A man in hi-vis jacket and trousers stands in the road (facing east) with his hands held out, palms flattened in a kind of ‘double stop’ gesture towards the oncoming traffic. Behind him appears a flotilla of coaches, heading towards the stadium. A kind of contemporary armada, en route to stage a swift return to Madrid. The fortnightly exodus around Europe in lieu of the conquest towards Kiev in May and the pursuit of fool’s gold.