Poll result: UCL quarter-final opponent

Added about 3½ hours after the draw:

SHOCKING UPDATE!!!!!

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Conspiracy at UEFA?? Champions League draw FIXED??!?!

Why am I not surprised?? UEFA bitches :\

(Sources: ManUtdSG forum, the original source, as spotted by a friend)



Update (at 4hrs after draw):
UK news websites reporting the "mystery" liao!
- Mirror report
- Liverpool Daily Post report

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Earlier post (at about ½ hour after the draw)

Here are what you voted for:

Arsenal 4 (14%)
Chelsea 2 (7%)
Inter-Milan Liverpool 3 (11%)
Roma 3 (11%)
Barcelona 2 (7%)
Schalke 4 (14%)
Fernerbahce 7 (25%)

MANCHESTER UNITED (for the other fans) 2 (7%)

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And the draw results:
Arsenal v Liverpool
AS Roma v Manchester United
Schalke 04 v Barcelona
Fenerbahce v Chelsea
(Ties to be played April 1st/2nd and 8th/9th)

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Despite most of you choosing Fenerbahce (you cheeky bastards! *heh heh*), I suppose 3 of you got what you wished for: hoping for our boys to emulate the 7-1 drubbing of Roma last season eh? This time, it'll definitely be a whole new different ball game, with the Italian side surely itching to meet us head-on with fire in their bellies, fighting to (their) death.

Which means our boys just have to play it tight, with cool heads and get a very decent result - as we are playing at Old Trafford in the first leg before heading to the Italian capital. Or should I say, the mafia capital (referring to the thugs in the Roma's stands, not the city itself).

2-0 at least, I'd say. Then push for an early goal at the Olympic stadium to secure our battle against Barcelona/Schalke.

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At the risk of sounding arrogant/ putting the cart before the horse, I'd also look forward to our line-up at the semi-finals:


Arsenal/Liverpool v Fenerbahce/Chelsea
Schalke/Barcelona v Roma/Manchester United
(Ties to be played April 22nd/23rd and 29th/30th)

So, we're either looking to Schalke - whom I voted for, by the way - to conjure up a miracle win over Messi-less Barcelona, with Ronaldinho reportedly off-form too.

Still, it looks like gonna be a Barcelona - United semi-final match-up. Mouth-watering eh? ... as long as we get past the Roma hurdle first. Feet on the ground, just like I hope our lads' are.

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I'll be leaving for overseas for a week and a half (yes, a much look-forward-to trip with the lovely Fern! and the wonderful Lord of course); as such I'm not gonna update my blog for the next dozen of days or so. Well, when my new batches of jerseys and shorts come in, look out for more jersey showcases!

(Yes, more wonderful past United jerseys, I'm mad eh?? :D)


Cheers!


PS. looking forward to Arsenal vs. Liverpool too ... well, I'm backing the Arse to put one over perceivingly-great overachieving Poo. For my bro. They can if they put their heart into it (come on Cheyenne! Fab needs you! *grin*)

Kev: Moscow trip?

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