Villa v Blues

Only three days to go and the excitement before Sundays' big game is already hotting up. Aston Villa Captain Gareth Barry has "said" something to the papers which as usual as been twisted out of all proportion to sell newspapers and inflame the already volatile situation. Hope fully this will not get to the Villa players and they will do the talking on the pitch.
Unusually I haven`t had the usual Villa baiting that I normally receive from Blues fans, in fact most of them seem resigned to the fact that Villa will win. If that happens and Bolton win away to Middlesborough it will put Birmingham back into the relegation zone with games fast running out and a Villa win would mean that they are back in the fight for the final UEFA Cup place, especially after Everton losing last night and a meeting between the two teams to come.
Sunday is going to be a big game for both teams and next season could revolve around this eagerly anticipated match.

Aston Villa v Birmingham City Part 1

Sunday is a big game for Birmingham City Football Club, it is one of two games a season that they only really care about. Their fans wouldn't mind if they lost all of their other games as long as they win the two against their fiercest rivals from across the City, the aristocrats to their paupers, the Royalty to their servants. I am talking of course about one of only 5 British Clubs to win the European Cup, Aston Villa.
To Villa fans, a loss against Birmingham is just a minor blip in their quest to regain the form of the late 70`s and early 80`s that saw them challenging with Europe's elite whilst a loss for Birmingham fans is their worst nightmare and would ruin their whole season, as it appears to mean more to them than it does to Villa fans who have bigger fish to fry.

To be continued.........

Cooking vegetables Al dente

Why do Chefs insist on cooking vegetables Al dente, I haven`t come across anybody that likes them that way yet. I know it is supposed to keep the goodness in but they taste crap.