Wednesday, February 16, 2005
It ain't over till it's over
One famous moment in football (that's soccer, not the American game) is the ending of the 1989-1990 English Division 1 season, immortalised in Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch. Arsenal, in 2nd place, played Liverpool, needing to win by 2 goals to win the league. 90th minute, the Arsenal are up 1-0, and Ian Wright pops in and scores the league clincher in the dying seconds of the game. Brilliant.
It was one of the defining sporting moments of my childhood, and now that I look back, it may have been what led to my equanimity when the Sox were down 0-3 in the ALCS. It ain't over till it's over. It never is.
(Fever Pitch is a great book, incidentally, for anyone who's a fan of any sport - I love the part where he gets his wife into the game, then gets upset because that means they might have to take turns going to the games on the weekend since someone has to look after the kid.)
One famous moment in football (that's soccer, not the American game) is the ending of the 1989-1990 English Division 1 season, immortalised in Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch. Arsenal, in 2nd place, played Liverpool, needing to win by 2 goals to win the league. 90th minute, the Arsenal are up 1-0, and Ian Wright pops in and scores the league clincher in the dying seconds of the game. Brilliant.
It was one of the defining sporting moments of my childhood, and now that I look back, it may have been what led to my equanimity when the Sox were down 0-3 in the ALCS. It ain't over till it's over. It never is.
(Fever Pitch is a great book, incidentally, for anyone who's a fan of any sport - I love the part where he gets his wife into the game, then gets upset because that means they might have to take turns going to the games on the weekend since someone has to look after the kid.)
Sorry to say, it wasn't Ian Wright, it was Michael Thomas, who (ironically enough went on to play for Liverpool later in his career).
At least Pedro didn't sign for the Yankees.
BTW - I hate Arsenal as much as the MFY's. Spurs are much more of a Red Sox type club!!
At least Pedro didn't sign for the Yankees.
BTW - I hate Arsenal as much as the MFY's. Spurs are much more of a Red Sox type club!!
Yeah, it was Michael Thomas. Whatever was I thinking writing Ian Wright? One of the Ian Wright late goals I can think of is the one against Leeds in the FA Cup to tie the game (he scored the winner too yeah?), but that's hardly a championship winner...
Ah well. I'm an Everton fan, so my memory was blurred by the thrilling exhilaration of seeing Liverpool lose the title so cruelly.
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Ah well. I'm an Everton fan, so my memory was blurred by the thrilling exhilaration of seeing Liverpool lose the title so cruelly.
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