When the inevitable happens and we're officially down there's one thing i will not be doing and that's crying.
Our game is on Sky's prime time football slot on Sunday afternoon so there will be plenty of scope for their camera's to grab a shot of a heavily tattooed fat bloke in a Wolves shirt blubbing like a little child at his team's demise.This for Sky is essentially the money shot...It gives them the win double to say "Look we're showing the human side of the game" and equally allows the shot to go worldwide where fans of every other club will point and laugh at said bawling fat bloke showing up our football club.
These last few months i have been proud of my fellow Wolves fans.We have reacted to our teams failure with good humour and sterling support.This is the way to do it.Laugh in the face of adversity.Embrace it with humour.Yes it's black humour of course.What else could it be?
I have never personally known anyone cry at football except when we gained promotion and a few mates cried in happiness---I don't have a problem with happy crying by the way---I would like to think myself and my friends are adult enough to keep our emotions in check.Take our teams failure on the chin and bounce back next season.
Don't get me wrong im not empty inside.I don't have a swinging brick in place of a heart.I have cried in my adult life.Last time was when i was at my Mother's death bed and she took her last breath...There will be times in our lives when bad things happen,horrible things.This is when our tears are justified.Not when the fortunes of our football club take a downward turn.
Obviously there will be a lot of children in tears at the game on Sunday and they're exempt from any criticism
as they're clearly not mature enough to have learned to keep their emotions in check.But there will also be plenty of kids who handle it better than some of their adult counterparts...
So come on fellow Wolves fans let's show the world we can take this in an adult and mature way.That we may be going down but doing so with pride and our heads held high supporting our team.Not crying like a little child who's had their favourite toy taken away...
If you're still in doubt at the validity of my wish that no adult Wolves fan burst into uncontrollable blubbing at the final whistle take a look at this clip and remember the ridicule rightly heaped down on this sorry individual
Now ask yourself this question: Do you really want your crying face plastered all over the World on You Tube by a gloating Baggies fan?
Or would you rather have fellow Wolves fans post clips showing us fans with our heads held high when the deed is done?
I know which one i'd prefer...
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