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Rudi Voller:
I suppose I should preface this by stating that I am a Crewe Alexandra fan. As a Crewe fan growing up in Glasgow, opportunities for making it to matches are few and far between. When I was 13 or 14 my parents graciously decided to take a detour on the drive back home from holiday so that a family friend could take me to see a game. It was an FA Cup 3rd round tie. I didn't care that it was only against Telford United (a non-league non-entity), I was going to see My Team. I would have watched them play anyone.
We kicked off, and passed the ball about for the first couple of minutes, looking pretty comfortable until out centre back gave the ball away. Telfrod broke and won a corner. Our defence proceeded to stand still as a 5 foot 6 winger nodded the ball in at the near post. It didn't really seem like it mattered, they were only non-league. We'd comfortably win it regardless.
We played them off the park for the remaining 87 minutes, but every chance seemed to fall to our back-up centre forward, Michael Higdon. Every single chance seemed to end up a dozen yards over the bar. I have never forgiven Higdon for making that 90 minutes one of the least enjoyable of my sporting life.
That is my most memorable sporting memory. Sometimes I wish I'd taken the easy way out and just become an Auld Firm fan.
Yayniall:
Why're you a Crewe fan in Glasgow?
Rudi Voller:
Well, my parents both hate football, so I first got into it when a family friend who lives in Crewe took me to a game while we were visiting. I was only 5 or 6, and I just got the bug I guess. I don't think they were expecting me to get into things quite so much and still seem bewildered whenever I visit and they find I still follow them.
That first game I saw them play, they lost 2-0 to Swindon. No idea why I thought supporting them would be a good idea.
David_Dovey:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 20 Sep 2009, 15:20 ---Could genuinely go either way.
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Because soccer is a ridiculous sport where one or two lucky goals or unfortunate fuck-ups- things that happen in a matter of seconds- can be the difference in the entire 90+ minute match?
amok:
No, soccer is some american thing. Football on the other hand, is a ridiculous sport where one or two lucky goals or unfortunate fuck-ups- things that happen in a matter of seconds- can be the difference in the entire 90+ minute match?
(Chelsea will still win the league at this rate.)
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