City v Inter. The Purist Treble.

It Is What It Is · Post by **It Is What It Is** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:30 am

If City win tonight they will have achieved a Treble which no other English club has.
It will be a purist Treble as City qualified and entered this Champions league as Premier League Champions in 2021/2022 season.
When United claimed to have achieved The Treble 1999, they entered their Champions League campaign by qualifying as just being runners up to Arsenal in 1997/98 season, not as EPL Champions.
So, tonight will be aTotally Purist Treble by City should they win.
United's will always be tainted as they never qualified as EPL Champions...just runners up.

4midable · Post by **4midable** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:32 am

City will win
Mis match

JohnMcGreal · Post by **JohnMcGreal** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:40 am

Considering the way that City are run, who they're owned by and the list of charges pending against them I don't think anyone will consider it a purist treble.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:43 am

A game, like most games not featuring Burnley or a Burnley interest, that I won’t be bothering to watch.

4midable · Post by **4midable** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:46 am

Defo be watching
City are by far the best side to watch outside of watching our games.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:23 am

Really hope inter do it tonight.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:41 am

Me too

clarets12 · Post by **clarets12** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:57 am

I also read this earlier:

To watch the game on TV, you will need a subscription to BT Sport. However for fans who are not signed up to BT Sport, you can still watch the Champions League final via YouTube.

BT Sport are showing the finals of all three European competitions live on YouTube for all to watch.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:00 am

clarets12 wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:57 am
I also read this earlier:

To watch the game on TV, you will need a subscription to BT Sport. However for fans who are not signed up to BT Sport, you can still watch the Champions League final via YouTube.

BT Sport are showing the finals of all three European competitions live on YouTube for all to watch.

Ah, I didn’t know that, nice one

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:15 am

clarets12 wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:57 am
I also read this earlier:

To watch the game on TV, you will need a subscription to BT Sport. However for fans who are not signed up to BT Sport, you can still watch the Champions League final via YouTube.

BT Sport are showing the finals of all three European competitions live on YouTube for all to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVcqVxaauJo

They also had both the recent Europa finals on as well.

PlasticClaret · Post by **PlasticClaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:12 pm

It Is What It Is wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:30 am
If City win tonight they will have achieved a Treble which no other English club has.
It will be a purist Treble as City qualified and entered this Champions league as Premier League Champions in 2021/2022 season.
When United claimed to have achieved The Treble 1999, they entered their Champions League campaign by qualifying as just being runners up to Arsenal in 1997/98 season, not as EPL Champions.
So, tonight will be aTotally Purist Treble by City should they win.
United's will always be tainted as they never qualified as EPL Champions...just runners up.

I don't really care whether a side qualifies as champions or not. I think it's more relevant that United named 10 British players (9 english, 1 welsh) to the match squad, most of which came from their youth team.

As a little game, without googling how many of the british players in the 1999 squad can you guys name? (2 of them played for us)

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:19 pm

PlasticClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:12 pm
I don't really care whether a side qualifies as champions or not. I think it's more relevant that United named 10 British players (9 english, 1 welsh) to the match squad, most of which came from their youth team.

As a little game, without googling how many of the british players in the 1999 squad can you guys name? (2 of them played for us)

Not that I care for the comparison between United and City’s potential treble winning achievements - but City named 8 English players in their squad when they faced Madrid in the semi final.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:32 pm

PlasticClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:12 pm
I don't really care whether a side qualifies as champions or not. I think it's more relevant that United named 10 British players (9 english, 1 welsh) to the match squad, most of which came from their youth team.

As a little game, without googling how many of the british players in the 1999 squad can you guys name? (2 of them played for us)

David May & Andrew Cole are the two players that played for us

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:34 pm

Schmeichel
Irwin
Johnsen
Stam
Neville
Beckham
Scholes
Butt
Giggs
Yorke
Cole

I think I’m almost there but definitely not bang on.

Edit - missed the British element of the question

JohnMcGreal · Post by **JohnMcGreal** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:42 pm

I think both Scholes and Keane were suspended for the final.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:47 pm

PlasticClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:12 pm
I don't really care whether a side qualifies as champions or not. I think it's more relevant that United named 10 British players (9 english, 1 welsh) to the match squad, most of which came from their youth team.

As a little game, without googling how many of the british players in the 1999 squad can you guys name? (2 of them played for us)

Gary Neville
Phil Neville
Nicky butt
Ryan giggs
Andy Cole
David beckham
Teddy sheringham
Jonathan greening?
Luke Chadwick?

Paul scholes was suspended along with Roy Keane for that final, which makes the win even more remarkable

StayingDown4Ever · Post by **StayingDown4Ever** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:54 pm

Didn’t Blomqvist end up starting that game for Utd?

