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P_3
20-10-2015, 01:37 PM
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It doesn't come more crucial than this. Arsenal have 0 points going into this home game against the might of German engineering, Bayern Munich. Lose this, Arsenal can wave their chance of progression goodbye, win and they are back in it. Back to back 3-0 victories against Man Utd and Watford, seem to indicate that Arsenal are back on track but who knows what Arsenal turns up on the day. We will be betting on results and whether or not Alexis Sanchez will score first. If you think he won't score first or at all, just bet on the result. All bets taken from bet365. Good luck.

19:45 kick off time unless stated otherwise.

Tuesday 20th
GROUP E

BATE v Barcelona - BT Sport Extra 3
Leverkusen v Roma - BT Sport Extra 2
GROUP F

Arsenal v Bayern - BT Sport Europe
Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiacos - BT Sport Extra 1
GROUP G

Porto v M. Tel-Aviv - BT Sport Extra 4
Dynamo Kyiv v Chelsea - BT Sport 2
GROUP H

Zenit v Lyon - BT Sport Extra 6
Valencia v Gent - BT Sport Extra 5

Wednesday 21st
GROUP A

Malmo v Shakhtar Donetsk - BT Sport Extra 6
Paris St-Germain v Real Madrid - BT Sport Extra 1
GROUP B

CSKA Moskva v Man Utd - BT Sport Europe
Wolfsburg v PSV - BT Sport Extra 3
GROUP C

Atletico v Astana - BT Sport Extra 4
Galatasaray v Benfica - BT Sport Extra 5
GROUP D

Juventus v Monchengladbach - BT Sport Extra 2
Man City v Sevilla - BT Sport 2

Thursday 22nd
GROUP A

Fenerbahçe v Ajax - BT Sport Europe, 20:05
Molde v Celtic - BT Sport ESPN, 20:05
GROUP B

Bordeaux v FC Sion - 20:05
Liverpool v Rubin Kazan - BT Sport 2, 20:05
GROUP C

FK Qabala v Bor Dortmd - 16:00
PAOK Salonika v FK Krasnodar - 20:05
GROUP D

FC Midtjylland v Napoli - 20:05
Legia Warsaw v Club Brugge - 20:05
GROUP E

SK Rapid Vienna v Viktoria Plzen - 20:05
Villarreal v Dinamo Minsk - 20:05
GROUP F

Slovan Liberec v FC Groningen - 20:05
Sporting Braga v Marseille - BT Sport Extra 2, 20:05
GROUP G

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v St Etienne - 18:00
Lazio v Rosenborg - BT Sport Extra 2, 18:00
GROUP H

Lokomotiv Moscow v Besiktas - BT Sport Extra 3, 18:00
Sporting v Skenderbeu Korce - 18:00
GROUP I

FC Basel v Belenenses - 18:00
Fiorentina v Lech Poznan - 18:00
GROUP J

Monaco v FK Qarabag - 18:00
Anderlecht v Tottenham - BT Sport Europe, 18:00
GROUP K

Apoel Nic v Asteras Tripolis - 18:00
Schalke v Sparta Prague - BT Sport Extra 4, 18:00
GROUP L

AZ Alkmaar v FC Augsburg - 18:00
Partizan Belgrade v Ath Bilbao - 18:00

Phonics. :panda:

CJay
20-10-2015, 01:42 PM
:face:

Jeet
20-10-2015, 01:57 PM
Bayern fans to boycott the first 5mins of the match.

They will miss Lewandowski's hat-trick, up to them.

Toby
20-10-2015, 02:07 PM
He's scored one goal in the first half all season.

(I thought that was interesting rather than posting it purely to belittle jeet's crap joke.)

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 02:23 PM
I'd bet but Vcash is borked again.

It's not automatically giving anything back when you go bankrupt.

Edit: Hmm, it seems I have 100 now.

phonics
20-10-2015, 03:06 PM
I'd bet but Vcash is borked again.

