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I see they have invented some retro shirts too (non adidas), the blue one is actually nice but doesn't seem to be based on reality.

Also missed out, having been to last two, plus one of the friendlies surely they won't sell out their allocation?

If they don’t get something today it looks like a tough next few fixtures for them

I think it would have kicked off properly in 2004 if Marseille hadn’t won, instead we got a Zulu style shoe of respect from their ultras, the bit when they chanted from one end to the other was unbelievable. I was staying in nice and had to wait hours for the train back, was a very edgy place and wouldn’t go back in a hurry.

Financially I wonder if it’s better to have the extra two games in the play off round, not that we would win for that but top 8 looks pretty tricky after this.

Yeah Leeds Man U always worth a watch, particularly at elland road. Not from that fixture but the one don revie changing at ewood for during Matt busbys minutes silence was an iconic, though distasteful moment.

It looks like usg played at both anderlecht and heysel last season. Would make more sense to use bigger one surely. edit website confirms they’re using lotto park of anderlecht.

meh

no new pot 1 sides

aye its a dump, and thats before the ultras are considered or the big holes in the stadium

Apparently pot 1 starts 5.31 and ours is about 6, although we will know most by then.

Koln is best city in Germany too imo, test tube racks full of kolsch back in 2003

Quite fancy Napoli as think they are somewhat similar to us, geographically isolated in the poorer end of the country, fanatical fans, hopefully at home as I'm keen to see what the Neapolitans make of greggs pizza.

Dortmund scraped fourth last season and used their luck up last time at SJP, nothing to fear, probably weakest pot 1 team. I wouldn't want them either due to recency but wouldn't be too worried about them.

He’s still in Sweden squad and will walk into team imo but obviously it would be better for them if he’s playing.

Heart of a rat

Lol

Think there was a crowd incident with someone taking ill.

Don’t think we have played Czech opponents before, certainly not since 94 onwards. Oddly we have played a Turkish opponent but not in turkey. Ajax would be class on dfds would be loads going. Can fly to Naples from the toon too but I’d be giving that a miss as it’s rough enough without the football. Hope we play at home to teams who bring a few over, but hopefully no drums this time.

yep. hate to be that person but watching man u fulham confirmed as much. We've seen the world cup and euros go down the toilet, when international football offered a solution from psr rules.

It's a shit show contrived to produce as many fixtures as possible, highly confident we finish outside the bottom 8.

If anything it’s harder to score goals in an alleged average team.

Just had to google that to ensure it is the old spice music, aye why not.

Yeah they’ve derailed our season, eye for an eye and all that.

I think it’s pragmatic rather than petty, there will defo be a few of them letting mouth go and a few of ours will probably retaliate with the never your fault stuff after a full days drinking.