Tonight the UEFA Champions League starts up again and all the signs are there for Chelsea to walk away with it this year.
Sure, Barcelona are current favourites. Real Madrid may have signed two of the best players in the world over the summer and Chelsea are without one of (if not the) most influential player in the side in Didier Drgoba for the opening matches. But I'm a Chelsea fan and a realist.
So, this week. Do you expect there to be any major upsets? Will Eto'o and Ibrahimovic return to haunt Barcelona / Inter tomorrow night? After a positive start to the season, can anyone see anything other than Kaká and Ronaldo doing the business in Zurich? Will all English teams start with a win?
As a brief side, along with a number of others here every week I study the English Premiership table for Fantasy Football purposes. I study team form, fixtures, injury lists and betting odds. And like clockwork, at around this time of year I then join the UEFA’s Champions League Fantasy Football with the absolute certainty that my team in Europe can’t possibly perform as badly as my Premiership one. For those who wish to play (for feee and for bragging rights) go to:
http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/
Register and create a team.
I’ve created a private league for us (RAFOiacs?, sorry haven't kept up to date with that one) with the code: 191022-34148
Bring it on!!
PS: Does the Champions League have the best theme on TV (aside from the A-Team)? Talk about getting pumped before a game!
Sure, Barcelona are current favourites. Real Madrid may have signed two of the best players in the world over the summer and Chelsea are without one of (if not the) most influential player in the side in Didier Drgoba for the opening matches. But I'm a Chelsea fan and a realist.
So, this week. Do you expect there to be any major upsets? Will Eto'o and Ibrahimovic return to haunt Barcelona / Inter tomorrow night? After a positive start to the season, can anyone see anything other than Kaká and Ronaldo doing the business in Zurich? Will all English teams start with a win?
As a brief side, along with a number of others here every week I study the English Premiership table for Fantasy Football purposes. I study team form, fixtures, injury lists and betting odds. And like clockwork, at around this time of year I then join the UEFA’s Champions League Fantasy Football with the absolute certainty that my team in Europe can’t possibly perform as badly as my Premiership one. For those who wish to play (for feee and for bragging rights) go to:
http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/
Register and create a team.
I’ve created a private league for us (RAFOiacs?, sorry haven't kept up to date with that one) with the code: 191022-34148
Bring it on!!
PS: Does the Champions League have the best theme on TV (aside from the A-Team)? Talk about getting pumped before a game!
~ The Artful Dodger ~
Champions League
- 15/09/2009 06:57:13 PM
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I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking...
- 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM
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Re: I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking...
- 15/09/2009 11:10:09 PM
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Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest...
- 15/09/2009 11:25:55 PM
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Re: Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest...
- 15/09/2009 11:32:31 PM
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This start is fairly promising... and slightly hilarious as well. 
*NM*
- 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM
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- 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM
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Re: Champions League
- 15/09/2009 07:10:33 PM
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Finally my team is playing tonight
- 15/09/2009 07:16:17 PM
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Let's hope we kick some Israeli ass 
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- 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM
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- 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM
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- 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM
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- 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM
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No,. it is not.
- 16/09/2009 01:45:05 PM
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I'm starting to think the big bucks just show what an amtuerish sport football really is
- 16/09/2009 03:11:07 PM
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Such draft systems would only work in closed leagues.
- 16/09/2009 04:53:04 PM
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What do you make of the UEFA's decision this week about "financial fair play"? *NM*
- 16/09/2009 05:04:26 PM
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Does anyone know...
- 15/09/2009 09:29:12 PM
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According to Wikipedia, Fox has some channels that broadcast CL football.
- 15/09/2009 09:40:42 PM
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*NM*
You are a Chelsea fan?
- 16/09/2009 01:58:45 PM
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No worries, I've set the scoring to start from gameweek 2 (29th Sep) *NM*
- 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM
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- 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM
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