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
