Thursday, December 22, 2005
Why ?
That's the question a lot of people ask when they find out which football team I follow - and when I say football I mean the proper game - soccer, that is, for those of you who might think it's about big people in padding and helmets running fast and throwing things - the beautiful game ( though not always played that way). Why ? Why Port Vale FC ?
Can't answer for sure, but it's just something I do. Go to all the home games, a few away games, own shares in the club ( not many, but still something) and get involved in some other stuff involving the club. And now this.
There's lots of stories to tell about things that have happened - and some of them were quite a long time ago - but it's all part of the big picture of supporting the underdog team (well they have been for most of the time) in one of the smaller cities that has two football clubs. Not everyone knows that, it sometimes comes up in sports trivia. We won't mention the other one - it's usually preceded by a clearing of the throat and a pretend spit.
So how did it all start for me ? The story actually begins back in the 60s - with the first match I ever went to, and that made the second match something I had to go to, and that was it, hooked after that - just that there was a very, very long gap between match one and match two. There's been another gap as well, but a lot shorter, and for different reasons. Now it's just a habit - as I said earlier, something I do. I'll do this a match at a time - or maybe a couple at a time if it fits, sometimes you might even get some commentary or match analysis - or even a bit of online fanzine blogging - depends on the mood I'm in and what's going on at the time.
That's all for now - back later.
Can't answer for sure, but it's just something I do. Go to all the home games, a few away games, own shares in the club ( not many, but still something) and get involved in some other stuff involving the club. And now this.
There's lots of stories to tell about things that have happened - and some of them were quite a long time ago - but it's all part of the big picture of supporting the underdog team (well they have been for most of the time) in one of the smaller cities that has two football clubs. Not everyone knows that, it sometimes comes up in sports trivia. We won't mention the other one - it's usually preceded by a clearing of the throat and a pretend spit.
So how did it all start for me ? The story actually begins back in the 60s - with the first match I ever went to, and that made the second match something I had to go to, and that was it, hooked after that - just that there was a very, very long gap between match one and match two. There's been another gap as well, but a lot shorter, and for different reasons. Now it's just a habit - as I said earlier, something I do. I'll do this a match at a time - or maybe a couple at a time if it fits, sometimes you might even get some commentary or match analysis - or even a bit of online fanzine blogging - depends on the mood I'm in and what's going on at the time.
That's all for now - back later.
