Lovebitesandeveryfing
Well-Known Member
Quietly, coolly and confidently, this team is developing some of the sweetest, most intelligent football seen in these islands for many a long year. Surely neutrals, if they love the game of football, must love watching us. By some way, it is a better team than the title winning one. The best elements of that team are still with us, and long may it continue. The two troublemakers - talented troublemakers, but troublemakers nonetheless — are gone. They have been replaced by four players who, it is now emerging clearly, are absolute class. We've had some difficulty replacing NDJ, but he wanted to go, and there's nothing to be said about it. If only Nastasic can get back to the level he was at last season, alongside Vinny, I don't see, blue specs off, what the limit is for this current side. We may not win anything - we haven't won anything yet, although I'd be pretty astonished if there isn't some form of silverware in the trophy cabinet come the end of May - but I will say right now that this is already a truly fantastic season, whatever happens.
This season, I've spent time thinking about the team I grew up with. Nelly, Colin, Buzzer etc. Now I love and revere that team, because it's my youth, and there are things you live through on the Kippax that can't be replaced. When you're fourteen, and Franny scores a scorcher, it's (almost) better than sex. But I have come to the reluctant conclusion — I know, it's different eras, different pitches, different levels of athleticism, different guidelines for referees, etc., etc. — but it is my conviction that, on song, this current team would play that team off the park. And that's not easy to say. We are living through quite an era. Drink it in.
This season, I've spent time thinking about the team I grew up with. Nelly, Colin, Buzzer etc. Now I love and revere that team, because it's my youth, and there are things you live through on the Kippax that can't be replaced. When you're fourteen, and Franny scores a scorcher, it's (almost) better than sex. But I have come to the reluctant conclusion — I know, it's different eras, different pitches, different levels of athleticism, different guidelines for referees, etc., etc. — but it is my conviction that, on song, this current team would play that team off the park. And that's not easy to say. We are living through quite an era. Drink it in.