Morning all. I watched Champions League last night. Atletico Madrid against Bayern Munich, and I had envy. I'll be honest and admit I think Diego Simeone is a bit unpleasant in some ways. His upcoming three game ban for arch-gamesmanship when he probably instructed a ballboy to throw a ball on the pitch as Malaga were attacking in a La Liga game just doesn't sit right with me. I love to win, and there's part of me that enjoys the deeply cynical side of the game, but that wasn't right. However, watching his team stay organised and keep a clean sheet against a Munich side that we know fine well to be very, very good at football was impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed the last round against...
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