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posted 07-10-2008 08:38
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The draw's today at 11.00 BST.
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POT 1: AC Milan, Sevilla, Valencia, Benfica, Schalke 04, CSKA Moscow, TOTTENHAM, Hamburg.
POT 2: VfB Stuttgart, Ajax, Olympiacos, Deportivo La Coruna, Club Brugge, Spartak Moscow, Paris SG, Heerenveen.
POT 3: Rosenborg, Udinese, Feyenoord, SC Braga, Slavia Prague, MANCHESTER CITY, Galatasaray, Sampdoria.
POT 4: Hertha Berlin, Partizan Belgrade, Nancy, PORTSMOUTH, ASTON VILLA, Racing Santander, FC Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb.
POT 5: Saint-Etienne, VfL Wolfsburg, Standard Liege, FC Twente, NEC Nijmegen, Metalist Kharkiv, Lech Poznan, MSK Zilina.
The BBC's capitals, not mine, there.
On form, Tottenham won't get through the group stages, but if I were to wish for any outcome from the selection process, it'd be to get Brugge, Braga, Nancy and MSK Zilina.
Several potential Groups Of Death are possible: how about any of the Pot One teams ending up with Spartak Moscow, Galatasaray, Dinamo Zagreb and Stadard Liege, or somesuch?
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Last Edit: 07-10-2008 08:39 By Auntie Beryl.
Reason: Plural removal
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posted 07-10-2008 08:44
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Can English teams be drawn together? I don't think so but if they cannot my group of death would be:
Milan
Ajax
Galatasaray
Hertha Berlin
Saint Etienne
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Last Edit: 07-10-2008 08:45 By augustwanderers.
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posted 07-10-2008 09:09
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For Spurs I'd like
Pot 2: Either Olympiacos or Paris SG
Pot 3: Udineses or Sampdoria
Pot 4: Nancy
Pot 5: Saint-Etienne
So either French or Italian teams or Greece.
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posted 07-10-2008 09:16
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"Can English teams be drawn together?"
Apparently teams can't be drawn against teams from their own country.
As to preferences, well, I suppose Milan, Olympiacos, Slavia Prague and St Etienne.
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posted 07-10-2008 09:21
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For Villa i'd like:
Sevilla
Club Brugge
FC Braga
FC Twente
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posted 07-10-2008 09:24
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Seville would have been good, shame we're in the same pot
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posted 07-10-2008 10:06
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Being in pot 4 it looks like Villa could get an extremely hard draw - almost Champions League Mark 2 which is a marketing concept I'm sure has occured to UEFA. Especially since we can't draw Spurs.
Only joking lads.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:08
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Top three to go through?
What's the minimum number of points you could get, and still qualify?
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posted 07-10-2008 10:12
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1, I suppose.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:12
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Rubbish.
Spurs to go out.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:18
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Don't like the look of any of these groups so far! Nice little trip to Moscow for Spurs.
Despite presence of Milan I would prefer that group
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Last Edit: 07-10-2008 10:20 By Mr Beast.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:20
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Not necessarily, you only play each team once.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:21
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I like the look of Olympiacos - Galatasaray...
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posted 07-10-2008 10:21
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Portsmouth will play Milan.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:22
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I didn't notice that Standard Liege are a nasty surprise for someone, lurking as they are in pot 5.
I can see
Spurs
Spartak Moscow
Galatasaray
Hertha
Standard Liege
From out point of view there aren't many palatable options.
edit: wow, was I late with this post.
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Last Edit: 07-10-2008 10:23 By Ricky Lenin.
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posted 07-10-2008 10:23
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Tottenham's group is relatively weak.
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