Thank you, I don't normally go in for too much descriptive writing because, as a reader, it just makes me think "GET ON WITH IT!!!".
However, I can still recall every second of it in graphic detail...
... it was the most powerful encounter of my life, to this day.
My choice of football team is jarring?
Interesting - I never 'chose' my team - I have six uncles and my grandma is from Newton Heath (the original railway team that later became Man Utd). I think you know that teams are bestowed and not 'chosen'.
Your visceral reaction to my 'choice' narrows 'your team' down to four:
Yes, it was a 'visceral' reaction. Nothing at all personal and your Newton Heath connection makes your affiliation wholly justified and understandable. It was inevitable
You are right of course. My team is LFC. I'm a scouser you see. Supported them for many years starting when they were an old second division side. Then Shanks arrived ... and the rest is history!
Those were the days!
I left for the 'soft south west' many years ago but there will never be another team for me.
The latest Anfield 7-0 epic was a thing of joy and beauty!
I have to some extent fallen out of love with football, although not with LFC. For me it's the ridiculous and I think amoral way that money has taken over.
We will never talk about football again ........ but you started it! ;-) lol
Very happy to talk about football, just please forgive my lack of contemporary knowledge - it is not from ignorance but from conscientious avoidance.
It was hard at first but I had to make a clean break. Morals are morals...
I too dislike the obscene money factor - the Glazers don't even like 'soccer'(!) Plunging my team into millions of dollars of debt did not please me!
However, BLM do merit some private investigation all of their own. It is a Marxist organisation one of which's stated goals is: 'the breakdown of the family unit'. The 'leaders' of BLM bought multi-million dollar 'dream homes' in predominantly white (rich) neighbourhoods with the kind donations of innocent Americans... then cried 'racism' when a black influencer called them out on their purchases using the appropriated funds.
As usual, the 'charitable donations' did not end up with the people in need.
Footballers have PLENTY of 'down time' to do their own homework(!)
Doesn't sound terribly noble of them to me.
Also, one of their major financial supporters of BLM (and ANTIFA) is George Soros - a more mendacious investor is hard to imagine.
Finally, seeing grown men on their knees is not only cringe-worthy, but a major turn-off. They are virtue-signalling and REAL men do not behave so.
Real men call out BS, even if that makes them deeply unpopular.
Nobody said being a real man was easy!!
But know this, real women don't bend for weak men!
Looking forward to learning all about the history of my adopted national team - I know some already, of course, as Man Utd. often had the best Irish nationals: Dennis Irwin, Roy Keane, John O'Shea, Kevin Moran, Frank Stapleton, Paul McGrath.
I wore Dennis Irwin and Roy Keane shirts as a player back in the 1990's.
Those were the days, when sport still came first (just!)
I had the privilege of watchin Irwin, Keane and O'Shea live at Old Trafford many, many times. Must admit that I loved Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel and Paul Scholes too. Scholes and Keane were my role-models as a player and captain.
I was a good blend of the two of them and (almost) never got sent off! ;)
Very glad to have 'started' this one!
(Gerrard was a great centre-midfielder - one of the few I wished played for us and Robbie Fowler caused us a log of grief back in the day!)
You did so well J!
Why is it that even our compliance is taken as sass?
In my case, probably something to do with wearing those forbidden pink pants!
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I did indeed miss it! Thank you for giving me a 'heads up'.
Absolutely wonderful descriptive writing.
I felt I was the one administering that magnificent discipline ..... if only!
I wonder who the other 'silver fox' in the bar was.
The only jarring note was your 'choice' of football teams to support!
Mister J
Thank you, I don't normally go in for too much descriptive writing because, as a reader, it just makes me think "GET ON WITH IT!!!".
However, I can still recall every second of it in graphic detail...
... it was the most powerful encounter of my life, to this day.
My choice of football team is jarring?
Interesting - I never 'chose' my team - I have six uncles and my grandma is from Newton Heath (the original railway team that later became Man Utd). I think you know that teams are bestowed and not 'chosen'.
Your visceral reaction to my 'choice' narrows 'your team' down to four:
Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal or Chelsea?
Am I correct?
Yes, it was a 'visceral' reaction. Nothing at all personal and your Newton Heath connection makes your affiliation wholly justified and understandable. It was inevitable
You are right of course. My team is LFC. I'm a scouser you see. Supported them for many years starting when they were an old second division side. Then Shanks arrived ... and the rest is history!
Those were the days!
I left for the 'soft south west' many years ago but there will never be another team for me.
The latest Anfield 7-0 epic was a thing of joy and beauty!
I'm afraid I don't follow football anymore.
I genuinely have no idea about scores, league tables or cup competitions.
Used to know it all!
I gave up my 35 year love affair with 'the beautiful game' when the players started kneeling for BLM in 2020. Politics has no place in football.
I applied the same thing to the England team.
What an embarrassment they are anyway.
However, I have an Irish grandfather, so I have adopted Ireland as my national team.
Lost 1-0 to France last night but it was wonderful to see Irishmen lining up and giving their all playing football for Ireland.
First match I've watched in 3 years.
Reminiscent of the best of days gone by.
I don't think I'll return to domestic football, it's very hard to just adopt a new team.
Absolutely fair enough.
I have to some extent fallen out of love with football, although not with LFC. For me it's the ridiculous and I think amoral way that money has taken over.
We will never talk about football again ........ but you started it! ;-) lol
Very happy to talk about football, just please forgive my lack of contemporary knowledge - it is not from ignorance but from conscientious avoidance.
It was hard at first but I had to make a clean break. Morals are morals...
I too dislike the obscene money factor - the Glazers don't even like 'soccer'(!) Plunging my team into millions of dollars of debt did not please me!
However, BLM do merit some private investigation all of their own. It is a Marxist organisation one of which's stated goals is: 'the breakdown of the family unit'. The 'leaders' of BLM bought multi-million dollar 'dream homes' in predominantly white (rich) neighbourhoods with the kind donations of innocent Americans... then cried 'racism' when a black influencer called them out on their purchases using the appropriated funds.
As usual, the 'charitable donations' did not end up with the people in need.
Footballers have PLENTY of 'down time' to do their own homework(!)
Doesn't sound terribly noble of them to me.
Also, one of their major financial supporters of BLM (and ANTIFA) is George Soros - a more mendacious investor is hard to imagine.
Finally, seeing grown men on their knees is not only cringe-worthy, but a major turn-off. They are virtue-signalling and REAL men do not behave so.
Real men call out BS, even if that makes them deeply unpopular.
Nobody said being a real man was easy!!
But know this, real women don't bend for weak men!
Looking forward to learning all about the history of my adopted national team - I know some already, of course, as Man Utd. often had the best Irish nationals: Dennis Irwin, Roy Keane, John O'Shea, Kevin Moran, Frank Stapleton, Paul McGrath.
I wore Dennis Irwin and Roy Keane shirts as a player back in the 1990's.
Those were the days, when sport still came first (just!)
I had the privilege of watchin Irwin, Keane and O'Shea live at Old Trafford many, many times. Must admit that I loved Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel and Paul Scholes too. Scholes and Keane were my role-models as a player and captain.
I was a good blend of the two of them and (almost) never got sent off! ;)
Very glad to have 'started' this one!
(Gerrard was a great centre-midfielder - one of the few I wished played for us and Robbie Fowler caused us a log of grief back in the day!)
This is NEVER going to end now...
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An excellent piece, one of the most enjoyable I have read from a recipients point of view! Thank you!
My pleasure, thank you, sir.
It's also the number 1 reason that Jacqui does not tell lies!
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