CL predictions

[hybrid_tiger]

I feel sick.

Forza Roma per sempre.

Hey, at least we scored! :lol:

Embarassing. What is it with Romanisti and their ability to implode in the most pressure cooker situations. All that good work of the year undone in one game. I hate football.

 

[Tom Shines]

Roma will score. Depends on how many they conceed...

:lol:
7

 

[Dogaholic]

has anyone come across any downloadable highlights?

 

[Dogaholic]

a torrent for the match...

http://www.mininova.org/tor/656595

 

[Ridders]

haven't watched the match so can't comment on it but as for the scoreline...

:shock:

:sarcasm:

:crazy:

:lol:

 

[President Lee]

People laughing should be ashamed. Would you laugh at a funeral?

Morons.

I am still proud of my team. I wore my Roma scarf to work this morning and held my head high as people laugh. They don't know what it means to love a team like a real fan.

We were lucky to even be in the Champions league. It was only because of the calciopoli scandal we went from 5th to 2nd in Serie A. We knocked out the head and shoulders best team in France containing many players from a squad that came 2nd at the World Cup. Then we had a win against Manchester United in the first leg. Not many teams have beaten them this year and we are one of them.

Roma's story is a fairy tale this year. It is just a shame the carriage turned into a pumpkin today.

Forza Roma.

We will be better for this and will be back wiser and wanting it more. Then you can laugh on the other side of your faces.

That is all.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

My main sadness is the fact that most of those with little idea (hint: bandwagoning farkwits) will remember our season for this one game, and not the great football we played to get here. At the end of the day, one bad game doesn't change the fact that we have had a very good season.

When we fielded a lineup without Perrotta, Tonetto, and Taddei, when goal after goal flew into the net, when everytime a Man Utd player touched the ball it somehow turned into a dangerous situation, when they exposed our lack of experience, when for every one of our players on the ball there were two of them, when De Rossi scored a beautiful goal that was completely meaningless, when our substitutions were Rosi (19), Faty (20), and Okaka (17), I was still clinging on to something. When they scored twice, we had to score once, I thought. When they scored three times, we had to score twice, I thought. And it continued.

I'll never forget the joy this side has brought me over the past season. I'll still wear my Roma jersey with pride. Roma didn't belong here, we weren't supposed to make it this far and without Calciopoli we wouldn't have entered the competition at all. Our team isn't built to compete in three competitions, we have no depth and we lack the funds to have any depth at all.

But at the end of the day, we walk away from this as CL quarter-finalists, second in the league and in the Italian Cup final. No one would have believed we were capable of this at the start of the season. Yes, we lack experience, most of our team are under the age of 26 and yes, we sure were taught a footballing lesson but I still cheered them till the final whistle.

FORZA ROMA PER SEMPRE.

 

[ParraDude_Jay]

People laughing should be ashamed. Would you laugh at a funeral?

Morons.

I am still proud of my team. I wore my Roma scarf to work this morning and held my head high as people laugh. They don't know what it means to love a team like a real fan.

We were lucky to even be in the Champions league. It was only because of the calciopoli scandal we went from 5th to 2nd in Serie A. We knocked out the head and shoulders best team in France containing many players from a squad that came 2nd at the World Cup. Then we had a win against Manchester United in the first leg. Not many teams have beaten them this year and we are one of them.

Roma's story is a fairy tale this year. It is just a shame the carriage turned into a pumpkin today.

Forza Roma.

We will be better for this and will be back wiser and wanting it more. Then you can laugh on the other side of your faces.

That is all.

I'd laugh at Bin Laden's funeral, not comparing Roma to a terrorist but none the less, Roma are a disgrace and their fans are scum and hybrid and yourself talked Roma up including this bloody beauty of a quote..

Old Trafford is a nice ground but it is just a square of dirt with grass growing on it like everywhere else. Roma are a professional team and if they can play away in Serie A with opposition Ultras firing flares all over the place, some English kindergarten is nothing.

