Football Tomorrow - Decision Made ...

... yep it's Stalybridge Celtic vs FC United of Manchester - it IS the FA Cup after all - I DID see the "first half" - in effect - on Sunday - and people moan like hell about "Mickey Mouse Cups" (viz Presidents Cup) - unless you get to the Final that is !!

Some excellent "product" on the FCUM site - the photos of Andy Barker and "JacobsBladder" certainly put mine to shame - and my mate Steve's pic of Marsh's second (in the MEN today) is in focus - unlike my effort !) - and of course check out the FCUM TV video (forget the football though - I feature in the second half !!)

http://vimeo.com/7021483

(PS - turn the HD option off to prevent "weird pausing effects")

Those commentators would NEVER get a job with the BBC (unless they were doing an England International, when even our most esteemed commentators go all one-sided !).

So .. apologies to Mossley v Lancaster - indeed apologies to Ashton United tonight (drew 2-2 with Whitby) and Curzon Ashton too (at home to Clitheroe - 2-2 at the moment - in extra time - yep "Mickeys Cup" again !) - can't be everywhere ... more's the pity ...

LATE UPDATE - well 2200 - it seems like all hell has broken loose tonight @ Curzon - three Clitheroe sent off apparently, two women fighting in the stand - and 3-2 to Curzon (and that's only a latest mind !). Quote from Clitheroe board "Both sides are appalled by the ref". Watch this space - I'm making French Onion Soup at the moment so have to keep dashing down to kitchen to stir ... gotta get them to caramelise properly haven't you ???

Idiot Update - "Pete and Kenny sent off" equates to Manager & Assistant - silly me ...

2220 - Now 4-2 ... and that's a final - we await the fall-out from this one ...

2305 - and damn ... first sniff on the "simmer stage" makes me think I've over-seasoned the effing soup - good job we've a big bag of onions however ... such is life (beyond football) ...
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