The Anonymous Widower

I Missed The Final Match Of The Season

I have been away all week and at no time did I check the time of the last Ipswich match of the season. After all Saturday matches start at 15:00 don’t they?

I knew that all matches were starting at the same time, but thinking about it, I don’t think I’ve been to a last match of the season in recent years.

Then last night I got in about ten to a house empty of food and went straight to bed and slept all night.

This morning, I watched the television spasmodically, whilst I did my holiday washing and had a bath. About nine, I went to the Angel to do my shopping and then had breakfast in Carluccio’s.  I didn’t even buy a paper until I left to go to the match. I suppose it didn’t help that no London club, was involved in promotion or relegation from the Championship.

I had intended to do a couple of things before I took my usual 13:00 train, but because the Overground was closed, I got to Liverpool Street station early enough to get the 11:30 train, which would have meant only missing a bit of the match. So I went and had a cup of tea and came back for the 13:00 train.

Only when I was sitting in the train, did I switch my phone on and then I got a couple of texts with the teams.

As I walked back through the barriers at Liverpool Street, there was another fan, who hadn’t heard about the match time either.

I know it is all my fault, but I suspect, I’m not the only fan who lived away from his team, who missed this last match of the season.

May 3, 2014 - Posted by AnonW | Sport, Transport/Travel | Football, Ipswich Town