I'm stupidly excited. It's amazing that this is happening on our doorstep. I'd guess there've been a quarter of a million people come down from Scotland, the place is buzzing, the stadium's packed (for once!), you actually can't move in the city centre, there are big screens in all of the main squares and literally the WHOLE of town is at a standstill. It's going to be an exciting but cagey game. I'd be surprised if it's not won by the only goal, or even if it goes to extra time and penalties. I'm absolutely buzzing. I'm going for Rangers on pens.
i thought you HATED the uefa cup?
I do, it's an awful competition.
but you can't help but get excited about a British team playing a game at your clubs stadium. It's the format more than anything that i dislike, it's awful, the standard of the teams is dreadful. Also, the coverage is dire. When someone mentions the Waffa Cup you instantly think of David Pleat talking shit over a bore draw at some atmosphere-less ground on ITV32.
LOL
i hope Rangers win
because Zenit are dirty racists
is there any of manchester left then?
the scots haven't been this far south since braveheart.
They can take Albert Square
but they'll never take our freeeeeeeedoooooooom
Yeah
and no Rangers fans have ever engaged in anti-Catholic chanting or the like.
I don't mind who wins but Zenit were mighty impressive against Leverkusen and Bayern Munich I have to say.
you silly
race is different from religion
Zenit have been playing some sexy football over this tournament, but i still want Rangers to win (despite them being horrendously boring). Underdog spirit etc.
yeah but at the moment rangers are the lesser of two evils
The stadium looks nice
Think they'll let us keep the new electronic advertising boards?
what a dull pile of pish
apparently the big screens in Manchester city centre broke down at kick off, lots of unhappy huns shouting at the police and throwing bottles at the screens (cause that'll fix them).
Unless the Russians score this game is penalties and snoozefest 2008 all the way
ha!, how typical.
Manchester will be in pieces come the'morrow.
I should hope so, seeing as we paid for 'em!
I think the first half as been brilliant, even though nothing much has seemed to happen. Zenit are a great side, really comfortable on the ball from their centre-halves right through the midfield. As the commentator alluded to, thier forward's been a bit shit, but all four of their attacking midfielders look like sublime footballers, Arshavin & Zurianov especially, and Tymoschuk behind them looks solid. They've been the better side, but hopefully they'll get tired of playing patiently and it might leave Rangers some room. All four of the Rangers defenders have been superb, add Whittaker & Thomson to that, too. I think this is a brilliant game, but then again i thought the last big final we had down here was super (Milan/Juve in 2003) but most people thought that was cagey and a bit dull. Goals would be nice, obviously, but i like these kind of intense but defensive-minded tactical battles. Ace!
0-0
what a surprise
WTF
is going on with the stadium announcer! Great goal though!
Indeed
nice finish.
Maybe Rangers will start trying to play football now.
YESS
^this
Rangers are cunts.
I had a cheeky tenner on them to win the cup tonight at 6/5, and Hull to beat Walford at 11/10. I'd have been in the beans had they not completely given in. (Crosses fingers for late McCulloch header, he normally scores against us so...)
thought:
why are all the russians topless?
You know the way it's all coldski in Russia?
and it's not over here?
That.
why the fuck did they bring on kris boyd till the 86th minute.
christ sometimes i don't get walter smith.
Boyd used to be my footballing hero
til he fucked off to Rangers :@
so now they want to score?
jesus.
p.s. how the fuck did he not score?
you can only be cautious for so long.
until it comes back to bite you in the ass walter smith.
congrats to zenit. they thoroughly deserved it.
i think if rangers played attacking football with their squad
it would've made zenit's drubbing of leverkusen look like a narrow victory. rangers have limited resources, being not backed by morally questionable energy giant Gazprom. i hate rangers' football, but if i were them, i think that'd be the only way i'd stand a chance of winning, playing negatively. just a shame they conceded, and it all went to shit
All Over
:o)
FUCKING YES FUCKING YES
NA NA NA NA
GET IT RIGHT RUCKIN UP YE!
well done Zenit
deserved winners of the Waffa Cup. attacking football with good attacking players beats defensive football with good defensive players
zenit deserved it
despite their time wasting
Bye Bye Manchester
GRFUY Rankers
well done Zenit
that arse shaving guy looks dynamite
so so so
happy
:)
I must've been to that stadium 100 times...
and i've never saw a trophy walkway/galley/whatever it's called. Where the fuck was that? I need to know.
Me Either
Maybe its part of Frank secret escape route for next season
maybe we've had it specially build for all the trophies next season?
*trophy heads of victims of the Thai "war on drugs"
ARRH
the only safe place for me is my student halls...i live 2 minutes from piccadilly station and can see eastlands from my room.
the glaswegians were non too happy at the big screen going blank in picc. gardens, we walked down shortly after slightly wondering why there were so many fans not watching it...
now? well i can hear lots of chanting/boo-ing etc. and the sound of police/ambulance sirens.
oh dear
but zenit deserved to win... :( !
best team won
theres only so many teams you can beat without scoring. zenit were just too good in the end
Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na.
There is a bigger match happening on Friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFAbXv0h7sk
Surprise, surprise...
stick a load of Glasweigens in one place and people end up scrapping and getting stabbed. Scummers.
is this being reported anywhere, twee?
i can't find it
actually i've just found this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7401814.stm
and am wondering how one pays "£4,000 to £5,000" for a trip from Glasgow to Manchester. am i just being naive here?
ITN News, brusma.
Also, lolling at this quote. A Rangers fan talking of their dissapointment at the big screen not working - "Some people are really angry they've spent a lot of money - maybe £4,000 to £5,000 - to come down here for this." £5k, for a train from Glasgee to Manc, £80 tops, mate.
ta
though i was hoping for something a little more reliable and online than ITN News (hate-itv-centric)
TOLD YOU CATRIONA
something goes wrong
and they start fighting among themselves
total arseholes
its only going to get worse i fear :(
it wasn't
like this in seville 03.
Celtic fans are generally more civilised.
Most of them come from outside Glasgow.
"eeee Manchester, it's a FOOOKIN disgrace"
no Glasgeeee, YOU ARE
Agreed. Some of these quotes are absolute gold.
"Manchester could nay organise a piss-up in a brewery, it's an absolute shithole". Methinks they'd know, on both counts. Thousands of catholic Mancs hold their bellies and giggle. Theys just pissed cos they lost, losers.