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Fantastic result last night....well done chaps.....keep up the good work..

By all accounts FCB deserved picking up the two points.  Look certain now to top
the group with AFK Gothenburg going through in second....better luck next year
Man Utd....

any one know the team news for Sundays game against Seville?

    Yeah
    
    General Franco is gonna make a comeback in an unstoppable forward trio
    along with Romario and Stoichkov

    It's about time there was a Barcelona note in this conference. I've
    been a fanatical supporter since I was two years old and I've only missed
    one home game since then (It was a 9pm kick-off and my mum reckoned
    three year olds should be in bed by 8).
    
    Anyway, a good result for us last night against those foreign scum.
    That teach them to take the Piss and put a bus-driver in goal against
    the mighty Barcelona !
    
    Juan-Carlos.

    
    
    Well done Bar�a !
    It's my international favourite team . My team is F.C.PORTO (Portugal).
    Pitty that last year we lost 3-0 against Bar�a but they did a wonderful
    game . What a goal by Koeman ! Remember ?
    I want you to win the champions league , i hate Benfica !
    
    Luis.

    WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BARCA V AC MILAN , OR MAN UTD A COUPLE OF YEARS
    AGO. I THINK A FEW OF YOU HAVE SHORT MEMORIES......                                                  

What happened at this game?

Man Utd V Aston Villa, League cup Final, Sunday April 11th 1993, ko 3.05 PM!

prizes are available to who can tell me the scores?


me thinks Man Utd got stuffed by a better team?

Actually Mark, denizen of the realms of ultimate sadness as I am, I still have
the newspaper report on that very game pinned on my cube wall. Feel free to
feast your eyes on a gobful of Dalian Atkinson's victory celebrations whenever
you'd like.

mike

Mike,

might have to do that, the anti Man Utd feeling runs very deep, and that's it I
can't hold back any more, i've been bottling it up for so many years.  It all
started back in 1984 a cold misty afternoon, I was casually walking down Green
Street in East London heading towards the Chapel of Worship (Upton Park), and
not the St Davids Catholic Church nearby, when I heard this cries "Glory, Glory
Man Utd, Glory Glory Man Utd....and the reds go marching on", when I saw a light
from the skys, and heard the words..."my friend victory today is nigh", several
moments later I realised the light was merely a floodlight pylon, and the words
were spoken from a lunatic Gideon worshiper, he said to me 'my son i'll prey for
you, I can rescue you", I replied "just make sure that Robson guy get's sent
off", "and that we're not in the bottom three by Christmas".....the guy was
still their when I made the lonely, tiresome, cumbersome, and many other words
that end in some, tearsome, unfulfilledsome, pissedoffsome, ifuckinhatemanutdand
robsonisadirtybastardsome", i won't tell you what i said to my Gideon friend on
the way back, words like "still there next week and your be preying for your
life spring to mind...needless to say we lost 3-1, Robson mouthed off all game,
and didn't get sent off.

Glad I got that off my chest, changing the subject slightly, went and saw pulp
fiction last night, brilliant film, have you seen it yet.

The connection between this and FC Barcelona is that;

whilst queing for the film i saw an old daily mail newspaper on the steps, which
had a picture of Terry Venables, wasn't the best picture i've seen, had a rather
large footprint accross his head.......

You are raving mad!!!

spose that's why you support the only team to loose to Everton this season???
Ha,ha,ha!!!

Steve,

Nope, barking mad.....as regards the defeat at Everton Harry Redknapp spoke to
Brucey Ladbokes, and the pair spoke to "oh bollocks I should have stayed in
Norfolk - Mike Walker", and the three arranged a correct score of 1-0, the 1-0
result was 6-1, rumours are that this is why Mike walked......

    Gentlemen,
    
    Pray tell ....
    
    How come that a topic about FC Barcelona degenerates, in less than 
    two weeks, into a mud-slinging match about the pros and cons
    of various English teams ??
    
    I am interested to read what's going on in Barcelona, with the
    Cruyff family for example and Romario.
    
    Can you pleeeaaase keep English soccer in its own notes ????
    
    Warner

re last.

Agreed. Please post the pointless content-free entries in the appropriate
place. The Manchester United ( home of the "you're only jealous glory
boys " ) topic is probably the most appropriate place.


A real football lover.

okey doke...point taken...

