I get what you mean. When Everton were 0-2 down against Wimbledon in 1993-94ish and facing relegation, I was in tears. The emotion when they came back to win 3-2 was immense. And that was just from “watching” the game on Ceefax! I would read every edition of Match, Shoot, 442 and any fanzine I could get my hands on.
Towards the end of the century, I went to Goodison on another last day relegation escape against Coventry (Vialli’s Chelsea beat Bolton to keep them up) and again the relief was incredible. If they were relegated this season, it would not preoccupy me at all.
We just have much less time when we are older with family life taking priority, plus interests naturally diversify. I still love the game and will watch YouTube highlights, but I cannot go anywhere close to the depths I would have as a teenager. It was a healthy past-time though. The only kids in the 80s who knew the countries of Liechtenstein and Paraguay existed, or secondary cities in Poland and Norway were football fans.
I get what you mean. When Everton were 0-2 down against Wimbledon in 1993-94ish and facing relegation, I was in tears. The emotion when they came back to win 3-2 was immense. And that was just from “watching” the game on Ceefax! I would read every edition of Match, Shoot, 442 and any fanzine I could get my hands on.
Towards the end of the century, I went to Goodison on another last day relegation escape against Coventry (Vialli’s Chelsea beat Bolton to keep them up) and again the relief was incredible. If they were relegated this season, it would not preoccupy me at all.
We just have much less time when we are older with family life taking priority, plus interests naturally diversify. I still love the game and will watch YouTube highlights, but I cannot go anywhere close to the depths I would have as a teenager. It was a healthy past-time though. The only kids in the 80s who knew the countries of Liechtenstein and Paraguay existed, or secondary cities in Poland and Norway were football fans.