I like many sports, but if forced to watch but one for the rest of my life, it would be what the rest of the world knows as football. I follow several teams in England as best I can, rooting in particular for Newcastle in the Premiership and Exeter City in a much-lower division.
I also enjoy good sportswriting, and reading this tonight, I gave a shout of recognition. Writing in the Times of London, the splendid Rod Liddle notes:
Chronic and preferably cruel injustice is a much underestimated attraction in football.
Yup.
it has been a disappointing season for newcastle, they can’t seem to find their momentum
It’s been awful, Bapid - sure, there’s been turmoil with the manager, but somehow things aren’t clicking on the field. And Michael Owen, bless his heart, can’t stay healthy enough. Things are not as they were.
Ah! The only true sport to follow. Good on you, Hugo.
Even though, being German and all, I simply have to lobby for Bayern Muenchen, of course. Or Schalke 04.
Keegan was supposed to be the ’savior’. Yes, save Newcastle from relegation because that team is rubbish and has been for more than 70 years. They have won F-all!!! I don’t know why people say they are a ‘big team’…. Shearer is a stats man. He won NOTHING with Newcastle.