It's not automatically giving anything back when you go bankrupt.

Edit: Hmm, it seems I have 100 now.

You get money back if your bankrupt and a new event is posted.

edit: Sorry P_3 I got impatient earlier.

Have a goal from the Arsenal U19s

656469834306183170

QE Harold Flair
20-10-2015, 03:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXsGAEACL0


I'd like to see this becoming more commonplace.

Reg
20-10-2015, 04:07 PM
Great layout, P_3.

I'd be really surprised if Arsenal won tonight, can't really see past a Bayern win. I want to watch Leverkusen/Roma as well but with more riding on the Arsenal game I'll go with that. First team watching Bayern this season, too.

phonics
20-10-2015, 06:11 PM
Jose's 'sitting in the dugout like he often does' apparently. Thanks Gary.

Davgooner
20-10-2015, 06:12 PM
I didn't even reason they had Douglas Costa. Fuck the cunts.

Reg
20-10-2015, 06:19 PM
Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott

Bayern XI: Neuer, Alaba, Boateng, Bernat, Lahm, Thiago, Alonso, Vidal, Lewandowski, Costa, Müller

Wenger's had the sense to play Cech then. Sanchez v Lahm will be an interesting one.

phonics
20-10-2015, 06:36 PM
That midfield is absolutely immense. It's almost not fair. 3-1 Bayern.

phonics
20-10-2015, 06:45 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRyA4VoWwAA8NNs.jpg:large

Reg
20-10-2015, 06:55 PM
Good on them.

I had no idea Hargreaves won the CL with Bayern.

Magic
20-10-2015, 06:55 PM
Then they all piled in, good protest that.

Reg
20-10-2015, 07:10 PM
I've barely seen Costa but he looks a proper player tonight. Don't see many tricky wingers playing on their natural side nowadays.

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 07:19 PM
Neuer :cool:

Walcott shouldn't have given him a chance though.

Magic
20-10-2015, 07:20 PM
I didn't even reason they had Douglas Costa. Fuck the cunts.

I didn't realise they had Vidal.

UNBELIEVABLE SAVE from Neuer. Looking forward to all the #LADBIBLE vines.

Dquincy
20-10-2015, 07:21 PM
Neuer :cool:

Walcott shouldn't have given him a chance though.

Exactly, amazing save, but what a shit header by Walcott.

Reg
20-10-2015, 07:24 PM
I didn't think there was even anything wrong from Walcott. Amazing save, up there with the best I've seen.

Walcott's having a good game, but he's offside too often (in other games as well). It's obviously great when he does get through because he's way ahead, but with his pace he could play it a yard safer.

QE Harold Flair
20-10-2015, 07:40 PM
He's been offside once.

Reg
20-10-2015, 07:42 PM
"(in other games as well)"

Boydy
20-10-2015, 07:42 PM
He's done piss all with the ball.

Dquincy
20-10-2015, 07:44 PM
He's been offside once.

One to many....

Reg
20-10-2015, 07:51 PM
He's done piss all with the ball.
I don't think he could have done any more whenever he's had it. He's the one making good runs and allowing them to break. Has held it up well a couple of times too.

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 07:55 PM
What a free kick that was from Pjanic.

Boydy
20-10-2015, 07:56 PM
I don't think he could have done any more whenever he's had it. He's the one making good runs and allowing them to break. Has held it up well a couple of times too.
He's been getting into good positions but he just seems to be hitting tame shots or giving it away via crap passes/crosses when he gets the ball in those good positions.

QE Harold Flair
20-10-2015, 07:56 PM
I think Hargreaves is going to explode a second cumshot over Costa in a minute.

Pen
20-10-2015, 08:02 PM
What a free kick that was from Pjanic.

That was indeed very nice. I was kind of thinking Leverkusen had that in the bag after going 2-0 up but they now seem adamant to fuck up my bets.

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 08:18 PM
Neuer :face:

Just fucking up any potential winner for me today.

