Apr 2007

it's 24th april. a little under 2 months before we go.

tonight united are at home to milan in the first leg of the european champions league semi final. it's a huge game. winning doesn't only mean we will be in the final, it will mean we will face either liverpool or chelsea in it!

milan stand in the way. united have neville, ferdinand and vidic missing. not to mention saha, silvestre, park and possibly evra. still with ronaldo, rooney, giggs, scholes, carrick and solskjaer, we have the players to beat any team.

it is going to be an incredible month for football. united could win the treble - again! i was lucky enough to be there in 1999. could we really do it again?

one thing is for sure. united cannot throw the league away. there are only 4 games left - everton (a), city (a), chelsea (a) and west ham (h). if we win 3 of these games we have won the league? can our depleted squad cope with 2 games a week? they looked shattered against 'boro on saturday. the atmosphere tonight should carry them a long way. old trafford on big european nights is a magical place -a theatre of dreams.

come on united!

other news - i have an exam on thursday and i've had the day off to study. i should pass as i also have tomorrow off to study and sit a past paper.

i'm going out with scott and marty to watch the game tonight in a pub called the universal. i would recommend it to anyone visiting glasgow.

i only have 20 days left of work!

i really can't wait for lynn and i to get away and leave reality behind. a year out! a year of living! a year of experiencing new sights, sounds, smells. a year of meeting new friends, visiting new towns, cities and countries. it is almost time - june 18th.....the countdown continues

so it's sunday april 15th. 5 days after manchester united destroyed roma in a champions league quarter final at old trafford. i am going down to manchester on tuesday for the league game against sheffield united and can't wait. it will be last trip down before i go travelling.

every game is a cup final. come on united.

anyway, on to travelling. our plans are going well. the flat is rented out to two girls we know - deborah and lynn. i am almost up to date with my innoculations - i have yellow fever and rabis left to get - quite expensive but better safe than sorry and you actually need a yellow fever certificate to get into some countries.

reality really is hitting that we will be travelling in june. it is dawning on me that we are incredibly lucky to have so much time to see the world and experience so many different things. time to spend together and time to do whatever we want, when we want.

june 18th is fast approaching. the countdown is commencing.

murray