ACL 09 - the who, the what, the where.

[northernspirit]

top 2 to progress w00t
cant wait

 

[ryan]

Having a Chinese, Korean and Japanese team is going to make it extremely tough but it will be a fantastic journey for the lads. I can't wait either NS

 

[David Votoupal]

Well the new format should make progress easier. Japanese clubs have by far the greatest depth, Korean clubs can be very strong but last year's entrants was poor. Chinese football has been in decline for quite a while.

 

[serious14]

Beijing Guo'an moved back to Workers Stadium

Went to a game here during the Olympics - tis a nice enough stadium, even if the running track makes the viewing distance a bit longer than necessary.  However, it is ridiculously easy to get to, located in the Gongti Bei Lu (Chaoyang District) area of Beijing and on a major arterial road.

http://maps.google.com - search for "Beijing Workers Stadium"

 

[MattSimon]

Is workers stadium the one with the row of nightclubs adjacent to the car park? Very convenient for post match celebrationz

 

[Bear]

Is workers stadium the one with the row of nightclubs adjacent to the car park? Very convenient for post match celebrationz

WOOT WOOT i hope so

 

[Part_Timer]

your not goin to asia NO your not going to asia..........

 

[greenlion]

Is workers stadium the one with the row of nightclubs adjacent to the car park? Very convenient for post match celebrationz

U'r right Cheers, have you ever been to Gongti?

PS don't mention the word "Shanghai Shenhua" or "Tianjin Teda" in the bars or your'll get kicked on your ass

and to those who have interests to east asian leagues, here are some infomations about history,in history the Rival between J/K/C clubs in Asian competitions is alwasy a interesting one, and the record between the three leagues are very close, check these records:
TOTAL：
CSL W19 D11 L17 J-League
K-League W19 D8 L12 CSL
K-League W22 D13 L16 J-League
ACL:
CSL W7 D2 L5 J-League
CSL W7 D2 L5 K-League
K-League W9 D4 L7 J-League
C/K/J clubs head to head results in Asian tournaments
Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
South Korean Clubs in the AFC Champions League
Japanese clubs in the AFC Champions League

 

[serious14]

have you ever been to Gongti?

Stayed with some friends in the Sanlitun Diplomatic Compound during the Olympics - Ya Show markets and that street full of bars was 5 minutes walk away at most.  There was apparently a North Korean art gallery in that area, but even with a map, we never found it.

 

[MattSimon]

Good old Sanlitun. Too bad they bulldozed most of the bars from back in the day, but I hear Poachers is still open haha

Can't wait til the draw today!

 

[Bear]

your not goin to asia NO your not going to asia..........

Would that comment be directed at me?

Because you would be mistaken

 

[marinermick]

just minutes away

woot woot

 

[marinermick]

one game for round of 16 - wtf?

 

[Bear]

one game for round of 16 - wtf?

that sucks

 

[brett]

i didn't know that! Did they just change it?

What's happening - or has anyone found a live stream?

 

[serious14]

"Watching" the text draw from the AFC website...... tell me Mick, is there a ridiculously corpulent fellow from Thailand sitting anywhere in the front row??

For some reason, the Round of 16 has always been like that since this new format was announced - the matchday for East Asia is June 24:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Champions_League_2009#Round_and_draw_dates

P.S.  No stream found yet, still looking.

 

[marinermick]

"Watching" the text draw from the AFC website...... tell me Mick, is there a ridiculously corpulent fellow from Thailand sitting anywhere in the front row??

Round of 16 has always been like that - the matchday for East Asia is June 24:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Champions_League_2009#Round_and_draw_dates

no footage yet

just simon hill prattling on

now cricket news - arrrhhhh

 

[Gav...]

For those who have foxtel, tune into Fox Sports News.

Simon Hill is in the studio and they will be crossing live to the draw in about 10 mins where they were just finialising the set up in dubai.

 

[brett]

What a finish in the cricket by the way. Grahame Smith, now there's a captain to be proud of.

 

[marinermick]

now f**king afl news

betya tennis is next