Confident of a Win?
There's no sure thing in football which I suppose is part of the appeal. The possibility of defeat makes victory taste that much sweeter and for those unfortunate times when your team does lose it, well, you just gotta hope that next week is gonna be different. The anticipation during the game, the oohs and aaahs at near misses, the crunching tackles or moments of pure skill that can rally the team (and the crowd), it's a 90 minute thrill-ride on a rollercoaster with 60,000 seats and well worth the ticket price.
Well now that my ode to football is over let me tell you a story about last Saturdays game. A cracking game by all accounts and real end-to-end stuff. Celtic went 1-0 up (Hartson) before half time but fell asleep at the start of the second when Hibs answered back with two great goals. So Celtic are down by one and after the Dunfermline disaster 2 weeks ago I can't believe its all gone pete tong again. Still, you have to take the rough with the smooth and if we're going to win the league then the bhoys have to win the tough ones too. I turn to the fellow fan sitting to my left to share this reflection only to find him beaming from ear to ear.
"What are you so I happy about?" I ask, somewhat surprised at his cheshire grin.
To answer my question he produces a betting slip showing he's got a £1 bet at 66/1 for Celtic to be winning at half-time but to lose over the full 90. At this point let me remind you that my seat is deep in Celtic Season ticket holder territory and fellow fan is a season ticket holder himself. Now I understand his reasoning: If Celtic win then hooray, he loses a pound but is comforted by the fact that Celtic were victorous, if Celtic lose then he can numb the pain with the £66 he collects from his bet. Cheap wins in my opinion and not really getting into the spirit of things!!!
Celtic bravely fought back and a great free kick from Maloney and Hartson tap-in put Celtic ahead 3-2 and win them the game. The crowd stood and cheered their warriors, delighted at victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
My fellow fan stood and cheered with the rest of us but as his now useless betting slip fell to the ground he glanced at it with what I firmly believe was disappointment.
Well now that my ode to football is over let me tell you a story about last Saturdays game. A cracking game by all accounts and real end-to-end stuff. Celtic went 1-0 up (Hartson) before half time but fell asleep at the start of the second when Hibs answered back with two great goals. So Celtic are down by one and after the Dunfermline disaster 2 weeks ago I can't believe its all gone pete tong again. Still, you have to take the rough with the smooth and if we're going to win the league then the bhoys have to win the tough ones too. I turn to the fellow fan sitting to my left to share this reflection only to find him beaming from ear to ear.
"What are you so I happy about?" I ask, somewhat surprised at his cheshire grin.
To answer my question he produces a betting slip showing he's got a £1 bet at 66/1 for Celtic to be winning at half-time but to lose over the full 90. At this point let me remind you that my seat is deep in Celtic Season ticket holder territory and fellow fan is a season ticket holder himself. Now I understand his reasoning: If Celtic win then hooray, he loses a pound but is comforted by the fact that Celtic were victorous, if Celtic lose then he can numb the pain with the £66 he collects from his bet. Cheap wins in my opinion and not really getting into the spirit of things!!!
Celtic bravely fought back and a great free kick from Maloney and Hartson tap-in put Celtic ahead 3-2 and win them the game. The crowd stood and cheered their warriors, delighted at victory snatched from the jaws of defeat.
My fellow fan stood and cheered with the rest of us but as his now useless betting slip fell to the ground he glanced at it with what I firmly believe was disappointment.
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