[Football] Champions League Final

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Made a bundle by backing correct scores Man City 4-0 and 4-1 v Real Madrid second leg. Will be backing the same two scores tonight. Man City have just way too much fire power for Inter to deal with. In fact they may score more than four. Haaland owes them a massive Euro-performance for starters

 

[A1X]

ABC

Suspect I’m out of luck though, shame it’s been good that the European Cup has thus far stayed out of the oily mitts of the sportswashers in Manchester and Paris but it wasn’t going to last forever.

 

[Blue3]

I will be hoping for a city win only because they are English and not United but 140 financial irregularities makes it feel like cheating

 

[Weststander]

ABC

Suspect I’m out of luck though, shame it’s been good that the European Cup has thus far stayed out of the oily mitts of the sportswashers in Manchester and Paris but it wasn’t going to last forever.

My thoughts exactly. We've had a lucky run where the cheating petrostates failed.

The PSG case is ridiculous. In a Mickey Mouse league, in a short space of time they bought Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, on astonishing wages.

 

[jcdenton08]

Manchester City please. Call me old fashioned but I have no beef with them, they are still the “English” side (just) and I like to see the clubs playing the best football win. Manchester City under Guardiola are one of if not the best footballing sides in the history of the sport, for that reason I hope they can do it.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I don't suppose NASA have suggested the stadium might be struck by a meteor on the middle of the match have they?
I can always dream.
I hope the sportswashing bellends lose.
Not that I like Inter Milan either.

 

[Weststander]

Manchester City please. Call me old fashioned but I have no beef with them, they are still the “English” side (just) and I like to see the clubs playing the best football win. Manchester City under Guardiola are one of if not the best footballing sides in the history of the sport, for that reason I hope they can do it.

Sweeping the buying of players through mass financial cheating, under the carpet.

Guardiola should not have that squad of 25 talents.

 

[jcdenton08]

Sweeping the buying of players through mass financial cheating, under the carpet.

Guardiola should not have that squad of 25 talents.

I’m not sweeping anything under the carpet.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’ll be watc

Manchester City please. Call me old fashioned but I have no beef with them, they are still the “English” side (just) and I like to see the clubs playing the best football win. Manchester City under Guardiola are one of if not the best footballing sides in the history of the sport, for that reason I hope they can do it.

I wonder how they'd fair if they complied with the rules? Do you also support drug cheats in athletics and cycling?

 

[jcdenton08]

I’ll be watc

I wonder how they'd fair if they complied with the rules? Do you also support drug cheats in athletics and cycling?

Yes, you’re right, I absolutely support that. Well spotted.

 

[bluenitsuj]

As long as an Italian team wins I don't care.

 

[Simster]

I'll support Citeh but fully understand those that don't.

The only reason I want them to win is that they'd eclipse the 1999 treble of Man Utd, because they'll have done it by beating Utd in the cup final. Quality chuckles for the blue third of Manchester right there I think.

Then for me it's back to hoping they lose in Europe (unless they play Chelsea or one of the consistently cheating or pretentiously overrated European "clubs" like PSG, Real Madrid, Barca and Juventus).

 

[nickbrighton]

I will be hoping for a city win only because they are English and not United but 140 financial irregularities makes it feel like cheating

140 financial irregularities doesnt "feel" like cheating, it IS cheating, and on a massive scale. The fact that Pep said he would leave if ever they were found to be cheating and yet happily stays and pretends everything is above board just shows he is as corrupt as the rest. I hope they get thrashed- i expect they wont, and the media wankfest will continue over this greatest ever team, sportswahing at its finest

 

[Jackthelad]

I'll support Citeh but fully understand those that don't.

The only reason I want them to win is that they'd eclipse the 1999 treble of Man Utd, because they'll have done it by beating Utd in the cup final. Quality chuckles for the blue third of Manchester right there I think.

Then for me it's back to hoping they lose in Europe (unless they play Chelsea or one of the consistently cheating or pretentiously overrated European "clubs" like PSG, Real Madrid, Barca and Juventus).

City did it with an endless pit of money. I don't get what's so special. Guardiola is basically playing real-life Championship Manager game with all the cheats on.

 

[Simster]

City did it with an endless pit of money. I don't get what's so special. Guardiola is basically playing real-life Championship Manager game with all the cheats on.

I won't argue that but remember that PSG haven't managed it, Chelsea last season finished bottom half, and football has been littered with these stories of money failing to bring in trophies.

Yes City have cheated by overspending, but so many big football clubs have cheated in different ways down the years, I've chosen to just accept that at least City are English and it would annoy Utd fans.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

I have always supported English clubs in Europe but for the first time I will be hoping they get stuffed by Milan. This whole treble thing is starting to grate much like the whole petrodollars thing

 

[Sepulveda]

English supporting the Italian team and Italians supporting the English team, just as it should be

 

[southstandandy]

Wonder who De Zerbi's scouting?

 

[Napper]

Italians ! No chance

Come on England

 

[Me and my Monkey]

My brother-in-law's a City fan. No idea why, he's from Kent. He did once tell me why, but I've forgotten. But he has supported them for decades, so from when they really were shit, and he's so excited about tonight's game that I find myself (rather begrudgingly) wanting a City win.