Originally posted by Poolman:
THE Champions League victory for Liverpool was brought to you by the letters 'L', 'F', 'C' and the number '5'.
No, this is not a phrase taken from Sesame Street.
But if the omens are to be believed, Liverpool's triumph in Europe last week had very much to do with the mystical powers of the number '5'.
Chii Huan Cho, a Liverpool fan, alerted The New Paper of the startling recurrence of this magic number in the build-up to the penalty shoot-out defeat of AC Milan in Istanbul.
He wrote: 'It was the [b]50th European Cup final.
'Liverpool were fighting for their 5th European Cup.
'Leading the attack for Liverpool was Milan Baros, who was wearing jersey number 5.
'The Red Army reminding the world of the famous 5 words - You Will Never Walk Alone.
'With the scores level at 3-3, the final went into a shoot-out. 5 penalties were scored and the game ended 3-2 in Liverpool's favour.'
Chii continued: 'Look at the signs! How many times did you see the number 5 appear? The recurrence of the number was the most significant sign pointing to a Reds' victory.
'It was not just the omens talking about the emergence of a new Pope or a Welsh rugby win. Nor is it Prince Charles' marriages or that Dr Who television show in Britain.'
For those who are still sceptical about the 'signs', Chii had this to say.
He insisted: 'Still unconvinced? MediaCorp showed it 'live' to all who watched the match on none other than Channel 5. And what about those who tuned in to ESPN on Channel 23? Just add two and three and you get...five!
'Arsenal won the FA Cup this season. Chelsea bagged the English Premier League and the League Cup. Liverpool got to keep their fifth European Cup.
'And in which position did the Reds finish in the Premiership? Fifth!'
'It's a sign of good things to come. See that number 5 again? It's all destined.
It's all fated.'
Poolman : " How nice if we can get level with AC Milan in 5 minutes , instead of six . That will be a terrific 5 !
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You'll have to manually take the time for the time between the first and third goals instead of the rounded off times then
