We stand at the water’s edge…. shall we succumb to Salacia’s salty stare and drown in our sorrow? Or will tomorrow’s final be the time to draw upon our modern armada – a flotilla of faithful fans egging us beyond the Spanish Inquisition…. can we change history and be in a position as the “most fortunate […]

Ollie, Ollie, Ollie Oi, Oi, Oi! Ollie Oi! Ollie Oi! Ollie, Ollie, Ollie… Ploy, ploy, ploy! Ollie, Ollie, Ollie Oi, Oi, Oi! Ollie Oi! Ollie Oi! Ollie, Ollie, Ollie… JOY! JOY! JOY!

I could not sleep I could not work all this pent-up nervousness just drove me berserk! And so I tried listening to Bob Dylan…. “the nerves, they are a-changing” yes indeed they are…. escalating upwards! And so I tried listening to Queen…. “We are the Champions, we are the…..” no,no,no, too soon, don’t want to […]

Pre-match… our hopes were muted any overt optimism disputed…. and just like the election there’s too much circumspection mid-match… well, our overall play has improved if only slightly but dare we say it we’ve started brightly on 75 mins… doom, gloom dominates the room oh lor, where is our saviour? where is our Keir Starmer? […]

“There is little difference between obstacle and opportunity. The wise are able to turn both to their advantage”. Machiavelli We just need Foden to turn both defenders slide an inch perfect pass into the onrushing Kane….. and all will be right, in our world again Failing that it’ll be back to our bed-time reading about […]