It remains a possibility that Atletico Madrid will lose today’s league decider against Barcelona and next week’s Champions League final against Real Madrid (vernacular: ‘do a Hearts), but I hope not. The fact that they have pushed the two most celebrated football clubs on the planet to the limit, across two tournaments, is already remarkable. Should they deliver on two fronts, it will be the most stunning achievement in European football in 47 years.
There was a healthy amount of bloodlust for the Uefa Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules to fine the life out of the likes of Manchester City and Paris St Germain, before banning them from Uefa competition. This was never the point.
What Uefa have done is bring Europe’s two most freely spending clubs into line. FFP will restrict City and PSG’s expenditure, transfer market activity and squad selection. This is a result.
It’s a pity we’re not at Celtic Park to lift the Scottish Cup today. *!*!
Enormous thanks to Tommy Gemmell and everyone who participated in the entertainment here yesterday. Tommy thoroughly enjoyed the banter and will be back on the blog below this article early this afternoon to catch up with the questions he didn’t have time for yesterday.
You can buy a signed copy of his new autobiography, which he can add a personalised message to, by ordering below:
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Margaret McGill
Noooo but if you think very hard I’m sure you can guess. Go on. ;-)
Wenger for Lenny..who’d do it?
I’m hoping for an early Barca goal in the Liga decider, as it would open the game right up. I have also decided to adopt the Basil Fawlty position on Atletico’s past sins:
” Bunch of Krauts, Fawlty, all of ’em. Bad eggs!”
“Yes, well, forgive and forget, eh, Major. God knows how, the bastards!”
Wouldn’t sign May for us, would rather stick with our Hairy Strikers!
Off the line
could have been 3
Maggie
Hiya.. Ghal..
NIce tae Greet ye..
As.. alwiz
Kojo
Still,Laughin
Yikes. Almost three for Hull.
Hull 2-0?!!!
WTF? 8/1 steal, dammit.
Arsenal don’t stand a chance – I put money on them.
Can anybody see a pattern here? Late piece of advice – get your money on Bayern now!
Great final today. Best team won. Stand-out players were Robertson and Dow and Wotherspoon and O’Halloran. Could do worse than bring Robertson back. United wonder kids Gauld, Mackay Stevens and Armstrong all anonymous.
Fabianski no chance with either goal but positioning awful at the last corner.
Commiserations to Jackie btw…
TLWIO
Still thinkin’……………… Spain mibbee?
What a goal..
Go on Reds..
Kojo,
We have a manager and I don’t see the point of looking ahead for future ones.
A time and place….etc.
However, I don’t understand the love affair that some have with Jackie Mac.
An average utility player, who spent ten years with us, two of them reasonably consistant and hasn’t set the heather alight so far in his managerial career.
What a goal
2 to 1 Arsenal
Great goal Arses
McGrogger at fault.
2-1. What a goal Cazorla. Was thinking even before that that Arsenal will still win this.
Hate to gossip, but is it true Kojo and Mags
are lovers?
Looks like a goalkeeping error to me.
Ars 1 Hul 2
McGregor at fault – shame that.
Not McShagger’s greatest moment…
:-)
the long wait is over
Bastia promoted in 2012?
Diego Costa off for Atletico… injured
“Voici vos livres, Arsene”
The long wait is over
Diego Costa off aggravated hamstring injury, must be doubtful for CL final
Gerrybhoy
Could have been but no. Embdae want a clue… :-).
he’s crying
valentines, If they are heading that way, I think Kojo is in for a bit of a shock.
McGregor still p**SH
Margaret McGill
Jees. Well done. On only yer second guess and nae clue. Ah’m transparent so ah’m ur.
the long wait is over
17:19 on 17 May, 2014
Gerrybhoy
Could have been but no. Embdae want a clue… :-).
Club or country?
AoW
We would be fine in the Scurvy Siggy.
Wouldnae fancy ma chances if I was a currant! :)
Gerrybhoy
Was it something from 20 yrs ago ?
Petrovs chef
Merci, mais maintenant…?
McGregor did like an idiot. He stood where he had no chance to see the ball.
corkcelt…..maybe he’ll be pleasantly surprised!!!!!