If you need urgent support, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. To contact our Crisis Messenger (open 24/7) text THEMIX to 85258.
Read the community guidelines before posting ✨
Options
European Cup Last 16
Former Member
Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Anyone got any preference on who they draw tomorrow? I was hoping Ajax would make it through, Amsterdam in February sounded good. Prague and Moscow would be good, anyone but Coruna again. Have a strong feeling it will be Bayern for us though.
Group Winners
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
AS Monaco FC (FRA)
Juventus FC (ITA)
Manchester United FC (ENG)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
AC Milan (ITA)
Group Runners Up
FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
RC Deportivo La Coruña (ESP)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
FC Porto (POR)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
RC Celta de Vigo (ESP)
Group Winners
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
AS Monaco FC (FRA)
Juventus FC (ITA)
Manchester United FC (ENG)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
AC Milan (ITA)
Group Runners Up
FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
RC Deportivo La Coruña (ESP)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
FC Porto (POR)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
RC Celta de Vigo (ESP)
Post edited by JustV on
0
Comments
Ditto. The draw always seems to work that way.
Coincidence?
Do you mean that you'd prefer us to get them, rather than you to get them? Cos I read that to say that it is better that we play Bayern than that we play you (which cannot happen at this stage anyway).
Damn, the English Language can be so confusing at times...
Don't think it'd be as bad as it sounds.
Bayern did not impress me at all in either game against Celtic, must admit I would fancy United against them.
Although them, Depor and Porto would seem to be the only ones who'd you'd possibly hope to avoid.
I wasn't being a doom merchant, I am not worried at the prospect of playing anyone in Europe, I want to play the best teams as thats what this cups about.
I will be surprised if we don't draw Bayern though
On paper we're superior to them, and for the last couple of years we have at least beat German teams. But we do not have a very good history, and they are a sticky and ugly side to play at the best of times.
As it happens Madrid should have no problem beating any of their potential rivals- but I'd still rather have the easiest one.
Don't you support any UK teams Aladdin?
AFC Wimbledon...
Agree with hime about Bayern vs Madrid too, the Germans seem to cause Madrid more problems than they cause us...
His local team...
Sttutgart v Chelsea
Porto v Man United
Real Sociedad v Olympiacos
Celta Vigo v Arsenal
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
Sparta Prague v Milan
Deportivo v Juventus
Locomotiv Moscow v Monaco
I knew we'd get Munich. Oh well. I guess it's best to get them out of the way early on.
Just had another thought, they're going to consider us Englands forward party and demonstrate exactly whats going to happen in the summer. Shit
Aladdin did you support regular Wimbledon before they became MK Dons?
Stuttgart aren't as good as is being made out, I don't think you'll have a problem.
I think Arsenal have got the hardest tie tbh.
Now I'm counting the days to final liquidation of Franchise FC and everything it represents.
Still, when you spend 7.5 million on John Hartson you know it's all gonna go pear shaped.
Funnily enough everything went pear-shaped the day we bought Hartson. From being third in the Premiership and on a superb form to start losing everything and eventually get relegated.
Don't want to bore you with endless reports about the ground shambles: to keep it short Sam Hamman sold it for £27m (far too much according to everyone) to a Norwegian brother consortium on the promise that they would be allowed to move the club somewhere profitable (i.e. Dublin) and so not worry about the money.
The Norwegians put their puppet Koppel in the driving seat and the man devoted all his energy to find the best possible deal. All the possibles for a stadium in Merton were rejected (including a conversion of the Wimbledon greyhound stadium which already counted with the approval of the owners) and in fact Koppel was helping the only residents association that was against a return to Merton. That tells you all you need to know about the 'commitment' they had about moving back to Merton. :mad:
The move to MK was a betrayal of the very principle of football and what it represents. Those wankers at MK council as well saying it is the "birthright" of Milton Keynes to have a Premiership team and all that... incredible.
It is in the interests of football that the move is a failure. That club no longer represents Wimbledon and unless it can be bought back and returned to Merton- even as a Third Division team- I'd rather see it disappear.
[/derailment]
Your absolutely spot on, sadly the authorities have no grasp of football anymore. The move should never have been allowed, I signed a petition along with thousands of others against this as I think it has set a dangerous precedent where clubs could move to "exploit new markets" like in the US (I am sure if Murdoch had got his wicked way with us we would have relocated to Singapore or other such nonsense).
And as for the birthright stuff well they can fuck right off, if they want a premiership team there is nothing stopping them from founding Milton Keynes FC is there? I am sure they already have a number of non-league teams they could throw together and invest in.
Anyway as Milton Keynes has never had a proper club they have no football tradition which means the crowd is made up entirely of day trippers who will get bored soon and stop bothering.
Then again, we can boast a full ground and great atmosphere every week, and the lovely Robert Peel pub with '’Gentlemen’s entertainment’' for afterwards so it’s understandable