the nigerian and the uruguayan

The Nigerian works in a factory in Harlseden. I met him in a pub in Peckham. He doesn't support any particular team but he knows his football (he's got a team in Nigeria from somewhere near Port Harcourt). We chatted away merrily as you like through the second half, him noting the way Shevchenko made space for Drogba, complimenting Iniesta, noting that the Brazilians, like the Africans, play for fun more than money. Unlike the English. His name's Manu.

I don't know the Uruguayan's name but he knows his Britpop even though he doesn't rate it. Unfortunately for those who don't speak it, the article's in Spanish, but he says that Oasis and all the rest are derivative and somewhat maudling, and harks back to the halcyon days of the Sex Pistols, the Beta Band, the Jam and Steve Harley. He calls Tony Blair a hijo de puta as well as coming up with one of my favourite words of the week: toyotizado. Not exactly sure what it means but it still makes sense.