there are many ways of seeing things. this is one view of dexter's goal that won the game against cardiff city and made sure qpr were safe from relegation.SAFE FROM RELEGATION! HURRAH!!
and i was there. in the first half, i sat in j block, about where piglet sat when he was photographed at qpr a few years ago. there was, however, little atmosphere there. mostly dads and their little ones. i texted noam to see if there was any space in p block and agreed to change at halftime. by that point, we were winning. however, when i arrived at the new spot, mark (the science editor from the times) told me that since i had changed my seat, if we ended up losing, it would all be my fault. (the SCIENCE guy). o the anxiety. o the tension. but i sang my heart out for the boys. when the final whistle went, first i turned to mark and just pointed at him with frabjous glee. next i turned to noam, but she was refusing to celebrate until she had heard the scores for the other teams. choruses of 'the r's are staying up!', and players coming to our corner and applauding us. gazza hopped onto the pitch in a suit with his crutches and waved a stick at us. finally, marcus bignot, our captain and my favourite player, came over to lead the cheers, and even took the announcer's mike to sing a cheer. much joy. wonderful afternoon, and with the late evenings already in evidence, a sunlit walk to the buses and ride home, carried swiftly by the happiness and relief the win had given me.
this is the view that i had of the goal from the loft - a corner from the south africa road side taken short, the ball passed back to the corner-taker, and crossed into the box for blackstock to send a powerful header into the goal:
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