Weekend Football ~

A very, very strange afternoon at The Dripping Pan. Lewes were given a guard of honour onto the pitch by (already relegated) Weston-Super-Mare, to a backdrop of the crowd chanting, "Sack the board, sack the board, sack the board". Lewes won a very half-hearted game 3-0 (with three sendings off), and with ten minutes to play, about twelve policemen appeared and walked down the steps of the terrace behind the goal to a chant of, "It's just like watching The Bill". They were there to prevent a pitch invasion at the end, apparently. At full-time, the PA announcer came onto the pitch, the Lewes manager Steve King (who was sacked yesterday) burst into tears in the middle of his farewell speech, and then, my favourite moment of the afternoon:

PA Man: "We'd just like to think our generous benefactor..."

Crowd: "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

PA Man: "Now, come on. There's no need for that"

Apparently, at least half of the players want out too. They're going to get slaughtered next season.

Posted by twohundredpercent 27-04-2008 Go to thread

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