You just see if i'm right...

[Craig_H]

This nagging concern has been irking me for a bit now and i really hope i'm wrong, but in the light of the recent Champions League draw 'fix' scenario, nothing would surprise me where UEFA are concerned...

The link between the venue for the final and our semi final opponents is not lost on any of us. And when you're a billionaire, things are easily sorted.

So here we have it, i'm sticking my neck out and predicting that we will be eliminated by Chelsea and there'll be a dodgy decision somewhere along the way that'll seal our fate.

Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want, but it's at the point now where i EXPECT the above to happen. The final is in his home city and Abramovich would love nothing more than to take his club there to collect the trophy. It'd be the ultimate pinnacle for him and i'm sure he'd do whatever it takes to achieve it. Conveniently for him, UEFA dont strike me as being objectionable to the idea of helping a billionaire, when there might be the small matter of a 'donation' coming their way...

So there you go, that's my prediction.

I hope someone bumps this on the morning of May 1st and is laughing at how wrong i was. Fingers crossed...

Anyone know the Russian for "yep, definite penalty that..." ?

[-V-]

So lets go out there on tuesday and pump them so bad that the Ref cant help them

[BFG]

Gotta love the conspiracy theories.

Can't see anything like that being planned, that's not to say that if we go out we won't all get a touch of the 'Wenger syndrome' and feel hard done by but it would only be a coincidence as far as this thread is concerned.

I just don't believe that matches are being fixed quite that high up the chain. Individual nations FA's yes but European football's governing body no.

[Craig_H]

So lets go out there on tuesday and pump them so bad that the Ref cant help them

If the UEFA want to help them, they can make sure both refs do so...

[Craig_H]

Gotta love the conspiracy theories.

Can't see anything like that being planned, that's not to say that if we go out we won't all get a touch of the 'Wenger syndrome' and feel hard done by but it would only be a coincidence as far as this thread is concerned.

I just don't believe that matches are being fixed quite that high up the chain. Individual nations FA's yes but European football's governing body no.

But would anything surprise you, where UEFA are concerned? Not me.

[Vermilion]

Ok there Djs, Hmm, a dodgy ref, a corrupt Uefa, come on, surely not.

[BFG]

But would anything surprise you, where UEFA are concerned? Not me.

Total incompetance wouldn't surprise me as it seems to be their trademark but outright corruption in terms of match fixing would surprise me big time.

[Craig_H]

Maybe i'm too cynical then, but knowing firstly how much they love a nice wedge and secondly how much they hate us (Galliard, Platini etc), i wouldnt bat an eyelid if my theory turned out to be correct.

[Joe King]

I wouldn't be surprised. UEFA is made of money greedy ****s.

[Tee]

They are going to need a bit more than a few dodgy decisions to stop this Red tide!!! Moscow, here we come!!!

[rico1304]

I'm with you on this, thought the same myself.

Although you could say we've had the rub of the green in the last two games so we are due a bit of bad luck.

I bet Nicey will have a theory too...

[Rich]

Grade A ******

[RedsFan83]

here here

[robbielad9]

This nagging concern has been irking me for a bit now and i really hope i'm wrong, but in the light of the recent Champions League draw 'fix' scenario, nothing would surprise me where UEFA are concerned...

The link between the venue for the final and our semi final opponents is not lost on any of us. And when you're a billionaire, things are easily sorted.

So here we have it, i'm sticking my neck out and predicting that we will be eliminated by Chelsea and there'll be a dodgy decision somewhere along the way that'll seal our fate.

Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want, but it's at the point now where i EXPECT the above to happen. The final is in his home city and Abramovich would love nothing more than to take his club there to collect the trophy. It'd be the ultimate pinnacle for him and i'm sure he'd do whatever it takes to achieve it. Conveniently for him, UEFA dont strike me as being objectionable to the idea of helping a billionaire, when there might be the small matter of a 'donation' coming their way...

So there you go, that's my prediction.

I hope someone bumps this on the morning of May 1st and is laughing at how wrong i was. Fingers crossed...

Anyone know the Russian for "yep, definite penalty that..." ?

And Shevchenko to score the winner ?

[kop-al-74]

If were good enough over the 2 legs we will get through.Simple as.