Cup Final Postponed!!

 Well it’s official and it’s the news nobody wanted to hear, this weekend’s Cup Final has been postponed. Some stadiums have an aura, a mythical spiritual quality that just makes them special, like a proper cathedral not just of football but of life and we dream of seeing our team emerge victorious from such a world famous arena. Gladiators doing battle and conquering their foes in such a special setting, the place where all children grow up wanting to play, it’s the stuff legends are made of. And not winning there since the 1990’s hurts, it hurts badly, watching other teams like Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, hell even Blackpool winning there more recently isn’t easy. ‘It should be us, when is it our turn?’ the supporters scream. Winning anywhere else just doesn’t quite cut it, some victories have to happen at certain venues to make them right. A decade and a half of sleepless nights, just lying there picturing your heroes departing the pitch with victory secured, supporters pouring into the bars, tonight’s celebrations will never end, this will go down in history as a day to remember, no, as THE day to remember, the chance to say ‘I was there the day it happened’.

 It could so easily be the beginning of a new chapter in the clubs history, winning on an occasion like this can provide a springboard for careers, not just for the rest of the season. New signings get that feeling of belonging, of acceptance, old warriors get a new lease of life, a burst of energy they thought was long gone from their legs. Supporters get the chance to create new songs to celebrate the victory and tales to tell the grandchildren in years to come. The game being postponed is not good news, the anticipation is so great, the extra waiting time can only lead to greater expectancy and more pressure, it only makes things harder. Let’s hope the FA rearrange the game for as soon as possible, for the sake of sanity, it’s been too long, waiting any more will cause immeasurable almost unsurvivable heartache.

 Anyway, enough from the Everton fans about the Anfield derby being moved, it’s now time to concentrate on Liverpool’s forthcoming appearance in the Carling Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday.