The Year Of The Underdog
Monday, 26. May 2008, 09:34:16
Regular readers will know that I am not the greatest fan of the so called elite amongst the football clubs of this country especially the overpaid prima donna superstars who play in the English Premier League.
So the last week has been a very pleasant experience and I would like to add my congratulations tro the following
Portsmouth winners of the FA Cup,I know they were the favourites but they are a relatively small club in the great scheme of things and this win was tghere first major piece of silverware since 1939
Stoke City,promotion to the Premiership for the first time
Hull City winners f the Championship play off who will play in the top flight of Engklish football for the first time in their 100+ year history
Doncaster Rovers,5 years after playing in the Conference they will compete in the second tier of English football for the first in 50 years (Just make sure you do well but dont take any points off he Wolves.
The likelihood of any of these clubs tearing up any trees next season is small but its nice to see them having success.
Away from football I must also praise the dignity with which Adrian Suttil and the Force India team took their unlucky exit from yesterdays Monaco GP,I would have been tempted to tear Kimi Raikkonen's head off after his schoolboy error cost them 4th place but the calm dignity that they all showed in not laying any blame and saying that it was all part of racing was a lesson to those in Football who blame the pitch,referee etc rather than admitting that it was just one of those things that happen in sport
So the last week has been a very pleasant experience and I would like to add my congratulations tro the following
Portsmouth winners of the FA Cup,I know they were the favourites but they are a relatively small club in the great scheme of things and this win was tghere first major piece of silverware since 1939
Stoke City,promotion to the Premiership for the first time
Hull City winners f the Championship play off who will play in the top flight of Engklish football for the first time in their 100+ year history
Doncaster Rovers,5 years after playing in the Conference they will compete in the second tier of English football for the first in 50 years (Just make sure you do well but dont take any points off he Wolves.
The likelihood of any of these clubs tearing up any trees next season is small but its nice to see them having success.
Away from football I must also praise the dignity with which Adrian Suttil and the Force India team took their unlucky exit from yesterdays Monaco GP,I would have been tempted to tear Kimi Raikkonen's head off after his schoolboy error cost them 4th place but the calm dignity that they all showed in not laying any blame and saying that it was all part of racing was a lesson to those in Football who blame the pitch,referee etc rather than admitting that it was just one of those things that happen in sport
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By misund007, # 26. May 2008, 21:13:35
It's in the book.
By Deke, # 28. May 2008, 00:41:42