Whatever happens tonight , it's been one of the most exciting seasons I've ever had the good fortune to have observed, I've seen a few (due credits to
@brownhat) even when footy was played in b+w.
I actually found myself early April giving myself the 'calm down, calm down' treatment, because even I (glass quarter full, if anything CAN go wrong it WILL go wrong) type of bloke was getting carried away, I began to wonder last Sunday, but we were playing sh*te anyway.
I'm pretty sanguine about the result tonight;
Why?
Is he a 'proper' supporter? I hear you ask..
( A Caplitalist, landowner who certainly DOESN'T BOO the NA, sing #F*ck the Tories# or the vile # Maggie's in the Mud# there's plenty there like me, the majority even)
Who respects the opposition (watching Simeone getting 'owned' by JK was a joy)
Arsenal pushed it, Everton were despicable (fans and players).
Porto/Villareal fans were great.
Who just loves watching the best at what they do, gel to create some king of magic I can share with my Girls and Godsons, and smile inside cos I know Exactly what they're feeling, cos I felt it too at their age in the '80's....
The fact it all happens 30 minutes from home is summat too easily taken for granted, as does seeing the left back who scored 'The goal' that night, regularly pounding the local pavements and lanes, the irony of Kostas our Greek Scouser living within a mile of him (and another EC lifting Captain) flashing past in his blingy Merc G Wagon, not having a clue who the lardy lump sweating like a fountain is, and what he did, only seems amusing to me.
Daughter#2 only last week was prattling on about this bloke in our local M+S who kept smiling at her "I knew I know him,but I couldn't remember where, the checkout lad was getting really excited though..."
"His tats don't do anything for him,I thought he was just another Kethead Scally from college ,he's much smaller when you're next to him.
It's simple;
I had become used to the winning(even the Inter match didn't matter, cos we'd already won)
At Wembley I never doubted(honestly) Taki Vs Norwich it was simply the most exciting night of the season, written in the stars an all that shi*te...
FaCup was half won before the pens started.
Tonight, the people that matter don't doubt either.
All because of one man...
Stand fast JK
He has
"Turned Doubters into Believers"
That'll be his epitaph over his gates/ statue banners...
When this cycle is over, and we're at the Man U stage again (It always does) I'll be able to think back to that night in Paris against RM..
(Either, hopefully) and remember the sheer Joy of the Journey(ditto)
The most exciting recent times I've got stored in my rapidly fading grey matter are when we won nowt...
Gerrard/ Torres et al.
I'm going out on a limb here, I regularly get into bother, but the best I've seen in the flesh ..
(Georgie Best was past it but FFS...genius)
Sir KD as much of a Giant off the pitch as ever he was on it, that's all, its more than words can describe
It's;
LUIS SUAREZ...
He simply did things no-one else I've ever seen do ( Maradonna maybe, but I never saw him in the flesh/ Messi probably, but never in front of us, funny that but not as funny as Neymars' scream when Jimmy M 'welcomed' him to Anfield)
However...
Borrusia Monchengladbach
St Etienne
Lfc 5-1 Notts Forest
Olympiacos
Barcelona
Istanbul (I hated it, I was just in shock as Clive Tyldsley uttered those immortal words
"Hello, hello.." cos I 'knew' too but it simply didn't make sense against that load of Superstars, led by Hmmm? never underestimate the man.
Barry Davies telly
Peter Jones Radio commentaries..
The Heavy Metal season 19/20...
These are already 'banked'
There'll be more.
It's NEVER to be taken for granted, the Hillsborough memorial makes sure of that,
Heysel Anniversary tomorrow will never be forgotten by the Grown Ups.
So, that long rambling post is all part of 'Savouring the moment......'
The turnout tomorrow will be jubilant, win or lose, well show the Mancs how to do a bus tour;
We're owed,and we're well practiced!