[Football] Champions League 2024/25

trueblue

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Sep 17, 2024

• #1

Quite interesting that, as far as I can tell, even on a football forum there appears to be zero interest in the first night of the Champions League. Biggest shake-up in decades has worked wonders. Can’t say I’ve ever been less motivated to watch before the knockout stage. 8 games per club and what feels like next to no jeopardy at all.

Villa are two up in Bern by the way.

 

Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011

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Withdean area

• Sep 17, 2024

• #2

ITV had live CL games for many years, I wonder wider UK interest would be far, far greater if the BBC or ITV still had that?

 

deletebeepbeepbeep

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• #3

We've been there, done that.

Well sort of.

 

Green Cross Code Man

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Mar 30, 2006

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• #4

I just looked for a champions League thread. Found yours languishing in the doldrums of the lower part of the front page of NSC. I didn't realise 8 games per club in the leagues. Ugh. It's rubbish. Clubs want a super League? UEFA give them loads of extra games. Yet managers moan they have too many games. These clubs want to have their cake and eat it. The competition is in danger of enshitification.

 

Weststander

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Green Cross Code Man said:

I just looked for a champions League thread. Found yours languishing in the doldrums of the lower part of the front page of NSC. I didn't realise 8 games per club in the leagues. Ugh. It's rubbish. Clubs want a super League? UEFA give them loads of extra games. Yet managers moan they have too many games. These clubs want to have their cake and eat it. The competition is in danger of enshitification.

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Is the players/managers want fewer games, yet clubs demand more?

 

Green Cross Code Man

Wunt be druv

Mar 30, 2006

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• #6

Weststander said:

Is the players/managers want fewer games, yet clubs demand more?

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Precisely. Managers/players in opposition to greedy owners.

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• Sep 17, 2024

• #7

Someone talk me through the AC Milan fan’s megaphone!? I tuned in end of the first half, wtf? Tinpot doesn’t seem remotely close enough to describe it.

 

dwayne

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Undav nearly scored Vs real Madrid away.....

 

Eeyore

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dwayne said:

Undav nearly scored Vs real Madrid away.....

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Andy Ritchie once scored for us to beat European Champions Liverpool away. Nicky Bissett marked Ryan Giggs out of a game at Old Trafford, Johnny Crumplin once kept John Barnes quiet.

 

WhingForPresident

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Milan (particularly Morata) are a right bunch of diving, moaning pricks. Haven't seen the old school playground tactic of grabbing the ball as soon as you've been tackled in a while.

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

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• Sep 17, 2024

• #11

The 8 groups of 4 has been a total borefest for years, it desperately needed a shake-up. I'll be interested to see how this new format plays out, and I will at least have access to it now that the BBC are doing a highlights show.

I'm not writing it off just yet.

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• #12

The megaphone in Milan is actually more bearable than hearing Mark Clattenburg…

 

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billhems

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Heeeeeey, Denis Undav, ooh aaah

 

dwayne

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Eeyore said:

Andy Ritchie once scored for us to beat European Champions Liverpool away. Nicky Bissett marked Ryan Giggs out of a game at Old Trafford, Johnny Crumplin once kept John Barnes quiet.

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And he scores lol

The guy is class. Shame it just wasn't meant to be here.

 

Iggle Piggle

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Sep 3, 2010

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• #15

The group stage of the Champions League has been as dull as reading an instruction manual for years. At least this way, we get - in theory at least - more games worth watching rather than Man City pissing their group and sticking the reserves out for the last 2 games.

That said, Only 12 teams exiting after 8 games each seems too few especially when you've got teams like Celtic who will lose all 8 games.

 

dwayne

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LamieRobertson

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• #17

Kane with his 4th

 

Green Cross Code Man

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• #18

LamieRobertson said:

Kane with his 4th

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3 pens isn't it? Probably cheated.

 

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FCB

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8-2, bring back bad memories, lol

 

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FCB

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And Madrid with their typical win while playing like shiet.