Gambling is the best reverse jinx- The Other Teams Thread [R]

Okay, I see now.

Anyone watching the UEFA cup? Currently Marsielle vs. Shaktar, with shaktar winning 1-0 after a Mandada error.

 

I watched the Shakhtar v.s. Marseille match. Shakhtar won by two with goals from Hubschman and Jadson. I am going to watch the Hamburg v.s. Man City match on ITV4 and have the Werden Bremen v.s. Udinese match running in the background on my laptop. If the stream is good I might get the last match running as well.

 

Yeah, the Man City match should be good.

 

Is this the first leg for Citeh? It's gonna be tough without Kompany/De Jong.

 

Ireland and Robinho connect score after just 30 secs/


Wow,

 

yep

Given keeping City in this early... could be a great match.

 

Yes it is the first leg. Poor show by the Hamburg midfield for not tracking Ireland. A long diagonal punt to Robinho caught the defense out and no-one from midfield tracked the run of Ireland who scored with a very good first time shot. Hamburg went straight back up the pitch and have created two good opportunities thus far.

 

1-1 now from the corner. Mathijsen gets to the header before two Man City defenders and heads it across the goal into the far corner.

 

1-1..

 

I have now turned the commentary off. I have already had enough English ignorance for one sitting.

 

Pitroipa hits the woodwork with a looping header.

 

Hamburg are driving lots of dangerous balls across the box which Man City are struggling to prevent or get anything on. Man City are playing a risky game because one of these balls is going to find an open man or take a fortunate deflection.

 

Hamburg have been racking up the corners while Man City have done little since their opening goal. Although as I typed that a long diagonal ball sets Bellamy free down the left but instead of passing it to the side for an Ireland tap in he takes it himself and the keeper makes an easy save.

 

And Diego scores!!!

Hamburg is having better possession but are undisciplined upfront.

 

I glanced at the Werden Bremen v.s. Udinese match for the first time tonight to see Naldo hit a rocket from range that rattles the crossbar. The ball is then turned in but the referee makes an awful decision and invents a foul on the keeper.

 

Looks like I missed both the goal and replay.

 

do you think Given would have been a good option for United instead of going for VDS when we did?

i always wondered just how good he would be if he had a proper defence in front of him, etc. and if he played on a great team.

i guess we'll never find out.

 

It actually happened not too long after that Naldo drive into the crossbar.

Good match in Hamburg. Very entertaining, Hamburg deserve to be up. The English commentating bias is palpable. Come on Hamburg!!!

 

Given with another good save. Man City are lucky they have not been completely blown away. That is the half. Entertaining stuff.

 

Back to Hamburg versus Given. The only change is Garrido for Bridge.

 

Teso, I know you turned the sound off, but are the ITV commentators Drury and Beglin? On FSC over here in the States they are using those two, does that mean their using ITV's feed?

 

It is.

 

How in the hell can SWP or Micah Ricahrds even argue against a blatant handball? I wouldnt have booked him for it...


What a bone head play, from a bone head player.

 

Man City using all their luck in this match.

Richards with a pathetic hand ball in the box to block the shot. Trochowski converts. Hamburg fully deserve to be ahead.

 

The evil Germans go up. Hamburg 2-1 City