Magic
20-10-2015, 08:19 PM
Neuer. :D

Pen
20-10-2015, 08:25 PM
Arsenal really need to hold on to this lead now as Olympiakos are also one up.

Lee
20-10-2015, 08:26 PM
Has the announcer at the Emirates just asked for an 'Andrew Cunt'? :D

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 08:28 PM
Leverkusen :cool:

4-4, scenes.

Multi
20-10-2015, 08:34 PM
Arsenal so good. Giroud second best striker in the PL. What a night.

QE Harold Flair
20-10-2015, 08:35 PM
For all their pissing about, we've had the better chances.

Sir Andy Mahowry
20-10-2015, 08:35 PM
I blame Baz.

Dquincy
20-10-2015, 08:37 PM
Good win for Arsenal. But they're so un-clinical when shooting! (shit word usage, i know)

Pen
20-10-2015, 08:37 PM
I wouldn't have given that (without the benefit of a replay). Is Bellerin one of these fastest ever players in football history Arsenal always have in dozens in their youth team? He looks really fast.

Giggles
20-10-2015, 08:37 PM
Was more like a great away performance. Looked really good.

Magic
20-10-2015, 08:39 PM
Owen 'BE BRAVE' Hargreaves eating his shit tactical advice now.

phonics
20-10-2015, 08:41 PM
I wouldn't have given that (without the benefit of a replay). Is Bellerin one of these fastest ever players in football history Arsenal always have in dozens in their youth team? He looks really fast.

Faster than Usain Bolt over 40m.

Jeet
20-10-2015, 08:42 PM
Ozil!!!

Ox your shit missing the rebound even though it didn't matter.

Can rest players now for last 2 games. Got it sorted :rotate:

Pen
20-10-2015, 08:48 PM
Faster than Usain Bolt over 40m.

So almost as fast as Ryo Miyachi. Bellerin does seem to be first of the lot that's actually decent in football too.

Davgooner
20-10-2015, 08:49 PM
Ain't nobody, like Koscielny. Makes me happy, makes me feel this way.

:dance:

Reg
20-10-2015, 08:53 PM
Owen 'BE BRAVE' Hargreaves eating his shit tactical advice now.
I'm not sure he had a point all game, Arsenal were giving little away and had some good attacks in the first half.

That Lewandowski late-ish chance was the only 'should score', unless I'm remembering badly.

Really well played by Arse.

phonics
20-10-2015, 08:55 PM
Kosielny would have given away a penalty there 99 times out of 100. Whole team played like beasts although Sanchez nearly got punished a couple of times for losing the ball.

We're nailed on to lose to Everton now.

Magic
20-10-2015, 08:56 PM
I'm not sure he had a point all game, Arsenal were giving little away and had some good attacks in the first half.

That Lewandowski late-ish chance was the only 'should score', unless I'm remembering badly.

Really well played by Arse.

Correct. He wanted them to leave massive gaps at the back, and play a high tempo pressing game. Against Bayern. Lol.

Giggles
20-10-2015, 09:32 PM
http://www.joe.ie/sport/mark-lawrenson-made-a-stupid-comment-about-olivier-giroud-on-live-tv-and-twitter-hammered-him-for-it/516486

Didn't know if I'd actually heard it right live. He's such an utter cunt of a human.

Raoul Duke
20-10-2015, 09:35 PM
French isn't a race.

Jimmy Floyd
20-10-2015, 09:52 PM
I've used pretty much every available slur against the French in my time, but I didn't know about their big noses.

Toby
20-10-2015, 10:46 PM
Nice deadline on the betting, P_3. :moop:

Boydy
20-10-2015, 10:54 PM
Free money. :cool:

Yevrah
20-10-2015, 10:57 PM
I'll have a bit of that. :D

Boydy
20-10-2015, 10:59 PM
Can we do anything besides bet with vCash?

I want a sparkly username that people can barely read.

