Midweek - Beckham Experiment - Celtic Home(CL)

Tuesday!

My maybe became a why the hell not, so I headed down to the pub to sit in on the Beckham Experiment reading/discussion. All in all it was a pretty interesting time. There was that one guy though, you know the one, "that guy".

When he first came in, he seemed alright, wearing an Arsenal shirt and all to boot. He sat down and kept saying how much he liked this place. I shrugged and returned to my chicken cheesesteak. Lyon was on the replay on television so that was definitely more interesting than hearing this guy rattle on.

A few minutes later some of the local scousers start showing up. It was a relief to see them, as now I knew there would be more people who I respected as football supporters than just myself and SlainteLOSC. SmoothtalkerScouser started talking to the guy and he started making relevant points. This, of course, surprised me. He also let it be known he was MancScum and he had lost a bet so that's why he was wearing an Arsenal top.

Respect meter begins to fall.

Let me hit a good point. Grant Wahl is a great guy. He penned the Beckham Experiment and has a lot of interesting insights into the way MLS works and dealing with the personalities in football in general. If you see him, definitely give him a hello and some appreciation for the work he has done.

So, you know how you have that one guy in class, that really annoying guy that can't shut the fuck up. MancScum in disguise is officially that guy. You know one or two questions, ok cool. He decides to prattle on and on, asking more questions then trying to answer his own questions, interrupting Grant and just being, I don't know, Classless?

Classless and MancScum.. sort of fits.

LilBlondieGooner and her man (sorry can't think of a good name for you yet) showed up, which was nice as well. LilBlondie's parents even came, very cool people in deed. Grant had a nice crowd, which was good in terms of it not being a match and something more intellectual.

See, football supporters aren't all that bad.

Millwall - West Ham

Fun Fun Fun in the London Suuuuuuuunnnnn, good to see some ink on a classic confrontation. There were some brilliant pictures in the Guardian. My favorite was this one.





Celtic at HOME

I have not seen a thing. I know the result and it makes me smile. However I did get a facebook message from a certain MancScum earlier today.

MancScum -

Diving Croatian (?!?) bastard.

Response -

I did not see a thing. :)

I look forward to the weekend. Chelski then Liverpool then The Arsenal- ManYoo, after which, if I am still standing...

The Italian Diving Competiton(Milan edition)!


A More Somber Note

Edward "Ted" Kennedy passed away today, last of the boys.
I am drinking a Sam Adams Black Lager in his honour.

Peace be with you, Ted.


Ciao

~Le Chat.

Champions League - Celtic Away

Well if you haven't figured, I usually give myself a day or so to let things set in, this being no different. This way I can sort through the random chaos of what transpired and come up with something a little more like jello. It may shake, it may jiggle but damnit there's always room for more.

I don't get a good chance to see mid-weeks unless they are on delay and due to the Internet-Ban at work during working hours, I can't even get the play by play any longer. It has crossed my mind to just flaunt the ban and hope for the best but you know I can wait.

Patience is a virtue that I truly do possess.
I've been a Gooner since 85-86.

So I could truly dazzle you with stories of bankruptcies, foreclosures and weird telephone calls from bizarre clients; The insurmountable stack of papers and files that reside on my desk; The blind taste test of the old style envelope glue versus the new style envelope glue, but I don't want to overwhelm you.

Match report says: Celtic were shit.

I am truly surprised to tell you the truth. It is odd just reading match reports. You get so used to having a look at the match, at least thanks to the wonderful world of cable and satellite, that you forget how important it is for match reports to convey the spirit of the game.

My usual spot for a bit of reading the action is the Guardian UK. It isn't for the actual reportage but for the bits of nonsense that surround the reportage. It's sort of like being in the pub, because of all the bits of nonsense.

Now for the real surprise of today. As you may know Burnley just defeated MancScum, which is all well and good. The real surprise is... and I hate to say it...

FAHKIN SPURS ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!

Ok I am going to go off myself.

I know. I know. I KNOW. It's only the second game of the season but this is like saying ManShitty or Villa are a big club. I just feel dirty.

I got this terrible headache around 4:00PM today. I kept blaming it on the new carpet that they were putting down in the office but now I know the planets were misaligned and Pluto just got smacked by an asteroid.

Now I truly understand that sickening feeling...

A rather overwhelming sickening feeling.

*vomit*

Pardon me.

~LeChat