Can someone give the spanish 1ST division table, as I want to see how FCB are
progressing, last I heard was they were seconf a couple of weeks ago, also has
anyone got the fixtures for Sundays games....as i haven't got TVE1 text anymore, 
but sure someone has...

Cheers Mark D.

    Jordi Cruyff was quoted as saying that he did not want to choose
    between Holland and Spain right now. Rumour has it both National 
    managers are interested in him.
    
    He feels more Catalan than anything else anyway. And Daddy agrees.
    
    Cheers
    /JF

    Can anyone post the Galatasary - Barca result from last night.
    
    Paul (too idle to go and read the paper).
    

    Galatasary 2  -   1  Barcelona

    
    A fine battling performance by the Mighty Barca only to be robbed by
    dubious refereeing decisions. It is obvious that he was paid by the
    dastardly Manchester fans so that we would lose and give them hope that
    they will still qualify after their pathetic performances in this
    group. 
    
    Onwards and forwards we go. Our destiny is in our own hands and we will
    smash the Swedes and show Europe and the Mancunian peasants the might
    of Barca.
    
    Juan 

    
    	Shouldn't that be Too Juan, Stuart....?

    Andy
    
    More like For Neel
    
    Stuart

	Any team news for tonight?

	CTT

    Real Madrid  5  Barcelona 0
    
    
    An even more one sided game than Bar�a v Man utd. Without generous
    referring and a distinctly flakey line judge god knows what the score
    might have been.
    
    Stoichov (sp) got sent off and Koeman should retire now, he is a
    dirty bandit. 
    
    
    Long way to go, but don't look good for the catalans keeping the titles.

    
    Watched this game...well how did Real get knocked out of the UEFA Cup
    This display was awesome. I can safely say that the best football in
    Europe seems to be played in Spain at the moment. Technique and Speed
    whilst looking controlled all add up to a very entertaining game. The
    National team shoed their strength in Belgium just before Christmas and
    now must be ranked early favourites for the European Championships.
    Their success in the World Cup shouldn't go unnoticed !!
    
    Dezzz.   

    
    Heard at the news that Romario has decided to leave Barcelona and come 
    back to Brasil, likely Flamengo.
    
    Can you confirm ?
    If true, this can change the face of the Euro Cup, among others.
    
    PYV
    
    

    Tis true according to todays papers. Going for �3�m. Wonder if alex
    Ferguson thinks that Cole is a good buy at �7m now!

    Reported Romario is on his way for 4m pounds. Cruyf is so pissed off
    with him that he's said that Romario doesn't even have to pay any
    compensation for leaving before his contract is up.
    
    It seems that after scoring 30 goals last season he's only scored 4 so
    far this time around. Cruyf critisised his senior players, especially
    Romario and Stoichkov, after the 5-0 defeat by Real.
    
    From what I saw he must have raised his game for the EC as he was
    brilliant in that.
    
    Paul.
    

    Re -1
    
    When you say Romario / Barcalona were brilliant in the Euro Cup, do you
    mean you saw all the games or just the very easy one they had against
    Man Utd ?
    
    Bar�a have played pretty poor all season and the interest level of
    Romario is definately suspect.  I think they will struggle against PSG
    and may well fail to qualify for the semi's.
    
    Although it is not yet half way throughthe season they look a long shot
    for the Spanish league title.
    
    Questions are also being asked as to whether Cruyff himself may be
    ready to quit.
    

    >When you say Romario / Barcalona were brilliant in the Euro Cup, do you
    >mean you saw all the games or just the very easy one they had against
    >Man Utd ?
    
    Yes, I only saw the *two* games against Man Utd but they looked very
    impressive in both. I haven't been following what's been going on in
    the Spanish League too closely and as I don't have a wok I haven't seen
    any league games so I couldn't comment on their regular form. I was
    going on what other people had said and thought that maybe, as losing
    finalists last time, they were putting a lot of effort into the EC this
    time around. However, you seem to think that their form in the other EC
    matches hasn't been up to much as well. Thanks for pointing that out.
    
    Regarding Romario, I think that being chosen as the outstanding player
    by most commentators in the WC this summer has finally made him think
    he *is* a great player. I imagine he's a big-headed git who thinks he
    bigger than Barca. This is probably the cause of his current problems.
    
    Paul. 

Romario has completed his 3,000,000 pound transfer to Flamengo, rivals
of Vasco where Romarion started his career.

