I first saw Manchester United in the summer of 1999. Not a bad year to start following this club I guess. What started off as a pastime slowly became an obsession. And became the reason for many friendships!
This is an attempt to stay in touch with my football following friends, United following in particular. I want this blog to be a community for sharing opinions; should be more about the banter in the comments section than the article itself. To keep the blog active, I'll be posting 2-3 articles a week to set the tone of discussion. I hope this blog witnesses some great exchanges and soon becomes the place to celebrate Manchester United's greatest moments.
Moments like these.
The Champions League is the most coveted prize in club football and it is no surprise that my favourite football moment came in the finals of the 2008 edition that United won. The stakes were incredibly high for United since it was the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. United simply had to win it. It was 1-1 After Extra Time and 3-4 in favour of Chelsea after 4 penalties each. Ronaldo, of all people, had missed one. Up stepped John Terry. Mr. Chelsea. British Bulldog. Captain Fantastic. The most loathsome player in football history was to condemn United to misery. As he walked up to the penalty spot, he pulled the captain's armband up his sleeve. Utterly nauseating. He took a confident run up and in the split second that I saw van der sar go the other way with the ball bound for the back of the net, I realized it was going to be the most depressing moment of my life...
Well, you know what happened next!
Football, Bloody Hell!
This blog is a tribute to that night in Moscow!
