Never been so cold at a match than Turin in December. -14 and a dry Alpine cold. Made Ice Station Zebra (Boundary Park) feel like Dubai in mid summer. Met Noel Gallagher in the airport on the way home though.
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Champions League Draw - 29th August '24 | Opponents (pg69) | Fixtures (pg128)
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SWP's back
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Great timings. We should already be confirmed in the top 8 before the tough matches.
Near to Barrio Alto - a street of bars. It’s a bit ropey at the bottom end with dealers and pick pockets.I realise it early doors but looking to book hotel for Sporting any suggestions as to best area for meeting up with blues Monday / Tuesday before game, thanks in anticipation.
You want to finish as high as you can in the league so you are seeded better for the knockouts.Should be safely qualified before Juventus and PSG away.
Could nearly have top 8 secured as well.
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The only time anyone might play a less than full strength team in this format is in the January games if they’re already eliminated. Even teams that have already qualified then still have the seedings in the knockout rounds to play for.Arsenal will play their reserves against Atalanta so it will have no bearing on them not being fresh against us, whereas we go full strength against Inter
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Especially this year, nobody knows what sort of point total gets into the top 8 so teams need to play for as many points as possible. Maybe in a year or two we’ll have an idea what points the top 8 are getting, and teams will prioritise games.The only time anyone might play a less than full strength team in this format is in the January games if they’re already eliminated. Even teams that have already qualified then still have the seedings in the knockout rounds to play for.
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I hated it. Nice buildings n all that but I used to fly in there a lot as we had a factory in Slovakia not too far from the border - so I was usually picked up and dropped in a car with Slovak plates, used to get loads of abuse from Austrians, due to the plates, although to be fair (unlike the polite Slovaks) I used to give them plenty more back. A couple of friends had their honeymoon in Vienna and he was a punk with a weird haircut, but a lovely mild guy, and they said they were treated like shite, albeit 30 years ago. I have also found a lot of Austrians to be disgustingly racist. Nice buildings thoughVienna is wonderful around Christmas.
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Why would arsenal do that?Arsenal will play their reserves against Atalanta so it will have no bearing on them not being fresh against us, whereas we go full strength against Inter
Near to Barrio Alto - a street of bars. It’s a bit ropey at the bottom end with dealers and pick pockets.