UEFA Cup Final - Porto v Braga

Alio · May 18, 2011

Kick off 7.45 tonight on Channel 5

Is this where its being played? Not seen this one before. Looking forward to it, few good players on show and its on a channel I have, winning.

I'm going for a Porto win, Villas-Boas is da man

Hulk and Falcao both to score

Columbia6 · May 18, 2011

It's the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland's new national stadium for football and rugby. My girlfriend works there, although not tonight for some reason.

Hope Braga win, after putting out Liverpool.

RFUS · May 18, 2011

That Falcao has now scored 17 times in 15 Europa league appearances! Incredible.

Anyway, I don't mind who wins, I'm just hoping for a good game of football.

TippEverton · May 18, 2011

Heading to the game tonight , lookin forward to it , have to shout for Braga seeing as theyv ensured the town isnt full of RS tonight .

Gotta fancy Porto , 84 points from a poss 90 in there league is pretty impressive .

Gonna have a sneaky punt on Hulk and 2-0 Porto , now time for beers .

Alio · May 18, 2011

Was it really 84 from 90?? Wow. Whatever league, thats unreal, isn't it....?

They're on for the treble too this season, not bad for Villas-Boas' first season

Enjoy the game mate, expensive tickets?

TippEverton · May 18, 2011

Alio said:
Was it really 84 from 90?? Wow. Whatever league, thats unreal, isn't it....?

They're on for the treble too this season, not bad for Villas-Boas' first season

Enjoy the game mate, expensive tickets?

Cheers mate , will do ,50 quid so not too bad really for a major final , ya just the 3 draws all year , think Boas will be sought after soon enough , some debut season for such a young manager .

Jamo Martinez · May 18, 2011

He's like a more agreeable, attack minded Jose Mourinho. Cool. Moyes out.

tsubaki · May 18, 2011

James Martin said:
He's like a more agreeable, attack minded Jose Mourinho. Cool. Moyes out.

he has the best "how i got into football" story ever, as well

DualityNSNO · May 18, 2011

tsubaki said:
he has the best "how i got into football" story ever, as well

Do tell.

And i think his attacking mentality is mainly to the mostly-attacking team he has. With these players you can't really play defensively imo.

tsubaki · May 18, 2011

DualityNSNO said:
Do tell.

And i think his attacking mentality is mainly to the mostly-attacking team he has. With these players you can't really play defensively imo.

When Robson moved to Porto he ended up living in the same block as Villas-Boas, who was 16 and still at school. After a few games with Robson in charge, Villas-Boas sent him a letter saying he was wrong to keep Domingos (the Braga coach tonight ironically) on the bench and should be playing him more. Robson wrote back asking for evidence to back this up, and Villas-Boas sent it, and hugely impressed Robson with his argument -to the point that he got offered a job that included being sent to do his coaching badges at Lilleshall at 17.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-Robson-started-career-Andre-Villas-Boas.html

Huddersfield 1 Bournemouth 0 in the div 1 playoff as well

EFCNIK · May 18, 2011

He looks exactly how I imagined Chics would look like. Cool unbuttoned white shirt, clearly wealthy and clearly up to his kneecaps in clunge.

chicoazul · May 18, 2011

EFCNIK said:
He looks exactly how I imagined Chics would look like. Cool unbuttoned white shirt, clearly wealthy and clearly up to his kneecaps in clunge.

Flattered but you'd be disappointed.

davek · May 18, 2011

Good header from Falcao. Some finisher.

Muggins · May 18, 2011

Falcao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Superb cross, fantastic header. Sign him up FFS Bill, we need people like this if we wanna be boss.

RFUS · May 18, 2011

RadioFriendlyUnitShifter said:
That Falcao has now scored 17 times in 15 Europa league appearances! Incredible.

Anyway, I don't mind who wins, I'm just hoping for a good game of football.

Make that 18 in 16!!