbell and we still whipped the dirty tactics of Blackburn and wiped the smile form Sparkys face.

NFFC well me thinks your signature needs updating.

Shall we look at the last couple of results -

16 April 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Reading 1 - Forest 0


09 April 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Nottm Forest 0 - Plymouth 3

06 April 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Coventry 2 - Forest 0

02 April 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Crewe 1 - Forest 1

19 March 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Forest 1 - Wigan 1

16 March 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Forest 0 - Leeds 0

12 March 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Ipswich 6 - Forest 0


08 March 2005
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Watford 0 - Forest 2

What can we deduct from this well from 8 games, 4 ost (including 1 drubbing) 3 draws and one win.

Sorry to shatter your illusions but face up to it your playing League 1 football next season.

:D

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What honour will Forest win if ( when ) they drop into the third division.


No other European club has ever won the European Cup and been relegated to the 3rd division of their national league.

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I think you'll find Mourinho is fast becoming the most hated manager in football. Yes Fergie tapped up Stam, that's not my issue, but JM's manner makes it hard for me to not want to repeatedly slap him. The way he stuck 2 fingers up to his recent touchline ban plus how he 'saw' someone go in to the referee's room in another match.....only no he didn't just goes to show what we can expect from the man who learned the majority of his footballing knowledge from being Bobby Robson's translator.

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the fact is until the FA, UEFA stopped tapping up it will keep going on.. yes Man U have done it several times and so have most other clubs in the world.. just look at Real Madrid they do it all the time..

The thing is not sure if banning tapping up is against EU laws and the treaty of Rome. surely any employee can talk to another company about getting a job there if he wants and any owner of a company can ask someone if they want to work there..

I blame all these agents all they really want is to have players move so they can get a % of the money

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Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :hyper:
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Woo Hoo :hyper: Good goal Mr Scholes

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Cracking return to form for both of them! Ronaldo needs to watch his play-diving though.

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Yep cos otherwise he'll deserve a :redcard:

Nice one Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuud :D :D :D :D

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Van the man!!!!!!!!!!!

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you spoke too soon!

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We're still 2 goals up - but Ronaldo is out of the final :(

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*cough* 3 goals up :D :D :D
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Good result and a good match, what a final in prospect in 5 weeks, just hope I'm not working on the day :cry:

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Is he ?

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Don't think so. Can't see any reason why he would be.

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i was watching the match and it was a bit like the old man utd desimation and destruction allround for the opposing side.

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cambridge unted
done well on saturday
off to the confrence now

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And to think Utd stood by Ferdinand for 8 months or whatever it was, on full pay, for missing a drugs test, costing Utd a fortune, and now this :mad:

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Thats agents for you.

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NOOOOOOOOOOO, my darling neice who I love dearly is getting married on the 21st of May, in the afternoon. :bigcry: How could she be so thoughtless.:td: :)

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family comes first :) congratulations to the couple :tu: :)

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Problem solved... :p:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2005/04/7.jpg

Just don't shout out during the service!!!

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i have a little telly like that, the reception is rather variable to say teh least

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Is there a pub near to the church? :)

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I'm making enquiries.;)

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Rooney to sue The Sun

Wayne Rooney has launched legal proceedings against The Sun after the newspaper alleged that the ManYoo and England striker slapped fiancee Coleen during a nightclub row.

http://www.football365.com/teams/man...y_150129.shtml

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You've got to watch that disciplinary record, United fans, it's going to cost you eventually.

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****ing Gary Neville. What a **** he was tonight.

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Paul Scholes wasn't much better at the end !

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Aye but if Neville hadn't been suck a ****ing **** then it might have been different at the end.

Anyway fair play to the Toffees, hope you hold on for 4th place.

On a lighter note, did anyone see the massively overweight Everton fan shouting "you fat *******" at Rooney?

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Wasn't he just.

Whatever the circumstances, there is NO EXCUSE to do that.

If he were mine, I would be expecting him in my office with his resignation.

