Colin-I really did not mean to iatnnuise any foul play by Barca or any conspiracy. The point was that dictatorships attempt to control our collective imagination by promoting single virtue of justice which only they can provide the perpetuation of Dutch football as the only ideal worthy of aspiration has a similar stranglehold.And I repeat my problem is not with Barcelona!For the record, though, I have selectively decided not to wade into the murky waters of Franco-era football for a several reasons:1) Opinion blends into fact all too often. When I lived in Madrid and met several individuals who had lived through the regime, the spectrum of theories ran from Franco controlled everything to Franco didn’t do anything. 2) Certain facts are odd like Barca being the first team to beat Madrid in a European Cup playoff during the regime. Also, Barca won the Copa del Generalisimo in Madrid in front of Franco. Of course, people will say he just tossed out a loaf of bread to diffuse dissent, but that logic can be applied to any contrary evidence, no?The one fact we can agree on is that Franco ran a brutal dictatorship. However, the only specific anecdote of football interference which I am 100% sure I believe is the infamous visit at halftime during Madrid’s 11-1 win over Barca in 1943.If anyone has any good investigative journalism or books that go beyond the usual hazy and nebulous conspiracy theories, I am all ears ..