Everything You Did
This is most enjoyable. Roy Keane. How old is he? Stamping on an opponent in the 88th minute or so. Bet the 'Youngsters' will be paying attention next time you slag 'em off for letting the team down won't they Roy?Schadenfreude. Especially when we find a coach who seems as good at mind games as Ol' Red Face.
"Mourinho poured scorn on Ferguson's reaction to United's defeat. "I understand why he is a bit emotional. "You would be sad if your team gets as clearly dominated by an opponent who has been built on 10% of the budget." "
I expect Alex is incandescent - literally. I love the way he tries to appear calm and reasoned in interviews though - the way he attempts to paper over the cracks. Listen to this from tonight's post match chat:-
"There was no malice in the incident, it is not Roy's style to do anything like that.
"The goalkeeper made more of it than he should have done. Certainly he stood on the lad but I don't know whether he could have got out of the way.
"I can understand why the linesman flagged but the keeper made a meal of it."
It's "not Roy's style"? Ha ha ha. My arse. Poor old Roy. Looks like he won't be playing in a European Cup Final again. Shame.
"I thought the movie did an EXCELLENT job in vividly displaying the gospels. In my view it is the rebirth-rite of every human to experience the scourging and crucifixion of Christ. It prompted my family to read the book of John for the first time in 20 years and Bible reading during this time of turmoil is not a bad thing."
St Mel's portrayal of the last 12 hours of the Bolshie Chippy from Nazareth's life (allegedly) has been released today. Ash Wednesday as well. I *wonder* if that's just a coincidence? I pulled the quote above from the reader reviews off the New York Times website. "Rebirth-rite?" "Scourging?" I must be missing something here. I've never witnessed a 'scourging' of anybody in my life, and as for a 'rebirth-rite'? Well.....
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only son...how can you minimize the sacrifice? I already have my tickets for this film and can't wait to see it. Just think...the whole world is talking about Jesus. Thank you, Mel Gibson for accomplishing what we've been trying to do for decades."
Just for the record, the 'whole world' ISN'T talking about Jesus - if they're talking about anyone it's probably Mohammed, what's for dinner and whether they'll still be alive in the morning. Furthermore, most of the third world doesn't have, y'know, access or the wherewithal to attend the gala opening of St Mel's
I'll leave you with this review from the same site (New York Times)
"This movie would've been much better in the hands of Quentin Tarantino. The dialogue would have been wittier, the Christ would've been more hip, and the violence would be more tasteful."
I just hope that that IS a piss-take.
Just started to re-acquaint myself with Steely Dan's ouvre. Class. Sheer bloody class.
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