The So, I paid absolutely no attention to the preseason. I needed a holiday after that Champions League

final. I was I wanted a couple of clear months and it's been two months and one week to the day

since we last sat down to record one of these and before the Scull's testimonial I'd not watch a ball kicked but

but I'm back and ready and eager for the season to start and you'll notice we

might sound a bit crisper nothing to do with the fact that we've been out

robbing audio equipment nothing to do with that at all

actually we don't sound crisper at all I was just making a riot based some hilarious

riot humor oh you japster yeah well actually you, if anyone has been out losing I could do with it.

No, no, no, no, that's maybe not. Well, fair enough, pre-season, I'm not sure I needed a holiday. I think I needed some therapy after that that Barcelona game that was

seriously tough wouldn't it to get over for a while and then who should pop up in

pre-season but Barcelona again I suppose there was a small very small micro mini 0.0 1% of

redemption in beating them in pre-season I suppose and and and I guess generally a successful tour of the state. I think what you mean is we've clearly

proven that the summer transfer activity has closed the gap with the mighty Barcelona by beating

them in the really big prestigious one that mattered

that everyone wanted to win the preseason for and you can keep your Champions League.

It's all about the Burger King Tor USA 2011 Cup. I think in fact it was called the World Champions Cup or something. So

world, better than the European world, it's bigger. Exactly.

Yeah, so how much of the preseason tour of America did you see?

Yeah, quite a bit actually, yeah.

I didn't watch the one that kicked off in Seattle at 3 o'clock.

I had to make do with internet highlights of that one but I saw quite a few of them.

It was successful in there a lot of players got some games, some of the younger players actually they didn't play a whole load smalling and

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