True Swanny...theres a lot of football to be played before them. Barcelona are certainly well protected.They were asked to play at 12.00pm on Sunday against Athletic Bilbao instead of 10.00pm on Saturday night but refused and the Spanish FA accomodated them. Since Bilbao play Schalke in Germany 49 hrs earlier on Thursday,have to travel back and then to Barcelona it shows who pays the piper. The odious Ferguson suggested Bilbao just had to "phone their results in" before playing manu on Thursday and were always gonna be fresher.I would love to be holding a swear box if he were offered such an arrangement. Shame he couldn't take his two legged complete hiding with any grace.He articulated the same hackneyed nonsense and mongered the same excuses...no surprise really tbh from such a base entity.
Dexter: Yes, you make some very good points there. The Champions League this year really does look like an all-Spanish final? But football's a strange business, and I guess anything can happen..................
