Well, well, well. Things have been very exciting over the last week or so . Man U managed to hold the mighty Leicester City to a draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, but after a, ahem, robust game at Stamford Bridge the Foxes were confirmed as Champions of England for the first time in their history.
Cue a whole slew of articles about whether or not this was the biggest surprise win of all time. Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson? Nottm Forest winning the league and then two European Cups on the bounce. The Boston Red Sox going from worst in 2012, to first to win the 2013 World Series.
Whether it is or not is faintly irrelevant. It is a fairytale come true. It has made me very happy.
This came on the back of United getting to the Cup Final (Monday of this week marked the 40th anniversary of my first visit to Wembley to see United cheated out of the trophy by Southampton's clearly offside goal). A cracking game of two halves against Everton who must have felt hard done to losing to a goal in injury time. Good goal though.
Then last night it was pleasing to see city get knocked out of the semi final of the champions league. Not that I did see it as I was out with a few work colleagues for a curry. Everything will be complete if Villareal advance to the final of the Europa League at the expense of Liverpool tonight.
The Leicester story is quite nice as it is a story of another team doing well pleasing me, rather than other teams failing. It's an odd way to be. We have a friend in Germany who supports Nurnburg (currently 3rd in the German 2nd division) but then supports any German side against any team from any other country. Is this an English was of thinking? Or is it just me that hopes for rivals to fail, even if it is against dirty foreigners?
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I think you read my mind. I could have written that except for the bit about the curry! Also at Wembley to see United robbed by Southampton and again, at new Wembley, to see them robbed by Chelsea. It's been a good week, also enhanced by Hamilton failing again and blaming everyone else!
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