>From lurkdom to a bit of a long rambling EMail in one easy move:
This has been, without doubt, the season I questioned my support for my hometown club, genuinely, for the first time. Having now a semi allegiance to Stranraer Football Club due to personal circumstance (Although for the footy fans amongst us - First part time team to take points off the embarrassment that is Glasgow Rangers last season and captained by Frank McKeown, a fireman who was on duty when the Clutha Helicopter tragedy struck, working a 12 hour night shift, pulling bodies out and doing his job he then had 1 hours kip, drove to Stranraer and captained them to a 4-1 win against Clyde. Take that Premier League tossers!) which has been a re-awakening of what supporting a team should be. Da Rev's mail below did make me think. Having now endured the 10 year soap opera that is Leeds United Football Club, since Risdale's 'All on Black' gamble (It came up Red!) left us, eventually, where we are now. With (Apparently) Red Bull in the wings again, what happens now? Well, and for what it is worth this is just my opinion! We go one of two ways if it happens: A). They take over and we get the Man City treatment. Money pouring in, signings who we actually know who they are without Googling! The Red Bull Stadium is expanded to 55,000 capacity and we're on Match of the Day, not The Football League show! B). They don't take over, the agony drags on and we become the next Preston North End. A team once dominant in English football but who have won nowt for decades (Of any real worth!) So much so, tales of glory are now only in Mad Grandads head in a care home. Which would you choose? The glamour, the glory, the money? Probably. But will that be Leeds United Football Club, who I (Personally) fell for in 1969? As MY club. A club I had a real emotional bond with, who represented MY City? Or the Corporate, faceless, money grabbing game that has now become at the top level? OR The basket case that is us over the past 10 years. Destined now to have missed the boat to the promised land and be 'just another club' but be represented on the pitch by honest, hard working but, ultimately, distinctly average players? Just so, similar to supporting Barnstoneworth (A Ripping Yarns reference for t'old folk) you can come home pissed after another shocker and kick the cat. But at least it's real? Hope everyone is well. I'm off back to me cave. StigOfTheMcDump > Both teams were pretty average yesterday - that Wolves are now 6th tells you everything about the 'quality' of the Championship. There were some bloody suspect performances yesterday - Berardi and Wooton - what exactly > are they for? Wooton actually does make schoolboy error after error, whilst Berardi should be renamed Sloth - jeez, he makes Gregan look like Theo Wallcott! Whilst Silvestri has saved us over and over again this season, he should have saved one of their goals! > As all I wanted was to avoid relegation this year then it's been successful in that regard. It's clear that Cellino isn't the answer and won't be around for much longer, so if it's to be Red Bull I hope they get > on with it so we can start recruiting efficiently in late season/early summer. > The 'disillussionment' at Elland Rd has taken about 10 years to complete, > but you know that when you switch channels to watch Catalans v Widnes at RL the process is nearing completion :-) _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
