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....and number 6 is in my pocket!

Now Slur Alex count my fingers....... thats it, 1, 2, 3, 4, FIVE!

Yeah I think I heard that as well - hope its not being adopted as a rallying call for all sporting teams (England cricket team played it too) cos its ours! On another note did you hear in the pre match build up they were saying how the Barca fans were in good voice singing and waving flags, then they cut to the Arsenal end where everyone was in yellow and white (wtf??) The comment was 'its a bit quiet down the arsenal end mind you Highbury has always been a quiet place to go' or words to that effect

I wasnt lucky enough to be there myself, but remember waking up feeling sick with nerves and spending the day refreshing the pages of YNWA. Then someone posted a link to the webcam at Taksim Square and it was filling up with reds all having a ball. Then there started the texts and phone calls from forumites who were there telling of their antics getting there and the night before and what was happening around them. As about 5pm approached people were wishing each other luck for the night and recounting where we were watching the match. The rest of the day is as they say a drunken blur and history was made! Thanks owners, mods and admin for keeping it all going through a mad few weeks!

I think Barcas game will suit the pitch at Stade Francais more than Arsenals who like to play close controlled stuff whereas Barca thrive on space.

Quite surprised by this but found this little snippet... According to the latest issue of the Liverpool magazine, the following players have been released: Robbie Foy Ramon Calliste Paul Willis Paul Lancaster Callum Woods The magazine further states that Neil Mellor, Darren Potter, David Raven and Zak Whitbread are all to be sent on loan again. ere Sad to see the kids released, hope they find somewhere to ply their trade soon. As for the loan lads really dont know why Rafa doesnt just sell them, they are getting on and surely LFC first team places will go to new signings and proven players?

Sorry if this is a rom, but this isnt a bad little place to come back to after a hard day in the office! Bet its a nightmare to dust :-)

If the worst comes to the worst if you pop over to torrentspy there is a version on there you can download pretty hefty at 3.6gb but could be a last resort.

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Cheers mate great compo! Never noticed Djibs reaction to Stevies screamer, he just stands there with his hands on his head in absolute shock!

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He was smiling just before as well, truely shocking. Puts things in perspective. RIP

If ever a song captured that night M People was it, thanks for that

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And if you cant get enough then heres the presentation!

ere ya go! and all the other goals too! Stevies second was simply out of this world!

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I do hope the Rafa portrait is back in Cardiff this year its superb!

So good you posted it twice!

I miss the FA Cup final perms - wonder if Harry has been growing his hair for this Anyway its off to the pub for the BBc build up at one and the beeb for the match

here we go!

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Alonso proves fitness to stake claim for Cardiff start Dominic Fifield Friday May 12, 2006 The Guardian Liverpool's chances of claiming a seventh FA Cup have been bolstered after Xabi Alonso emerged unscathed from his first training session since straining ankle ligaments at Portsmouth on Sunday and he is now set to start tomorrow's final. The Spanish midfielder trained on his own while the rest of the first team prepared but was then able to take part in the warm-up and many of the routines without reporting any reaction to the injury. The 24-year-old will be hoping to make up for missing last season's Carling Cup final after breaking his ankle in the New Year's Day defeat by Chelsea. He is likely to line up alongside Mohamed Sissoko in the centre of midfield, with Steven Gerrard expected to begin on the right in the place of the suspended Luis García. Also present in Cardiff should be the 1,000 Liverpool fans whose tickets were stolen last week. Liverpool will replace the tickets with those they had held back for a ballot of fan-card members. The stadium's chief executive Paul Sergeant welcomed that move but said the club only had themselves to blame. "This is the most sensible conclusion to this unfortunate set of circumstances," said Sergeant. "There is no one more pleased than us that those fans who were due to miss out will now be coming to the Millennium Stadium after all. However, if Liverpool had followed stadium advice and dispatched tickets in a secure way, this situation would not have arisen. "Our no-duplicates policy has been born out of similar thefts - albeit on a smaller scale - which have happened in previous seasons with Liverpool and other sporting clubs and we are pleased to be able to send a clear message to those who deal in black-market tickets that stealing Millennium Stadium tickets is not profitable. Ticket touts will not be tolerated." The club have now scrapped plans to hold a ballot for fans who had attended a minimum of two games, leaving Liverpool with about 23,000 fans in Cardiff rather than the 24,000 originally allocated. They are to issue the Millennium Stadium with a definitive list of which tickets can be deemed stolen property for the benefit of South Wales police. "We are confident the vast majority of supporters affected [by the theft] will be offered replacement tickets for the final," said the Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry. "Our ticket-office staff will be contacting those fans this morning to say their tickets will be replaced. "Obviously, those supporters who had applied for inclusion in the ballot will be disappointed but we feel this is the best way to deal with a very difficult situation. We were disappointed with our initial allocation and the bottom line is 1,000 fewer Liverpool fans will be able to watch their team in the FA Cup final." Grauniad have changed their tune Got everything crossed if this is true! C'mon Xabi!