Ashley17

Spartack 1 - 1 Celta Vigo full time Would love Spartack to go out Oh and Sevilla lead away at Steaua Bucharest

Yeah fair point

Did you also forget basic maths and realize if 11 men are playing against 10 men, the 11 men have the advantage? So if Chelsea played with 10 men against Accrington Stanley, would Accrington still have the advantage? That's rhetorical, before you answer. So you think that because Ajax had a man sent off and Werder still won 3-0 that it doesn't send a message, even though Ajax are basically identified as European giants and Werder are, well, the heirs to the throne, in a way? I can see what you mean, yes obviously 10 men did make it easier for Werder but 3-0 looks quite authorative.

Ah yes I forget the rule of "if a man is sent off the win is subsequently not good"

Benfica only beating Bucharest 1-0 at home is interesting, would like Benfica out. Werder sent a bit of a message with tha result like, has to be said.

Shaktar level it up against Nancy, as Nancy fans begin the treck to my house to kill me for tempting fate...

If you're talking about AZ/Fener, it'll be on in Holland and that's where the updates are coming from. I'm following it on activescores.com

Nancy lead in stoppages away to Shaktar, got to think that'd be enough to see them through.

Read the article now Yorkie, a good read I can see why you thought I'd picked the stats up from it. I think what I fear is that we're at home first in the kast 16 if we beat Zulte, I can see another Marseille-type thing happening where we go into the second leg trailing or drawing and it being downhill from there, especially if it's AZ. With Fener we know we can beat them at SJP but would 1-0 be enough, I wouldn't say they were likely to be hammered by us and anything can happen in Turkey in that pressure-filled atmosphere.

Article you say? I looked at table on skysports. I'll read your article now.

Jesus wept, I've just looked at the Dutch league table Alkmaar, in third, have scored 65 goals and only conceded 24. Top scorers in the league and second best defence. FENER equalise. I think I'm pulling for a Fener win all of a sudden

17:00 72 Bordeaux (France) 0 : 0 Osasuna (Spain) 17:00 71 CSKA (Russia) 0 : 0 Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 17:00 72 Shakhtar (Ukraine) 0 : 0 Nancy (France) 17:15 55 Bayer (Germany) 2 : 1 Blackburn (England) 18:00 26 Fenerbahce (Turkey) 0 : 1 AZ (Netherlands) Credit to Activescores

Blimey, I still don't know which team I'd prefer to win, I don't want the trip to Turkey but I think Alkmaar are the better side from what other more informed people have said. Better beat Zulte first...

There's only Dennis Wise raising his hand at this question, even Peter Taylor said he was making a big deal out of it. But that's Dennis Wise for you, odious little cretin.

I worry about Fenerbahce tbh - we only beat them 1-0 at SJP and it was a fairly even game, and we'll have to go to Turkey in the second leg - although Alkmaar aren't bad either. Ooooh dear.

Well hopefully Glen will order the lads to go for it for 90 minutes so that we win comfortably when we have a 10 days rest, and then in the return leg rest players ahead of the trip to Wigan. I think Five will have it, Tottenham have a bye so they can't show them and Blackburn have hardly had a sniff of TV coverage so far.

Mick Lowes mentioned who it was but I forget.. Someone Bennett, had a massive part in the background running of the club under the Hall's

Just seen Match of the Day - Carr got absolutely done for their second, what a joke of a player he is. Here's a tough one though - Carr or Babayaro?

It's an ok song it's just got nothing to do with football, Newcastle United or anything...except the Angus Young/Newcastle connection

The AC/DC screaming song is the worst. I think that's what a few people have mentioned. I don't know what it's called though.

So Roeder would rather have nobody than Andy Cole and any number of others who were offered to him. So he either thinks we're alright for numbers or that Luque is in his plans. Neither is likely

Does he know the UEFA cup final isn't at St. James'? If so achieving his wish mya be a bit difficult. Unless of course he just meant he wanted to score at the Gallowgate in general as he hasn't yet (his City goal was at the leazes end...right?) and then have the UEFA cup as a bonus.

It's a curse having .com as you homepage, I just opened a browser window with the headline TRANSFER LATEST staring at me. Unfortunately, it was followed by "Nowt. yet." which to me means they're expecting something to happen, although I'm clutching at anything that resembles a straw at present. On and as for Collins John - well again .com (should I rely on them this much!?) said we want a striker in the Rossi mould, which I assume means physically rather than the standard of club he came from, so him being a short-arse wouldn't matter. He'd do, frankly.

Dunne's got a bad reputation for being raped by Henry a few times, he's been quite impressive last few seasons.

Yes he's hardly likely to be given a 0 game ban is he. It ends on the day we play Villa once the match is over, as it's a 1 GAME suspension.