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  • jayne lee wilson
    Banned
    • Jul 2011
    • 10711

    You lose your star player and talisman...
    Goalkeeper has a nightmare...
    They score a wonder goal just after you get back level...

    Doesn't get a lot worse really.

    You're right, Beef - we didn't fall apart after Salah went off, keeping our shape and defending well - but after a truly menacing first 25 minutes, we played far deeper for the rest of the half and subsequently, handing confidence and momentum to Real, as if the team stopped believing we could win...


    I better not say what I think of Ramos. Like too many Real players he falls over very referee-convincingly at all the right moments. Ball into the Madrid box, players go up for it, Real defender falls clutching his head/shoulder/ arm etc.... attacking momentum stopped. I saw this tactic employed repeatedly against Juventus and Bayern. And Ramos' grin after Salah left the field was, well...
    (One to add to the collection including Ronaldo's wink at the 2006 World Cup after Rooney was sent off.)

    Real played very well, but with the loss of Salah, neither Liverpudlians nor neutrals got the match they wanted. The what-ifs are more agonising than usual!
    Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 26-05-18, 21:36.

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    • DracoM
      Host
      • Mar 2007
      • 12954

      How the hell Ramos did not even get CARDED for that beats me. Ref mere yards away directly in line!
      RM tactics to the well known thug: make sure you crock Salah whatever the cost.

      Ramos has TWENTY-SIX RED CARDS IN HIS CAREER, and I believe he went out there with the express intention of not just neutralising but somehow disabling Salah. But as said, how Mane then was then carded for what the replay showed as a completely no-contact and oscar-acted fall demonstrated the naivety of the ref.

      Gutted.
      Last edited by DracoM; 27-05-18, 08:55.

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      • EdgeleyRob
        Guest
        • Nov 2010
        • 12180

        Gutted indeed but I can't get THAT Bale goal out of my head,outrageous.

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        • Stanfordian
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 9308

          Originally posted by Beef Oven! View Post
          Come on you REDS!!!!
          What do you mean? Man Utd weren't playing!

          Seriously, Ramos certainly did a deliberate job attack on Salah. He's a destroyer, the most ruthless defender around today.

          Everyone knew that the goalkeeper wasn't up to the job and Klopp picked the team.
          Last edited by Stanfordian; 27-05-18, 08:05.

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          • BBMmk2
            Late Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 20908

            MrsBBM was not happy. Not a very good game at all.
            Don’t cry for me
            I go where music was born

            J S Bach 1685-1750

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            • antongould
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 8774

              Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post
              I'll stick my neck out and give my prediction which is:

              Both teams to score and Real Madrid to win in normal time.

              My head tells me that but of course anything can happen in a one-off game.

              If Liverpool do win that will be quite a story; finishing 25 points behind the Premier League winners.
              Well done Stan - is Ladbrokes still trading ..... ????

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              • Stanfordian
                Full Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 9308

                Originally posted by antongould View Post
                Well done Stan - is Ladbrokes still trading ..... ????
                I believe that professional gamblers had chosen this game and had lumped on Real Madrid.

                My account is with Paddy Power but I rarely gamble unless it's the Grand National or a day at the races, which is very rare occurrence for me these days.

                I wish I was at Carmel races this weekend. I live fairly close but have never been.
                Last edited by Stanfordian; 27-05-18, 11:10.

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                • Lat-Literal
                  Guest
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 6983

                  Bad luck to Liverpool - and Aston Villa. I like Klopp on his mostly good days. He is an individual. His team plays exciting football and long gone are the days (1970s) when Liverpool were consistently winning more than Arsenal. The smart bet is on second place in next year's Premier League. I couldn't quite make up my mind on who I wanted to win in the Championship play off. There is a big soft spot for Fulham. The history. The ground. The current team is inventive. The minus side is the current owner who wants to turn our Wembley into America.

                  As for Villa, I'd probably have them as one of three favourite teams from the Midlands, not that this is a region with which I have huge identification. The others are Wolves and, for a late friend's association, Coventry. I don't mind Leicester, Forest or Derby either. Most of the others seem a bit non-descript to me although no doubt mean a lot to their supporters. Steve Bruce is hardly renowned for big entertainment but he lost both of his parents in the last year and to have achieved what he did in those circumstances is to be admired, I feel.

                  Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.


                  I like the football managers who wear glasses.

                  (Slightly manic and deceptively brilliant social democrat)

                  But let's not forget the protégé.

                  Southgate's ok but if it all go pear shaped in Russia this is now unequivocally my outlandish and entirely serious first choice for next England manager:

                  After Huddersfield Town's last Premier League game of the season, David Wagner spoke to HTTV to reflect on the game and the season.Make sure you head over an...


                  Thanks.
                  Last edited by Lat-Literal; 27-05-18, 17:43.

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                  • antongould
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 8774

                    Originally posted by Stanfordian View Post
                    I believe that professional gamblers had chosen this game and had lumped on Real Madrid.

