Champions League Thread 2023/2024

[whoareyaaa]

12 hours ago, Col city fan said:

United’s defence is like knife through butter!

Surely not another managerial casualty looming up!?

They’ve gone from being a brilliantly run club to this since Fergie retired. Quite bizarre stuff

Just shows you how good a manager Fergie was 

[Finnegan]

Lens were great. Reminded me of Ranieri / Shakespeare Leicester. Exciting counters, a couple of good goals (I could watch the first one a thousand times and not get bored) and bodies flying everywhere to block shots. 

 

Flash backs to peak Kasper and Wes.

 

[AjcW]

19 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Lens were great. Reminded me of Ranieri / Shakespeare Leicester. Exciting counters, a couple of good goals (I could watch the first one a thousand times and not get bored) and bodies flying everywhere to block shots. 

 

Flash backs to peak Kasper and Wes.

 

Do you think they'll get another full season out of Haise or do you think someone will come sniffing? Some record he has there!

[Finnegan]

12 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Do you think they'll get another full season out of Haise or do you think someone will come sniffing? Some record he has there!

 

I mean tbf have you seen their league position this year?

[AjcW]

27 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

I mean tbf have you seen their league position this year?

Yes but putting it down to the usual post champions league qualification slump!  

Won their last two (unbeaten in 4 in all comps) so get the feeling they're picking up.

[surrifox]

C’mon PSG 

[Lionator]

Changed my mind on Newcastle, I think they’ll get QF’s minimum. 

[spacemunky]

1 minute ago, Lionator said:

Changed my mind on Newcastle, I think they’ll get QF’s minimum. 

What about when PSG score? 

[Fear Of The Fox]

2 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Changed my mind on Newcastle, I think they’ll get QF’s minimum. 

Unlikely even if they manage to qualify from the group stage. PSG is ManU material. A proper joke of a team with influencers instead of footballers. 

[spacemunky]

That is a goal.

[StanSP]

I know it might be his first time on Soccer Special but Pardew doesn't do well in terms of describing what's happening  

 

That goal/no goal had no description, just an open-jawed Pardew with his hands on his head while it all unfolded  

[Nalis]

Looked onside, local lad Dan Burn of all people, pity he didnt get to celebrate it naturally.

[foxes_rule1978]

Newcastle looking very good here 

[spacemunky]

Dan Burn scoring against PSG in Champions League.

 

Pretty sure I didn't have that on my list of things I expected to see in 2023.

[EastAnglianFox]

Dan Burn putting Newcastle 2-0 up against PSG.

 

This world is fvcking crazy

[Samilktray]

I’m personally not impressed by Newcastle beating PSG as PSG are actually quite crap 

[Arkie Bennett]

14 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Dan Burn putting Newcastle 2-0 up against PSG.

 

This world is fvcking crazy

I always read it as Dan Bum.

[StanSP]

3-0 Newcastle.

 

Are they that good, or PSG that bad tonight?

[spacemunky]

Also wouldn't have predicted Newcastle to be up 3-0 

[Corky]

We could have been like Newcastle if we'd had a manager who gave a shit about the job.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

3-0 Newcastle.

 

Are they that good, or PSG that bad tonight?

 

PSG are extremely poor and they're also exactly the sort of side Newcastle were always gonna trouble. 

 

Newcastle work hard, PSG are the laziest side ever. They're exactly the sort of team we could have done with facing in 16/17 instead of Atleti who were basically a better version of us. 

 

The media will go overboard but I don't see that result surprising. 

[spacemunky]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

3-0 Newcastle.

 

Are they that good, or PSG that bad tonight?

PSG probably just expected to show up and that'd be enough.

 

Credit to Newcastle, they've taken their chances well.

[Corky]

Do they draw lots up there to decide which large bloke will go shirtless?

[spacemunky]

So 4-3 PSG? 

[Fear Of The Fox]

10 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

PSG are extremely poor and they're also exactly the sort of side Newcastle were always gonna trouble. 

 

Newcastle work hard, PSG are the laziest side ever. They're exactly the sort of team we could have done with facing in 16/17 instead of Atleti who were basically a better version of us. 

 

The media will go overboard but I don't see that result surprising. 

No surprise they're currently sitting 5th in Ligue 1. The French league though is quite strong this season. Lens is just above the relegation zone.