Posts from May 17, 2006

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Finbar Saunders

To liven up tonights Champions League Final between Arsenal and Barcelona, score the following number of points for each and every mention of the following:

• 1 - The English clubs who have won the European Cup (MUFC, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest). Score double for Aston Villa.
• 2 - The Scottish club who have won the European Cup (Celtic).
• 2 - Patrick Viera.
• 3 - Sol Campbell's 'state of mind'.
• 4 - The fact that Barcelona have only lifted the trophy once.
• 4 - Thierry Henry's future ('Staying'). Score double for 'Going'.
• 4 - Price of blackmarket tickets outside the stadium.
• 5 - Idiotic Norwegian linesman who donned a Barcelona shirt.
• 5 - Arsenal already qualified for Champions League thanks to 'that lasagne'.
• 5 - He's only played twice this season (Ashley Cole).
• 10 - 'EEENNN- RRREEE !!!!'. Score double if Martin Tyler actually reaches a climax.
• 20 - Pitchside analysis at half-time from Townsend/McCoist. Score double if fans manage to drown it out.
• 20 - Only he (Ronaldinho) could produce that.
• 25 - Sven Goran Eriksson will be pleased/shocked/worried/annoyed about that. Score double for 'ashamed'.
• 1000 - Thierry Henry saying 'I'm leaving' in the post match interview.