Champions League Round of 16 (14th Feb - 15th Mar)

El Presidente said:
Is their "butcher" supposed to be Uli fecking Hoeneß? Pretty weird way to try and claim the moral high ground.
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Yeah especially considering we still have Qatar airways as a sponsor despite heavy protests by the fans for years.

I really dont know what point theyre trying to make.
 
Red Star One said:
Delay for traffic jams is embarrassing
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I used to live near there, all it takes is for one car to break down and it's a jam for miles around

A journey that usually takes 10 mins can be 60 mins the next day!
 
El Presidente said:
Is their "butcher" supposed to be Uli fecking Hoeneß? Pretty weird way to try and claim the moral high ground.
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It's actually quite logical when you think it through. Hoeneß is a butcher and in love with Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia is an enemy of Qatar. It's basically two oil clubs of opposing regimes clashing with each other.
 
El Presidente said:
Is their "butcher" supposed to be Uli fecking Hoeneß? Pretty weird way to try and claim the moral high ground.
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It looks like him. They are on the same (metaphorical) arm as PSG, too, and as far as I know Hoeneß was and is all for it.
 
Red in STL said:
I used to live near there, all it takes is for one car to break down and it's a jam for miles around

A journey that usually takes 10 mins can be 60 mins the next day!
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Think there's some protests and strikes going on actually
 
Don't know why so many are sure Bayern will win, they are not as good as in years past, and nearly collapsed against PSG when Mbappe came on, now they have to deal with him for 90 minutes.
 
Zehner said:
It's actually quite logical when you think it through. Hoeneß is a butcher and in love with Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia is an enemy of Qatar. It's basically two oil clubs of opposing regimes clashing with each other.
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I think you're mixing up your gulf states. Bayern are in team Qatar.
 
do.ob said:
I think you're mixing up your gulf states. Bayern are in team Qatar.
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They actually are in both teams now that I looked it up. Definitely remembered a few test games and Rummenigge's watch in Saudi Arabia context
 
Zehner said:
They actually are in both teams now that I looked it up. Definitely remembered a few test games and Rummenigge's watch in Saudi Arabia context
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The watches Rummenigge was smuggling were gifts from Qatari friends.
 
So bizarre seeing someone else in the goal for Bayern besides Neuer. For some odd reason, the fact that it's Sommer, makes it even more bizarre.
 
adexkola said:
He's a free man, no one involved (club, club fans player) benefits by him being kept on the bench
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He got charged, though not sure what the process is like there and how it differs to others like our own situation or Everton's situation where the players were under investigation. Is it just the clubs in those scenarios choosing to do something, or is the legal step they are at different?
 
adexkola said:
He's a free man, no one involved (club, club fans player) benefits by him being kept on the bench
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Don’t want to derail too much but hasn’t he been charged with an offence? Just my opinion but he shouldn’t be in the team at all until it’s all cleared up either way. This isn’t me saying he’s guilty etc, just that maybe he shouldn’t be playing if theirs a chance he is.

other players that have been suspected of offences have been removed from teams instantly until it’s been proven either way.
 
bosnian_red said:
He got charged, though not sure what the process is like there and how it differs to others like our own situation or Everton's situation where the players were under investigation. Is it just the clubs in those scenarios choosing to do something, or is the legal step they are at different?
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The bolded.

I think the difference is the level of public uproar. If he was a United player I don't think the club would be able to play him through the outcry.
 
Dunno if some of you watch the CBS feed, but Ray Hudson's OTT live dickriding of Messi has not changed over the years.
 
adexkola said:
The bolded.

I think the difference is the level of public uproar. If he was a United player I don't think the club would be able to play him through the outcry.
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Ah. So my original statement of sus /scummy from the club is correct then!
 
Kimmich and Goretzka playing hard men with Messi. I do hope it won't backfire
 
Good move by PSG before

I wouldn't rule them out, Mbappe fresher can turn the game around. I expect Bayern to get through but it's well poised right now.
 
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