Day -539 WorldCup2018
After yesterday's emotional release about Maltese football, which I most definitely stand by, I was wondering how I would follow it up, And I'm having a hard time. I enjoyed writing yesterday. I came to me easily because its a subject that I have invested a lot of emotion in.
I do not enjoy highlighting the negative side of Maltese football but because I was immersed in it for so long I find it easy to vent my frustration. And I believe it is necessary to voice these concerns. The powers that be in Malta need to know that the supporters do not want to feel like they have been, and are still being, taken for a ride for season after season. Rumours are one thing, but serious allegations that the public were paying to watch matches of which the results had been pre-determined means that the football public needs answers and assurances that something is being done about this mess.
A conversation I had today reminded me that there were many happy memories of watching live football in Malta. I have mentioned before the personal memorable moments: the goal to go 1-0 up against West Germany; the fighting performance of the team and the huge crowd support in the revenge match against Spain; the joy of watching a rare win, 3-1 against Jordan on a cool Spring evening in a mostly empty stadium. And all those weekends spent watching back to back league matches were a significant part of my childhood. It was fun, a lot of fun.
I sense an irony here, in a twisted (Maltese?) humour sort of way, I enjoyed being a supporter when everybody told me that it was a corrupt league. If the rumours are true and the allegations are proven and the sport is seriously cleaned up, then what happens the next time I'm back there? If I'm watching a "clean" league has it lost some of it's charm? You can see how twisted that is. And I'm not even convinced by my own argument. It was just a niggle in my brain.
I'll move on tomorrow but I know I'll be back to this in the future
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