I say, I say, I say. I've been hit with the bug. What bug that is? The local commercial bug. I've been researching local television commercials for the past three days and I have to say they are the funniest things out there.

Why? Cause the people in them are actually trying to be cool and funny and they wind up looking re-donculous. Here's our first installment. I thinks its one of the best ones out there.

Let's see how this thing works


I would hope that I can figure this whole thing out.

to see

and not to see

With the first leg of the round of 16 knock-out stage being held today, Manchester United travelled to the San Siro in Milan to take on the first place club in Serie A, Inter Milan. Both teams walked away from the match with a nil-nil draw.


It appeared, from the very beginning of the match, that Sir Alex was very much aware that Jose Mourinho has had his number in the past few years. By keeping Nani, Tevez, and Rooney out of the starting lineup, Sir Alex was making it look as though he wanted to accomplish exactly what happened, to travel in to Old Trafford with an even score.

We still have a team of researchers working on these three questions:

1) Was Cristian Chivu on the pitch the whole game?

2) What team was J.S. Park playing for?

3) And wait, Man U defenders John O’Shea's and Jonny Evans' health were question marks going into this match? They both had the game of their lives.

Playing defense against Inter is a little bit like bungee jumping with a vial of nitro-glycerine. Technically it is possible, but sooner or later it’s going to blow up in your face. Right this second, there is no one playing better in the world than Adriano. And when you combine him with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, they give defenses a “wait how did they do that moment” as the ball travels into the back of the net.

By essentially shutting down Adriano almost effortlessly the entire first half, Man U was able to set the tone and begin to try and develop an offensive game plan that consisted of Cristiano Ronaldo moving the ball up the right wing. Captain Ryan Giggs continues to impress everyone, looking more and more like the Ryan Giggs of ten years ago rather than the 35-year-old that he is.

Prior to this epic matchup, there were a lot of questions of whether or not Man U had the personnel to mount a successful defense with Nemanja Vidic suspended and Gary Neville and Wes Brown injured. One hour before the game, Jonny Evans and John O'Shea were declared fit to play, and they never looked back. Both defenders kept the most dangerous team in the world to a minimum of actual scoring opportunities.

With 10 minutes left in the second half, Sir Alex substituted Rooney for J.S. Park and it looked as though Rooney might spark a Man U attack that had died down in the second half. With seemingly just seconds left in injury time, Inter defender Ivan Cordoba took Cristiano Ronaldo down just outside of the penalty box.

Ronaldo was given one final chance to put the game away for the Red Devils. He struck the ball well and kept it down, but it was not to be. The ball was struck into the body of Inter Keeper Julio Cesar, who could not see the ball at all due to his view being blocked by the wall. Cesar had a big laugh after the final whistle was blown, knowing just how lucky he and Inter were in the final seconds.

This match had all the makings of being the match of the year. Both clubs have been so dominant in their domestic leagues that at times it seems like they are toying with their opponents.

Both clubs have insurmountable leads in their domestic leagues, and this matchup of pointing the two best clubs in the world towards one another so early in the competition gives the fans a sense of excitement.

One can’t help but believe that whichever club survives this stage, they will go on to be heavy favorites to win the whole Champions League. It will be amazing to see if Man U could pull off a double-double, win both the Champions League and their domestic league, the Premiership in the same years, two years in a row. I’m not sure if anyone has ever done that before. If anyone knows, let me know.

Both teams will meet on March 11 for the second stage of the knock-out round of 16. Next game, I will guarantee that Sir Alex has Rooney, Tevez, and Nani in the starting 11.

And Cristiano Ronaldo just took another fall heading into the team bus in the parking lot. He got up looking for a whistle and a free kick.