Pundits have a ‘mare with pie in the Sky talk

IN A world where we are constantly being told that everything we know is wrong, it has always been a relief to turn to the reliably comforting certainties of 11 against 11 and highest score wins. But no longer.

Cue Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports yesterday, enthusiastically accentuating the positives of the Da’s boys getting Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final draw. The son was arguing that Madrid could be “got at” when, without warning, he dropped his bombshell.

“Real Madrid,” he declared, “are not in the same league as Barcelona.”