The Lotw Diary- The Day After The Day Before
Phone call at 4.30pm yesterday. My neighbour, Johnny an ok Hearts fan, had a spare ticket for Ocean Colour Scene at the Albert Halls and wondered if I would go. Now, not one to knock back a freebie I said ok, I mean, Mrs G was going so I was spending the night in front of Hoops TV feeling sorry for maself over ma hangover.
Meet Johnny in a chain pub whom colours are Dublin blue. It was the back of five and when I walked in the place was mobbed. Guys suited and booted, others obviously been oot all day and folk going to a rare concert in the toon. But one thing struck me. The majority were all Tims. The title parrtttyyyy was alive and well.
Handshakes, hugs and laughs were the order of the day. Stirling, despite having three of the largest supporters buses hailing from the area and 10 in a 15-mile radius, disnny have the reputation as a Tim friendly place but last night it was an extended Tim party. Every conversation was aboot a vintage free kick that summed up a far from vintage season. Bottom-line was the way we have won it has meant the precession since November while being boring has been worth the wait due to winning it in the last minute.
The way we won it has seemingly given it added meaning. An edge that had been missing for the last few weeks. It’s almost as if the mumps and moans have disappeared and the free kick has given the whole place a massive boost. A massive belief in the team’s ability once more. Ma mate said that wie that goal instead of giving the orcs a wee boost we probably won the league again next year such is the feel good factor generated.
So a six pinter on a school night and another celebration. Tonight sees two teams we have pushed this season in the semi final of the Champs League. Another reason to look back and smile. But ma phone is switched off. A wee night of quiet reflection and smug satisfaction is in order……
Forza The Champions
Meet Johnny in a chain pub whom colours are Dublin blue. It was the back of five and when I walked in the place was mobbed. Guys suited and booted, others obviously been oot all day and folk going to a rare concert in the toon. But one thing struck me. The majority were all Tims. The title parrtttyyyy was alive and well.
Handshakes, hugs and laughs were the order of the day. Stirling, despite having three of the largest supporters buses hailing from the area and 10 in a 15-mile radius, disnny have the reputation as a Tim friendly place but last night it was an extended Tim party. Every conversation was aboot a vintage free kick that summed up a far from vintage season. Bottom-line was the way we have won it has meant the precession since November while being boring has been worth the wait due to winning it in the last minute.
The way we won it has seemingly given it added meaning. An edge that had been missing for the last few weeks. It’s almost as if the mumps and moans have disappeared and the free kick has given the whole place a massive boost. A massive belief in the team’s ability once more. Ma mate said that wie that goal instead of giving the orcs a wee boost we probably won the league again next year such is the feel good factor generated.
So a six pinter on a school night and another celebration. Tonight sees two teams we have pushed this season in the semi final of the Champs League. Another reason to look back and smile. But ma phone is switched off. A wee night of quiet reflection and smug satisfaction is in order……
Forza The Champions
posted by Keving at Tuesday, April 24, 2007
9 Comments:
Jiri wants away "... and I will not be expensive."
On you go, pal, but we want our money back with interest.
We'll just keep TommyG and see how he looks next year after a decent pre-season - and a serious bit of coaching :o)
So it`s true then,
Stand up for the Champions! :-)
Qew walked along the seafront and I saw people watching Chelsea and PSV Eindhoven and kept my thoughts on the game. I looked at Vodafone Live at 4.55 CET and I could hardly read the score. Then it sunk in, yeeeees!
Pity about those Chelsea and (especially)PSV fans though! They may have had their black Sunday!
ian- i'm sorry to say reading the score hardly does it justice...i'm sure yer radio would have been tossed through the window if you had been at home and not in Spain..
i even left the pub last night after the gig to go home to watch scotsport...yes the ending was that good:-)
Six- i had a conversation wie a fellow Tim today aboot Jiri and the outcome was give him a run in centre mid until the end of the season then if we canny see a future then punt.
Tommy G we must keep. If GS fancies the free flowing 5 man mid then the gravedigger is perfect..
i predict a score draw tonight
No matter the result tonight there's surely a wee bit of relected glory for the Tic:
- we beat MU if you look at the head to head
- with a bit of luck & an impartial ref we could have beat the rosinero.
In saying that, they are both better teams than us (money rules) but whose the best CLUB?
The only way we can finally try out Jiri is to rest Lenny. It might just happen in te coming weeks (Ibrox & CFinal excepted).
What annoys me is that he seems to be putting a big "I want away & I'm cheap" sign on himself.
Unless, of course, he been told he can start looking elsewhere...
Tossing a radio through the window? It`s survived some sertious trauma in the past wee while! :-) Did they mention that Naka scored on Radio scotland? I wish I`d heard that. :-)
I got a Daily Ranger (Euro version)and that`ll teach me. Talk about grudging praise!
Don`t they know that it`s all about the silver at this time of the season? :-)
Bring on the Pars!
SUFTC!
never heard the radio scotland reaction...but i'm sure it would have been guid....
ther pars again....oh hum...
new post at lunch time...running late today...see that was nae bevvy last night.....
Naka fixes radios...
He might be away this summer -- seems to be itching for a transfer -- despite the official Celtic word (aka Pravda).
Post a Comment
<< Home