Same as it ever was.......
After yesterday's spineless capitulation to a very average side, Kevin Keegan maintains that the situation is not desperate. We are 2 points above the bottom three and, looking at the remaining 4 games I can't see us winning any more. Back to the Nationwide league with a brand new stadium and £50 to £60 million in debt.The thing that really got me yesterday was the inability to change tactics to deal with a scrapping, battling Southampton team who have nothing left to play for this season. City were last to every ball, couldn't pass to a blue shirt and cocked up every one of the few chances they created. £50 million spent on a bunch of overpaid, underperforming pile of crap.
All season the commentators have been spewing forth the same old cliches, 'too good to go down', 'a strong squad that is more than capable of winning silverware'. For most of the season the supporters have recognised relegation form. God knows we've seen enough of it over the years. Only the most over-optimistic predict Premiership football at Eastlands next season.
Well Tony has done himself no favours whatsoever this past week. Starting last Sunday with his article in The Observer regretting nothing and promising more of the same, he then nipped over the pond to help his mate Dubya with his election campaign.
More of the same: 'resolve', 'steadfast', 'war on terror', 'democracy', 'good', 'evil', 'right', 'wrong'.
Side by side in the Rose Garden, Dubya sank to the occassion. Oh he was fine with his scripted little speeches, it was the question and answer session that gave us a disturbing snapshot of a smug moron. Tony, on the other hand, showed quick thinking and was eloquent in his replies. Sadly the substantive part of his responses gave full support to Bush's mistakes in Iraq and also, now, in Palestine.
Just how anyone can believe that unilaterally declaring a policy without negotiation is a 'breakthrough' is beyond me. How we can sanction the illegal occupation of Palestine is also beyond me. Surely our esteemed leader recognises the election year imperative behind the 'policy'? The pro-Israel, Christian Right will be over the moon.
Meanwhile the suicide bombings and assasinations carry on.
A breakthrough? My arse.
I thought Scorseze's first film in the Blues series currently being serialised on BBC4 was patchy and a bit of a disappointment. The music itself was excellent for the most part but there was little by way of expanation going on. Most of the time we had Corey Harris playing and singing alone or with others. The rest of the time he was listening to others reminisce or play and the end result was confused.
Next Friday should hopefully be better. Entitled 'Red, White and Blues', it tells the story of the British Blues boom of the 1960s. Prior to that we are presented with John Mayall's 70th birthday concert and then a documentary on the Godfather of British blues.
Sadly Dearest has never been an afficionado and usually ends the evening snoozing, blissfully unaware of the heartache, pain and poverty howling from the TV in the corner.
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