Unfortunately the only one we could find was a Wetherspoons.They have long been my least favourite pub chain and they confirmed my zealously held belief that they're a pox on this fine land by restricting us to two drinks maximum because one of our company was with his 13 year old son and we were informed in the idiom of the humourless that we were being "Monitored"
Don't worry Wetherspoons i will not be venturing into one of your establishments in future.The nation's moral fibre will never be tested again thanks to your unending vigilance...
A quick taxi to High Road Leyton where it seemed like a home game transplanted to East London.All we saw were Wolves fans milling about, and into Brisbane Road a good half hour before the game.As there was no booze sold to Wolves fans the smell of Bovril hung about the place.It's been quite a while since i have been in this ground and the O's have had some major work done to it,apart from the East Stand where we were of course.To call it "Old School" would be a massive disservice to that hoary old cliche.The East Stand is practically Biblical---and i'm talking Old Testament here---In one way it's good that football can still be watched in these ancient edifices to act as a reminder of where the game came from in these days of corporate hegemony.On the other hand the phrase "Health & Safety" was never far from my mind...
The opening 35 minutes were pretty predictable.Wolves grabbed a two goal lead without breaking into much of a sweat and it seemed the rest of the game would be a stroll in the Springtime sunshine but then Leyton Orient woke up and started to pile on the pressure---To be fair at 1-0 the O's had a stonewall penalty appeal turned down---This continued after half time and the O's pulled one goal back quite early.It was game on but thanks to some brilliant saves from Carl Ikeme----"He looks like Matt Murray,without the dodgy knee"----and some desperate defending we kept the score down to 2-1.With Orient attacking they'd always leave space behind them to exploit and James Henry took advantage with a cracking 30yarder in the last minute to give a slightly lop-sided 3-1 scoreline to Wolves.
To all intents and purposes we had become Champions but with Brentford playing later on in the day it had to be officially confirmed.Luckily we were invited into the well appointed Leyton Orient supporters club bar---after a few pints in the local flea pit called the Coach & Horses---and we were confirmed as title winners at about 4-55pm after Brentford could only draw.There was probably about eight Wolves fans there to witness this momentous occasion but i'm sure news spread rapidly among the fans scattered around East London or nearing home...
A great day all round.Many thanks to the warm welcome afforded to us from the Leyton Orient fans.It was much appreciated and i'm sure all Wolves fans wish them all the best for the upcoming play offs...Meanwhile.
..We are CHAMPIONS!
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