Lewis
20-10-2015, 11:46 PM
It sounds like Arsenal got it bang on, which makes you wonder why it's taken Wenger a decade to work out (or at least remember) how to play decent sides.

Boom-Boom
20-10-2015, 11:46 PM
I'd like to see Arsenals record in big games since Coquelin came into their side. They seem to be holding their own vs the top teams these days. No idea if it's coincidental or not.

I'm surprised to see he hasn't been called up to the France national team yet. If he was English he'd have been called up after about 5 games into his Arsenal career.

Byron
21-10-2015, 05:59 AM
If insulting the French is counted as racism then I'm done with this country.

Davgooner
21-10-2015, 06:53 AM
Last night was nothing new. We've shit our way to a lot of wins like that the last few years. Everyone resets after each one though seemingly, so after the next one we'll get the same astonishment from all the 'Arsenal have shown they can grind out a result' wankers, and I'll seethe.

leedsrevolution
21-10-2015, 06:54 AM
I don't believe for 1 second 13 people bet Arsenal to win before they won/scored.

Davgooner
21-10-2015, 06:55 AM
I've gone big on the draw.

Mazuuurk
21-10-2015, 07:27 AM
I'd like to see Arsenals record in big games since Coquelin came into their side. They seem to be holding their own vs the top teams these days. No idea if it's coincidental or not.

I'm surprised to see he hasn't been called up to the France national team yet. If he was English he'd have been called up after about 5 games into his Arsenal career.

I think it's a combination of Coquelin playing well and Arsene Wenger accepting that he will have to play a little cautiously in some games.

Yesterdays game was interesting in that way, because Arsenal were playing with a relatively careful strategy it seemed (at least when I started watching around 60 minutes) even though they clearly had to win that game.

TG09
21-10-2015, 07:54 AM
I went for a 2 - 1 to the germans, great to see the win thought. On and upwards.

Weaver
21-10-2015, 08:26 AM
Is Coquelin likely to carry on in the CDM role for the foreseeable, then? I haven't quite figured out how good he is yet.

I know he was just a filler-inner for a bit when he came into the side, but you can't argue that the Arsenal team have been pretty excellent since, the results speak for themselves.

Or is it that when Sven Bender or William Carvalho becomes available, he'll be out on his ear?

Davgooner
21-10-2015, 09:29 AM
As the Football Ramble pointed out though, all last night did was ensure Europa League. :moop:

phonics
21-10-2015, 11:08 AM
Jose Mourinho thought the referee yesterday was 'weak' and 'naive'. The man's playing mind games with himself these days.

http://www.thefootballramble.com/images/blog/tumblr_nwkbqw5Fts1tf8a5ao1_500.gif

Reg
21-10-2015, 12:16 PM
He really is a dickhead, but that's a great gif.

Re those comments - I don't know if he's forgotten but it's a different competition, so it's a risk banking on Uefa not banning him for that.

phonics
21-10-2015, 12:22 PM
Think this bet should be voided. People betting after the fact and the fact that I have 5 vCash ain't fair.

SvN
21-10-2015, 12:26 PM
I didn't notice that the date was wrong on it. What a shambles.

CJay
21-10-2015, 12:33 PM
Come on, it was so obvious Arsenal were going to win... :uhoh:

P_3
21-10-2015, 05:50 PM
I've fucked it up. Checked everything before posting the event, yet still managed to mess it up. Shame it can't be amended once it is done, otherwise I'd have voided it and replaced it with an event for tonight's games. Apologies all.

Jeet
21-10-2015, 06:03 PM
Jose has basically become a voyeur now :lol:

Samadini
21-10-2015, 06:03 PM
This is a disgrace. Let it be known that I was the first and only vCash champion before it all went tits up.

Boydy
21-10-2015, 06:06 PM
Can you turn that gif into a video with some Russian sounding music? And speed it up a little?

