Tuesday Toss

I’m not about to go out on cheat you /(Maybe I’ll forgive you)/Just like you did/But baby that’s alright/I love you anyway/(Maybe you will try)/And I’m still going to be here for you until my dying day

Napoli v Chelsea

You want Chelsea to lose, let’s face it, you do, for a number of reasons. The smuggery of Frank Lampard and the ebony and ivory rattling of John Terry. The deep unpleasantness of their fans: their history of vileness. You want them to lose for their chants about Anton Ferdinand. All excellent reasons to get the blood pumping. But, wait a minute there, cowboy. John Terry is out, Frank Lampard may well not start. Imagine if they win without the smuggery of Frank Lampard and the ebony and ivory rattling of John Terry. That would be even sweeter.

You can follow the game with Alex Bath tonight from 7.30pm here.

CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho is now essentially doing his victory lap. A million points (OK, I haven’t checked, that’s a guess) clear at the top, gobbing down occasionally onto the chasing Barcelona. The only turd on the sheen that Barcelona could offer is to dump them out of the Champions League. That’s why tonight you should hope for a CSKA Moscow victory. Don’t let Barca expose Real Madrid’s one flaw – that despite being a million points clear (it’s true, I checked this time) they’re still not as good as Barcelona.

You can follow the game with Jacob Steinberg tonight from about 4.30pm here.

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“Remember when” isn’t the lowest form of conversation – kids’ telly is, which is a form of “remember when”, but not “remember when” itself. And The FCF is about to go there, kind of. Leading figures in the industry have drawn up a shortlist of twenty-two characters for the British Animation Awards, aimed at finding the nation’s greatest ever character. Included are Postman Pat, Noggin the Nog, Danger Mouse, Mr Benn, Paddington and THE MEERKAT FROM THE COMPARE THE MARKET ADVERT. How far we done fell.

DH

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