So Manchester United have won their nineteeth premiership title by a score draw and a penalty.
In fact the team that turned up at Blackburn was the team that doesn't travel well. They appeared to be jet lagged after a forty minute coach trip up the M66.
For the last six minutes they played keep ball and Blackburn appeared to be content with that as their draw gives them a valuable point in their fight to avoid relegation.
But for the first seventy three minutes I wished that I had been wearing my Jean Paul Sartre philosophy football T Shirt. www.footballphilosophy.com
"In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team".
Which it had been for seventy three minutes.
Nevertheless, despite the last six minutes, I am sure that the Blackburn Manager had a bottle of red wine already opened to breathe ready to offer Sir Alex and toast the nineteeth premiership win of a quite remarkable and inspirational career.
Even though Champagne, Cava or Prosecco are more usually offered when celebrations are in order, red wine is the perfect drink to celebrate the Red's victory over the blue of Blackburn and Chelsea.
Apparently Kingsley Amis once described the most depressing words in the English Language as, 'Shall we go straight in?' closely followed by 'Red or White?'.
I am sure that amongst the very few things that Sir Alex and I have in common, apart from a love of Manchester United, is that we have both from time to time, taken drinks at Westminster.
Kingsley Amis' views notwithstanding, I have always opted for the Red Wine over the White, although I was once offered a very palatable Sancerre on an occasion when the Red appeared to have all been drunk, although it re-appeared later in the evening, much to everyone's relief as by then the Sancerre had been all but drunk.
Wine is the talk of Westminster at the moment as the Tories have decided to
make the cellars self financing, quite how something becomes self-financing when it largely served at receptions for which no-one pays, I don't know?
But the best wines are to be sold at auction, and in future averagely priced bottles at three or four pounds a bottle will be served in their place.
It is already a standing joke, apparently, that the Reds will be the first to go.
As there is no Blue or Orange wine the coalition is relatively safe from wine related jokes at their expense.
But as far as other alcoholic drinks are concerned, it might be noted that Orange is a mixer in various Cocktails.
Just like the liberals in the coalition?
And for a blue Alcoholic drink I have read that a mix of Vodka, Rum, Tequila, Gin and Blue Curacao with 7-Up has quite a kick and rejoices in a name shortened apparently to AMF.
Apparently the A stands for Adios.
To which of course I would be happy to propose a toast to this Tory led coalition.
Although it was never offered at either a Westminster or a Downing Street Reception, at least when I was present.
The next alcoholic challenge is what to drink whilst watching the Champions League Final, I imagine that if you have bought a ticket for Wembley then a flask of tea or coffee or a hip flask or a bottle of water, will be all you can afford.
But my mind goes back to watching a Manchester United game in the headquarters of the Manchester United Supporters Club, Barcelona Branch, aka Paddy's Bar, in 2008 when I watched a ragged Manchester United play a difficult game away to Lyon.
That was a two pints of Guiness per half, kind of match with much cheering when United levelled the score just before Full -Time, including from the Barcelona fans who were watching their team on another huge screen.
This afternoons score draw at Blackburn, Sir Alex' achievement and the team's performance will be celebrated in Genova by a stirring performance of Handel's Messiah in the Church of the Holy Ghost followed by a glass of Barbera.
Hallelujah.
In fact the team that turned up at Blackburn was the team that doesn't travel well. They appeared to be jet lagged after a forty minute coach trip up the M66.
For the last six minutes they played keep ball and Blackburn appeared to be content with that as their draw gives them a valuable point in their fight to avoid relegation.
But for the first seventy three minutes I wished that I had been wearing my Jean Paul Sartre philosophy football T Shirt. www.footballphilosophy.com
"In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team".
Which it had been for seventy three minutes.
Nevertheless, despite the last six minutes, I am sure that the Blackburn Manager had a bottle of red wine already opened to breathe ready to offer Sir Alex and toast the nineteeth premiership win of a quite remarkable and inspirational career.
Even though Champagne, Cava or Prosecco are more usually offered when celebrations are in order, red wine is the perfect drink to celebrate the Red's victory over the blue of Blackburn and Chelsea.
Apparently Kingsley Amis once described the most depressing words in the English Language as, 'Shall we go straight in?' closely followed by 'Red or White?'.
I am sure that amongst the very few things that Sir Alex and I have in common, apart from a love of Manchester United, is that we have both from time to time, taken drinks at Westminster.
Kingsley Amis' views notwithstanding, I have always opted for the Red Wine over the White, although I was once offered a very palatable Sancerre on an occasion when the Red appeared to have all been drunk, although it re-appeared later in the evening, much to everyone's relief as by then the Sancerre had been all but drunk.
Wine is the talk of Westminster at the moment as the Tories have decided to
make the cellars self financing, quite how something becomes self-financing when it largely served at receptions for which no-one pays, I don't know?
But the best wines are to be sold at auction, and in future averagely priced bottles at three or four pounds a bottle will be served in their place.
It is already a standing joke, apparently, that the Reds will be the first to go.
As there is no Blue or Orange wine the coalition is relatively safe from wine related jokes at their expense.
But as far as other alcoholic drinks are concerned, it might be noted that Orange is a mixer in various Cocktails.
Just like the liberals in the coalition?
And for a blue Alcoholic drink I have read that a mix of Vodka, Rum, Tequila, Gin and Blue Curacao with 7-Up has quite a kick and rejoices in a name shortened apparently to AMF.
Apparently the A stands for Adios.
To which of course I would be happy to propose a toast to this Tory led coalition.
Although it was never offered at either a Westminster or a Downing Street Reception, at least when I was present.
The next alcoholic challenge is what to drink whilst watching the Champions League Final, I imagine that if you have bought a ticket for Wembley then a flask of tea or coffee or a hip flask or a bottle of water, will be all you can afford.
But my mind goes back to watching a Manchester United game in the headquarters of the Manchester United Supporters Club, Barcelona Branch, aka Paddy's Bar, in 2008 when I watched a ragged Manchester United play a difficult game away to Lyon.
That was a two pints of Guiness per half, kind of match with much cheering when United levelled the score just before Full -Time, including from the Barcelona fans who were watching their team on another huge screen.
This afternoons score draw at Blackburn, Sir Alex' achievement and the team's performance will be celebrated in Genova by a stirring performance of Handel's Messiah in the Church of the Holy Ghost followed by a glass of Barbera.
Hallelujah.
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