it is an intensely religious experience
i've been listening to the football phone-in
for various reasons
1. because i have a disastrous life
2. because i am a fantasy football manager
3. because i am a bad fantasy football manager
and the football phone-in is very interesting
when a caller begins they make a statement of confession
to the presenter who we can call the priest
forgive me father we've been terrible at defending
forgive me father we've got no passion
forgive me father we've lost our way
then the conversation goes on to bring about an understanding
to justify the belief
the ridiculous belief in football
which follows the ancient precept of belief
the less you have the more you believe
the more you believe the less you have
tonight has been like listening to the killers of Christ
for a few weeks people have been calling up demanding the death of a manager
manager Mark Hughes of Manchester City
tonight he was killed
the Arabs crucified Mark Hughes
and now in confession the callers have been pleading for his resurrection
and their forgiveness
because in his death they feel their guilt