I realise he’s not British but he seemed an odd inclusion for such a game but would tie in with Keane & Scholes being suspended.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:57 pm

StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:54 pm
Didn’t Blomqvist end up starting that game for Utd?

I realise he’s not British but he seemed an odd inclusion for such a game but would tie in with Keane & Scholes being suspended.

Yes he did. Interestingly, 10 out of the 11 starters for Bayern Munich were German.

equinox · Post by **equinox** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:08 pm

Lord Beamish wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:43 am
A game, like most games not featuring Burnley or a Burnley interest, that I won’t be bothering to watch.

It doesn't take much for you to not even bother watching Burnley.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:35 pm

The best team money can buy.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:07 pm

equinox wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:08 pm
It doesn't take much for you to not even bother watching Burnley.

Ha! Yeah.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm

Just spotted it’s on BT Sport. I was all geared up to watch it. Thought it was on Sky sports. I cancelled BT Sport a few months ago. Oh well.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:16 pm

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm
Just spotted it’s on BT Sport. I was all geared up to watch it. Thought it was on Sky sports. I cancelled BT Sport a few months ago. Oh well.

Here's the free youtube link. It's legal and everything, no popups, no malware etc to worry about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVcqVxaauJo

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:18 pm

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:12 pm
Just spotted it’s on BT Sport. I was all geared up to watch it. Thought it was on Sky sports. I cancelled BT Sport a few months ago. Oh well.

It’s free to air on YouTube app

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:21 pm

Prediction: Inter to win. They play the best one-touch football in the final third that you'll see in all of Europe. City will become frustrated as the game goes on being favourites, Inter, being underdogs, will play without fear, they'll absorb the pressure and hit City with insane one-touch football that nobody in the PL plays.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:23 pm

Come on City.

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:40 pm

Only play acting and cheating by the Italians can deny City......prediction, City win, over by HT.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:56 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:16 pm
Here's the free youtube link. It's legal and everything, no popups, no malware etc to worry about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVcqVxaauJo

Spiral. Thank you very much.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:59 pm

Desperate attempt by the OP to undermine Man Utd.

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:07 pm

Aclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:40 pm
Only play acting and cheating by the Italians can deny City......prediction, City win, over by HT.

Ouch....1st play acting by the Italians

PlasticClaret · Post by **PlasticClaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:24 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:47 pm
Gary Neville
Phil Neville
Nicky butt
Ryan giggs
Andy Cole
David beckham
Teddy sheringham
Jonathan greening?
Luke Chadwick?

Paul scholes was suspended along with Roy Keane for that final, which makes the win even more remarkable

8 correct, 1 incorrect. 2 missing.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:36 pm

Fair play to Milan for being brave enough to put a high press on City.
It’s really disrupting Citys’ buildup play.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:37 pm

De Bruyne off with an injury ten mins before half time

COBBLE · Post by **COBBLE** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:38 pm

Yes watching it on You tube. What happened to total football. Bring back Jimmy Hogan.

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:45 pm

Poor game, we would take either of these.

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:46 pm

impressed with Inter.Making City players look ordinary.

PremierLeagueClass · Post by **PremierLeagueClass** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:48 pm

Definitely not the purist final, struggling to stay awake.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:48 pm

Woeful first half that.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:49 pm

Half time. I reckon going to make a brew will be more exciting. Inter Milan have been excellent though.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:49 pm

Inter done well. Inzaghi got his tactics spot on so far. Not created much themselves, mind.

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:51 pm

Can Inter keep that up in the heat?

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:53 pm

Ake has come a long way since being given the run around by Ashley Barnes

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:55 pm

Walker on 2nd half ?

clarets12 · Post by **clarets12** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:56 pm

Good game to watch tactically. Like a chess match.

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:56 pm

Benny would have scored that early chance

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:02 pm

Get Walker and Mahrez on. Their left back is the weak link. Ake looks shaky and Silva could have done better, so Ake & Silva off, Akanji to left defence, Walker and Mahrez to hit them where they will hurt.

Inter very clever.

PlasticClaret · Post by **PlasticClaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:06 pm

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:02 pm
Get Walker and Mahrez on. Their left back is the weak link. Ake looks shaky and Silva could have done better, so Ake & Silva off, Akanji to left defence, Walker and Mahrez to hit them where they will hurt.

Inter very clever.

they might come on at about 60 mins. City have been in control so far. Inter organised but i don't think they've threatened. City will breakthrough eventually.

Commy · Post by **Commy** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:16 pm

Stones is some midfielder. He is finding space, dancing round everyone and finding a pass.

PlasticClaret · Post by **PlasticClaret** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:19 pm

lol. Whoopsie.

DXS · Post by **DXS** » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:19 pm

Possibly most boring final ever, the only one as bad as this was in 92 Barca v Staua