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The Umps should be hanging their heads in shame, and the Noble and Members stands made sure they understood that at half time and at full time the police moved in more closely around them, and well they might. I would be surprised to see any of them come GF day.
The game had its moments, and we all got to make a lot of noise with those clappers that gave me a major dose of tinnetus and that young female who sat two rows behind and has a schreek that would cause a banshee to pause in flight didn't help.
But the send off was particularly fine. The three of them spaced themselves out and walked the perimiter on their own, each in their own style and tempo, with the rest of them in a nest walking behind them further infield. Crouchy slapped hands with as many as he could, MickyO looked into each and everyone of our eyes and was drawing as much as he could from us. Leo collected his two boys somewhere (I think at the Noble Stand) and continued the long walk. The Lions staff and hangers cleared the Stadium and the boys set up a guard of honour in front of their own cheer squad who joined in the party.
It was a slow walk a la Kell and Dunks. And when it got down to the race, Micky realised there was another 20 meters or so of ground he hadn't covered when they started so he held up proceedings so he could go down there as well. Crouchy had started further back so someone down there with a big red banner was rewarded. They all clapped us or waved or wiped eyes.
At the race every other player and official milled in those bright red jackets and eventually clustered around while the boys were chaired off and provided a brilliantly coloured tail to the procession.
All in all it was a class act from each and everyone of them. And it was a class act from Us Who Were There.
The game had its moments, and we all got to make a lot of noise with those clappers that gave me a major dose of tinnetus and that young female who sat two rows behind and has a schreek that would cause a banshee to pause in flight didn't help.
But the send off was particularly fine. The three of them spaced themselves out and walked the perimiter on their own, each in their own style and tempo, with the rest of them in a nest walking behind them further infield. Crouchy slapped hands with as many as he could, MickyO looked into each and everyone of our eyes and was drawing as much as he could from us. Leo collected his two boys somewhere (I think at the Noble Stand) and continued the long walk. The Lions staff and hangers cleared the Stadium and the boys set up a guard of honour in front of their own cheer squad who joined in the party.
It was a slow walk a la Kell and Dunks. And when it got down to the race, Micky realised there was another 20 meters or so of ground he hadn't covered when they started so he held up proceedings so he could go down there as well. Crouchy had started further back so someone down there with a big red banner was rewarded. They all clapped us or waved or wiped eyes.
At the race every other player and official milled in those bright red jackets and eventually clustered around while the boys were chaired off and provided a brilliantly coloured tail to the procession.
All in all it was a class act from each and everyone of them. And it was a class act from Us Who Were There.
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