Showing posts with label Barcelona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barcelona. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 May 2009

A minute's silence for the death of attacking football

Now is not the time for gloating.


OK, now IS the time for gloating. I had the pleasure of meeting one of this happy band of bloggers in the Hogshead, and exercised the utmost restraint. Emma, unfortunately, was watching the match at a friend's house, hiding behind a wall of alcohol. Now she's running away to America for a week, presumably to take up an interest in baseball.

Seriously though, whom to support was such a no-brainer. In one corner, a corporate entity sponsored by an insurance giant so bankrupt that it's now owned by the US Government. In the other corner, a regional giant which is owned by the community, opposed Franco, and carried the Unicef name where most teams have corporate logos.

It was quite a dull match though - MUFC just had no attack after the first ten minutes. The most exciting bit was Ferguson's 'tetchy' post-match interview…

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Place your bets

Emma reads this blog during her lunch break.
So, by how many goals will Barcelona humiliate Manchester United today?

Hasta la victoria siempre! (Wish I had some Catalan).

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Told you so

Vindicated - Barcelona march onwards to glory. Arriviste cockneys throw their toys out of the pram (though I hear the referee was somewhat lacking).

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Mystery solved

So now we know who Barcelona are going to beat in the Champions' League final: Manchester United. Phew!