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Its the signing of Willian that scares me, Eto'o isn't as good as he once was and the rest are nothing to shout about but Willian really does scare me especially with Debuchy being cup-tied.

 

I think we can get through but it will be very difficult, if we can get past them though i think we can start to dream as the teams left are very even.

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Its the signing of Willian that scares me, Eto'o isn't as good as he once was and the rest are nothing to shout about but Willian really does scare me especially with Debuchy being cup-tied.

 

I think we can get through but it will be very difficult, if we can get past them though i think we can start to dream as the teams left are very even.

 

It might be wise to play Santon on the right to counter Willian, letting Haidara start at LB. Danny had a good game against Kharkiv, but I just have a bad feeling about him tracking Willian. And I don't think we'll be able to use MYM outside as we did in the first game.

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Viktoria Plzeň v. Fenerbahçe

Benfica v. Bordeaux

Anzhi Makhachkala v. Newcastle United   

Stuttgart v. Lazio

Tottenham Hotspur v. Internazionale

Levante v. Rubin Kazan

Basel v. Zenit St. Petersburg

Steaua București v. Chelsea

 

viktoria plzen could be the dark horses,  if they repeat the form from the last round when they went away to napoli and won 3-0 and then followed up with a 2-0 home win,  also top of the czech league.  After winning 5-0 on agg against one of the strongest sides i doubt they will be fearing Fenerbache.

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Napoli rested a lot of players didn't they?

 

don't think so, may not be totally full strength but when i watched the europa league highlights programme on itv4 on the friday nights after the two games the likes of Cavani were playing in both games.

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Viktoria Plzeň v. Fenerbahçe

Benfica v. Bordeaux

Anzhi Makhachkala v. Newcastle United   

Stuttgart v. Lazio

Tottenham Hotspur v. Internazionale

Levante v. Rubin Kazan

Basel v. Zenit St. Petersburg

Steaua București v. Chelsea

 

viktoria plzen could be the dark horses,  if they repeat the form from the last round when they went away to napoli and won 3-0 and then followed up with a 2-0 home win,  also top of the czech league.  After winning 5-0 on agg against one of the strongest sides i doubt they will be fearing Fenerbache.

 

Aye, Napoli played a second string in the 1st leg due to going for the league though but still impressive none the less. Hard to say who are the favourites as I don't know enough about the teams but Chelsea (who I've my money on), Spurs, Lazio & Zenit would be the standouts for me.

 

Spurs and Chelsea seem to be taking it seriously regardless but you don't how much the others will although Eastern European teams always tend too due the gravitas being bigger for them.

 

Absolutely no idea if we'll get through, Anzhi look great on paper but again not seen them play and they'll be a little out of practise.

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"Applicants are encouraged to use the Express Service...The Express Service is priced at £210."

 

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I'm out  :yao:

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Its the signing of Willian that scares me, Eto'o isn't as good as he once was and the rest are nothing to shout about but Willian really does scare me especially with Debuchy being cup-tied.

 

I think we can get through but it will be very difficult, if we can get past them though i think we can start to dream as the teams left are very even.

Willian was bloody great whenever I saw Shakhtar in the CL like.

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Hiddink has to be a big factor in their favour too.

 

Find him incredibly overrated myself.

 

Im worried it will be a re-run of Roeder vs Van Gaal

 

Well yeah he is better than Pardew tactically that much is obvious but by that logic almost any decent team we come across will probably have that in their favor.

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Aye agree :thup: i think it will be very difficult ( would probably have more confidence if Debuchy and Gouffran wasn't cup tied) but i definitely think we can win.

 

I'm sure Anzhi will look at it in a similar too, they will think they can win but they will know it won't be easy.

 

Even cup tie IMO.

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For any Newcastle fans in Moscow, tickets are on sale at the Luzhniki ticket offices March 2-7. The offices are open 11-8 March 2-6 and 11-5 on match day. You'll need identification to buy a ticket, one document per ticket. Obviously, I don't know if they'll sell to someone with a British passport or how to get tickets to the away sector, but I imagine you could at least buy tickets to the VIP sector, worst case scenario. Regular tickets start at 200 rub, so it shouldn't be horrifically expensive.

 

I'm guessing there will be 10-15,000 at the match, depending on the weather. 16-17,000 came to the Liverpool match back in November. 

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As an American Anzhi fan, I'm really excited to play an English-speaking club :) Anyone who can make it to Moscow will be well-met by Anzhi fans. If the weather is reasonable there should be at least 15,000 there (though Luzhniki holds 76,000). There are a lot of Dagestanis who live and work in Moscow, plus the general football fans that want to watch good European competition. If you have any questions about Moscow, the team, fans, Russia, etc. feel free to ask me. I've lived in Moscow and Dagestan in the past and watch every Anzhi match. If anyone's interested in meeting with the folks from Anzhi's fan club, the Wild Division, before the match, I can get you in touch with them, too. A number of them speak English, so communication isn't a problem.

 

Looking forward to the tie, though it's going to be a tough one.

 

I have a question. In the bogs in one of the pubs in Kharkiv there was a sign saying you weren't allowed to w***, bum someone, rollerblade or skateboard. This really affected my enjoyment of the Ukraine, is it allowed in Moscow? If it's the same I might not bother.

 

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5765/nowanking.png

 

:spit:

 

:lol: For some reason it's the man pissing away from the toilet that got me. It's his stance more than anything.

 

Was about to post the same thing. :lol:

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For any Newcastle fans in Moscow, tickets are on sale at the Luzhniki ticket offices March 2-7. The offices are open 11-8 March 2-6 and 11-5 on match day. You'll need identification to buy a ticket, one document per ticket. Obviously, I don't know if they'll sell to someone with a British passport or how to get tickets to the away sector, but I imagine you could at least buy tickets to the VIP sector, worst case scenario. Regular tickets start at 200 rub, so it shouldn't be horrifically expensive.

 

I'm guessing there will be 10-15,000 at the match, depending on the weather. 16-17,000 came to the Liverpool match back in November. 

 

Will most fans come from Dagestan or are they exiles in Moscow ?

It's a real shame about the bureaucracy involved as a lot of NUFC fans would have loved to watch us play against a top team in Moscow.

As it is, it will probably be our lowest away following ever.

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Will most fans come from Dagestan or are they exiles in Moscow ?

It's a real shame about the bureaucracy involved as a lot of NUFC fans would have loved to watch us play against a top team in Moscow.

As it is, it will probably be our lowest away following ever.

 

Most will be Dagestanis from Moscow, along with maybe 300-400 making the 1600 km trip from Dagestan. Anzhi fans are disappointed, too. Only people who already had visas to England will be able to attend the game on the 14th. There should be 500-1000 at St James Park, though, from the Dagestani diaspora in England and Europe. 

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Cost of the visa has stopped me from going. Just can't comprehend spending that much for a one night stay. IF we get through and then get Zenit/Kazan I'll have to re consider and see if I could manage it as I fancy a trek to Russia.

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