Stoke City 0 Leicester City 0, Sunday 4 April 2008
There were tears in my eyes when the game ended and I really didn’t feel like talking to anyone. It was as if something had been taken away from me that would never be given back. A genuine sense of shock.
Four hours later and it is starting to sink in. We will be playing local derbies against Northampton and Peterborough, and we could enjoy some long weekends in Yeovil or Cheltenham. Yet I keep thinking if only…
If only Southampton hadn’t scored a third goal. If only the Stoke keeper hadn’t tipped over Stearman’s header, if only the post hadn’t stopped what looked like a certain Leicester goal. If only Holloway had changed tactics about 20 minutes earlier.
If only we hadn’t played so badly in so many games earlier in this season. If only the players had cared.
This match was as nerve wrecking as they come; and when we did finally take the game to Stoke we showed that with some effort we can create chances. But with Southampton beating Sheffield United it was a case of too little too late. The emotional roller coaster was finally over.
A very sad end to a very sad season.
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FrankieWortho // 5 May, 2008 at 2:29 pm
A sad day indeed with only those local derbies to look forward to. At least I can accompany my eldest son to watch City next year – he’s a Huddersfield Town season ticket holder (which probably doesn’t say much about my parenting skills)
cunningfox // 5 May, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I still can’t really believe it. My grandson is a Leicester City junior member. Luckily for him he is to young to notice, but one day I guess I’ll have to explain how it was we came to play in the the third division of English football.