EPL #9, Going to West Ham

Thank you England for having a different daylight savings than us Yanks. It means I get an extra hour of sleep and can still follow your crazy sports. This Sunday, I did not have to hit the Church until noon. Drinking at noon isn’t even weird.

I arrived solo at Nevada’s around 11:30, to a dismal sight. My normal spot is infesting with Skousers. The Liverpool fans were celebrating their win over Chelsea, and they were hogging the corner where we normally sit. Damn Skousers. I took post at the center of the bar, and waited for Devo and Margaret. I was just left of the West Ham crew, who started the singing early. Good boys. While the rest of the faithful was there, we were spread out, which gave a bit of an echo effect to the songs, but Devo and I brought the noise.

It is sort of sad having Theo being so good internationally, because all the old “Where is your Englishmen/ You need more foreigners” singing has dried up a bit. We in fact have England’s, England’s number one, Green be damned.

The game itself was a tad tense. We had a lot of shots go wide, and could not close at all in the first half. It was a bit of a Goalie game, as both Green and Manuel had huge plays. But it all changed when the man who is always tall took the pitch. Ade made the difference, forcing an own goal (there should really be a stat for that, called fool-making or something) and scoring one outright on a great break. Corn-rows or not, you give him the ball and he will score.

Also, was it me, or was Gallas playing like he has something to prove. Which he kinda does. Prove it William.

I had to bolt out the door after the match, but it was a good win, and it keeps us competitive for the league. It is always good to be at Nevada’s with a bunch of different supporter groups, and even better to win in front of them.

So it looks like I will be at work for the North London Derby, or possibly at a pot luck lunch (don’t ask). So either way, no mid week Nevada’s. I may just watch the game on my computer, distracting the entire office as I scream at a gamecast. Will check back in with you about that.

One derby down, one to go.