I think the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson rested Howard Webb had a lot to do with the result.
It'll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol a Manchester United fan buys is going into our kitty.
I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.
American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though.
College football today is one of the last great strongholds of genuine old-fashioned American hypocrisy.