ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 hours ago, Dave. said: What a brilliant idea for a challenge, loving this thread! I'll be following. Great work with Malmo and Fiorentina (and the copious amount of memes); I can't imagine, with the Dutch on the boil now as well, it'll be long until you've turned a second team of losers into winners. Also - can't wait until you get your hands on Leeds. I'm not sure that's more down to a craving to finally see some success that isn't followed by a financial meltdown (don't you dare) or watching a Man U fan's internal conflict play out over the internet. WE ALL LOVE LEEDS. (P.S. leave Hungary for a little while, I do hate to be upstaged ) Thanks for reading, @Dave.! Credit for the idea originally traces to @smp20, as he conceived it a few years back. I'm hoping that the Dutch and Fiorentina can achieve a double in 2026...fingers are crossed, but things are definitely coming together. As for Leeds...yes, the existential dilemma that will engulf me could be immense. I've accepted the fact that I'll have to take them on and do right by them...I'll just have to have a long, lonely cry in the shower afterwards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 90 minutes lads. All to play for. That singing? It's for you. Leave it all on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Barney getting ready for the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 23 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Barney getting ready for the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Halftime. This match is ours, but for a moment of lost concentration. Focus!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Well, that was an intense match, to say the least. For a few minutes, I thought I'd get FM'd! The run-in is going to be taxing this year, as I've got a few injuries (with Dias and Van Driessche having more long-term issues, the latter a broken ankle). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Felt for a minute like there was bad news about to go down, but the day was won, now hopefully Malmo see sense with Bobby Manc, or I'll have to send him a special grapefruit basket.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just now, BoxToBox said: Felt for a minute like there was bad news about to go down, but the day was won, now hopefully Malmo see sense with Bobby Manc, or I'll have to send him a special grapefruit basket.... You're telling me...I'm typing this all out, in real time, not looking back in retrospect, so there's no foreshadowing going on! Just the ride! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 minute ago, ManUtd1 said: Just the ride! As Emma said to Ludwig... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just now, BoxToBox said: As Emma said to Ludwig... "TomasZ10" is quite the moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Aside from our win, the biggest news of the first knockout round is that PSG eliminated 2-time defending champions City. The draw is going to be...interesting. There is no "upside" to any of these sides. Monaco may be the "smallest" side, but they've been strong in France and have a ****ton of cash. Barcelona would be an enjoyable draw, given our Group Stage battles. Real Madrid, it is. The same Real Madrid who are running away with La Liga, undefeated through 29 matches, led by Pichichi-contender and Hakan-acolyte Jan Lundqvist. Brutal draw on a couple of levels. Domestically, we're in pretty good shape. We sit 4th heading into the international break. Only 3 points separate the top 4. Milan, Lazio and Inter have fallen off the pace -- things were much tighter at the end of February. Off to Amsterdam for a Friendly against Egypt, then to Serbia for a huge WCQ match. Edited December 30, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasdgfas Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Things are really heating up this season. No end to the high-pressure matches, eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just now, hasdgfas said: Things are really heating up this season. No end to the high-pressure matches, eh? This is the run-in, after I return from Serbia: Every match will count, as Milan and Lazio could easily get back into the mix if I slip up. Add in a potential TIM Cup final (we won the 1st leg, 4-0)...things are crazy. Mid-June sees the Dutch host Cyprus and Hungary, so a win in Serbia could go a long ways... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 A quick look around Europe... Madrid, we've already touched on. PSG are even more dominant in France, with Bayern strong in Germany. Chelsea and United seem to be in a two-horse race in England. Belgium, Greece and Serbia are anyone's guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Oof...Apollonia, a glass of wine, if you please? No, no. Leave the bottle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 My first match back at the Bernabeu since '22, when we overcame a 1-nil deficit away to Real at the quarterfinal stage and then knocked off City on penalties. A happy hunting ground still?! Rugi hit the bar in the 90th minute, after Lundqvist hammered ours in the 86th. Almost a massive upset. Regardless, I'll take it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Our 2nd XI get a big win over Torino on the weekend, after dropping points against Palermo before the 1st leg. Yet, things continue to tighten in Italy. But, our focus must now turn to The Virus...and 90 minutes of fury. Tell Borat to get the Barney suit ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 We're clinical in the 1st 45. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Rugi likely just buried the tie. Batten down the hatches, lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 FFS, tighten up!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Zamuner with a rocket from 20 yards!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Rugi on the counter!!!!!!! IT'S OVER!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 MADRID HAVE LOST THE PLOT!!! VAQUERO POUNCES ON A LOOSE BALL OFF A CORNER!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 We'll face United, PSG or Barcelona in the semis. Is this the Miracle of '22, Redux? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 PSG it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Jesus, you poleaxed Madrid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Curb-stomped them! More to come...taking the kids to Rogue One... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Best of luck! Let's relive ‘22. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said: Best of luck! Let's relive ‘22. PSG in the semis...it was Monaco in '22...a much easier task! Fingers crossed. I'll be back playing this evening... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 The weekend before the 1st leg of the PSG tie, our 2nd XI get hammered 3-1 at the San Siro, but Juventus and Napoli also drop points. 4 matches left, still tight as can be at the top. Off to Paris, lads! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) This is how we'll line up against Pep the Bald's PSG. I'm going to tweak things a bit -- drop my defensive line deeper, try to get counterattacks flowing without shifting the mentality to counter. Van Driessche is injured again...a back strain this time. Pini is on the bench in his place. Here goes nothing... Edited December 31, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 So far, so good, men. Let them tiki-taka their way around the middle of the pitch and launch balls from a distance. Drago has got it covered. It's all going to plan right now. Time to tweak things a little...see if we can snatch a goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Barney is mixed in with the away support! Oh, FFS, he's RIGHT THERE!!! Are you blind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Pini rattles the bar in the 65th after Rugi is hacked down...our only shot on goal thus far. Still 0-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Hahahahaha! YES!!!! It will all come down to 90 minutes at the Artemio Franchi. My 2nd XI will face Lazio over the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) We're going to have to do it without Besevic. Ouch. On the eve of the Lazio match: Edited December 31, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Pretty sure the Curva Fiesole is ready after this display from our 2nd XI. Elsewhere, Roma beat Milan, ensuring that we'll return to the CL next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Napoli lose to Bari, of all teams. At home. I can blow the Serie A wide open with a win on the weekend, at home against Roma. But we have to deal with Pep the Bald and his side first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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