Happy Anniversary
This year's Carling Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester United will take place at Wembley on Sunday 28th February 2010.Curiously, this date marks the exact 34th anniversary, to the very day, of Manchester City's last trophy.
After United defeated Millwall 3-0 in the 2004 FA Cup Final, all the United players changed into shirts numbered '36' in a tribute to the young player, Jimmy Davis, who had recently died in a car accident.
Today I have written to the club to see whether United could do something similar to mark the anniversary of Dennis Tueart's spectacular overhead kick that beat Newcastle in the 1976 League Cup Final. My proposal is for United to sport shirts sporting a MASSIVE '34' while Dennis Tueart could be the club mascot for the day, wearing a pale blue and white retro scarf.
the wit and wisdom of Gary Cook
'This football club will be without doubt the biggest and best in the world. People don't like to hear it but I'll make no excuses for saying it, and I will never stop saying it because I truly believe it with the resources and capabilities that we have - and when, not if, we're at Wembley having beaten Man United yet again !'
Gary Cook - Mad Hatter Saloon, New York, 22 January 2010.
34 years.
Welcome to Manchester
'Not in my lifetime.'
Saint Michael of Chester
Can. Not. Parse. Input.
Does. Not. Compute.
Segmentation violation. Kernel panic.
Arsenal vs MUFC - Champions League Semi Final
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a ticket to the Emirates on Tuesday night so here is my match report culled from my stream of inane drivel on identi.ca.
Preparing for the big game...
'My wife just gave me the shock of my life. She said 'We may have a big problem here.' Thought TV was bust. Turned out son 'lost' his PE bag.'
'Saw a couple of Gooners on way to Emirates. Lowered car window and shouted 'Manchester, Manchester, la, la, la' at them. They waved back.'
'Why the feck do Arsenal sing 'The Wonder of You' ?'
The game gets underway and the first can of Grolsch gets opened.'What a start ! 2-0 after 11 minutes. The tie is over now. The wonder of Almunia (back to his best) and Gibbs.'
Half-time arrives, the pundits have their say and the Grolsch is restocked during the adverts.
'Urgh ! Jens Lehman - what a nasty and uncalled for surprise !'
'God - I think Steve Rider is going to cry in a minute. Is he a Gooner ?'
Second half gets underway...
'Gibbs off - for Eboue. Well, that's a bit harsh. He wasn't that bad ! LOL'
'Where are all those pretty Red and White Arsenal flags ? Have the stewards asked for them all back ?'
'Oh no - someone has left a suspicious package in the corporate seats. The anonymous caller just said it was under a pretty Red and White flag.'
'Jesus - that third goal - Rooney, Ronaldo was absolutely superb ! 3-0.'
'Walcott off - never actually realised he was playing. As Morrissey sang, 'You just haven't earned it yet, baby.'
'Who the f*ck are Man United ? Who the f*ck are Man United ? And the Reds go marching - on, on, on.'
'Arsenal - you now require 5 (five) goals in 25 minutes.'
'Rooney off - will play in the Final - and we look forward to the exertions and energy of Berbatov.'
'The commentator raises a good point - Ferguson is never hailed as a tactical genius (like Rafa, Arsene). Probably for the best.'
'Still, all Gooners can go home - trophyless - and rest assured this is a young team with promise for the future. Just like the last 5 years.'
'Look at Madrid. Look at MUFC. I have a feeling Ronaldo might be staying put. Not sure whether I'm pleased about that or not.'
'Fletcher - red card for a fair tackle - misses Final but you can't referee retrospectively. Otherwise MUFC might have lost to Spurs.'
'Emirates half-empty at the end - strictly part-time supporters. Don't forget your complimentary Red and White flags on the way out now.'