Choppers

    Nah Romario began his career as The Joker in the Batman TV series

    Romarios transfer details:
    
    �3m raised by 4 corporations, including the Brazilian state petroleum
    company and the Rio municipal authority. Barcelona refused to accept
    the word of the Flamengo  president and demanded proof of the money
    being deposited in their bank account. Romario is on a 2 year loan and
    the �3m is the loan fee. Barcelona still have ownership rights over
    Romario. If in 2 years time, Flamengo want to "keep" Romario they must
    pay a further �3m. If Romario is sold to another Spanish club, there is
    a �4m penalty for Flamengo to pay, whilst if he goes to another
    Brazilian club, the penalty is �1m. Barcelona have the right to veto
    any transfer. Apparently, Barca wish to ensure that he never plays for
    Real Madrid.
    
    Stuart

    
    Bizarre or Bizziness sense ????
    
    Dezzz.

    
    
    ghfgfhfghhjsd
    gguk
    h,kjo
    

    >                               -< test >-

    >ghfgfhfghhjsd
    >gguk
    >h,kjo
    
    Mr Security,
    
    Erm, test what exactly?? The random key press feature of VMS or that
    there is so little action in the Barca note that you'll eventually fall
    asleep in front of your terminal after a while.
    
    Paul.

    It could be Catalonian for :
    
    We stuffed the Moaning Manc gits 4-0

    I've got it!! It's a test of how many keys can be pressed with the end
    of your todger.
    
    a2c3t4yl. 8orn
    
    There's my effort - seems to cover most of the keyboard.....
    
    Paul.

    >>I've got it!! It's a test of how many keys can be pressed with the
    >>end of your todger.
    
    >>a2c3t4yl. 8orn
    
    >>There's my effort - seems to cover most of the keyboard.....
     
    Paul,
    
    Judging by that effort, I can only assume that "todger" is a quaint
    Sheffield expression for "the very tip of your little finger"
    
    Dave

    >Judging by that effort, I can only assume that "todger" is a quaint
    >Sheffield expression for "the very tip of your little finger"
                                                    ^^^^^^
    Dave,
    
    Were you the inspiration behind Kenny Everett's character, Brother Lee
    Love by any chance?
    
    Cheers,
    
    Paul.
    
    BTW As we're in the Barca topic here's an interesting one. Did anyone
    know that the literal translation of Koeman is "Cow Man". I wonder if
    he's got a bright blue vest with a big 'C' in the middle under his
    shirt. "But look! It's Cow Man. He's come to our rescue... Look how he's 
    developing bovine organs and started eating the grass..."
    

    On RTL5 last week, I saw the end of a Barcelona v. Some_German_Team
    match.   I think the score was 2-2 (I've only just started Dutch
    lessons ..).   What was this game ??
    
    Thanks - Ray

Ray,

I believe it was just a friendly, the German team was Werder Bremen.


T_

    
    
    It has been reported over here that barca have made enquires about
    the possible transfer of Brian Laudrup(sp) currently playing with
    Glasgow Rangers.
    
    
    
    Any more news anyone.

    It was in the Spanish papers this week that he is one of the targets.
    However given his brother's treatment by Cruyff hopefuly nothing will
    come of it.
    
    Mind you after Barca lost 5-0 yesterday I am sure panic must be close.

    
    The unambitious Dane has gone on record as saying, "Money isn't
    everything (He was offered a wad apparently), and I'm quite happy here
    at Ibrox".
    
    What he really meant was, "I look a really good player over here
    against these crappy Scottish defenders, and I don't want to move to
    Spain where I'll be shown up to be the average player that I really
    am".
    

    
    
    JJ i think the lad is a wee bit better than average, although he
    obivously does not have much ambition for playing in a higher league.

    
    Barcelona and Bobby Robson must be parting company soon. They were
    gubbed 2-0 last night....after getting the chance to close the gap on
    Real Madrid who also went down earlier this week. Last weekend Robson
    was in a "win this game or be sacked" situation....they won that game
    but now they've lost again so it must be speculation time again.
    
    Trevor 

    
    Oh well...confirmation that he is on the way...the club president just
    issued a "full confidence in our manager" statement  %^}.
    
    Twev 

    
    Congratulations to Bobby Robson for winning the CWC last night. A small
    point thou if Ronaldo is so young and strong why does he keep falling
    over ????
    
    Pj