Manchester United Knocked Out of the FA Cup

In the FA Cup Semi Final on 16^th April 2011 Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by their rich, trophy-starved neighbours Manchester City in front of a packed Wembley stadium. A goal in the second half by Yaya Toure following an error by Michael Carrick was enough to give the blue half of Manchester another trip to Wembley in the final next month to play either Bolton or Stoke, who play later today in the other semi-final.

It was a bad day at the office for Man Utd. After a promising start in which Berbatov missed a couple of good chances, Man City grew more and more into the game and became stronger the longer it went on. In the middle of the field Yaya Toure put in a towering performance and strong defending by City ensured that Man Utd did not put in one of their typical late fightbacks for which they have been somewhat accustomed to doing this season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates after scoring the
winning goal in the 1999 Champions League Final

The final will certainly be an interesting one from the neutrals’ point of view as none of the so called “Big Four” clubs are competing. Man City haven’t won a trophy since 1976 and for Bolton and Stoke (whoever gets through) the wait has been much, much longer. That’s the magic of the FA Cup. That magic is still alive although many people criticise the fact that the semi-finals are now played at Wembley, in addition of course to the final. Years ago the magic of the cup was all about getting to Wembley. That isn’t as hard as it used to be. This weekend seems all the more ridiculous given that 4 teams from the north west are in the semis. However, as we know, it is all about generating revenue and the massive expense of re-building Wembley must be paid for.

At Modern Canvas Art we have a strong allegiance to a British club (but we are not saying which!) All we will say is that they are of course by the far best team the world has ever seen and what a shame they are not in the final in May. For Manchester Utd fans, they still have the Premiership and the Champions League well within their grasp so it doesn’t look like being too bad a season for them if they pick up either or even both.

Modern Canvas Art have some cracking Manchester Utd pop art canvas prints and canvas paintings showing past great players and glories. Take a look at this classic George Best canvas print for example. Our canvas art prints and pop art paintings really are second to none.  Order one and we guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Everybody Loves a Doughnut

Doughnut Canvas Print from Modern Canvas Art

A doughnut or donut (as it is spelt in the US) is a fried dough food and is universally popular. They are usually sweet and deep-fried from a flour dough, shaped in rings or flattened spheres that sometimes contain fillings. Other types of dough such as potato can also be used as well as other batters. Various toppings and flavorings are used for different types of “filled” doughnuts. I would have to say that the Krispy Kreme doughnuts are my favourite but if you eat too many then you will certainly pile on the pounds.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for doughnut eating is held by a man named John Haight, who consumed 52 ounces of donuts (about 26 average doughnuts) in just over six minutes in 1981. Just plain crazy, some people.

The largest doughnut ever made was an American-style “jelly” doughnut which weighed 1.7 tonnes and measured 4.9 m (16 ft) in diameter and was 40.6cm (16in) high in the centre. It was made in Utica, New York, USA on January 21, 1993. No doubt John Haight scoffed it when nobody was looking.

At Modern Canvas Art we are partial to the odd doughnut during breaks from producing our pop art prints and canvas paintings. To celebrate the doughnut, we created this Doughnut Canvas Print which we think is quite funky and would look great in a kitchen or children’s bedroom.  Take a look at Modern Canvas Art and check out our fantastic canvas prints. Oh – and take a look at one of our Banksy canvas prints featuring – yes – a doughnut.