Back of the Net!

Wow - transfer nonsense aside, it’s been a pretty dull day.

So thank God for the transfer window deadline!

Manchester City have been given the kind of cash injection the British Government usually gives to North East building societies (bit of satire creeping in there!) - and God knows, the Geordies need that kind of cheering up right now - and they’ve stunned the entire football world by hijacking not Manchester United’s signing of Berbatov (which went through with the bonus of Tottenham dropping their “tapping up” complaint to the Premier League) but instead by hijacking Chelsea’s move for Real Madrid’s Robinho.

In traditional terms, that’s about as likely a transfer as Zinedine Zidane joining Middlesbrough FC. Nevermind that no one understands the whys and the wherefores, and just accept it. Apparently, he’s the next Pele. Yeah, and I’m the next Brian Clough.

So - Robinho, welcome to the UK, and here’s a few things to bear in mind:

• Get used to the rain in Manchester, enjoy the shops and the pretty girls.
• Of course you’re from Brazil, and you’ll feel right at home with the number of gender benders in Manchester.
• You might not get the music scene, you might not get the language and you might wonder why kids wander around with their hands down their pants: tough. You joined Manchester City, trading in sunshine and semi-regular football in a team of stars for superstardom in the rainiest city in Northern England.

Life might not be perfect, but it apparently is if you’re a Manchester City fan, who for two days now have outshone their local rivals in the sports pages.

Vintage stuff!

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