Two Big Wins

Two victories today which I had predicted with great confidence: Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0, and Vladimir "Poisoner" Putin won a landslide victory in the Russian elections. Liverpool had, of course, ensured that the referee and linesmen were firmly on the payroll, had sent emissaries to place polonium-210 in the tea-urn at the Reebok Stadium, and had let the Bolton back four know in no uncertain terms that Rafa Benitez' database held full information on where they lived, where their children went to school, etc. etc. Putin's United Russia party, however, though containing most of the high-profile political operators, knew that they would simply have to rely on standing up on the day, focusing on the concentration, playing for the team, giving 100 percent, doing it for the fans, concentrating on the focus, and getting a little bit of the rub of the green, Brian. Congratulations to both.