In 1999 Alex Ferguson said those immortal lines after Manchester United won the European Cup with just seconds to go. They were: "Football. Bloody hell."
OK, they are hardly eloquent and wouldn't pass as great philosophy, but somehow it sums up what most fans feel every week of their life.
Here in Stoke-on-Trent we have had a touch of the Fergie's after Stoke City sent Arsenal packing at the weekend. Simply, Arsenal didn't fancy standing up to Stoke City, a team that may not seem fit to grace the high table of the "big four" but with passion and courage overcame their slicker opponents.
To put it simply, Arsenal, the Gunners, left the Britannia Stadium a bit shell-shocked after Stoke's not so secret weapon, Rory Delap's long throw, caused chaos in the Gunners' ranks. Just a couple of days' earlier he had delivered the same knock-out punch to hapless Sunderland. Ok, it's not pretty, but who cares?
One punter has already suggested that Fifa will get involved and ban long throws (!!!) because they don't want Stoke City to gatecrash the Premier League party and would rather they wallow in the depths of the Championship!
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