Soccer Aid 2012

I'm at work, and probably should be working, but I downloaded the Soccer Aid 2012 match to my iPhone last night and I've spent the last hour watching the first half.

It's always nice to watch a game of football, especially at Old Trafford. I absolutely love seeing Edwin van der Sar back between the goal posts, which I believe is in front of Stretford End. Made a couple of good saves, too. Roy Keane and Jaap Stam right in front of him probably scared most of their opponents away. It was also nice to see Keane there; though it's a shame he had to limp off after only about 20 minutes. The pair would also feature on this Sunday's Corazon Classic Match 2012 between Real Madrid veterans and Manchester United veterans. Man, I love these two games. They help, a tiny bit, for the lack of United games on weekends.

The half-time analysis featured Wayne Rooney, Robbie Williams, and Robbie Savage. Even though Rooney, when asked about how it feels watching a game at his home turf, said that it was nice to be at Old Trafford to relax and enjoy a game, I imagine there were times when he was just itching to run into the pitch to score, especially when England was losing. Sergio Pizzorno's goal, which was absolutely brilliant, according to Rooney was "probably the best goal [he]'s seen at Old Trafford in the past 5-10 years." ;)

I'm very excited for Sunday's Corazon Classic Match, and quite excited for Soccer Aid 2014. I was surprised by how many big name celebrities participated in this year's event; especially the Hollywood actors for the Rest of the World team. So, hopefully, the next event will draw even bigger celebrities (and legends), and more donations. Of course, ideally, I would love more ex- or current-United players to feature, and maybe even Sir Alex Ferguson managing the ROW team.

I've also watched the 2010 event and I kept thinking that some of these people are taking this way to seriously! I thought, since it's for charity, that it would be just for fun and games. But I guess for some of these former pros, it's hard to go out, play for 90 minutes, and not take it seriously. Edwin van der Sar, Freddie Ljunberg, and Clarence Seedorf are the only ones who seemed to be enjoying this for the fun of it throughout the first half.

Farewell, Owen!

Read from bottom to top. Taken from his Twitter account

A few days late, but here it is. I would like to say: thanks, Owen! Though it's a shame that injuries have prevented Owen from contributing more to United, I believe that he's done more than most people think.

One last time?

Dimitar Berbatov at the Harry Gregg Testimonial match yesterday. This is probably the last time we see Berba in a United jersey. :(

Dear God #10

Of course, I'm getting these thoughts right when I'm trying to sleep, right?

In any case, I find that I still feel guilty, for the fact that I'm not quite a believer anymore. I mean, I think I still believe that a god exists - maybe I just like to think that there's something more powerful, more mighty, than us mere humans; but that's also the foundation of why I believe that there are other lives in the universe.

I'm not exactly sure, but I think I still believe in the existence of God. Although, the God I believe in is more rational than the God that other people talk about. I just don't know if I believe in the values of Christianity anymore.

The funny thing is, when I ask myself what exactly made me question my own religion and beliefs, the only answer that I can come up with is that I read the bible. I tried; for a few nights a couple years ago, I'd read a chapter of the bible, which made me very skeptical. I questioned everything and just thought that, for the most part, all that was very dumb. There are good values that I can get from it, I know, but I can't just rely my faith on this...book.

I should really sleep now. My thoughts are going everywhere and that's never a good thing.

A Very Nerdist Monday

Not only did they have the Team Nerdist vs. Team GeekAndSundry All-Star Celebrity Bowling:

Chris also had Tina Fey as a guest of his Nerdist podcast!

Nerdist really made it easier to get through Monday!

"Football, bloody hell!"

Had a day to let it sink in, and I can only barely believe that what happened yesterday actually happened. I somehow managed to hold it together the whole day, not a tear shed, until I found this posted on Facebook this morning:

Just the look on their faces did it for me. Learning that City conceded through the crowd's reaction was an amazing feeling; learning that we lost the title at the last minute the same way: not recommended. A whole season, 38 matches, and all the hard work undone in that last minute of City's game. I feel for the new guys, the younger players that had just joined the team this season. But the fact that they're young and good enough to almost winning the league means that they'd have years (hopefully at United) to gain experience and develop into better players and to win many league titles (again, hopefully with United).

"They’ve experienced what has happened today and they’ll be around in five, six, seven or ten years time for Manchester United. The experience is good for them, even if it is a bad one."

source

As always, Sir Alex Ferguson conceded the defeat gracefully, congratulating City on the amazing feat - something that I still have yet to be able to do.

Yesterday was tense. The matches were unbearable to watch. I decided against switching to City's match because I was scared that I would jinx it (I'm somehow very superstitious when it comes to United); I probably should have, seeing how it turned out to be. It really was a reminder, to me, of how much I love football, but loathe it at the same time. It honestly did hurt.

Unfuckingbelievable!

That was...unbelievable. I really don't know what to say or think about it.

They gave me hope for most of the match, and then just snatch it all away at the very last minute. It was insane.

The last 10-20 minutes of the games felt almost like watching the 2008 Champions League penalty shoot-out. My hands were shaking and I couldn't even move from my seat.

The day turned from exhilaratingly amazing to insanely depressing within one minute. Right after the final whistle was blown at the Stadium of Lights, and I was thinking that we'd have to wait a minute or two for good news, I saw a tweet saying that Aguero scored. I just...can't... That was just cruel.

Looking ahead and positive thinking and all that crap

This wasn't the best United team, or the best United season, but we ended up with 89 points anyway. We'll come back stronger; our youngsters are just getting started and we'll have a stronger team by August.

Note to Glazers: SPEND! Please stop just pocketing our money. We desperately need a midfielder and a left back. And a few other players.

To City: til next year!