******Official Champions v Al Hilal******

[BlueinBosnia]

The attendance was desperate.

I think about half the people there were Bosnian, and a decent proportion of the rest were Al-Hilal's squad...

[halnone]

even though I strongly dislike both teams, i'm going to AC Milan vs Chelsea in Miami, and I hope I don't just see players jogging around the entire game.

friendly matches are usually poor though so I won't get my hopes up.

[Beefymcfc]

If I remember rightly, these games were supposed to be played behind closed doors and were only changed due to interest from ESPN.

I can understand the 'jogging' nature of this game, it was planned as a stretch off, not a full, or even half, blooded event.

[BlueinBosnia]

If I remember rightly, these games were supposed to be played behind closed doors and were only changed due to interest from ESPN.

I think 'closed doors' is a term applied very loosely nowadays. I took it to mean 'not an Official Tour', and that tickets wouldn't be available for the match, but that there'd be a few seats available, you'd be allowed in for a few quid on a first come, first served basis.

[bigblue]

only changed due to interest from ESPN.

Espn with their stellar reporting of the game

Man City humbled by Al Hilal

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... n-friendly

[Beefymcfc]

If I remember rightly, these games were supposed to be played behind closed doors and were only changed due to interest from ESPN.

I think 'closed doors' is a term applied very loosely nowadays. I took it to mean 'not an Official Tour', and that tickets wouldn't be available for the match, but that there'd be a few seats available, you'd be allowed in for a few quid on a first come, first served basis.

That's what I mean't by it bud. Usually it's not a big event and only for those ardent followers.

I think people are thinking because it was on TV that Mancini would change his mantra. He didn't, it was a training session, nothing more.

Espn with their stellar reporting of the game

Man City humbled by Al Hilal

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... n-friendly

Classic.