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Football - How Steven Gerrads Presense Rattled My Rattle |
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Kacy Carr |
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Football crazy a meaning of many meanings, number one is either
crazy over the game or secondly going crazy for every time the
word football is mentioned. When you have two sons cheering on
their favourite teams i.e. Liverpool and Manchester United under
the same roof it is hard to ignore. Ignorance on my part on the
game has left me with a feeling of emptiness. The times I
screamed at the top of my voice to turn the television off,
grown men kicking a ball into a net what next toddlers playing
rugby.
Not sure of the trophy at stake for the big match playing on the
screen but the cheers could be heard all over for every time
goals were scored. The adrenalin rush became unbearable for me
at times sending shivers down the spine with all the near misses
of penalty shoot outs. It all fell into place and made sense as
to why football was so popular after the lads had explained the
ins and outs of the game.
Over the years there has been sadness where fans have lost their
lives due to unfortunate events at football matches. Then we
have the violence where an innocent victim was on the receiving
end of an unprovoked attack all because they batted for the
other side.
Football is a game of skill where players battle it out on the
pitch scoring goals for their town or country. So I say to the
football hooligan leave the dedicated fan to cheer their team on
in peace and let the battle with a reason behind it continue on
the pitch. .
I still struggle to understand this off side ruling where one
player has to be in front of the other before a pass. Without
doubt this is a game of skill where physical fitness and
endurance prevails but it seems that skills are also required in
the mastermind department. For e g the football player takes
control of the ball while under attack then on top of having to
retain possession he has to seek out another player to pass the
ball to in hope that he is not offside.
My rendition on this may be a little offside with my explanation
of what I think this ruling means, maybe this is why I can not
quite get my head round it.
Regardless of the rulings and referee decisions I will continue
to support this very entertaining sport. I have regrets in my
ignorant years where I missed out on the pleasurable moments as
in i.e. sitting in the armchair fully adorned in woollen hat
scarf and rattle. To think I used to scream to turn the
television off when there was match on only to find myself
screaming to turn it on.
I support no particular team, my attitude is may the best team
win on the day but should Steven Gerrad bless us with his
presence on the pitch then I say he can rattle my rattle any day.
My life has changed dramatically since I was first introduced to
football, my sons lives have been turned upside down because I
get to sit up front which entitles me to possession of the
remote control when the match is in play.
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Article: Football - How Steven Gerrads Presense Rattled my Rattle
Author: Kacy Carr
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