Story is set in 1999....
The boat moved off with a loud horn-blast and then the excruciatingly over-familiar opening chords of Prince's '1999'. Steff hadn't heard a song played so fucking much since every restaurant, supermarket, joinery, plumbing firm, tyre-fitter's, DIY store and travel agent boasted to the world that they were 'Simply The Best'. The Huns used it to, over the PA when the team took the field, further proof if it could ever be needed that individuality and original thought were largely incompatible with supporting Glasgow Rangers Football Club.
I would have found it even funnier had not the Cobblers also resorted to 'that song' on occasion - though I always kind of hoped we were only using it give the opposition a good laugh.
Oddballing
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Inspired by my blogging chum Bruce Oddball in Arizona, today I am simply
sharing a bunch of memes - all picked because they are just plain silly and
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Perhaps a more appropriate number for the Cobblers when they come out onto the pitch would be "The Birdie Song".
what??? no comprehende... you speak in odd foreign language about que.... football!!
Complete with actions of course - all the supporters could join in to YP! You coudl be on to a winning idea here ;-)
FB - would it help if I mentioned how very attractive many of these young footballers are? (Some of the managers are very good looking too.)
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