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by **adamnbarrett** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:28 pm

drummerphil wrote:Stevie not playing tomorrow

is that for definate??

by **RedRoots** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:28 pm

how are they rigged?

by **red marauder** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:28 pm

Preparing for a deluge of text messages from my two Chelski-supporting brothers,hope we get the same result as last time.I gave them both dog's abuse after we beat them last time!

by **Ciggy** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:29 pm

Bring them on Peter Crouch to score against Chelsea then shut up shop :buttrock

Anfield cauldron, can you feel it Maureen :;):

by **drummerphil** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:30 pm

stevie has just said he wont risk it tomorrow,as there are two important internationals coming up,and tomorrow nights game isnt important

by **RifleRusher** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:31 pm

what the... no stevie!?

by **red37** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:31 pm

well it was inevitable, so what? weve got to beat these sides at some point.
at least in someways we BOTH can go through .....but with REAL BETIS as well!!!!

its going to be TOUGH.

btw when panathinaikos came out how come they couldnt go to group g? at that point olympiakos hadnt even been drawn?

well done to stevie, he well deserves it. i bet he feels ten foot :cool:

steven gerrard MVP.....................(how many seats does it have)!

by **tommycockles** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:32 pm

barnesrush wrote:
adamnbarrett wrote:
barnesrush wrote:can anyone tell me why when juve were pulled out of the hat, a ball wasnt drawn to decide whether they will play bayern or us and were simply put against munich? this also happened when udinese came out and we already had chelsea and anderlecht in our group, why did they have to go to group c rather than draw between c&g because last time i checked anderlecht wasnt in italy?

is there a simple explanation or has something dodgy just happened???

it's to do with tv rights. So milan were in groups E F G H
and because juve are from the same country they had to be put in eith A B C D

can anyone elaborate on this cos i still dont quite get the reasoning behind it. juve and milan were already drawn when udinese came out, yet for some reason they couldnt go into our group.

it's to stop teams from the same country being drawn in the same league. After this round has finished they halve the number of groups and again it's to stop teams ending up in a group with teams from the same country. They have to make sure that teams aren't in a group where they could meet the wrong team in the next round. (sorry- easier to explain than write!)

by **drummerphil** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:32 pm

i hope our forwards (whoever they will be) have found their goal scoring boots tomorrow and by time we play Chelsea

by **MilitiaRusher** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:35 pm

red37 wrote:well it was inevitable, so what? weve got to beat these sides at some point.
at least in someways we BOTH can go through .....but with REAL BETIS as well!!!! its going to be TOUGH.

btw when panathinaikos came out how come they couldnt go to group g? at that point olympiakos hadnt even been drawn?

well done to stevie, he well deserves it. i bet he feels ten foot

steven gerrard MVP.....................(how many seats does it have)!

I think because Arsenal and Manure were already in the A B C D section and we were the only English team in E F G H so Chelsea must be drawn with us.

by **Judge** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:40 pm

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there you go people, the full draw etc

just for you militia man, the full draw

by **neil** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:41 pm

I bet betis are chuffed :;):

by **belgianboy** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:41 pm

Last season Anderlecht had 0 points in the cl, but dont underestimate them. Last year they had a pretty bad first half of the season, but after they fired their coach they began to play nice and they got the 2nd place. They have got a few good players, like Kompany ( on of the biggest talents from Belgium), they already compare him to Nesta and recently Arsenal and Barcelona had interest in him.Wilhemson, Akin and Proto ( Arsenal were interested in him also) are good to.

by **Chelsea forever.** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:41 pm

Bamaga man wrote:Whats your take on it Chelsea Forever ??

Bring it on!

I haven’t gone through this entire thread, just read a few posts.

Very excited that we are in the same group.

Last time you deserved to win over the 2 legs, however the goal was a dicey decision.

This time around.. both managers will be looking at winning it with no controversies and in style --- and you know what that means --- 2 great matches!

Mouth is watering ... cant wait for the CL to start ... Jose will look forward to this game and will prepare the team with super duper tactics - as will Rafa.

Its down to the players to step up and deliver, I hope none of our teams have injury issues and that all players are on form so we have 2 crackin games.

Anyway we will finish top 2 in the grp and both will go thru, but it will make an interesting grp

Cheers

by **BringBackTiti** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:42 pm

Steven Gerrard has revealed he wasn't surprised by the fact that Liverpool have drawn Chelsea in the group phase of this season's Champions League.
With no country protection Reds were always vulnerable to being paired with the team they defeated in the semi-final of last season's competition and Gerrard is looking forward to another great occasion.

"I knew we were going to be playing Chelsea. I wasn't surprised at all. I just had a feeling," said the Liverpool skipper immediately after the draw.

"The game at Anfield against Chelsea last season was a very special occasion and I'm sure it will be special again this time. They have a special manager and I think it will be two very close games."

Jerzy Dudek, who was also in attendance at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, added: "There was a lot of speculation about who we might get and I had a funny feeling we would be playing Chelsea again. It should be another special atmosphere at Anfield and we will give it our best."

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