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murphy

murphy

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Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> My fellow EDFers', I had the pleasure and

> privilege, yes privilege, to watch Barca dismantle

> Real and tear them a new one in the process. This

> performance is the best I've ever seen by a club

> side in my 53 years on planet earth.

> Forget Liverpool v Chavski, forget Sunderland v

> Chavski, forget Mancs v Blackburn, forger Arsenal

> v Citeh, this was of the highest, highest calibre.

> And it could have been more than the 5 nil quite

> easily. And it was against, supposedly one of the

> best, and most expensively assembled, teams in the

> world. Imagine what they might do to the more

> mediocre sides!!!

> Messi put in a mesmerising performance but man of

> the match and best footballer in the world, Xavi,

> put in a peerless performance, he didn't give the

> ball away once. At that level, that is unreal.

> Ronaldo reverting to his pouting, petulant self

> when things didn't go his way (money well spent eh

> Real?), throwing his arms up in the air and

> sulking.

> This game will live in my memory for a long time,

> the one touch passing, the give and go, and the

> quality of Barcas attacking football was beyond

> measure. Real can count themselves lucky Pepe had

> a good game in defence.

> Alternatively you could have watched Leicester v

> Notts Forest!!!


Ronaldo has 51 goals in 54 appearances for Real, think that's pretty good going myself.

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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murphy Wrote:

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> Emerson Crane Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > My fellow EDFers', I had the pleasure and

> > privilege, yes privilege, to watch Barca

> dismantle

> > Real and tear them a new one in the process.

> This

> > performance is the best I've ever seen by a

> club

> > side in my 53 years on planet earth.

> > Forget Liverpool v Chavski, forget Sunderland v

> > Chavski, forget Mancs v Blackburn, forger

> Arsenal

> > v Citeh, this was of the highest, highest

> calibre.

> > And it could have been more than the 5 nil

> quite

> > easily. And it was against, supposedly one of

> the

> > best, and most expensively assembled, teams in

> the

> > world. Imagine what they might do to the more

> > mediocre sides!!!

> > Messi put in a mesmerising performance but man

> of

> > the match and best footballer in the world,

> Xavi,

> > put in a peerless performance, he didn't give

> the

> > ball away once. At that level, that is unreal.

> > Ronaldo reverting to his pouting, petulant self

> > when things didn't go his way (money well spent

> eh

> > Real?), throwing his arms up in the air and

> > sulking.

> > This game will live in my memory for a long

> time,

> > the one touch passing, the give and go, and the

> > quality of Barcas attacking football was beyond

> > measure. Real can count themselves lucky Pepe

> had

> > a good game in defence.

> > Alternatively you could have watched Leicester

> v

> > Notts Forest!!!

>

> Ronaldo has 51 goals in 54 appearances for Real,

> think that's pretty good going myself.



Still stunk the place out last night. ;-)

SCSB79

SCSB79

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I think a few of the Barca players had a bob or two on that 5-0 score line as there were times that a simple ball through the Real defence would have had them one on one. It was SO easy for Barca it seemed like they were deciding when to score!!!

As EC said, quite possibly the best game of football I've ever seen.

mockney piers

mockney piers

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I'm a Madrile?o but I can't stand Real, so not a Madridista by any stretch, never have been able to. Much prefer looking out for Atl?tico.

That said as a Madrile?o there's still civic pride at stake so am a little chagrined.


It was annasfields dismissive 'or whatever...' that cracked me up, can't see many Catalans feeling flattered by good wishes like that ;-P

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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mockney piers Wrote:

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> I get the feeling irony is lost on you emerson.

>

> If you read annas original, she says 'let's go

> bar?a' in castellano.



As I dont speak castellano, yes the irony would be lost on me. :'(

mockney piers

mockney piers

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It wasn't hilarious in all fairness, it just made me chuckle and irked me in equal measures, in that supercilliously xenophobic manner that the English can do so very well.


anna's comment came across very "..or whatever they do in fuzzywuzzy land", so I thought I'd poke fun.

Just ignore me, I'll go off and get a life now....


For the record it was Greek, in an attempt to reflect the levels of love lost between Madrid and Barcelona.

I was going to do France and Germany but 'allez les bleus' in german is 'go blue' apparently, and didn't really work.

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Predictions for the Carling Cup? Hope it stops

> snowing soon or I will freeze my @@@@ off tonight

> at the Emirates!

>

> Tuesday, 30 November 2010

> Arsenal 5 Wigan 0

> West Ham 0 Man Utd 5

>

> Wednesday, 1 December 2010

> Birmingham 2 Aston Villa 1

> Ipswich 0 West Brom 2


I hope you're right cos I'm off to the home of football tonight, and paid the princely sum of ?10 for my lower tier ticket.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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"The home of football."


Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha etc etc.

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> "The home of football."

>

> Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

> ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

> ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

> ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

> ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

> ha ha ha ha ha ha etc etc.


Well at least you knew I wasn't talking about your place. ;-)

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Where is the home of football now ? Arsenal have

> moved at least 3 times. Does that title travel

> with you?



Wherever our home ground is and three moves in a hundred years or so ain't bad, especially when we need to accomodate the number of fans that come week in week out. And yes it does travel with us. It wouldn't be Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea or Man U now would it? And it certainly would be over the border in Scotland!

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