There is something special about night games for a
football fan. The sight of the pitch under floodlights in the winter has a way
of making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
With temperatures tonight set to be around -1, I am hoping Southampton and Cardiff will manage to put on a performance that will allow me to forget that I am so cold I can no longer feel my fingers or toes.
There is nothing worse than spending the whole ninety minutes checking your watch every few seconds in anticipation of the final whistle just so that you can return to the warmth of home, and I know because I’ve been there.
Sitting second in the Championship, 3 points behind West Ham and just 1 ahead of Cardiff, we certainly can’t afford to drop any points, so goals are a must. Let’s just hope they are at the right end.
I’m also looking forward to seeing our new signings home debut, Tadanari Lee and Billy Sharp (assuming he plays). Adding to our already strong strike trio of Lambert, Guly and Connolly.
A goal for Southampton will enable the synchronised roar of 30,000 people and the subsequent celebrations to make the solid concrete beneath my feet tremble.
Try telling anyone who has not felt it before that is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. The look that ensues is, quite simply, one of pure disbelief.
The feeling of being one part of a crowd of thousands of people with one joint goal, excusing the pun, is something that cannot compare.
With no belief in religion, I can only imagine the similarities that a congregation would feel in their worship of a God. St Mary’s is my church and football is my religion.
With temperatures tonight set to be around -1, I am hoping Southampton and Cardiff will manage to put on a performance that will allow me to forget that I am so cold I can no longer feel my fingers or toes.
There is nothing worse than spending the whole ninety minutes checking your watch every few seconds in anticipation of the final whistle just so that you can return to the warmth of home, and I know because I’ve been there.
Sitting second in the Championship, 3 points behind West Ham and just 1 ahead of Cardiff, we certainly can’t afford to drop any points, so goals are a must. Let’s just hope they are at the right end.
I’m also looking forward to seeing our new signings home debut, Tadanari Lee and Billy Sharp (assuming he plays). Adding to our already strong strike trio of Lambert, Guly and Connolly.
A goal for Southampton will enable the synchronised roar of 30,000 people and the subsequent celebrations to make the solid concrete beneath my feet tremble.
Try telling anyone who has not felt it before that is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. The look that ensues is, quite simply, one of pure disbelief.
The feeling of being one part of a crowd of thousands of people with one joint goal, excusing the pun, is something that cannot compare.
With no belief in religion, I can only imagine the similarities that a congregation would feel in their worship of a God. St Mary’s is my church and football is my religion.
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