purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Thursday, 06 March 2008Anderlecht v Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburg, Bolton v Sporting, Fiorentina v Everton, Getafe v Benfica, Marseille v Zenit St Petersburg, Rangers v Werder Bremen, Tottenham v PSV Tough draw for english teams, rangers have got a decent one. I know its only half time but its going as I thought, everton somehow are 0-0 after being battered, tottenham losing, bolton surprised me and rangers 1-0...yes!
Simi Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 The Spurs game has been fantastic so far, great footballing match. Come on Spurs.
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 The Spurs game has been fantastic so far, great footballing match.Come on Spurs. Like I said when the draw was made, very tough for spurs especially having the first game t home, PSV very good side. Always prefer to play teams who werent in the CL.
placidcasual Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 2nd half of Leverkusen Hamburg is a lot better than the first. Both teams should have scored in the first 2 minutes or so.
Joe. Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 @ Everton. And how are Bolton winning? Again. They're like the Middlesbrough of the competition a couple of years back.
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Rangers 2-0 is it too early to say I told you so?
Head Honcho Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Rangers 2-0 is it too early to say I told you so? Playing well too
lildave3 Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Looking at the results it looks bleak for Spurs and Everton. And Bolton possibly. Rangers are doing well though.
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Man should I have bet tonight or what. All english teams lost or drew, and the one team I predicted to win are 2-0 up. I'm Sure oliver holt in the morning newspapers will predict an all english uefa cup final. When will they ever learn?
Head Honcho Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Man should I have bet tonight or what. All english teams lost or drew, and the one team I predicted to win are 2-0 up. I'm Sure oliver holt in the morning newspapers will predict an all english uefa cup final.When will they ever learn? Should've been 3-0 A breath of fresh air this Rangers team tonight with 7 homegrown players.
lildave3 Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Should've been 3-0 A breath of fresh air this Rangers team tonight with 7 homegrown players. Gotta love the 3 under 21 subs rule.
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 I read an article today about rooney stating the premiership was the best in the world and that the 3 (possibly all 4) english teams getting through the later stages of the CL proves it. Maybe we have the strongest top 4 but the league as a whole surely isnt the strongest. I think the uefa cup is a better indicator on how strong a league is and looking at premiership teams records it no way can be the strongest. One win in 16 years of the premiership is pretty bad. Italy I think was 6 wins spain 3 germany 2 all have more wins than premiership teams. I want british teams to win as much as the next guy but it irratates me when the media constantly hypes up the premiership based on no facts at all. And it seems the press view has influenced the public too. Premiership is good, very good but it aint the best.
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Plus premiership teams have only won the CL twice in 16 years. Italian 4 Spanish 4
lildave3 Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 I read an article today about rooney stating the premiership was the best in the world and that the 3 (possibly all 4) english teams getting through the later stages of the CL proves it. Maybe we have the strongest top 4 but the league as a whole surely isnt the strongest.I think the uefa cup is a better indicator on how strong a league is and looking at premiership teams records it no way can be the strongest. One win in 16 years of the premiership is pretty bad. Italy I think was 6 wins spain 3 germany 2 all have more wins than premiership teams. I want british teams to win as much as the next guy but it irratates me when the media constantly hypes up the premiership based on no facts at all. And it seems the press view has influenced the public too. Premiership is good, very good but it aint the best. Surely this only judges the top 5/6 sides in each league?
Joe. Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 Things don't look good for Everton and Spurs for me, and Bolton too have got a very tough game away now. On the other hand, it's looking good for the Gers!
purpleronnie Posted 6 March 2008 Posted 6 March 2008 My point is any league can have a strong top 2 or 3, but further down shows a true strength as only top 6/7 qualify for european competitions you can only base it on that. Maybe rooney and the rest think the premiership over the last few years has become the strongest well if thats true then we still havent won much, and looking at the results tonight I cant see english teams winning it.
Manwell Pablo Posted 7 March 2008 Author Posted 7 March 2008 I read an article today about rooney stating the premiership was the best in the world and that the 3 (possibly all 4) english teams getting through the later stages of the CL proves it. Maybe we have the strongest top 4 but the league as a whole surely isnt the strongest.I think the uefa cup is a better indicator on how strong a league is and looking at premiership teams records it no way can be the strongest. One win in 16 years of the premiership is pretty bad. Italy I think was 6 wins spain 3 germany 2 all have more wins than premiership teams. I want british teams to win as much as the next guy but it irratates me when the media constantly hypes up the premiership based on no facts at all. And it seems the press view has influenced the public too. Premiership is good, very good but it aint the best. Easy to say that, but the UEFA cup is a strange competition in my eyes and a hard one to gain any conclusions from, I don't think last nights results show that much as A) The ties aren't over yet and B) PSV and Sporting are both always up in the top 3/4 in their respective leagues were as Bolton and Spurs clearly aren't. If we're talking about current strength the Italians have had a shocker in the UEFA cup this season, most of their teams went out in the first round. Bolton, relegation strugglers in our league, put out Atheltico who are flying in La Liga.
purpleronnie Posted 7 March 2008 Posted 7 March 2008 But most teams who qualify for the UEFA dont necessarily have bad seasons the year after. Also what about our lack of success in the CL?
lildave3 Posted 7 March 2008 Posted 7 March 2008 But most teams who qualify for the UEFA dont necessarily have bad seasons the year after. Also what about our lack of success in the CL? Well we've had 3 finalists in the last 3 years. 3/4 semi finalists were English last year. And isn't it something 11 victories for each of the big 3 leagues? I don't know. It's tight anyway.
Manwell Pablo Posted 7 March 2008 Author Posted 7 March 2008 Well we've had 3 finalists in the last 3 years. 3/4 semi finalists were English last year. And isn't it something 11 victories for each of the big 3 leagues? I don't know. It's tight anyway. Indeed I wouldn't say we're underperforming. People need to remember they're are alot of good teams in Europe. English clubs aren't going to win it every year.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.