Tonight at 8pm a global audience of 650 million may watch Manchester's two global icons take aim on each other's title aspirations. It is enough to send the cheaper sky subscribers scurrying to their piggy banks to beg steal or borrow £20 for a months sports subscription. Of course the global audience will know little of Bobby Shinton or Ralph Milne. Ashley Ward and Tom Black will not figure in the global love-in of tonight's beautiful game. The essence of football is it's heritage and it's history, not the immediate glory and joy of a 2-0 victory for Manchester City or the misery of a 2-2 draw. Glyn Pardoe was on the Radio today talking up the derby. His career was finished in a Derby by George Best of all players. When asked if he ever broke a leg in a Manchester Derby Roy Keane is alleged to replied "Sure but I can't remember the poor guy's name".
Passions are high. The stakes even higher. May the best team win.
1 comment:
And the best team did win
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