As some of you are probably aware my beloved wife Wendy is a lifelong Red who still holds a season ticket with them despite my attempts to convert her to supporting a real football club.
Last time we beat Liverpool (3-1 under Owen Coyle) I may have been a little bit smug about the whole business. See this article:
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/78321
That was before we were married. Should we win tomorrow I suspect that similar displays will result in my banishment to our much too short couch for a considerable length of time.
So should I rein in my delight if we get the win or should I say to hell with it and immediately set the camp bed up in the attic at the final whistle?
Personally I'm thinking that a Trotters win tomorrow may be a good thing for the club but might just cause a problem or two in the normally blissfully harmonious luckypiper household. Any ideas on the appropriate level of celebrations should we win? And if we do lose how much smugness should I let my lovely wife pour on my head and for how long?
Marital Strife Imminent?
posted on 24/1/15
comment by Sturridge's dance - I am serious...and don't call me Shirley. (U16034)
posted 11 hours, 49 minutes ago
How old is your boy and have you done the sensible thing and let him support the mighty reds haha.
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He's 9 and follows his mother but I forgive him for that treasonous behaviour. I am a generous and loving father so I adapt to my children's odd little foibles secure in the knowledge that when they grow up they will mature, see the truth and follow their father's fine example by switching their support to a real football team....
It could be worse, my sister in law and her partner are both avid fans of and ST holders at Old Trafford. My uncle is ... well ... he supports ... Burnley <sob> Oh the shame ....
posted on 24/1/15
comment by SUPERWHITEINEXILE (U2020)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Peter, I'm sorry but you have to make her have it(The pain I mean).
If I was over there I'd make you a celebration cake with the Bolton Badge carefully executed with my magnificent icing skills. I would think that would do it. Six months on the couch.
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I'm heading to Morrison's as we speak to buy the necessary ingredients for that. But I might do the cowardly thing and make two, one with their badge on it as a way of earning brownie points should they win.
Actually, for the first time in far too long I'm feeling genuinely excited about a game against higher league opposition and think we have a real shot at winning it. After the dark days of DF it's nice to look at an upcoming game and feel real optimism.
posted on 24/1/15
Make up the spare bed/sofa and revel in being able to rub her face in it! Let's face it, as men we may talk a big game about the missus knowing whose in charge etc but when it comes down to it we meekly accept that she is boss and do as we're told!
Embrace your moment of victory for who knows when you'll get another!
posted on 24/1/15
Wendy does know who's in charge WF. So do I and it most definitely ain't me. I am a well trained, completely housebroken pet mate.
Anyway, got one more hour of boring office work to do and then it's off to my dad's to pick up my son and head for KFC on our way home before taking our seats on the couch to watch another moment of white shirted glory.
Then it's off to the dog house(attic) for a while.
posted on 24/1/15
A perfect result for me. A great game in which we might have nicked the win but since we didn't I'm safe from the camp bed and attic for a little while longer without having to bear a week or more of insufferably smug grins and comments from three generations of family.
And I honestly think that not only was a draw a fair result but we have a genuine chance to beat Liverpool at our own place. The Reds will still be favourites of course but given what I saw tonight I think it's a potential classic with an underdog win as the result.
Have a great weekend everyone and I look forward to seeing the replay from inside the Macron.
posted on 24/1/15
A draw was a fair result. I put you as favourites for the replay
posted on 24/1/15
comment by KnottyAshTaxDodger (U8934)
posted 8 minutes ago
A draw was a fair result. I put you as favourites for the replay
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I wouldn't call us favourites myself but I agree the result tonight was a fair one. And my in laws have told me they'll watch our youngest lad so my wife and I can go to the replay together and just relax and enjoy the game which makes it all the sweeter.
Anyway, whatever the end result is I'm sure it'll be a great game with a cracking atmosphere and I really can't wait to be there. All the best to Liverpool in the league.
posted on 24/1/15
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posted on 25/1/15
Silver you've just had me in stiches!!! Bravo sir!
posted on 25/1/15
Lucky Peter, I'll send my piping bag to the ticket office. You can pick it from there.
Great result. let's hope we can better it in the replay.