Hey folks,

I shipped the manuscript to the editors! Yes, it's in a relatively clean state and pretty coherent. I'm trying to take time away from this labor of love to read Moby Dick, and thus can come back with a fresh set of eyes.

However, my wife already made some pretty big suggestions. First, I included the Spanish italics/English explanation formula from the first book, but it's kinda an eye sore in this book. You can only read "Real Zaragoza" so many times in italics before you go cross-eyed. Thus, I'm changing that.

Also, I'm torn - I just nixed the short but sweet conclusion. I'm not convinced it's sweet enough. I kinda like ending the book at the very end of the 20th century when Barcelona has risen to great heights, but Real Madrid with Raul snagged back a few Champions Leagues. The allure and mystery of the nascent Perez era pre-we know what the fuck happened "Galaticos" seems like a good ending point.

We'll see - Charley Erwin and Christopher Mann will obviously have a big hand in how the final product shapes up.