Celtic v Liverpool FITE!!!!

But 1-1 leaves little to be discussed. I think Celtic will probably score at Anfield. I think Celtic will play better. We'll see.

Hartson should have scored. But if he had, Larsson would not have scored. I'm interested always by commentators who say, "It could've been 3-0 by now", as if, had the first chance been taken, the other chances would also have resulted.

I was glad when it was over, Celtic should have done better. But I do think that it's still even stevens, and either team could win.

Bobo was fantastic! Hartson didn't really figure in the second half, but then neither did any of the team for long stretches!

What was the atmosphere like Ailsa? On tv it was ruined by Gerry. (and obviously the last 5 mins)

The atmosphere seemed very good (except for Marsden)

I'm not going to talk about Diouf except that he spoilt what wa sprobably his best preformance for Liverpool.

I'd be bloody spitting if I had to listen to that.

James it wasn't the song, just Marsden's Scouse stereotype caricature of himself that made me want to bite a chunk out of my arm.

Which is why I was pleased to hear about normal service (of football hatred) being resumed towards the end.

I think a lot of Celtic fans these days are so used to winning, that anything other than a barrowload of goals is a disappointment to them.

And obviously Gerry Marsden had used up the club's quota of Celtic & Liverpool connected people who weren't in commentary boxes, as Mark Owen did the half-time draw.

I was wondering the other day when it was that Celtic started doing 'the huddle'. I think it was when Wim Janson was manager - i.e. about five years ago. But it's always described as 'traditional', as if it goes back to the days of Willie McStay or something.

Oh, and surely Willie Maley?

Yeah, Ronan, it's pretty much the same up here in Scotland, in that it's not like 70s Drinking England. We have those dietician schmucks and the like. Hartson is a chubber but he's got some eye for goal. 23 this season, I think. Oh, sorry, 24. Liverpool a league above in the first half but Celtic stifling the second, tactics good, what a goal!

apart from the battering you took in the first half of course?

mind you we were embarrassing in the second half, I haven't been as upset by a Liverpool performance as I was in absolutely ages. No idea whatsoever in the second half, I mean, Smicer was having one of his better days and so they take him off? WTF???? and Putting Heskey out on the wing again was playing into the hands of the defence. Ridiculous.

Man Utd vs Real Madrid in the Champions League QF... could be AMAZING.

Whatever happened to Gregory Vignal, even he looked better than Traore, in fact he looked almost useful. Selling Steven Wright was a good idea too :o(

Surely Baros deserves to start - looks to have pace and gets in good positions. Heskey is a good team player, never gives up etc, but is miles away from being a good Euro-level striker, never mind international class.

Yeah Baros has always done well, he makes chances for himself and has scored a decent amount given how few games he's got.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. They may have added Ronaldo, but they're actually a worse team than last year. And for what it's worth, I think Juve will beat Barca.

if Man Utd can get past 2 Spanish clubs (Barca sure to beat Juve) and then probably face a third (i tip Valencia to make it) it will be a miracle

We don't have that bad a record against Spanish clubs, either. Best performances of last season were against Deportivo, we've done OK against Valencia recently, and haven't lost to Barcelona since the days of Romario and Stoichkov.

Rash prediction time - United will get past Madrid.

An all Milan semi will be dull, but interesting, in a chess match sort of way. (I'll be happy to see myself wrong here)

real go through by a 2 goal margin.
liverpool get into champs league
barca squeak through by a 1 goal margin

Then Liverpool pinch Davids and Nedved off Juventus, yes?

This is all too horribly plausible now, especially after Everton's miserable failure to finish off Boro or West Ham in recent weeks. Five of EFC's last eight are against the rest of the top six, and if we can't win the easy ones... Oh well, three months ahead of the RedScum was pretty good going - I suppose it'll end this weekend.

They'll have a harder time overhauling Chelsea though.

And Everton play Man U at Goodison. I think, in return for preventing Siralex claiming another title, Houll should try his best to roll Chelsea over and gift EFC a Champions' League place. Oh, I can dream.

What is the situation with UEFA Cup spots, btw? Is it just three: 5th place, Worthington winners and FA Cup winners? And if the Worthington winners are in the top five, it goes down another Premiership place, whilst if the FA Cup winners are similarly assured of another European route, it goes to the Cup runners-up? Everton, Liverpool and Southampton, then.

For Rangers: The cup win was nice, but to be honest I think I'd almost rather they'd won the league encounter.

Right.

And it did. Didn't see either game (just bursts of R5), but Liverpool's victory sounded a stroll, Everton outclassed for half an hour but thereafter rather unlucky to lose. Some kind of foul leading up to the Arsenal winner?

*Huge drawn-out sigh*

there absolutely must be a better reserve than traore though! I mean come on, the guy is fucking useless.
and
Traore is one of the worst defenders I've ever seen playing for a so-called 'top' English club

To think he is now a Champions League winner (in spite of playing "Opposites" with the Liverpool offside trap for the entire match).

This bit seems to have been posted early :-P
Liverpool to finish 5th, they don't DESERVE a Champions League place next season

Whatever happened to Gregory Vignal, even he looked better than Traore, in fact he looked almost useful

Oh, he's charming the locals up here now with his silky skills, dodgy tackling and by pushing over ball boys. And he doesn't really look that useful, unless you compare him to the other Liverpool reject currently sitting about doing nothing plying his trade in the SPL, Stephane Henchoz.

In other words, did he contemplate the weekend's football in Glasgow and Cardiff from behind a depressive alcoholic fog, where he pondered the choices he made and the consequences thereof, telling everyone that he could have been a contender?

In the last year Phil O'Donnell has played twice as many games as he did in his 5 years at Wednesday.

I remember them both leaving full of dreams about the fame and fortune of the Premiership and being seen on TV every week on the same programme as that silly tango man. They went about 10 games without a win, including an 8-0 hammering from Newcastle. I think Donnelly got a goal after about half a season then phoned in sick for 3 years.