Champion's League Final - Man Utd vs. Barca

**bassybill** · #1 05-28-2011, 02:38 PM

You won't ever seem a team more comprehensively outclassed at this level. 3-1 really, really flatters United. They never stood a chance. Barcelona must be one of the best club sides ever at present.

linken4000 · #2 05-28-2011, 02:40 PM

la Matia acting school won the champions league title lol.

thibo62 · #3 05-28-2011, 02:42 PM

Best football team ever?

linken4000 · #4 05-28-2011, 02:43 PM

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Best football team ever?

in terms of football, perhaps. In term of sportsmanship and ref controversies, no.

**bassybill** · #5 05-28-2011, 02:50 PM

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Best football team ever?

I've never seen better, and I've been watching the game for 45 years.

**cheezewiz** · #6 05-28-2011, 03:02 PM

I love England. I've been to England. My mother is from England. My cousin's son goes to University in Manchester. I have no love for Spain. I think the Spainards are the worst divers on the planet. Barca keep trying to poach Cesc Fabregas. EVERYTHING said I should root for Man Ure. I couldn't. I hate them too much. I rooted for Barca. Now I'm ashamed. LOL.

Villa's goal was incredible. Talk about placing a bender. I was wondering if they were EVER going to yellow card Valencia. He got away with A LOT.

**bassybill** · #7 05-28-2011, 03:04 PM

Valencia was just frustrated about being totally out of his class. He was lucky not to get the card early in the game.

**bassybill** · #8 05-28-2011, 03:09 PM

For your amusement, Pat, here's my Facebook post from before the start of the game.

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To all the infantile posing glory hunters from Exeter, Banbury, Aberystwyth and Harrogate and elsewhere in the world, who ludicrously consider themselves to be genuine football or "soccer" fans and pompously announce themselves as Manchester United "supporters" for the most transparently obvious of reasons - prepare to get Messied.

Darkstrike · #9 05-28-2011, 03:11 PM

Disappointing, but they were plain outplayed, still, we got the Premiership, finals in the Champions, and semi's in the F.A. so can't complain too much.

**cheezewiz** · #10 05-28-2011, 03:14 PM

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For your amusement, Pat, here's my Facebook post from before the start of the game.

LOL. Love it Bill. Almost all of the front runners who follow the game here in the US are Man Ure supporters.

**bassybill** · #11 05-28-2011, 03:17 PM

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LOL. Love it Bill. Almost all of the front runners who follow the game here in the US pretentiously claim to be Man Ure supporters.

Fixed.

linken4000 · #12 05-28-2011, 03:27 PM

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LOL. Love it Bill. Almost all of the front runners who follow the game here in the US are Man Ure supporters.

let me take a guess, U're a Liverpool fanboy? lol

Most of my friend grew up in high school are Liverpool fans, seems like they have a big fanbase in the northeast.

**bassybill** · #13 05-28-2011, 03:30 PM

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let me take a guess, U're a Liverpool fanboy? lol

Most of my friend grew up in high school are Liverpool fans, seems like they have a big fanbase in the northeast.

No.

**bassybill** · #14 05-28-2011, 03:33 PM

The guy on the news just referred to this game as "a Spanish stroll". Sounds about right.

Darkstrike · #15 05-28-2011, 03:33 PM

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Fixed.

So, United can't have "proper" fans outside of Manc?

**bassybill** · #16 05-28-2011, 03:35 PM

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So, United can't have "proper" fans outside of Manc?

No. Except in Ireland.

Darkstrike · #17 05-28-2011, 03:38 PM

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No. Except in Ireland.

Surely that should let them Americans off too, then, seeing as most of them think they're Irish....

**bassybill** · #18 05-28-2011, 03:42 PM

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Surely that should let them Americans off too, then, seeing as most of them think they're Irish....

LOL! Very true. I'm sure my view of people who think they support Man U is not too dissimilar from your view of Americans who think they're Irish.

You actually see people online sometimes from Texas or Oregon who'll claim to be "Irish". It's pretty funny when you think about it.

Darkstrike · #19 05-28-2011, 03:44 PM

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LOL! Very true. I'm sure my view of people who think they support Man U is not too dissimilar from your view of Americans who think they're Irish.

Maybe so, maybe so.

Then again, I could be considered an American who thinks he's Irish too, which probably is no good indicator to my supporting United, hahaha!

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You actually see people online sometimes from Texas or Oregon who'll claim to be "Irish". It's pretty funny when you think about it.

It's surprisingly commonplace, a friend of mine suggested that it may be because the US is such a young country compared to many, that they try to identify themselves from further heritage than most would.

**bassybill** · #20 05-28-2011, 03:47 PM

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Maybe so, maybe so.

Then again, I could be considered an American who thinks he's Irish too, which probably is no good indicator to my supporting United, hahaha!

If you're an American, you ain't Irish!