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March 13, 2003
LIVE: Battle of Britain! (805pm GMT/305pm EST).: It's Celtic (of Scotland, for you newbies) v Liverpool (England) in the UEFA Cup quarterfinal, first leg. Join Barry Glendenning from the Guardian as he takes the mickey out of the Scots and the Scousers. Anyone care to expound on the history and ties between these two clubs? Haggis and kilt jokes inside.
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 11:38 AM - 8 comments
I can't BELIEVE its not on FOXSPORTSWORLD!! Instead, i get to watch Lazio/Besiktas! Well actually i don't mind watching this game, but i just want to see Lazio win after they beat my favorite underdog team Wisla Krakow last week. If you are wondering why, its because if Wisla lost to the eventual champion, they look like a better team. So FORZA LAZIO!!
posted by StarFucker at 11:54 AM on March 13, 2003
The history of Battles of Britain shows they've met twice, Liverpool winning out both times. I also hear that Heskey should start the game. So StarFucker will be happy. ;-)
posted by squealy at 12:39 PM on March 13, 2003
Errr Heskey link. Silly me. The Mick McCarthy lookalike on that page is worth a look too. :-)
posted by squealy at 12:43 PM on March 13, 2003
Stupid fucking Heskey... I suppose Carragher and Murphy will be playing also... Its actually a good thing this isn't going to be on TV...its just Liverpool playing defense today as they are the away game... I hope Houllier goes soon...
posted by StarFucker at 01:03 PM on March 13, 2003
Two minutes gone and Celtic have scored? wtf!
2 mins: Celtic 1 - 0 Liverpool Narcolepsy, eh? shows what I know. Henrik Larsson rockets one home just 100 seconds into his return from injury. Abject defending from Liverpool allowed Hartson to float the ball across the box from right to left, alan thompson smashed it back from whence it came and Larsson jinked between two defenders to slam it hpome from close range.Well, now, Liverpool will have to come out and play, won't they? What do you say, Gerard? Eh? Eh!
posted by worldcup2002 at 02:15 PM on March 13, 2003
This is a nightmare...Heskey scored.
posted by StarFucker at 03:25 PM on March 13, 2003
Great first half, crap second half. Heskey was excellent. Owen was shite. Set up nicely for the second leg, advantage to Liverpool with the away goal, which should make for a great game. But, all the controversy centres around El Hadji Diouf. I saw it, and it seemed fairly good-natured when he ended up in the crowd, but he turned round after extricating himself and deliberately spat at the Celtic fans. Why? I dunno.
posted by squealy at 06:37 PM on March 13, 2003
All I know is Kenny Dalglish, a Liverpool legend (player and manager), is a Scot and played for Celtic before joining the Reds. Also, Gerard Houllier, Liverpool manager, could have been managing Celtic instead. And, yeah, Celtic wears white shirts with green stripes that go around horizontally, which makes them look like Irish candy canes. It will be a colorful contrast against Liverpool's all-red kit. I think I'm going to have to take a long lunch at the sports bar today. Heh heh.