You brought it on yourselves, and being a Roma supporter I'm not surprised you can't graciously accept some ribbing after a defeat. Wipe your tears and get on with it mate.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

Roma are a disgrace and their fans are scum and hybrid and yourself talked Roma up including this bloody beauty of a quote..

:roll:

Just your typical bandwagoner - absolutely no clue and only comes in here and talks sh1t after the match is completed.

The only problem in the first leg were the Roman police, (which has nothing to do with the club at all) and idiot supporters from both sides. Unless of course you think that the police just decided to beat the sh1t out of the Man Utd fans for a laugh and they did absolutely nothing wrong?

You're an idiot.

 

[ParraDude_Jay]

Just your typical bandwagoner - absolutely no clue and only comes in here and talks sh1t after the match is completed.

I spoke for United all week in this thread mate, it was quite clear who I support and who I believed would win and I'm sure I'd have copped it if Roma won.

Your team is full of cheats and it's obvious to everyone except for you and President Lee. Italian football is grubby and disgraceful and Roma are a large part of that, and own up, you and President Lee spoke very confidently of Roma's chances and you were humiliated and you don't think you're entitled to some ribbing afterwards? Classy stuff, very Roma-esque sportsmanship. True fans you could say.

 

[weasel]

Well done to Chelsea. Disappointed to lose the tie after taking the lead in both legs, but they just had too much class for us.

With Alexis coming in, and probably some players to add more creativity in the midfield (our problem area atm) and hopefully a farewell to the rotten run of injuries, I think we shall improve next year. We are finally emerging as a real buying club, and I'm pretty optimistic for the future. Like Roma we have a very young squad and have a policy of snapping up the best young Spanish youth (while Real Madrid keeps looking for the quick fix and ignoring their talented home grown juniors).

Unfortunately we still have work to do just to qualify again for the CL. The most disappointing thing about this result is that we rested players on the weekend, and ended up losing in what was a crucial match in the liga title race. Zaragoza are my second team in Spain, so I'd love to see them both get through. It's just a matter of hoping for Madrid to crumble.

 

[weasel]

Btw, Chelsea, if you get past Liverpool just promise me you'll wallop those Man Poo scumbags.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

I spoke for United all week in this thread mate, it was quite clear who I support and who I believed would win and I'm sure I'd have copped it if Roma won.

Your team is full of cheats and it's obvious to everyone except for you and President Lee. Italian football is grubby and disgraceful and Roma are a large part of that, and own up, you and President Lee spoke very confidently of Roma's chances and you were humiliated and you don't think you're entitled to some ribbing afterwards? Classy stuff, very Roma-esque sportsmanship. True fans you could say.

Full of cheats? Who? How did we cheat in any of these CL games? Disgrace? Grubby? No. We were outplayed and outclassed on the field this morning, thats all. Anything else is just a f**king load of crap.

You are absolutely full of sh1t. Another who has never watched a Serie A game all year and then decides to stick his head out and comment like a true smartarse. Obviously still haven't gotten over the World Cup, have you? Its getting real tiresome now.

At the end of the day, Roma played some great football in this CL campaign and did well considering they weren't even supposed to be in this competition. One poor game was their undoing, but they'll learn for the future as they have a young and talented squad.

 

[Mad Dogg]

The only problem in the first leg were the Roman police, (which has nothing to do with the club at all) and idiot supporters from both sides.

What about the Man Utd fans that were stabbed before the game? And the Middlesborough fans that were stabbed before the Roma v Boro match a season or two ago? And the Liverpool fans that were stabbed before their match against Roma? And the Leeds fans that were stabbed before their match against Roma? And the Olympiakos fans that were attacked before their match against..wait for it...Roma? That's all happened in about 6 years. The fact that it gets, relatively, swept under the rug and no major messures are taken, is ridiculous. Can you imagine the outcry that would happen if a major English club had a record like that? English clubs would be thrown out of European competitions for seasons, there's not a doubt in the world.

And yet when Man Utd officials warned their travelling fans to be careful before that first match and to stay away from known trouble spots, Roman officials were 'outraged'.

