Darwin & the Survival Sunday
Darwin & the Survival Sunday, Mumblings of a ManU fan and more…
90 minutes, 4 teams but 1 survivor… that was the sumptuous menu on offer for all the football maniacs in the world.
The media dubbed it the ‘Survival Sunday’, but if you were the few blessed ones to get my insight of the relegation battle in the English Premiership then you were among the elite ‘expecting the unexpected’ result with the surety of the wise old man (Buddha knew it all the way!!!).
As Kieran Richardson, guided the ball into the net Baggies proved the Darwin’s theory right!! Never ever has a premiership team arisen from the phoenix!!! The critics and the cynics had written them off on a gloomy Christmas that Captain Marvel was doomed to a dogfight in the Championship but all of them are biting their tongues now.
This is no cliché, in the history of the English league no team, which has been at the bottom of the table on Christmas, have survived to live another day in the premiership.
As the odds were being drawn before the game, Norwich and Palace looked like the favorites to survive (Palace did come real close!!). The saints playing ManU were already written off, so were the table bottom WestBrom. (both the managers had their lucky charms-charming angel for Redknapp and the ‘lucky’ Buddha for Robson)
In the end, West Brom manager Bryan Robson has survived the sternest test in his illustrious career.
As an ardent red Devils fan this were a few consolation on offer outside the theatre of dreams: 1. The successful start of sparky’s club managerial career (Mark Hughes alias sparky, Manager-Blackburn, dropout of ‘92) 2. Bryan Robson orchestrating the greatest comebacks in footballing history.
Talking about my love (ManU here guys!!) makes me lose my smile as a grueling season of pain and fear gripped me on and off the field.
If on the field display was disappointing, off the field issues scream disaster!!! Glazers’ hostile takeover plans can plunge Old Trafford into a bottomless pit. The 790m takeovers would leave ManU with debts double that of Leeds a few years ago. At least the Leeds debt was for footballing reasons here it is for a single person who tends to play havoc with a passionate football club. The glazer takeover attempts could be as disastrous as an Iraqi trying to control the affairs of the India cricket board (ok, what if we have a similar situation now, he is still an Indian!!!).
Manu’s on the field prospects looks extremely bright with C.ronaldo, Darren Fletcher and the terror of Rooney looming over all our rivals, add to this, the gaffers’ commitment to stay in the club till the youngsters maximize their potential gives hope in a smoking cell!!!
90 minutes, 4 teams but 1 survivor… that was the sumptuous menu on offer for all the football maniacs in the world.
The media dubbed it the ‘Survival Sunday’, but if you were the few blessed ones to get my insight of the relegation battle in the English Premiership then you were among the elite ‘expecting the unexpected’ result with the surety of the wise old man (Buddha knew it all the way!!!).
As Kieran Richardson, guided the ball into the net Baggies proved the Darwin’s theory right!! Never ever has a premiership team arisen from the phoenix!!! The critics and the cynics had written them off on a gloomy Christmas that Captain Marvel was doomed to a dogfight in the Championship but all of them are biting their tongues now.
This is no cliché, in the history of the English league no team, which has been at the bottom of the table on Christmas, have survived to live another day in the premiership.
As the odds were being drawn before the game, Norwich and Palace looked like the favorites to survive (Palace did come real close!!). The saints playing ManU were already written off, so were the table bottom WestBrom. (both the managers had their lucky charms-charming angel for Redknapp and the ‘lucky’ Buddha for Robson)
In the end, West Brom manager Bryan Robson has survived the sternest test in his illustrious career.
As an ardent red Devils fan this were a few consolation on offer outside the theatre of dreams: 1. The successful start of sparky’s club managerial career (Mark Hughes alias sparky, Manager-Blackburn, dropout of ‘92) 2. Bryan Robson orchestrating the greatest comebacks in footballing history.
Talking about my love (ManU here guys!!) makes me lose my smile as a grueling season of pain and fear gripped me on and off the field.
If on the field display was disappointing, off the field issues scream disaster!!! Glazers’ hostile takeover plans can plunge Old Trafford into a bottomless pit. The 790m takeovers would leave ManU with debts double that of Leeds a few years ago. At least the Leeds debt was for footballing reasons here it is for a single person who tends to play havoc with a passionate football club. The glazer takeover attempts could be as disastrous as an Iraqi trying to control the affairs of the India cricket board (ok, what if we have a similar situation now, he is still an Indian!!!).
Manu’s on the field prospects looks extremely bright with C.ronaldo, Darren Fletcher and the terror of Rooney looming over all our rivals, add to this, the gaffers’ commitment to stay in the club till the youngsters maximize their potential gives hope in a smoking cell!!!
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