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14/1

Don't think I've ever seen us at odds like this for one match.

[G]

All of it mate. We should be doing our best to win the ****er and get through to the next stage. Right now I could not give a flying **** about Saturdays game.

Our best 11 couldn't give them a game at home. I see your point but we have to be realistic and in any case this game doesn't affect our ability to qualify cos Madrid will beat the others twice too you'd expect. If we beat Basle and Ludo we go through.

A certain manager from our past would be well able to get a result over there even as **** as we are right now though so disappointing from Brendan that he appears to have thrown in the towel and can't come up with a game plan to stifle them and play for a draw or whatever.

[G]

Like seriously, after nearly 5 odd years without CL football, and we get drawn against the absolute giants that are Real Madrid, only for Rodger's to play a reserve team against them. Absolutely ridiculous. I could maybe understand dropping Gerrard, but not the rest of them.

It's not a reserve team though is it. Its a squad game and we are using our squad in a game we have little chance of getting much from anyway because we cant defend.

[Shaggy]

I'm backing Brendan here, however mental the rumoured team seems. However, he'll only be right if we get a result against Chelsea AND get out of the group. Anything else is a cluster****.

[rodo]

****house tactic to be honest what next rest players away to chelsea cos we got burnley at home!!!

[Phoenix07]

He has some sack busting balls, that's for sure. I just hope we don't find ourselves picking up the soap too often.

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****house tactic to be honest what next rest players away to chelsea cos we got burnley at home!!!

Nothings been confirmed yet. I'd be surprised if its the side that's been predicted, and on top of that, its a bloody expensive trip over there and anything but the best would be a real slap in the face to the fans.

[Chris]

****house tactic to be honest what next rest players away to chelsea cos we got burnley at home!!!

Is it ****house to make changes to the team that got spanked by these at home and could barely create a chance v Newcastle and Hull? I dont think so.

[kubrickscube]

It wouldnt make sense if we'd beaten Newcastle
But we're hardly a team in form

[Muddled]

It's not a reserve team though is it. Its a squad game and we are using our squad in a game we have little chance of getting much from anyway because we cant defend.

[DannyMan2006]

****house tactic to be honest what next rest players away to chelsea cos we got burnley at home!!!

I get your point. But you're wrong. You don't get any extra prizes for finishing 3, 5 or 9 points off top spot in the group, it's all the same. Even if we win tonight, We still wouldn't win the group. So it's a different scenario.

All that being said, I'd play our best team tonight. It's Tuesday, they should be fine by Saturday.

[DannyMan2006]

Is it ****house to make changes to the team that got spanked by these at home and could barely create a chance v Newcastle and Hull? I dont think so.

I have to say this is a very good point. It's not like we are dropping an XI that have been performing.

[Chazza]

[baitman]

we come not to play...

i feel sorry for the fans who have travelled over, we are just going to roll over.

[Chazza]

Poor Rickie can't even get on the bench for the rotated team.