tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post6522989297584335431..comments2023-10-28T12:06:09.436+01:00Comments on Charlie Adley - Double Vision: Imagine that your eyes can see what's in front of them!Charlie Adleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063071455000195762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-57497067826534995632010-07-12T23:45:59.279+01:002010-07-12T23:45:59.279+01:00I'm primarily a fan of football, then Chelsea ...I'm primarily a fan of football, then Chelsea and the England team. It is the greatest of distractions, a chance to realise the tribal instinct as well as a rare and acceptable outlet for blokes to shout, cry, scream and act all emotional in public.<br /><br />As you say JB, with 20% unemployment, the more distractions the better. Very interested to see if the World Cup victory and the 'Soy Espanol' joy has a lasting and cohesive effect on the Basque and Catalan Spanish/not Spanish splinters.<br /><br />Now there's no footie. None for aaaages.... Well ... none until August 8th when Chelsea play Man. Utd at Wembley and it all kicks off again!<br /><br />In the meantime JB, Galway is picking up steam: Film Fleadh last week, first week of the Arts Festival fortnight and Race Week, on the horizon. Who needs footie when you're about to live through your first Galway summer? Good luck out there man.Charlie Adleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063071455000195762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-9606001824480171422010-07-12T20:18:22.994+01:002010-07-12T20:18:22.994+01:00For many people, the final became an example of an...For many people, the final became an example of anti-football, where the sport stopped mattering. But tell that to the one million fans lining the streets of Madrid tonight. In such really tough times for people, as Spain also announced today unemployment has hit 20%, football still has an amazing grip on public sentiment, getting people out of their depressing lives for that one moment of glory as Iniesta finally put one away. What a simple way to unite a country as divided as Spain! Weird!johnbendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248104512268346330noreply@blogger.com