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Post by supernovadragon on May 19, 2012 16:37:28 GMT -5
Sorry to all you Spurs fans, the news you didn't want to see. Chelsea will be in the Champions League next season after beating Bayern Munich in their own backyard. After going behind with under 10 minutes left, it looked as if it may well be over, only for Drogba to score from nowhere with a header from a corner. Then as extra time came and went, up came penalties.
After they missed the first penalty, you felt the German team would win a penalty shoot out. Only for Chelsea to somehow win it after, of all nationalities German, to miss the crucial penalty, up stepped Drogba with, what could well be his final ever kick for Chelsea to score the goal that got them the Champions League.
Sorry Tottenham, but it's the Europa League and Thursday nights for you
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Post by shaokahnage on May 19, 2012 16:43:30 GMT -5
They were out-classed for almost all of the match,as much as I admire Di Matteo, Chelsea really did not deserve that win
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Post by His Royal Noelness on May 19, 2012 16:45:19 GMT -5
Just about out lucked Liverpool's '05 performance.
Delighted for 'Arry though. Triffic thing to happen to a horrible manager.
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Post by deasy on May 19, 2012 16:53:26 GMT -5
Fair play to Terry being able to make himself look like a right twat once again. Give the players that actually played and won the game the limelight, you tosser.
In 1999 Roy Keane was ashamed to be given a Champions League medal. In 2012 John Terry lifts the trophy fully togged out.
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Post by supersonic1983 on May 19, 2012 16:56:38 GMT -5
That trophy presentation tells you just about everything you need to know about Chelsea Football Club.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:02:40 GMT -5
What utter bullshit.
This is why I hate the playoff system. Always have, always will. All my American friends love playoffs (well, it is so American, after all). They say it's exciting - which I agree with. But it's a bullshit way to decide winners.
"The league table (after a 38 game season) doesn't lie." How many times have we heard that? It's true, though.
But luck and the form on the day only matter in playoffs. Bayern dominated Chelsea for the entire game, including extra time. And yes, they only have themselves to blame, but you can't say Chelsea deserved to win today, nor can you say they deserved to be finalists in the first place!
The Champions League, while I understand is elite due to the top teams of Europe being involved, is hardly a competition to decide Champions of Europe. The 6th best team in England being deemed the best in Europe? Fucking please. Champions League is vastly overrated. I'd rather win the Premiership.
I'll leave on this note:
While we (Arsenal) haven't won a trophy for awhile, at least we achieve our success and not spend billions of pounds over the span of nine years buying it. Just food for thought. Regardless, it's a win-win, as we can at least laugh at Spurs!
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Post by supersonic1983 on May 19, 2012 17:04:03 GMT -5
Here, did everyone see John Terry lifting the European Cup?
Nah, me neither.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:09:15 GMT -5
Champions League is vastly overrated. I'd rather win the Premiership. lets face it arsenal would be happy to win the signature of rvp let alone a competition. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:09:59 GMT -5
Fair play to Terry being able to make himself look like a right twat once again. Give the players that actually played and won the game the limelight, you tosser. In 1999 Roy Keane was ashamed to be given a Champions League medal. In 2012 John Terry lifts the trophy fully togged out. nothing wrong with the club captain lifting the trophy |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:10:04 GMT -5
I'll sum it up nicely with this:
After nine years, and billions of pounds invested, Chelsea have, vastly undeservedly, "won" the Champions League. Congratulations on buying success, I guess.
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Post by Fry on May 19, 2012 17:10:26 GMT -5
great victory. football gives you another chance to make it, they say.
I'm happy for Drogba, Torres and Mata. And it's good to read people ranto too ;D
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:13:15 GMT -5
That trophy presentation tells you just about everything you need to know about Chelsea Football Club. Just like with the FA Cup Final, I turned it off before it even got to that level. Such is my hatred for Chelsea, I cannot stomach watching them celebrate a trophy - especially one so undeserved. The players are so smug, as well as their fans. As an aside, people talk about plastic Man Utd/Man City fans? Fuck that. The most plastic fans belong to Chelsea. Really, how many of them supported this team pre-2003? That club and the way they operate makes me sick. Here's a good way to wind up Chelsea fans though - remind them that they are the new Liverpool - shit has beens, overall, but can put together a fortunate cup run..... |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:13:19 GMT -5
I'll sum it up nicely with this: After nine years, and billions of pounds invested, Chelsea have, vastly undeservedly, "won" the Champions League. Congratulations on buying success, I guess. i thought you liked the 1% |
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Post by supersonic1983 on May 19, 2012 17:13:34 GMT -5
nothing wrong with the club captain lifting the trophy You serious, like? |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:17:12 GMT -5
nothing wrong with the club captain lifting the trophy You serious, like? yes, the club captain and the captain of the match picked it up together. i don't think its that important anyway. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on May 19, 2012 17:19:27 GMT -5
yes, the club captain and the captain of the match picked it up together. i don't think its that important anyway. Probably not, although if the man had a shred of class he'd have refrained from ballooning about and stealing the limelight from players who actually deserved their winners medal. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:20:49 GMT -5
I'll sum it up nicely with this: After nine years, and billions of pounds invested, Chelsea have, vastly undeservedly, "won" the Champions League. Congratulations on buying success, I guess. i thought you liked the 1% I don't want to derail the 99% of us (  ) ranting against, what seems to be, the most hated club in the entire world, with political talk. But the likes of Mitt Romney (and, if you want to bring it back to sports, even Man Utd) have earned the money that they spend. Chelsea (and Man City), however, have not. Therein lies the difference. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:22:12 GMT -5
