I always do. Stoke’s any easy one too, just a half hour down the road. My lad drove so I managed a couple of beers. Saw a couple of old faces & managed to catch up with them. Sang till I was hoarse & had my usual laugh. The players we have are obviously not up to the required standard of this league overall but they were well supported & I think had a go. Stoke have problems too, they were only two lucky goals better than us. We’ll more than likely go down but there will be no blame attached to the players from me. The blame lies 100% at the owners door. If you continue to invest as they do the results will soon follow suit. I feel for the young lads as regards any potential affect it could have on their long term careers. We’re desperate for a couple of wisened old heads to protect the youngsters & help them progress. My lad made me laugh on the way home, he’s usually quiet but has his moments. We stopped on the busy A34 Dual Carraigeway just before the Roundabout with the A500. An old biffa had broke down & was blocking a lane. I hopped out & after showing her how to put her automatic into neutral I pushed her to safety. She’d ran out of petrol but didn't know. She was 94, clueless & had no phone. I diced with death crossing the carriageway to the petrol station, bought a container & a fivers worth. As I was putting it into her car a bloke stuck his head out of the window of a passing car as it slowed for the roundabout & said to my lad that his car was sticking out & he should move it. Out of nowhere - “**** off, prick” - my lad’s response. The old biffa must have heard him as she asked “Was that man getting grumpy with you dear?” My lad blushed, I laughed, she asked me to stop the traffic so she could reverse onto the Dual Carraigeway & away she went. We followed her as she drove past three petrol stations without a care in the world. Hope she got home ok. I chastised my lad for his potty mouth. I don’t know where he gets it from. City away? It’s much more than 90 mins of football.
Great post, Ben. Good on your lad BTW. Last paragraph is spot on. Has always been the case. Though these days a last minute, spontaneous gathering is not as easy. I remember my dad saying back in 1971/1972 time that he knew I loved football and City but he did wonder if I would have enjoyed it as much and travelled all over the country if there had been prohibition on a Saturday. He did have a point.
GRIM After just five games from a grand total of 46, we are already three wins behind. and with goal deficits of 14 & 11 versus the leaders. WE ARE IN CRISIS
We need 6 big lads in our team. We need experience. Hestold darnborough and Allam we desperately need reinforcements.
Personally, I’m not boycotting, I’m just pissed off with the whole fiasco and can’t be arsed. Having cancelled my passes, I haven’t really enjoyed the home games and I’m having difficulty working up the enthusiasm to do aways now as well (this as someone who’s missed no more than five or six games a season for years). In fact, today was the first time there was a fairly close game, which junior went to without me, while I had nothing on (and he only went because he happened to be in Stoke with work).
Bank holiday weekend in a thriving city with lots to do. Game that's all but guaranteed a loss after a fair trek. Vs a very winnable game just down the road on a Tuesday night when there's not much on.
I know we are going to lose more than we win or draw this season but it is the way we lose. Make it so easy for the other team and we can't score a single goal. Only a few more days to get some more players but if Groseki has to go to make that happen I don't hold out much hope. You would have thought the club would have had the money to spend without having to rely on that happening. Less people commenting on these threads too which goes to show how many people have just lost interest all together.
I’ve not missed a home game in years but now I wouldn’t really care if I missed one. I remember being sat in the pub before the Villa game thinking that I didn’t really feel excited/bothered that the new season was back. It was odd. They’re killing everything about the club that we all know and love.