Samadini
21-10-2015, 06:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGkKnldZHpE

Reg
21-10-2015, 06:20 PM
Not sure why, but Lingard starts tonight.


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Lingard, Herrera, Martial, Rooney

CSKA XI: Akinfeev, Fernandes, Ignashevich, Vasili Berezutski, Schennikov, Wernbloom, Tošić, Dzagoev, Eremenko, Musa, Doumbia.


That's Tošić "ex-United, two appearances, Tošić".

Weaver
21-10-2015, 06:28 PM
Pontus Wernbloom, FM legend.

PSG vs Real Madrid is on BT Sport Showcase (Freeview Channel 59) tonight, and Schalke vs Sparta Prague is on there tomorrow with a 6pm kickoff.

P_3
21-10-2015, 06:54 PM
Tried editing the event to tomorrow's Liverpool game, but it wouldn't let me return the stakes until I abandoned the event. Apologies to the tiny handful of people, myself included who didn't win money. Not quite phonics deleting the forum levels of fail, but lessons learned and all that jazz.

Magic
21-10-2015, 07:06 PM
:harold:

Ian
21-10-2015, 07:07 PM
"It's a striker's challenger as the ball hits [Martial's] hand" say the BBC. What? Are strikers known for inadvertently handballing while trying to tackle or something?

Magic
21-10-2015, 07:08 PM
FUCK SAKE. Guess I deserve that for laughing at the scummers.

Gray Fox
21-10-2015, 07:11 PM
Tried editing the event to tomorrow's Liverpool game, but it wouldn't let me return the stakes until I abandoned the event. Apologies to the tiny handful of people, myself included who didn't win money. Not quite phonics deleting the forum levels of fail, but lessons learned and all that jazz.

You need to change it again. Sturridge isn't playing.

Boydy
21-10-2015, 07:14 PM
Wait, my money has just been returned and I don't get my winnings? Fuck you, pay me.

Jimmy Floyd
21-10-2015, 07:20 PM
Liverpool really need to step up to the plate, murder a load of opposition supporters again and spare us all this embarrassment.

Magic
21-10-2015, 07:21 PM
Akinfeev was a monster on FM, why is he still plying his trade in that shithole.

Sir Andy Mahowry
21-10-2015, 07:25 PM
I don't understand why, after looking so damn good, Martial has been shifted wide to the left in the last few games so Rooney can play upfront.

Ian
21-10-2015, 07:32 PM
Because he was carelessly giving away possession, kicking the ball into the opponents' goals like that.

Magic
21-10-2015, 08:04 PM
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/10/21/841213ef-c25f-486a-8ff8-d1fd50803e41.jpg

Sir Andy Mahowry
21-10-2015, 08:07 PM
Damn him and his carelessness with possession :eyemouth:

Magic
21-10-2015, 08:08 PM
Chris Woods. :cool:

Jeet
21-10-2015, 08:13 PM
What the heck the Gk was doing?

Kikó
21-10-2015, 08:56 PM
Rooney must have a clause which stipulates he has to play. No other explanation for his turd displays every week.

Tony Marshall is quality though.

Yevrah
21-10-2015, 09:17 PM
It sounds like Arsenal got it bang on, which makes you wonder why it's taken Wenger a decade to work out (or at least remember) how to play decent sides.

He'd got it sussed in 2005 it seemed and then, as you say, completely forget.

He's just piss poor at setting his team up to nullify the opposition really.

Yevrah
21-10-2015, 09:21 PM
As the Football Ramble pointed out though, all last night did was ensure Europa League. :moop:

Why do people keep saying this (I had it for an hour in the car while listening to Talksport today too), it's absolute horseshit.

Beat the two bollocks teams in the group (it's Olympiakos and Dinamo ffs) and that'll more than likely be enough for you to finish second no matter what happens in Munich.

Although I guess you could chuck it now to save any doubt and allow you to focus on making top 4 for next year.

