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For the last 15 years, since the Qataris bought football, my motto has been ABC = Anyone But City. However with Sheikh Jassim hovering around Man U, and the Saudis owning Newcastle United, I have to face up to reality.
But all that aside, there is Pep and there are the rest. When he was promoted from being the Barca B coach to the top job, my friend Carlos said that he wasn’t sure about him. Carlos didn’t live to see his doubts assuaged, but I am sure he was smiling down on Turkey last night.
City deserved to win last night because they went out there with only that in mind, unlike Inter, whose first objective was not to lose. Plus they’re the best team on the planet.
Crystal
So here’s how I see things playing out. The Tories lose all three by-elections. A little over a year from now there will be a general election. By that time Boris will have found himself a safe seat.
The poll results in a change of government, with a coalition or a minority administration, Rishi resigns. Boris runs for leader and wins. The minority government collapses. There is a general election, and …
Ivy
Got to say this: as a society we are becoming more and more cruel, but even that is outstripped by our cynicism. As witness this morning’s staged performance by the saintly Holly what’s her name. My disgust is tempered only by my knowledge that what goes around comes around.
Seriously?
Skechers Slip-ins. Really? Seriously? Why? Shoes for lazy ********.
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