Soccer Fan Blog

In the old days players or managers were very loathe to say anything too derogatory about their next opponents for fear of the old press cutting on the dressing room wall syndrome. It was
accepted that if you slagged off your soon to be on pitch rivals then the words would be used as motivation in the forthcoming fixture. However, are players still so easily motivated to give a
little extra or does the money factor change the whole psychology of pre game “war of words”.

I sincerely hope not and expect to see the Irish twat’s words well and truly
rammed back down his throat on Saturday. Here’s a player who is such a “hero” that he f##ked off to play for his boyhood idols at Liverpool at the first opportunity only to find he didn’t fit
in so legged it back to SHL. I’m flying back to the UK tomorrow (bleeding lunchtime KOs) and it’s the first time I’ve been able to get to the derby since I moved out to Switzerland. I miss them
even if they are the worst games of the season as you just want to win so badly that the nerves kick in more than any other league fixture in the season. It’s even worse when you’re not there
and haven’t got the adrenalin kick that you get from the live atmosphere (plus a few beers too).

It was good to see that we can hang for the last few minutes and win a game after the previous two results even if there was a late “dodgy” penalty scare. Funny how two different media outlets
can give opposite opinions on whether it was or wasn’t a penalty. I’ve read it was a “definite pen” and “never a pen” in the same day – so that surely says there was a doubt and it can’t be
given even if I can accept the old “I’ve seen ‘em given” argument.

Here’s to a good flight and an even better result at the weekend..