Urawa Red Diamonds (N) | CWC Semi-Final | Pre-Match Thread

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Alfie Budd said:
It wasn’t exactly ‘mid-season’ - it was the last week of April. But I know what you‘re saying.
The background to it was that the inaugural season of the J.League was soon to get underway and there was a lot of money being thrown at football in Japan. The powers that be wanted a PL team to go out there for pre-season friendlies to help build up the hype. City were asked to go as we had nothing whatsoever to play for in terms of league position and our remaining fixtures couldn’t impact on any other major issues.
Whether it would happen now with the PL prize money for every win you pick up is another matter.
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The new PL was a weird one. Thanks for the explanation.
 
got to see the players off, one of our guys had to go over to signature to collect a few bags( 3 small bags and 2 hard case small cases) obviously something important to the owner in them (the name on the bag label was guardiola sala :)), then the lad over at signature go to get on the airport bus with the players over to the plane, all in all a shite saturday night :)
 
To think the Raggies ditched the FA Cup to play in this..... falling for government and FA pressure all to bolster what would later be a failed World Cup bid.

Having said that, come on Citeh!!!.
 
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