Adelaide Marathon Campaign - Week 1 of 16

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In the end I thought two-nil a fair result, with Rangers never really looking that aggressive, at least to my inexpert eye.

Sadly some of the Rangers fans more than made up for their teams' lack of aggression, hurling bottles and bricks at police and stabbing a ZSP supporter in scenes reminiscent of the bad old days of the soccer hooligan. Media lovies are suggesting that the failure of a giant screen in an outdoor area where around ten thousand fans had congregated is somehow mitigation for trashing the city centre. Nothing to do with necking stong lager for twelve hours straight then.

Nice to see the 'friendliest fans in the world [SIZE="1"]TM[/SIZE]' enhancing their reputation. No doubt UEFA will call for an immediate ban on British clubs in Europe. Rowdies and Chelski fans who can afford to visit Moscow next week can be assured of an even warmer welcome from the city police.

Good to see the running enthusiasm continues unabated. Although I find the idea of running on a treaddie abhorent I can appreciate the advantages of combining training with watching sport. I could try the same thing here during today's Lords test against the Kiwis except . . . zzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .