Proven Wrong

Well, I didn't go to the match, but Dynamo won 2-1 and the league is starting to have a familiar feel to it with Shakhtar and Dynamo in 1st and second, although Dnipro and Metalist are both in with a shout, however Metalist drew 0-0 with Tavriya and Dnipro haven't looked like being able to break the Kyiv / Donetsk dominance of late.

I was wrong about the crowd at the game as it drew a very respectable attendance of 14,000 +. On the other hand the congratulations to Ihor Surkis on the Dynamo site was changed to a congratulations from him to all the women at Dynamo, maybe he read my post, although I somehow doubt it.

The cup in Ukraine also has a familiar feel with Shakhtar and Dynamo somehow avoiding each other yet again in the semi finals. At least things are going to be different in England this year with Barnsley putting Chelsea out and Pompey winning at Old Trafford. Thank God for that, I used to love the FA Cup, but of late it's always been won by one of the big four, but not this year.

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