Crazy football

Last Friday, on BBC Five Live, Jacqui Oatley was commentating on Reading vs Sheffield United which hoisted the Blades up to an incredible second in the Championship (I always imagine them since their relegation to be sceond-tier mid-table mediocrities) and her summariser was described (on the DAB) as former Brentford manager Leroy Rosenior. It should have been former Torquay United manager for his return to that club may not have been his finest hour, but it could go down as his finest ten minutes - the length of time he was in charge for - the honeymoon hadn't even had a chance to begin.
On ITV after the Porto game which Man Utd drew 2-2 at Old Trafford, I hardly expected Wayne Rooney to quip "yeah, we'll just go and get a 3-3 draw out there," but you expect more from a seasoned pundit (but for his nous, he might as well have been seasoned with rosemary and thyme than experience) who said to Sir Alex Ferguson "you have to win in Portugal." They probably have to, but there's no certainty to that. A 3-3 or higher scoring draw would take Man Utd to the Champions League semi-final and Porto could keep their unbeaten home record against English teams. After all, 2-2 at Old Trafford might have seemed highly improbable and it ensures that Porto have still not won on English soil against English sides. So why not a night of pandemonium in Oporto?