with the CL draw almost upon us

[razman]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER ODDS: Bayern Munich 7/2 Barcelona 9/2 Real Madrid 11/2 Chelsea 9/1 Man City 10/1 Man United 12/1

well i can't see it ..but if we get thru the group and I hope we should ....its a knockout..anything goes

at this stage getting out of the group stage and possible quarters and i am happy :)

 

[lancs blue]

Who's going to Moscow?

How long does it take to get a visa mate, might have a trip over.

Full service £115 - 7 working day turnaround

https://www.visitrussia.org.uk/visa/

To apply for a Russian Tourist Visa we need the following documents:
1. Original Passport (6 Months Upon Exit, 2 Clear Pages In The Passport)
2. 1 passport-type photograph glued on the application form. Important: not older than 6 months ago (check with the photo in the passport if it is older than 6 month)
3. Application form (completed online at Ministry of Foreign Affairs web-site, the link is available online at step 5 of this order process).
4. Russian National Tourist Office Booking form (available online at step 5 of this order process).
5. Applicable fee.
6. Applicants who are self-employed, company directors who are working from home and unemployed people need to provide bank statements for the last three months which have a current balance of a minimum of £100 per day for the duration of the visit. Please note that if you wish to provide online banking printouts, you must make sure they clearly show your name, transactions and the current balance.

They can fuck off, rampant bureaucracy! Munich and Plzen for me then.

 

[Walkbustaxi]

It's always a good idea to get on the panel knowledgeable pundits

I quote Dwight Yorke

Chelsea haven't really done that well the past couple of years in the champions league.

I hope we do as badly as they did a couple of years ago

Yes, and the thick twat also said Flamini has signed for Chelsea and that Napoli have lost their star striker "CAVALI".

he also said that Eto had gone back to Chelsea

I muted telly every time he came on. I did hear the embarrassing silence after Redknapps 'banter' with Lennon.

 

[Dribble]

Our qualification to the group stages completely rests on the games against Plzen and CSKA and to see what we can nick from Bayern at our place.

Two home wins and two away draws against Plzen and CSKA and a home draw against Bayern might just be enough for qualification if Bayern as expected win all their home games and get an away win and a draw against one of Plzen and CSKA.

I've never taken anything for granted in the Champions League ever since we ran into Napoli who showed us how it should be done. Many on here thought Napoli & Dortmund would be a cake walk and qualification would be assured, but be rest assured CSKA are no mugs and Plzen recently won 5-0 on aggregate against Napoli in the Europa League.

I hope we are sufficiently warned!

 

[andyhinch]

Who's going to Moscow?

How long does it take to get a visa mate, might have a trip over.

Full service £115 - 7 working day turnaround

https://www.visitrussia.org.uk/visa/

To apply for a Russian Tourist Visa we need the following documents:
1. Original Passport (6 Months Upon Exit, 2 Clear Pages In The Passport)
2. 1 passport-type photograph glued on the application form. Important: not older than 6 months ago (check with the photo in the passport if it is older than 6 month)
3. Application form (completed online at Ministry of Foreign Affairs web-site, the link is available online at step 5 of this order process).
4. Russian National Tourist Office Booking form (available online at step 5 of this order process).
5. Applicable fee.
6. Applicants who are self-employed, company directors who are working from home and unemployed people need to provide bank statements for the last thriee months which have a current balance of a minimum of £100 per day for the duration of the visit. Please note that if you wish to provide online banking printouts, you must make sure they clearly show your name, transactions and the current balance.

Cheers, I wouldn't of known about the director bit.

 

[blue_moon_rising]

How long does it take to get a visa mate, might have a trip over.

Full service £115 - 7 working day turnaround

https://www.visitrussia.org.uk/visa/

To apply for a Russian Tourist Visa we need the following documents:
1. Original Passport (6 Months Upon Exit, 2 Clear Pages In The Passport)
2. 1 passport-type photograph glued on the application form. Important: not older than 6 months ago (check with the photo in the passport if it is older than 6 month)
3. Application form (completed online at Ministry of Foreign Affairs web-site, the link is available online at step 5 of this order process).
4. Russian National Tourist Office Booking form (available online at step 5 of this order process).
5. Applicable fee.
6. Applicants who are self-employed, company directors who are working from home and unemployed people need to provide bank statements for the last three months which have a current balance of a minimum of £100 per day for the duration of the visit. Please note that if you wish to provide online banking printouts, you must make sure they clearly show your name, transactions and the current balance.

They can fuck off, rampant bureaucracy! Munich and Plzen for me then.

+1 really fancied Moscow but too costly and bureaucratic !

 

[Marvin]

Been looking at CSKA Moscow's team. They are a lot tougher than I thought.

Alan Dzagoev plays for them, and Keisuke Honda. Dzagoev in particular is a very strong player.

 

[NipHolmes]

yeah right ribery had a better season than messi

I think he did.

Ribery didn't have one bad game from what I saw of München, which was a lot last season in their league, cup and the CL. Messi wasn't himself last season, still amazing at times, but he was injured for the last part of the season and was either anonymous (Milan home and away, München away) or played 15 minute cameos here and there in La Liga.

Yes 60 goals in 50 appearances worth of cameos. Ribery is not in the same league.

Exactly.

Robert was good but so was Robben

When Inter won the treble Sneijder was better than either of the above and was star player for Hollan won were runners up in the World Cup, still Messi finished ahead of him.

 

[Jumanji]

Been looking at CSKA Moscow's team. They are a lot tougher than I thought.

Alan Dzagoev plays for them, and Keisuke Honda. Dzagoev in particular is a very strong player.

Aye, they are strong at home and are well used to their synthetic pitch.

Madrid had to work last year to scrap a 1-1 draw.

 

[NipHolmes]

Chuffed to bits with the group, a top team was to be expected but CSKA should be beatable and therefore finish 3rd, never even seem the other team play.

I think Arsenal will be the only club from the bunch not to advance. I think they will even struggle to finish third. I'll enjoy watching them struggle and also to hear from their fans and their organic business model..