                    My account is with Paddy Power but I rarely gamble unless it's the Grand National or a day at the races, which is very rare occurrence for me these days.

                    I wish I was at Carmel races this weekend. I live fairly close but have never been.
                    Always wanted to go to Cartmel Stan .....

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                    • cloughie
                      Full Member
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 22110

                      Good to see Rotherham return to the Championship - and for Wood’s goals - a former Owl still grafting away and leading by example! An interesting point - 3 sides promoted 12 months ago to the Prem stayed up, 3 sides relegated from the Prem stayed down and one even relegated. Three sides relegated from the Championship last season now return. Is the gap between the 2nd and 3rd tier greater than between the 1st and the 2nd?

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                      • EdgeleyRob
                        Guest
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 12180

                        And finally

                        Champions League final

                        Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1

                        League 2 play off final

                        Coventry City 3 Exeter City 1 Forum derby,3 goals in 19 2nd half mins did the damage

                        Forum roll of honour

                        Manchester city
                        Premier league champions and league cup winners

                        Chelsea
                        FA Cup winners,qualified for Europa League

                        Arsenal
                        Community shield winners,qualified for Europa League

                        Manchester United,Tottenham,Liverpool
                        Qualified for Champions League

                        Wolves
                        Championship winners

                        Coventry City
                        Promoted to League 1

                        Macclesfield Town
                        National league winners

                        Aberdeen
                        Qualified for Europa League

                        St Mirren
                        Scottish championship winners

                        Hereford
                        Southern league winners

                        With that I am retiring as Forum football correspondent.
                        It's been fun but very time consuming so the time has come to call it a day.
                        I'll probably look out for the results of our 'little' group of teams for the rest of my days but I'm not up for doing the weekly round ups any longer.

                        Thanks footy fans for all your comments and kind words over the years and many thanks to super sub teamsaint

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                        • teamsaint
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 25190

                          Originally posted by EdgeleyRob View Post
                          And finally

                          Champions League final

                          Real Madrid 3 Liverpool 1

                          League 2 play off final

                          Coventry City 3 Exeter City 1 Forum derby,3 goals in 19 2nd half mins did the damage

                          Forum roll of honour

                          Manchester city
                          Premier league champions and league cup winners

                          Chelsea
                          FA Cup winners,qualified for Europa League

                          Arsenal
                          Community shield winners,qualified for Europa League

                          Manchester United,Tottenham,Liverpool
                          Qualified for Champions League

                          Wolves
                          Championship winners

                          Coventry City
                          Promoted to League 1

                          Macclesfield Town
                          National league winners

                          Aberdeen
                          Qualified for Europa League

                          St Mirren
                          Scottish championship winners

                          Hereford
                          Southern league winners

                          With that I am retiring as Forum football correspondent.
                          It's been fun but very time consuming so the time has come to call it a day.
                          I'll probably look out for the results of our 'little' group of teams for the rest of my days but I'm not up for doing the weekly round ups any longer.

                          Thanks footy fans for all your comments and kind words over the years and many thanks to super sub teamsaint
                          Hmmmm....Motty retires, and within days ER follows suit......couldn’t be, could it............?

                          Anyway, thanks for the many entertaining roundups Rob. It is quite a task with so many teams.the reports have always been top stuff.
                          Like you I follow all the teams of the regulars on this threads. Well certainly the teams outside the big 6.

                          I missed the CL final, sounds incident packed. Bad luck Jayne.

                          Pleased for Cov, L2 is no place for them to be, but very disappointed for Paul Tisdale at Exeter, hope he gets a break soon, one way or another.

                          It seems after all that Sparky is the man to lead us to a glorious new era of mid table finishes. Hopefully......
                          I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                          I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                          • antongould
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 8774

                            “Anyway, thanks for the many entertaining roundups Rob. It is quite a task with so many teams.the reports have always been top stuff.
                            Like you I follow all the teams of the regulars on this threads. Well certainly the teams outside the big 6.”

                            Well said ts and thanks very much for all your hard work ER ... and to the supersub .....

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                            • cloughie
                              Full Member
                              • Dec 2011
                              • 22110

                              Well what can I say, edge, you’ve served us well, with your more than weekly bulletins. They will be much missed, no club too small or too big, well almost none, but even the unmentionables got a mention - you lived with us the bit of success and the weeks of disappointment and unfruitful endeavour. Who can take on the mantle now or is it the end of the line for Forum Footy? Just a big thank you then, and may Edgeley Park someday be once again the home of League Football.

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                              • teamsaint
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 25190

                                One way to replace the irreplaceable would just be for forum members to post their own teams results with wise comments.

                                Or we could each adopt one of the forum teams and post their results for a bit more of an even handed and possibly more interesting approach.

                                Or something.........

                                Anybody for Fort William ?:
                                Last edited by teamsaint; 28-05-18, 22:27.
                                I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                                I am not a number, I am a free man.

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