And if a Forest player did that, I would be ashamed and angered and call for his sacking. Come to think of it, it doesn't matter which team the offender played for.

Utter disgrace there is NO PLACE for that in ANY SPORT.

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whilst i don't condone what Gary Neville did he didn't kick the ball into the crowd with any force.. not much of an excuse I know but I wonder if a Norwich player had done this there would have been the same outcry!!

I remember after the FA Cup game on Sunday everyone on all the United boards I go to was saying how you can critise the team after that performance.. i say the performance on Sunday is why the team should be critisised and also fined 2 weeks wages as well.. we showed no hunger or desire last night and several players were just going through the motions.. to win trophies you have to play well over a number of games not once every few weeks.. last nights performance wasn't good enough..

Also was reading on the UEFA web site that the reason Inter didn't get banned is that the laws in Italy state UEFA needs to look after security in the stadium and the UEFA laws say it is the hosting club..

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On a happier note. Bought my tickets for the England friendlies in the states next month!! Woohoo!! :D

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Reading up on Fergies press conference last night, he said...

Does that mean it used to be OK to smack a fan in the face with the ball? :confused: :)

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No, but since the Cantona, Diouf and countless other examples, players have to be careful about doing anything which is seen to be retaliating with fans. I daresay that years ago if fans goaded a player and the player reacted the fans would have just laughed and treated it as a victory that they affected the player. Nowadays they tend to report it to the police and try and sue the player...

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It was good news for arsenal. I never thought we would come out of wednesday by making our lead over united to 4 points. Theres still the automatic champions league spot!

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Where have all these Arsenal fans come from eh? ;)

Got bored of the woodwork? ;) :D

Onto last nights match...

I thought Everton deserved it.

The headline on the back of the Daily Mirror: :)
Prats. The pair of them.

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Well I would have been equally ****ed off. More so if the guilty party was one of ours, as well.

Disgraceful.

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Good to hear from such an authority on the matter.

SAF must have a HUGE clear-out this summer. The team is nothing like the force we were in the 90s. He needs to start by admitting he has been wrong in the last few years with his tactics.

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Sir Bobby Charlton says that Fergie is unsackable.....

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Next season will be his last. I guarantee it. Perhaps he'll move up but I don't believe he belongs in today's style of play. We were definately the team of the 90s but the game has moved on his stubborness (once such a powerful trait for him) is now working against him. He won't admit that we're not the force we used to be.

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I've known about this since Wednesday but it's still an utter disgrace, they've proved they're not fit to wear the shirt.

Not making excuses but allegedly this has been going on all season, so some possible rationalisation for the season we're having. Which has also involved for the last 4 months the team being leaked onto the 'net on fridays.

Megson should sack the lot of them, for bringing the club into disrepute and breach of contract. In any other job the same is likely to happen.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tm_obj...name_page.html

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Copy and pasting such a long article isn't neccessary, a simple link would have done.... :disturbd:

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You're right, & I've edited it.

nffc-please don't just copy/paste other people's (copyrighted) work.

All you need to do is sum up & provide a link to the article, thanks.

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Just heard today what Neville did. Utterly disgraceful. At first I thought he just kicked the ball out for a throw-in (when in foubt, clout it out sort of thing), but deliberately kicked the ball at the fans. Absolutely terrible.

Does anyone have a video clip of what happened? I'd like to see what happened myself.

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Don't have a video.

Neville was standing with the ball at the touchline while a substitution was taking place. A couple of people in the Everton Family enclosure (the same family enclosure where fans reported United players to the police last year for swearing) were shouting abuse at him and making the ****er sign. He dropped the ball and hit it with his left foot into the stand (weakly - it was his left foot remember).

I'm not making excuses for Neville but some of the abuse players get from fans is unreal. I don't know if I could keep my cool, but then again I'm not a professional footballer paid millions of pounds. He should have known better.

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I didn't ever pass it off as mine though, I did provide links to both articles.

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People who write such articles can get very tetchy with admins of sites where such things are copied and pasted....

