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FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

3 way tie goes to goal difference maybe?

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

If 3 teams end up on same points, then we lose to cska on h2h but win against rome. Rome win against cska in h2h, so an entire 3 team table is created and the one with highest gd goes through.

I hope no one tells the lads the Roma result, but im sure they will know before kick-off

Shocking defending by Roma for the equaliser. Free kick from the left and no defender took any responsibility. It seemed to go straight in without any contact.

roblues wrote:

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

3 way tie goes to goal difference maybe?

Possibly, never thought of that. Something would have to be done alright as CSKA would knock us out, we would knock Roma out and Roma would knock CSKA out.

Clowncrete wrote:

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

If 3 teams end up on same points, then we lose to cska on h2h but win against rome. Rome win against cska in h2h, so an entire 3 team table is created and the one with highest gd goes through.

That changes my outlook then.

Gives us the excuse to play for a draw tonight & lose 4-0.

Clowncrete wrote:

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

If 3 teams end up on same points, then we lose to cska on h2h but win against rome. Rome win against cska in h2h, so an entire 3 team table is created and the one with highest gd goes through.

Cheers, makes sense. Not in our hands anymore though which it would have been with a Roma win. Anyway get tonight over with first

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:

Clowncrete wrote:

FA cup winners 2006 wrote:Jeff Stelling just said we can lose and still bring it to the last day. Surely this is completely wrong. If we lose today we will still be 3 behind CSKA, so going into the last day it wont matter if we beat Roma and BM beat CSKA as we will finish level with CSKA and go out due to Head to Head

If 3 teams end up on same points, then we lose to cska on h2h but win against rome. Rome win against cska in h2h, so an entire 3 team table is created and the one with highest gd goes through.

Cheers, makes sense. Not in our hands anymore though which it would have been with a Roma win. Anyway get tonight over with first

Yeah it is, if that's true. Win both & we'll almost certainly go through.

Getting a little ahead of myself here, but could anyone see Bayern rolling over next game to put us out?

Whatever the case, I hope to Christ someone has told Pellegrini how it works..

roblues wrote:Getting a little ahead of myself here, but could anyone see Bayern rolling over next game to put us out?

If we don't win tonight, absolutely.

If we get a win tonight and a draw in Rome we're through if CSKA lose in Munich which is not that unlikely to be fair. Got to win tonight first though.

Hutch's Shoulder wrote:Hoping to see Lampard start, 5 in midfield, bring Jojo on later

Good man Manuel, only option that really gives us chance to bring on new attacking threat later in game given the weakness of our bench. Come on Frank!

They've got Lescott as a studio pundit on ITV - looking very sharp in his suit.

ITV have put it down as 433.

Whatever, it's a nicely balanced side IF Frank is up to the job & If the players actually turn up. If they do the usual, the formation doesn't matter.

Glendon and Pozo on the bench, interesting.

Looking forward to this one but half shitting it to be honest, could really do with seeing a quality City performance in Europe for a change.The idea of Nasri playing just behind Aguero could be interesting, he looked in good shape against Swansea.Lampards European big game experience is a big plus tonight.

Come on City

Dameerto wrote:Glendon and Pozo on the bench, interesting.

Who else have we got instead?