To be honest, I didn't really care who won the Champions' League Final. I don't have a preference for either Man Utd or Chelsea and all I wanted to see was an entertaining match. The first 120 minutes of the game were alright but lacked any real drama and could have done with some more goals. Rooney never got a mention whilst Tevez missed some easy chances. Drogba didn't deserve to be sent off but I'm glad he was - the arrogant twat. What really annoys me about top-flite football nowadays is all the diving; as soon as a player is touched, he goes to ground in excrutiating agony which disappears all of a sudden when the free kick is awarded. Those football players sure do heal bloody fast. Then we went to a good old penalty shootout and you can rely on a decent English player missing his penalty. John Terry may have slipped but this miss was just a sad reflection on the England side in general.

Like Southgate, Waddle and Beckham, racecourses made some gaffes this week. How Ayr and Sandown could water the course but manage to make parts of the track too soft to race on beats me. The only reason I can think of is that there is a hole in the hose which water leaks out of and soaks that part of the track. It just wastes people's time as they travel to the races only to find out that racing is abandoned because someone kept the taps on for too long.
Another man who looked like an idiot this week was Sam Thomas at Fakenham, when he finished the race a circuit too soon. Ok, it is hard to count how many circuits you should do around the small Norfolk course but isn't it obvious that the race isn't over when none of the other jockeys are pushing their mounts and your horse is travelling so comfortably? A ban was the only suitable punishment. Live and learn folks, live and learn.

I don't really back two year olds because you never know what to suspect from them but the vibes are good for BARWELL BRIDGE to run well in the 2.15 at Goodwood today.