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I'm not going to, but I bet I could find over ten similar posts on here where articles have been copied from other sites and pasted with a link showing where they came from.

There's nothing wrong if you submit the link to where it came from.

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Report them, then.

Now there's me thinking the admins formed the site rules.....

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No, I'm not going to report posts because I don't see a problem with it, and it's not fair on other users to go grassing to mods all the time.

I'd also like to know where the site rules explicitly state you can't quote articles from other sites.

This is getting SO :notopic:

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That's your choice.

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Quoting and completely copying them are 2 different things. Doing what you did takes up uneccessary space. Part of being an admin is to keep the site as tidy as possible.

Yep, the team's decision is final, so let's leave it there.

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Was intending to.

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If it hasn't already been suggested can I recommend that there be a "Football talk 2" thread started?

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It's CF's version of War & Peace. ;) Don't end it now :) It can go on to be massive

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Confirmed today :bigcry:

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No wonder it was a draw, if Cambridge stayed at home and Rochdale played at Spotland.;)

Quote. Cambridge lost their Football League status and dropped into the Conference after a goalless draw at Spotland.

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Well spotted, no pun intended :)

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Just to let you all know, in the next month or two I'll be closing this thread down permanently in order to start a new one ready for the new season.

This has been a great thread but I'd like to keep things fresh, so once all the play-offs etc have been completed, we can lock this one down.

The new one will be intended for the 05/06 campaign but will be open to any pre-season comments on transfers, friendlies etc. The new thread will open when this one closes and will have a new but football-related title. I'm thinking of calling it "On me 'ead, son"! or even "Back of the net", but you'll find out soon enough what the new name will be.

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Not "Sick as a parrot"?! :D

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Wow, I really thought the 'toon were going to put one over us!

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I forgot the match was on today and managed to see only the last 10 minutes :erm: Glad to see my boys won especially seeing as though Wes scored :eek: Had to ring my friend (his auntie) just to make sure cos it's a standing joke that he normally only gets own goals :D :D :D

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Thank gawd for Rooney

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2005/04/2.jpg

Contender for goal of the season

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i remember a few years ago i went to watch us play Valencia.. we were 1-0 up with 5 mins to go and we left early to drive back to london.. we didn't now till we stopped for petrol that Wes had scored and own goal and we drew

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Live to fight another 7 days

Nottm F 1-0 Burnley. Krissy again.

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Call yourself a real fan, you've not even altered your sig.:)

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:D More like contender for fluke of the season.

Or living proof with his face that Man descended from pie eating Apes.

Never mind though he has won the PFA young player of the year award so at least United will have won something this year.

And John Terry has picked up the PFA Player Of The Year Award.

Although Im guessing that can't be decided on Premiership goals as they are all decades behind Henry with 25 goals so far and Rooney and Terry with a meagre 10.

:D

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That's a point. Mr "Utd till I die" ;) :LOL:

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:rofl: :rofl: That cheered me up this morning :rofl: ;) :D

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Yep, 47 years and counting.:p: :)

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Does anyone know where I could watch Rooney's goal online? All I can find is Sky Sports Broadband, but you have to pay for it :(

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I have a video clip of the goal which I can send on demand, no pin number needed ;)

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Could ya send it over to me, pretty please with sugar on top? :)

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Here is a link to the goal....

http://www.shokz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/roon.zip

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Thanx for the help Marge/Gazzae :)

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Probably upset a few everton fans but if Everton finish 4th (which seems likely) and Liverpool win the Champions league (they`ve got a chance but I dont think they will), then the F.A will decide which one will enter the champions league next season. Imo, if that is the case (I am defintely no fan of Liverpool ) then Liverpool will be the most obvious choice to me. I can see Everton going out in the prelimanary stages and that would do English clubs no favours because the further the clubs go in the competion, then the more places they get the following season. I`m sorry but Everton are just not going to be up for European football but (I have to bite my tongue when I say this) Liverpool are a far better prospect.