Italian fans, and seemingly Roma's in particular, are out of control. Obviously not all of them, indeed I'm sure the vast majority of them are great fans. But they have the hardcore group of ultras which need to be eradicated, and it seems like no-one is serious about it. I thought the death of the cop last year might have finally been the last straw, but after a promising period it seems to have just gone back to normal.

 

[Mad Dogg]

But back to the match itself...Wow. :shock:

To be honest, I didn't feel Roma were playing all that badly. They just came up against a side who is playing the best football in europe this season, on a night when they played probably their best match in at least five years. When Giggs, Ronaldo and Rooney are combining like that with somebody (normally Scholes, but in this game Carrick) threading through perfect passes, there's not a defence in the world who can stop them. We've been threatening to demolish someone all season, but always took our foot off the gas after we got three or four goals up. Roma were just unlucky that we didn't do that until we scored six this time.

Carrick showed in this game why we were willing to pay up to £18.6m for him. His positioning is just about perfect, always seeming to be in the right place at the right time to stop the opponents attacks. And when he has the ball he is just so ridiculously calm and seems to have ages to pick his pass, which is often just a simple lay-off but he'll then turn around and play a beautiful longball to unleash one of the attacking trio. He may not have a huge amount of direct assists himself, but he's regularly the one who starts the movement to a wide player who'll then be credited with the 'assist'.

And Fletcher...well, even I was starting to lose hope for him last season. But this season he's done very well when called upon, and just closed down everything in the middle of the park today. He and Smith really upset the Roma players by always being there hassling them, stopping them from getting into a rhythm.

In hindsight, Roma are actually unlucky that Scholes didn't play. Scholes is a bit like Lockyer in that he takes his foot off the accelerator when his team gets a good lead, and because he's our dominant playmaker and everything goes through him, the team as a whole goes down a couple of gears. Without him, more of the play went through Giggs and Ronaldo who are much more ruthless in disposing off their opponents.

But still...7-1. :twisted:

 

[Azkatro]

You've gotta hand it to Manure, they are in savage form at the moment. Any team that fails to close Ronaldo down is asking for a belting in his current form.

 

[President Lee]

I'd laugh at Bin Laden's funeral, not comparing Roma to a terrorist but none the less, Roma are a disgrace and their fans are scum and hybrid and yourself talked Roma up including this bloody beauty of a quote..



You brought it on yourselves, and being a Roma supporter I'm not surprised you can't graciously accept some ribbing after a defeat. Wipe your tears and get on with it mate.

I still don't think that defeat had anything to do with the fact they were playing at Old Trafford. You can't tell me that that square of dirt is worth 6 goals (more than they scored in Rome). Does not compute.

If the boot was on the other foot I can honestly say hand on heart I would not be laughing at anyone elses misfortune. If you don't believe me, go back and read the World Cup threads. You will not see one gloating post from me about my country winning the World Cup.

Sportsmanship is about how you win as well as how you lose.

After a 7-1 loss, believe me, nothing you can say can hurt me more than I hurt watching the game. Trying to rub salt in the wound is classless and tactless.

 

[Bumble]

People laughing should be ashamed. Would you laugh at a funeral?

Morons.

I am still proud of my team. I wore my Roma scarf to work this morning and held my head high as people laugh. They don't know what it means to love a team like a real fan.

Where's that wanking emoticon? :lol::lol:

How pompous can you get..."people don't know what it's like to be a real fan"...just because not all our teams make a farce of the competition by performing so terribly, it doesn't make us plastic supporters. Get your hand off it, please...

Anyway back to the game, United were a class above. Carrick is filling the bill as the next Paul Scholes quite nicely judging on his performance tonight.

Here's to the near reality now of no Latin or Mediterranean teams in the final 4!

 

[Eddie.]

3 English Teams in the Semi Finals.

Your looking at the best league in Europe at present....

 

[fish eel]

Full credit to AC Milan this morning. Difference was one side had creativity in the midfield, the other side didnt, and that goes way back to the decision by Magath not to replace Ballack.

Still, Milan cant afford to give Man U so many half chances, or they'll get butchered.