Davgooner
22-10-2015, 07:52 AM
Why do people keep saying this (I had it for an hour in the car while listening to Talksport today too), it's absolute horseshit.

Beat the two bollocks teams in the group (it's Olympiakos and Dinamo ffs) and that'll more than likely be enough for you to finish second no matter what happens in Munich.

Although I guess you could chuck it now to save any doubt and allow you to focus on making top 4 for next year.

The likelihood is that we'll be six points behind Olympiakos with two to play. I've no idea if it's done on goal difference or head-to-head, but either way it needs us to win at theirs in the final game, which isn't happening.

Luca
22-10-2015, 08:00 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/22/johan-cruyff-barcelona-ajax-holland-lung-cancer

Cruyff. :(

phonics
22-10-2015, 08:56 AM
The likelihood is that we'll be six points behind Olympiakos with two to play. I've no idea if it's done on goal difference or head-to-head, but either way it needs us to win at theirs in the final game, which isn't happening.

If it ends up like that we'd need to win 2-0, 3-1, or 4-3 and above.

Jimmy Floyd
22-10-2015, 11:02 AM
Manchester City have been charged with misconduct after their supporters booed the Champions League anthem.

Disco
22-10-2015, 11:49 AM
Gee I wonder what will happen at the next game.

The only thing sillier than having an anthem in the first place is anyone actually giving a shit about it.

Lewis
22-10-2015, 12:15 PM
This (http://anfieldindex.com/17895/fans-journalists-jealousy.html) is quite good (for a Scouse whinge). I don't follow any football journalists on the Twitter, so lol at some of those dismissive comments.

QE Harold Flair
22-10-2015, 12:19 PM
He'd got it sussed in 2005 it seemed and then, as you say, completely forget.

He's just piss poor at setting his team up to nullify the opposition really.

We don't have the players to do it. One off games like this can happen but, ultimately, we usually fuck up big time when we try and play that way.

Giggles
22-10-2015, 05:31 PM
Just flicking around the channels and hadn't realised this was on already.

Giggles
22-10-2015, 06:09 PM
Njie isn't looking the answer up front anyway. Awful.

Mike
22-10-2015, 07:01 PM
So, will we score tonight?

P_3
22-10-2015, 07:09 PM
Of course. Origi to get a hat-trick.

Mike
22-10-2015, 07:15 PM
I'll stick my mortgage on it!

Boydy
22-10-2015, 07:16 PM
I like Klopp's coat.

QE Harold Flair
22-10-2015, 07:52 PM
He likes a good clap.

Mike
22-10-2015, 07:57 PM
His coat is nice.

Lewis
22-10-2015, 08:12 PM
I'd like to think Liverpool told him he was at a proper club now and should leave his tracksuit at home. That's how you knew David Moyes was doomed.

QE Harold Flair
22-10-2015, 08:15 PM
This Origi is an absolute beast of a player.

Baz
22-10-2015, 08:18 PM
Remember when we had Suarez and were awesome? :cry:

Boydy
22-10-2015, 08:23 PM
Milner thinks he's Gerrard. He's not. He needs to fuck off.

Serj
22-10-2015, 08:23 PM
I'm not sure what's more depressing, watching Milner waste all those set pieces, or realizing that there's noone else in the team to take them. The crossing in general is terrible, as well.

QE Harold Flair
22-10-2015, 08:51 PM
lol at this desperate lack of creativity.

Boydy
22-10-2015, 08:52 PM
Who's the co-commentstor on BT? He keeps pronouncing Firmino as if it's 'Firminho' and he needs to stop.

Giggles
22-10-2015, 09:01 PM
Well I am truly shocked the 6-0 Liverpool win never materialised.

Klopp out.

Baz
22-10-2015, 09:05 PM
Who's the co-commentstor on BT? He keeps pronouncing Firmino as if it's 'Firminho' and he needs to stop.

Owen Hargreaves and his mystery accent. It's like a cross between Andy Murray and Sebastian Vettel.