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[Simon]

Incredible match. As a Man U supporter (from Manchester) obviously I'm happy with the result, especially for the likes of Scholes who missed out in 1999 and Giggs who is at then end of a great career and of course Sir Alex. Oh and my brother David who went to Moscow.

I do feel sorry for Chelsea; they deserved something from the game. In sport winners and losers are often separated by microns and last night the knife-edge of agony and ecstasy conspired in Man U’s favour.

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[Charles.C]

Dear Simon,

Definitely a game of 2 halves.

Was extremely gratified to see Ronaldo's ridiculous penalty technique fail. IMO should hv caused deduction 1 point.

2hrs football > 5-6 kicks of a ball for a decision. Might almost equally ask viewers to vote for a winner (there must be a lot more people in Manchester ).

Felt very sorry for Avram at the end, so near and ........

Rgds / Charles.C

[Simon]

Dear Simon,

Definitely a game of 2 halves.

And not forgetting 2 extra quarters. A lot of the 'foreign' player’s antics annoy me, including pretty boy. They are so petulant and apparently never make a mistake, ever! Not an endearing trait. Overall it was quite equal and I feel sorry for all the Chelsea boys (except Drogba and Anelka and...). I especially feel sorry for Avram Grant. Now there is a man with humility and great dignity and it really makes a difference. I hope the ruski billionaire sees sense and keeps him for next season.

I’m thinking of a Euro 2008 competition, what do you think Charles? And others? If we do want to run one we better be quick as it starts in two weeks.

Simon

[Charles.C]

Dear Simon,

Yes Please !

Just to illustrate that unlikely results can happen -

May3rd (approx) - Portugal 1-4 Scotland

And a good chance for MVP -

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Rgds / Charles.C

[Simon]

I've had a couple of ideas for the competition, bearing in mind I want to keep it as simple as possible this time. We learned from past football comps that I tend to make them huge administrative burdens. I can't help it, it's in my nature.

Idea 1. Total goals scored in the competition

Idea 2. The average number of goals scored per game

I'm tending to like idea 2 as it would maintain interest right from the start and I'm sure the leader would chop and change quite a bit, so plenty of scope for banter.

Any comments on the above ideas or perhaps you may have a different idea. We can talk about prizes and stuff later, but I would like to get this up and running by the middle of next week.

Regards,
Simon

[Simon]

BUMP for Euro 2008 Competition ideas and input.

Come on help me out I'm offering to give a prize and England didn't even make it to the finals - you can't say fairer than that.