Football Genie

[broughtonblue]

Not seen this posted, so a bit of realism...

 

When Leicester got promoted back to the Premier League in 2014, a footballing genie came to me in a dream. I’ve got a few surprises for you, it said. 
Over the next few years, you will see an unbelievable escape from an apparently certain threat of relegation.
And then you will see your team win the Premier League, which will be the greatest and most ridiculously improbable sporting story ever.
I shook my head and suppressed a disbelieving chuckle.
But that won’t be the end of it. You will go on to win the FA  cup and the Community Shield. You will reach the knockout stages of three different European competitions. 
Three ? I raised an eyebrow.
The genie smiles and went on, One season, you’ll go further in the Champions League than any other English team. Also, you will see the first VAR goal scored in England. I looked puzzled, (VAR ?) but the genie continued. You will see spectacular goals and extraordinary comebacks. You will beat all of the biggest teams in England, several times each. In fact, over two particular seasons you’ll spend more time in the Premier Leagues top four than any of those teams. In return, you’ll make over £300m selling your best players.
One of your player’s will break the record for goals scored in consecutive Premier League games, and in a different season will win the golden boot. You will record the biggest away win ever seen in the premier league.
You will have two players in the top ten nominees of the Ballon d’Or. I looked sceptical. 
You do know I’m a “Leicester“ supporter ?
The Genie nodded. But of course this is football, so it won’t all be good - there will be shocking cup exits, agonising last minute defeats, terrible performances and managerial sackings. There’ll also be, I’m afraid, a real tragedy.
Eventually, after nine years, the curtain will suddenly fall on this wildest of footballing rides, the chimes will strike midnight and Leicester will revert to being Leicester. If you want all that to happen, when it’s over, you must promise me one thing. Of course I want that to happen, I responded cautiously. Amid the anger and frustration and fears of relegation, the “if onlys” and the “might have beens”, you must promise to pause for a minute and reflect on your good fortune to be on the wildest roller-coaster any football fan could have hoped for.
A ride that, if it had been written in a fairy tale, no one would have ever believed was possible. Is that a deal?
Obviously I don’t believe any of that is possible I replied, but if it makes even some of what you’ve said happen then yes, I’m happy to make that promise.  
And it was so!

KEEP THE FAITH EVERYONE - WE COULD BE BACK !!

[StanSP]

It's a Twitter thread from this guy

 

 

 

 

[Samilktray]

Hopefully the thread starter is Jeremy otherwise this is absolutely shameless behaviour!

[Strokes]

Genies are cùnts

[LanguedocFox]

4 minutes ago, Strokes said:

Genies are cùnts

That explains a lot.

[KingsX]

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

[norwichfox]

13 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Hopefully the thread starter is Jeremy otherwise this is absolutely shameless behaviour!

There's a bit of a clue in his opening line

..."Not seen this posted, so a bit of realism"...