Thursday 3 November 2016

MANCHESTER CITY CHASE DOWN BARCELONA... A NEW POEM & IMAGES FROM THE ETIHAD STADIUM...

The Barca Fox Is Hunted By City Predators

It was like a fox, the prey,
Scurrying, fretful;
Chased down and vexed
Between shrubs
In sparse cover, perplexed,
Running for its life:
Wary, hurried, deceitful,
Barely keeping its predators at bay…

Pete Ray
November 2016


Watching Barcelona’s defence deal with passing the ball to each other in risky situations, chased by Manchester City attackers, was rather like seeing a fox rushing from one piece of cover to another, being chased by predatory hounds…

HAD TO WALK UP HERE TO FIND MY SEAT.
NO MATS TO HELTER-SKELTER DOWN ON THOUGH...

A SECTION OF THE CROWD...

THE FLOODLIGHTS ARE ABOUT TO BE SWITCHED ON...

HAVE YOU SPOTTED MY NAN IN THE CROWD?


MAN WITH CITY CUDDLY.
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THAT?

GREAT VIEW...

YESSIR, HE CAN BOOGIE...

MESSI ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT THE CAMERAS FROM SPOTTING A NOODLE IN HIS BEARD...

NEYMAR & SUAREZ JOKE WITH A PLAYER ESCORT...

OMG... IS TER STEGEN REALLY TALLER THAN MOST OF THE OTHERS???

BREAK-UP OF TEAM PHOTO...

ONE GERMAN + TWO FRENCHMEN = 60% OF A SPANISH DEFENCE...

MESSI & GOMES PRACTISE THE LATER GOAL CELEBRATION...

FOUND ONE OF THE BODGING'S ANCESTORS IN MANCHESTER MUSEUM...
HE WAS MORE IMPRESSED WITH THE STADIUM, HOWEVER...

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