Munzie

I have the pleasure of working in Madrid on a regular basis. Having been at the game and in Mayor Plaza during the pre-match incidents, I was embarrassed with the actions of some of our fans. 1) I appreciate every club has it's element of a moronic following. Ours were clearly on show on Friday evening and Saturday morning/afternoon. Thankfully, these idiots are in the minority and will hopefully be identified via the extensive CCTV around the square and be held accountable and hopefully banned. As already discussed, they ruined it for the rest of us. 2) That said, it wasn't just the flares and abusive chants, by a few, that caused the carnage. It was the actions by a larger group of so called 'innocent' fans that added to the situation. The amount of litter generated throughout the day caused the police major concerns. I'm not talking about the odd crisp packet or an empty can. There was crap thrown everywhere. People were leaving empty glasses on the floor, that inevitably got kicked over and smashed - a massive headache for all given the amount of tourists and kids around. With over 2k Leicester fans mixing with other tourists it was also inevitable that there wouldn't be enough seats for everyone. Whilst I appreciate that some fans were buying their own beer and food from nearby shops and then taking a cheeky chance of sitting at one of the restaurant tables to consume these, it was embarrassing to then watch some of them take offence and argue with the restaurant owners when they were asked to vacate for waiting (paying) customers. In some instances, chairs were thrown or broken as a result. Naturally the restaurant owners complained to the police. 3) I appreciate that us blokes sometimes loose our peeing accuracy after a few beers. Some of our lot couldn't hit a barn door! As for others, they have really weird toilet habits that should only be seen on some specialist websites. This resulted in some of the small bars having to shut down their facilities. The knock on effect - rather than leaving the square to find an alternative (there are quite a few) some resorted to p*ssing up the side of historic buildings in plain view of all and sundry, including the police. No doubt the Japanese tourists have some great pics to treasure! 4) We are in a foreign city, with a different culture and different rules. I am not in agreement with how the Spanish police handle these scenarios but their tactics are well documented. You cannot stand by and reason with them once they have been given the nod to deal with the situation. As soon as the handful of morons started throwing things at the police, they moved in. Our morons then dispersed into the innocent crowd at Usain Bolt pace. How were the police to know which ones to go for? Their orders were to break up the situation. In summary, like the rest of our European tour to date, I have loved every minute. On this occasion, pre-match, I should have been sitting in a very sunny, historic, part of Madrid, savouring the moment. Instead, the actions by quite a few, made me sad. Sad for our reputation as a club and as a nation. We wouldn't act this way in our own country or on our own doorstep. We have achieved so much good (in terms of reputation) over the last few years for it to be torn from us by afternoons like Wednesday. Madrid asked us to gather in Mayor Plaza and enjoy ourselves, not take a dump in front to them.

A ride-out across to Silverstone tomorrow for the Moto GP. At £60+ for a ticket, the organisers could at least stop it from raining.

600 careful'ish miles done I now need to book it's first service then it's FULL power mode!

Time to switch to something more reliable. Look to the East my friend.

Motorbikes are brilliant - Anyone for a ride-out?

Harsh but fair Wasn't that a belt drive. What you need is a nice ZX6R

A nimbler partner sounds good! Anything is mind?

I tend to save the warp speeds for my trackdays! Besides, I'm still running my new bike in and am limited to 7,000 revs. Slow pace is good for me

That was made for bikes! I haven't been on here for a little while, have you still got your Guzzi? Edit: I've just read back through the thread - you have a Harley? Wasn't that a swear word in your household at some stage? It's about time I met some of you FT'ers. Give me a shout when you're planning on being in the area. I tend to start off from my home town, Rothwell, Nothants and take the A6003 from Kettering, through Rockingham and Oakham. From there, the A606 takes you straight into Melton Mowbray. It can be done in about 30 mins if you really push it or 45 - 1 hour at a relaxed pace. From there, I tend to use Daggers Mario's road on the way back.

I've always fancied taking a trip to the TT but never got round to it. I think it must take some planning given it's popularity. The place must be at bursting point when it's on. I'll just have to settle for the back roads around Northants and Leicestershire for the time being. If you squint a bit, some of the roads around Rutland resemble the IOM.

Look what I've just bought and am currently running in...

Thanks.

Thank you. Gonna concentrate on positives and move on. PS: IF anyone knows of an foxy 33-39 year old females, let me know.

How was my day? Answer: Possibly the worst in my 39 years of existence. Reluctantly agreed to seperate from my wife (8 years of marriage and total of 16 years relationship).

And that kiddy winks is how airbags were invented

claustrophobic in a crash helmet? What about an open-faced lid or even a flip-up version?

They do come in different shapes and sizes

That's a great bike to have. Two of my mates bought the same model and won't change. Let's hope the weather holds for you.

15 watchers and not one bid, quickly followed by several post-autions e-mails from Poland, Spain and Portugal all asking if I would deliver overseas! Some of my mates are planning a long weekend away for the Le Mans 24hr race next year. This, coupled with our current exceptional weather, is swaying my decision about selling.

Well done! And very quickly too! What you need now is a Suzuki GSXR1000. Just like the one I have for sale

My pride and joy is currently on e-bay with 11 people watching it. If it goes, Friday will be a very sad day

Why do you need aftermarket cans? Harley's sound brilliant as they are. Other than pissing off the neigbours, I know where my money would have gone.

Just got back from Donnington. Fantastic racing and atmosphere. Stood and the Foggey Esses and got a great view of some spectacular crashes, including Rossi's moment of madness. Credit where due however as he got back on and still finished fifth. Toseland was mobbed as he came around at the end. He needs to grow a bigger pair of bollocks as a podium place was his to take. I can't believe it's the end of July, as my toes and fingers are fozen from the ride home. Roll on Summer!

You shoud've come down and you would have been converted I had a fantastic day (although some were less fortunate - there were a lot of nasty crashes). I was wearing my Leicester shirt over the top of my leathers for the first couple of sessions before realising that if I crashed, I would ruin it. Did'nt really think about the consequences for me or my £5,000 bike in the event of an accident - just the safe wellbeing of my football shirt God's weather department must have read my previous post as the rain only came down at lunch. By the time we started the afternoon sessions, it was dry again. I also set a new personal best of 163mph down the main straight. I was the happiest Munzie alive yeasterday although paying the price today as I ache like bugger.

I thought Harley Davidson was a swear word in your dictionary. What made you change your mind & when do you get it? Bring it on a trackday. You'll be a hell of a lot quicker than some out there.