Iniesta is class, but Messi deserved that trophy.
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw 2012/13
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Haha Ronaldo can't win it even when Messi doesn't.
He even looked disgusted sitting in the chair.
Not sure about Iniesta. Ronaldo and Messi were phenomenal all season long.
Ronaldo must be wondering what he needs to do to win these awards.
If only he had been in a better Portugal side then he'd have walked it.But it's not as if he's never won an international award
Win the Champions League.
Pleased that Iniesta got it, even if he probably didn't deserve it over the other two.
Play for Barca or Spain, I would imagine.
He's already won them with United. So come back, maybe?
Or come back to United.
Agreed, nice that a player of his stature and demeanour got it.Great servant to club and country.
What's that got to do with it! Messi is tiny himself!
nice oneNo disrespect to Iniesta, a hell of a player, but I can't wrap my head around this yet...Ronaldo should've won it if you ask me....and in no way did I expect Iniesta, Messi I get it, but this was completely unexpected.
Hear, hear, about time the tiny vampire got it. Messi can thank him for half of his goals.
Galatasary will be our hardest opponent in that group I think, it will be a very challenging game away in Istanbul.
I'm glad we got them in the group stages though as they are my dads team, and it will be nice to get one over on him after all the grief he gave me for us losing the title to City last year.
I'm glad we got them in the group stages though as they are my dads team, and it will be nice to get one over on him after all the grief he gave me for us losing the title to City last year.
Why is the final in Wembley again?
Just play strong teams in the Home games and I will be astonished if we didn't win all three. We'll definitely pick up more than one point in the Away games, so we've surely got to go through. Last season won't repeat itself if our injuries aren't as bad and Fergie tinkers slightly less.
FA's 150th anniversary or something like it
Ronaldo is a tosser
This!
Political votes is the only explanation I can think of. Good for Iniesta but the result makes the invited journalists to look a little bit clueless.
SAF: “After last year we don't want to make any stupid errors this time. We will play our strongest team to make sure we get through.
Iniesta deserved it.
Are we counting achievements or goals? Cause either way its not Ronaldo.
City have just offered Arsenal 30 million for their group.
Totally new draw gets done.
Decent enough group for us, I just hope SAF doesn't mess about too much with the team. We don't want or need a repeat of last year's ridiculous showing.
a legend for the Magoos
"I am playing for Manchester"
forgot he played for them , had to look it up played all of 7 games and scored one goal,And Ronaldo/Messi didn't?
The only reason Iniesta won is because of Spain winning the Euros if we're being honest, as good as he is, he isn't even the best player on his team.
And now all of a sudden Iniesta's going to get a lot more "followers", some people actualy claiming he's the best, etc.
I'm not saying he's not a fantastic player, but I think a lot of people are ok with him winning it just because it's finaly someone other than Messi winning it.
Good draw for us, Galatasaray away will be difficult, I remember the 2 sets of games we had with them mid 90's.Fergie saying before the second one, 'bloody hell I thought they'd shut that place down ' Wonder what he makes of it this time.
Wonder what he makes of it this time.didn't realise it was as little as that - imagine the realisation dawning on him
must be the funniest transfer ever
Iniesta had an average year by his standards.
feck me Group D and Group G
feck me Group D and Group G
Hopefully he means it this time. I still think he will be tempted to risk a weakened team in some game or other. He can't help himself.
hope we're ready for the "welcome to hell" and "Manchester, you will kick the bucket" bannersGood draw for us, Galatasaray away will be difficult, I remember the 2 sets of games we had with them mid 90's.Fergie saying before the second one, 'bloody hell I thought they'd shut that place down '
He can do that after qualification is guaranteed, 4 wins should seal it.
That would be great, as long as Sir Alex doesn't do it before. We always seem to be in position to win a group and then he rests people and come second. I want us to win this group. On paper we should.
Wed, Sept 19 Galatasaray (h);
Tue, Oct 2 Cluj (a);
Tue, Oct 23 Braga (h);
Wed, Nov 7 Braga (a);
Tue, Nov 20 Galatasaray (a);
Wed, Dec 5 Cluj (h)
At home against Cluj three or four days before City away in the league.
Tue, Oct 2 Cluj (a);
Tue, Oct 23 Braga (h);
Wed, Nov 7 Braga (a);
Tue, Nov 20 Galatasaray (a);
Wed, Dec 5 Cluj (h)
At home against Cluj three or four days before City away in the league.
excellent - should also be going to Gala with it all but wrapped up or at least not needing to win