Albion till I Die!

To understand me, you need to understand my passion.
If you're going to read my story
you need to know that soccer is football or footy.
For practically every nation on earth football
is a huge part of life. It's not a sport like
baseball. You don't watch it like
NASCAR, and you're not a fan
because fans are fanatics.

Football is a family institution.

The gathering of people who don't
necessarily have to know one
another to share a deep love,
a passion.

In England a child of seven
can tell you the subtle nuances
on the pitch, give you stats,
stats they learned from
their grandfather,
or the local newspaper,
or the telly.
It's a community, neighbors.
The way things ought to be.

Someone once said to Bill Shankley, ex-Liverpool Boss:
"To some, football is a matter of life and death."
His response: "No! It's much more important than that!"

A true supporter will say,
"We'll follow our club through thick and thin."
Albion fans take it a step farther,
quoting Frank Skinner, comedian and
devoted Albion fan:
"We'll follow Albion through thin and thinner,
for it's Albion till I die."




From The Lord's  My Shepherd: Gibbo's Story
Jane BG

Posted 4th February 2011 by Jane B. Gaddy