i thought you liked the 1% I don't want to derail the 99% of us ( ) ranting against, what seems to be, the most hated club in the entire world, with political talk. But the likes of Mitt Romney (and, if you want to bring it back to sports, even Man Utd) have earner the money that they spend. Chelsea (and Man City), however, have not. Therein lies the difference. so the 1% should not be allowed to freeley spend their billions on what they wish? |
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Post by Fry on May 19, 2012 17:25:41 GMT -5
yes, the club captain and the captain of the match picked it up together. i don't think its that important anyway. Probably not, although if the man had a shred of class he'd have refrained from ballooning about and stealing the limelight from players who actually deserved their winners medal. he's been the captain of the team for years. Not on his best moment, like Lampard, but one of the pillars of the team. I agree with Ross |
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Post by supersonic1983 on May 19, 2012 17:30:47 GMT -5
Not on his best moment, like Lampard, but one of the pillars of the team. Not tonight though. Or in the second leg of the semi-final against Barcelona, you know, when he got himself sent off by kneeing Alexis Sanchez in the back. Like I said, no class. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:37:23 GMT -5
I don't want to derail the 99% of us ( ) ranting against, what seems to be, the most hated club in the entire world, with political talk. But the likes of Mitt Romney (and, if you want to bring it back to sports, even Man Utd) have earner the money that they spend. Chelsea (and Man City), however, have not. Therein lies the difference. so the 1% should not be allowed to freeley spend their billions on what they wish? I never said they shouldn't have that right. All I said was that they didn't earn it. Compare the Arsenal double winning side of 1997/98 to either the current City or Chelsea sides. Arsenal, as a football club, earned what they achieved. Man City and Chelsea bought their success. It's akin to the kid who gets into Harvard with average high school grades because his family is wealthy and/or has connections versus the kid who puts in the hours in the library and strives for excellent grades to get in - while both are legally within their right to attend Harvard, one has earned it while the other hasn't. I don't understand why a few people fail to realize this aspect of Chelsea/City vs. Man Utd/Arsenal, etc. Earning success is respectable. Being given success by a blank check, however, is not. It's really not that complicated. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:41:38 GMT -5
so the 1% should not be allowed to freeley spend their billions on what they wish? I never said they shouldn't have that right. All I said was that they didn't earn it. Compare the Arsenal double winning side of 1997/98 to either the current City or Chelsea sides. Arsenal, as a football club, earned what they achieved. Man City and Chelsea bought their success. It's akin to the kid who gets into Harvard with average high school grades because his family is wealthy and/or has connections versus the kid who puts in the hours in the library and strives for excellent grades to get in - while both are legally within their right to attend Harvard, one has earned it while the other hasn't. I don't understand why a few people fail to realize this aspect of Chelsea/City vs. Man Utd/Arsenal, etc. Earning success is respectable. Being given success by a blank check, however, is not. It's really not that complicated. i understand the difference i just hate the 1% and think excess money ruins almost everything, where as you have a contradiction you think that someone should be able to make billions but should not spend that money on a football team because the team has not earned the money. So should you be able to purchase a none sports related company with your billions or should it just be spend on houses, watches, cars etc? |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on May 19, 2012 17:49:24 GMT -5
I never said they shouldn't have that right. All I said was that they didn't earn it. Compare the Arsenal double winning side of 1997/98 to either the current City or Chelsea sides. Arsenal, as a football club, earned what they achieved. Man City and Chelsea bought their success. It's akin to the kid who gets into Harvard with average high school grades because his family is wealthy and/or has connections versus the kid who puts in the hours in the library and strives for excellent grades to get in - while both are legally within their right to attend Harvard, one has earned it while the other hasn't. I don't understand why a few people fail to realize this aspect of Chelsea/City vs. Man Utd/Arsenal, etc. Earning success is respectable. Being given success by a blank check, however, is not. It's really not that complicated. i understand the difference i just hate the 1% and think excess money ruins almost everything, where as you have a contradiction you think that someone should be able to make billions but should not spend that money on a football team because the team has not earned the money. So should you be able to purchase a none sports related company with your billions or should it just be spend on houses, watches, cars etc? Once again, I never said someone shouldn't have the right to buy a football team. I believe in capitalism. In the CD:UK 2002 interview (it's on youtube), Noel said that he'd be a participant on the X Factor if he was in the same situation as the contestants, but he said he "wouldn't call it music." Same concept here: They have the right to buy their success, but just don't call it earned. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:53:21 GMT -5
This "Chelsea didn't deserve it" is utter bull,
Bayern had dozens of chances and didn't take them. Chelsea exploited this. Just like Athletico in the Europa League last week, just like Sunderland against Manchester City in January.
To win the CL you must beat a whole assortment of teams, Chelsea did that. They won. Doesn't matter how, they won.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2012 17:53:35 GMT -5
i understand the difference i just hate the 1% and think excess money ruins almost everything, where as you have a contradiction you think that someone should be able to make billions but should not spend that money on a football team because the team has not earned the money. So should you be able to purchase a none sports related company with your billions or should it just be spend on houses, watches, cars etc? Once again, I never said someone shouldn't have the right to buy a football team. I believe in capitalism. In the CD:UK 2002 interview (it's on youtube), Noel said that he'd be a participant on the X Factor if he was in the same situation as the contestants, but he said he "wouldn't call it music." Same concept here: They have the right to buy their success, but just don't call it earned. what about when a player has been trained at a smaller team since he was a kid and then just as he breaks into the first team a club like arsenal buy them they have not earned that talent. |
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