As a fan of the sport I enjoyed the drama of both of the games this week. Having grown up outside of the UK I am not all that bothered about historical grudges from the distant past, besdies ManU. I see where they are from, but don't share them. I was glad that Bayern won. First of all Ronaldo lost and that makes me happy. Also, I really like how Bayern played. A complete team game; organized, physical and solid without the ball yet constructive and positive with it. They are going to tear Chelsea a new one and if England meet Germany this summer it will be the same there. They attack with the pace that Rich always refer to.
> From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:01:50 +0100 > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] 2-1 > > I agree about the atmosphere, both games I have seen (AC Milan and Ath > Bilbao) had good sized crowds (99k and 88k respectively) and even though folk > were in full voice it was very quiet, I was expecting it to be better, I > presume that the open bowl design with a lack of roof makes the difference. > > The thing that surprised me most though was the lack of alcohol in the ground. > > > On 26 Apr 2012, at 12:26, "Brendan McWilliams" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hmmmm, i have to disagree slightly. > > > > FCB and RM are both sides of the same coin: enormous, big histories, huge > > support, devour the majority of the tv rights from La Liga making it > > evermore uncompetitive and neither are true businesses - at least if we > > consider the debt they carry. > > > > I came to Spain as a neutral and in fact went to the Bernabeu 2 days after > > my arrival in Madid for a cup match with an entirely open mind and without > > prejudice....now several years later, the lesser of the two evils by any > > measurement is FCB. RM are tedious beyond belief. > > > > This week apart, this present FCB team and squad are the best I've seen at > > any time and i'd like to know of what team has ever played with style in > > the modern era. Their squad has been in large part developed from their > > youth teams and surely that is the aim of all clubs? > > > > RM on the other hand dominate EVERYTHING in Spain, you'll find more > > coverage regarding them on the main news (i.e. equivalent of BBC1) than > > you'll find on e.g. Syria, Afghanistan, you name it. Their fans are wildly > > disloyal and expect Harlem Globetrotter levels of performance and see > > conspiracies everywhere when a team has the temerity to put it up to them > > and shock horror beat them. > > > > The atmosphere in both grounds is usually pitiful - but that's more due to > > their being all seating - and if anything you'll find that in the Bernabeu > > the fans will quite often start whistling or booing at half time if they > > have not scored. > > > > The common charge that RM were "Franco's XI" is not strictly true as other > > teams won just as much domestically - although di Stefano mysteriously went > > to Madrid and not Barcelona... - but it's a charge often levelled due to > > their main competition at the time being Athletic Bilbao and FCB - both > > nationalist strongholds. > > > > Anyhow, i was disappointed that FCB were knocked out by Chelsea - a club > > that is the anithesis of all that football should be about.... and whilst i > > wasn't too disappointed last night when RM got knocked out, it's impossible > > to say anything bad about Mou this year (poking his finger in the FCB coach > > apart): great powerful football and CR7 is only a whisker behind Messi. > > > > Mario Gomez will charge through Chelsea and Bayern should easily win it, > > plus it's in their stadium. > > > > > >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] > >> From: [email protected] > >> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:24:04 -0400 > >> CC: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LU] 2-1 > >> > >> Yeah, but no Leeds supporter can support Barcelona either. Whining sods, > >> always getting favour from the refs and UEFA. I will never forget how > >> somehow they managed to get FOUR MINUTES of injury time at Elland Road in > >> a half when the physios hadn't come on once (not to mention getting Gordon > >> McQueen sent off in 1975). And I can't stand how so many folks in the news > >> media just fawn over them, not to mention the way people all over the > >> world who've never been to Spain, let alone Catalonia, declare themselves > >> "Barcelona fans." Good riddance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