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To me I think that Liverpool should get it, because, if they did win, they would be the champions and a place in the next competition should be one of the rewards for winning it.

I need to clean my mouth out after saying that. Also, I may need therapy... :)

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Its a mute issue. Even if Liverpool beat Chelsea there is no way they will beat Meeeeelan. ;)

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yes after all this talk Liverpool haven't won the comp yet and neither have Chelsea.. this is only the second time since 85 that an English side as got to the EC final

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Milan aren't all that ;)

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Your point is CRYSTAL clear... :p:

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To be fair, Everton should get the place regardless. After all, they were the first English champions to be denied a place in the competition due to the Heysel aftermath, and we all know who got the blame for that. It would be grossly unfair and a cruel irony, to 'do' them again in favour of Liverpool.

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Very good I like that :)

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Lets hope the police can catch the morons who ruined the game at the weekend. Something needs to be done and soon. The fact that they were able to bring bottles into the ground shows the lack of security at Irish league games.

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I will be voting Red tomorrow night as well

Link

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Thanks for that! I wish I had the status bar on, so I could have seen what that link was! ;) Bloody shock to the system. :D

I think that they're the lesser of two evils. :)

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It doesn't happen very often.....and I'm getting goosebumps just thinking it but......












I hope Liverpool win

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I have a soft spot for Chelsea ever since they were **** (not anything like supporting them though) so I'll be rooting for the blue army :gerrin:

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I heard this on the Radio the other day and grabbed it off the net. How true it is :shrug: :

1978
Wales win the Grand Slam in Rugby
The Pope Dies
Liverpool lose in the League Cup final to the eventual League Champions that year (Forest)
Liverpool win the European Cup

2005
Wales win the Grand Slam in Rugby
The Pope Dies
Liverpool lose in the League Cup final to the eventual League Champions that year (Chelsea)

Still not convinced? Read on ...

1981
Prince Charles got married
Ken and Deirdre (Coronation Street) got married
A new Doctor Who was appointed
Liverpool won the European Cup

2005
Prince Charles marries
Ken and Deirdre re-married
New Doctor Who starts with a new Doctor

So the omens are there and in true Liverpool style we all know that they are going to capitulate and lose :D I hope not as I am a Liverpool fan.

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To be honest I don't care who wins. No one is going to get past Milan.

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gazzae, u must be blinkered cos I saw AC Milan last night and they did anything but impressed me, if PSV can stop them effectively for 90 mins like they did last night (they were undone by one sublime piece of skill from kaka and at 90mins they were tired) then I believe Chelsea or Liverpool will be able to execute their tactics even better.

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PSV stopped them effectively???? Milan had 9 shots on target to PSV's 6. 8 corners to PSV's 0. Yes PSV were dominant in the second half but if you watch Milan you know they have confidence in their defense. They are happy to go a goal ahead and then sit back.

If Milan don't win it this year I will get a Liverpool tattoo.

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9 shots on target and only 2 goals ? poor ratio. I heard of teams getting more shots on target and still come away with a defeat. Statistics means nothing really. Liverpool were all over Chelsea three times and still lost. Just luck and creating luck + hard work will get u the results. Plus a one off final means anything could happen. Last time AC Milan won it, it was via a penalty kick out so they aren't the overpowering all conquering team everyone makes them out to be.

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Sorry gazzae, but do have any idea how much I now want Chelsea, Liverpool or PSV to win?

Will you post pictures of the tattoo at all?

:D :p:

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Who makes them out to be an overpowering, all conquering team?

I don't. I make them out to be a very good defensive team. A team who knows that chances are they will only need one goal to win, so once they get that goal they are very happy to sit back and let the other team come at them.
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'Rio Ferdinand Urged Jody Morris To Kill Photographer'

Apparently Rio also "pushed a tin of paint at the photographer and thrown a bag of CDs".

Is this another load of nonsense?

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Interesting article

here
On why Liverpool could be in the Champions League next year, and the reasons why UEFA rules deliberately do not include a clause that the holders get automatic entry the following season.