Ruthless efficiency vs '90 minutes of sheer delightful football'*

*Guardian 6/4/19

There's been so much to make me happy about this season - not least the marvel of being 10 (TEN) points clear - but until yesterday I didn't feel the love I'd felt two seasons ago. It was always going to be hard this season to compete with the live matches, big flags, songs, the joy of the unexpected, the we're going up and the scum are going down and so on that we'd experienced in 2018/19, and us pumping out 1-0 close victories just wasn't cutting it. Yes, yes, I can admire our defence and Kenny and Skipp in something called a pivot (apparently) but I wasn't in love with it. It wasn't as exciting!

The proof of this was the matches I've kept on my Sky box. From the 18/19 season I still have (and occasionally re-watch) the Leeds away game, the QPR 4-0 and Blackburn promotion games and the Man City victory from last season. This year I've not been tempted to keep any match. I recorded the Brentford one but won't keep it. I can't imagine wanting to re-watch it, however dominant we were.

Yesterday though, I loved it! This was a match I would have kept on my Sky box if I could have. We were magnificent! I really hope there is some way, some lucky fans get to be at CR for the last few matches 💛💚

Posted By: Bravo win or die, Mar 7, 10:16:05