Football aka Soccer!
Note of explanation for US readers: This post is about a sport we call football here in the UK. I think you know it as soccer!
Football plays quite a large part in our household. My OH has always played both 11-a-side & 5-a-side football (he still does even at 54!). Alongside this, he supports a team called Gillingham. It is the town he spent most of his early years in & he has always promoted the view that local teams should be supported.
Sadly for us (because obviously, he takes me along to watch!) they are not the best team in the world. Again, for US friends, there are 4 leagues in England:- the Premiership (where you’ll find Manchester United & co); the Championship; League One; League Two. At the moment Gillingham are near the bottom of League Two so you can see we are not very good.
However, we have had our moments of glory. In 2009 they got through to the ‘play offs’. That is where the top 3rd,4th,5th & 6th play off against each other to go up to the next league. (Gosh this is getting far too complicated!!)
Anyway, this picture is of our triumphant day when we won a game which took us into League One. The fact that we were relegated back down to League Two the next year is not spoken about!! The game was held at Wembley, the home of English football. Even non-football fans cannot help but be awe-struck with the atmosphere of the stadium.
Family affair: Mum, Dad, DS & bestest friend!
This post is for Alphabe- Thursday Letter ‘F’. Pop over to Jenny Matlock’s fab blog to read some more entries!
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What fun that he got to play in that big, fancy stadium.
It is so wonderful that this is a family affair at your house…and I bet this keeps him in really good shape, too!
Thanks for a fun stop on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday!
Go TEAM, GO!
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Going up and down in standings is what football or any sport is all about. When a team has been down so long, and then suddenly does quite well is exhilarating for the team and the fans. Just look at how the SF Giants are doing today! World Series! Oh, oh, signing off before I go frenetic. 🙂
Su-sieee! Mac
This and That. Here and There. Now, Sometimes Then.
I hope you wave as you drive past on the way to home games!
We certainly will!
i love soccer … such fit and amazing athletes … such skill and speed … it is fun!
Not sure my team would be called athletes but we can hope! Many thanks for your comments!
I would love to be able to follow soccer, but it is so fast that my eyes start doing cartwheels in my head!!
My team are not that fast sadly! Thanks for popping in!
My kids played a little bit of soccer when they were young, but it never really took. They are football (our kind) and basketball guys.
I like soccer, though. It’s fun to watch!
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Isn’t it funny that it is called different things yest still the same game?! Many thanks for stopping by!
I really wish I could tolerate the sport and am full of admiration for you. I just can’t do it, not even for my wonderful husband. Luckily I have an 8 yo boy who can ‘bond’ with his Daddy and leave me out of it ! Jen
My dad was a football fan so it came naturally I suppose. Great to see you stopping by!
Go REAL SALT LAKE!
Sounds like a great team to me! Great to see you visiting!
We get all the UK soccer results here because there are so many expats and they all still support their teams.
You can never lose that I don’t think! Thank you for popping in!
It looks like you had a wonderful time. My team here in the states isn’t doing well either.
I think when you support the poorer teams, you really appreciate their successes when they come!
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He’s football crazy, He’s football mad or should I change that to she’s football crazy..lol good post, take care, Judith
He certainly is! Great to see you here!