Greetings from London Heathrow ... fantastic soccer ahead
by Steve Davis on Mar 6, 2010 5:50 AM EST
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Let’s see: good beer at great pubs, fantastic soccer, betting at the matches, spectacular atmosphere, ear-pleasing accents and a chilly day that just won’t make way for the sun … yep, I must be in England!
Greetings from London Heathrow, where the annual extended-weekend soccer trip is beginning in quite inglorious fashion, at a dank airport coffee shop while my girlfriend waits for her AWOL bag.
Ordinarily, it wouldn’t matter. She’s a global traveler and she’s dealt with worse. But since her cold-weather gear is packed away, and since we’ll be at Craven Cottage in a few hours for Fulham’s FA Cup match against Spurs, she needs that damn bag!
I’ve sat in plenty of
We’re meeting up with friends today. Tomorrow we meet up with others at
I take this trip once a year, usually with my boyz. Yeah, I spell it with a “z” … because that’s the kind of silliness that ensues on those trips. Lots of pull my finger and other shenanigans that remind us once and for all: there’s a 12-year old tucked not too far inside every male of the species. Anyway, this one will be a little more tame since the Queen Fixer is about. Either way, I’ll tell you all about it … well, most of it.
(By the way, if you’re local and you know where the Daily Soccer Fix HQ is located … don’t get any ideas about raiding the residence. The border collie is too smart for her own good, but she’d fold pretty quick in a fight. The Rottie mix, he’s beefy, but he’s generally a sweet dog and you might even talk your way past him. But the Great Dane … she’s crazy as an outhouse rat, and the warrior spirit is strong in that one. If you’re lucky she’ll just eat your junk as a snack and leave the rest of you intact. That’s IF you get off light.)
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Ooh, have fun.
If you’re anywhere near the Spurs bench today would you be so kind as to let Jenas know that I think he needs to pull his thumb out of his arse and turn in at least one decent performance this season, please? Thanks ever so…
I'm jealous.
Sounds like a great way to spend a weekend! Some day, some day….
Doogies!!
Now I want to meet the dogs :) I can pet sit next time?
Sry. Was this a soccer blog? Right. Um… I suppose I should just express some grumbling jealousy and get on with it, then.
You were treated to quite the 0-0 draw
That was about as thrilling a 0-0 draw as you’ll see. So entertaining.
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Hmmm
One you could rightly describe as “not for the neutrals”. Fulham play like the away team at home, it appears. Nae bother; Spurs’ll do them at The Lane if this game was anything to go by.
Shame we didn’t ge an early goal; it might have persuaded Fulham to actually commit players forward and it would have opened the game up. It certainly needed opening up on what looked like a pudding of a pitch.
Assuming the half time pie didn’t kill you, Steve, I wish you better luck in the Jewel of the North West, the Venice with Menace, sunny, sexy Liverpool…… ;-)
nice
Tentatively planning a trip to London to take in a match or two with my brother this fall. I lived in London for a year and truly love the place. I look forward to following your exploits and picking up some ideas for my trip.
Not mediocre. Right about average
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