All Ball Ref, all ball
We, Greenwell St. FC, beat Ferguson McIlveen 2 - 1 last night at Victoria Park (To anyone from outside Northern Ireland this will probably sound a lot grander than it is, sorry for the deception.) It was a good game by us, our midfield finally started playing defense as well as offence, it was a pleasing site from the back end of the pitch. I play at centre half, last night wasn't the greatest example of that position but it got the job done.
We even had a proper IFA referree this time, he was worth ever penny of his £25 fee - finally, my tackling got the recogniton it deserves! (Tackles which usually end in a heated nose-to-nose debate about what my intentions really were.)
Steve has a great post on sectarianism in football, most people I know would call sectarian booing harmless fun, on a par with booing the bad guys in WWE. However I believe that only when 'sectarianism' comes to mean something harmless in Northern Ireland that I'd agree with them.
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You should have posted that you were playing, the house I bought is just over the footbridge from Victoria park, next street across from the big yellow mural.
I could have got a bottle of buckfast and come down and shouted abuse….like my neighbours do!!
Victoria Park - goose shit, swan shit, duck shit and little shits.
I actually like it. When I moved to Sydenham (from renting days in Stranmillis and Portstewart and family house in Portadown), I must admit I thought it was dump. But it is welcome relief from my street now, I often dander over in the evenings. The daffodils are impressive in the spring time, and the Brent Geese statue isn’t bad.
I’ve never actually been round it, I just know the (well fertilised) pitches. Maybe I’ll take a wander round next time.