Super photo, isn't it?That's beautiful.
He looks the very same too. He's hardly aged a day.I was REALLY impressed with Zanetti! Think he could still have played, and he'd be an upgrade for many top tier teams!
Just missing a couple of thousand flags and banners.Super photo, isn't it?
It fits with what I saw being said on Twitter after the first event. It's just a crowd management thing - as familiarity increases with the ground as a whole, people will congregate in different spots. But they need to be proactively directed around during the first few months.
Everybody wants to meet and be in the Marketplace, once everybody gets their bearings and used to the layouts it will calm down a bitThat's the thing, people are drawn to Market Place, as its the heart of the concourse, but you could easily meet pals at another bar and skip it. The other thing is the whole middle of the East and West reception areas are not finished and not open, so there will be more people in less space for the games this season.
That was a lot of fun. Great to see the new stadium in action, even if it was just a test event and on tv. So many great old players on show, so many touching moments. Seeing Gazza out there... Wow.
Some brilliant goals too.
The stadium inside looks brilliantly compact in daylight but quite stunningly so at night.
We also got another flavour of just how intimidating the wall of sound can be - and that was for a mere exhibition match. Once the stadium is full and rocking the atmosphere is surely going to be mind-blowing.
Watch out City because CL nights could be something this planet has never known!
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Great day
I fully expected inter to let us at least draw and the ref to give a soft pen to let a pre selected legend score.
Highlights for me:
Carr - showed a great engine to play the 90 and great cross for Berba’s goal. Gives us genuine competition for the right back berth as he’s a free agent.
Micky Hazard - shame about the injury at the end as he was running the game and it’s a joy to see he can still show players 10 years younger a thing or two! It’s why I think Modric could be a top player for a few more years as some players just seen everyone else moving on slow motion so they can already be moving before faster opponents can get to them.
Gazza - it was a shame to see him struggling but I hope the reception he got and being involved has given him a real boost. Would be great if he is well enough to come back regularly to keep him involved and whip the crowd up.
Keane - ok I still haven’t quite forgiven him for the Liverpool move, maybe because I’d invested so much in him over the years but the chip and celebration did give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
Berba - still got it, was a shame that he couldn’t have been on in the first half as he has to do most of it on his own in the second!
Klinsmann - still glided over the pitch like he always did a joy to watch
Was really good fun all round, I was hoping King, Waddle and Sheringham would have made an appearance but all the contributors gave a worthy reminder of many of the good (and some bad!) times at WHL