My biggest regret - how superstition can ruin football for you

Coveredendchoir

Picture the scene, late March 1998, Im a steward at The Valley, and due to one reason or another I've missed the last couple of home games and which we have won, so my thoughts are - if I go they'll lose.... This carries on until and throughout the play offs - Although it killed me I missed all the games at the end of that season as I had a mental implant that my 'non-presence' was somehow making the team win, so much so, that we werent even conceding goals at the time. Sasa had gone 9 games in a row - 9 shut outs. That took us to Wembley.....

Even though - I kid you not, that it was my 24th birthday on arguably the biggest day of my Charlton life - I did not go. Superstition, stupity call it what you like, something inside me said - they will lose if you go !! I regret that decision to this day as it was a massive moment in any Charlton fans life.

I'm in no way taking credit for arguably the 2nd best game ever played at Wembley (World cup 66 final being the best), England v Holland '96 a close 3rd for the record.

But I'm wondering if anyone else has a simliar story of regret?

DRF

The rest of us don't regret your decision and thank you for your sacrfice.

Any chance you could repeat this sacrifice - we could do with the luck!

aliwibble

You may regret it now, but imagine how you would've felt if you'd gone and we'd lost.

fatkit

Please don't ever go the Valley ever again, for all of us.

Henry Irving

You really didn't go because you believed you had some magical impact on the outcome of football matches purely by being in the stadium? Really? You thought that was possible?

Salad

God works in mysterious ways.

cafc_joe

Can we have a whip round and get you a Millwall season ticket?

BlackForestReds

[quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]You really didn't go because you believed you had some magical impact on the outcome of football matches purely by being in the stadium? Really? You thought that was possible?[/quote]

Millions of people go to churches every Sunday and pray to someone invisible in the sky to grant them their every wish. This is no more absurd although just as amusing.

Stay tuned, next week coveredendchoir finds out that Father Christmas, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny don't exist either.

ValleyGary

sorry but what a load of old poo

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]You really didn't go because you believed you had some magical impact on the outcome of football matches purely by being in the stadium? Really? You thought that was possible?

Millions of people go to churches every Sunday and pray to someone invisible in the sky to grant them their every wish. This is no more absurd although just as amusing.

Quite different actually.

People who pray to a divine being believe that their God can influence events should they choose to and are asking for an intervention.

In this case the person thinks that not a divine being but they themselves have supernatural powers to influence events.

tangoflash

Believe me, i spent those last couple of months telling him what a plum he was being and to get his arse down there. Henry, i don't think he thinks he's got any powers to influence anything but sometimes supersticions get the better of you......still think he was a twat though and have told him many many times over the yrs. :-). My own football supersticion is that if i watch the nigel's play i get physically ill so i don't watch them.....simples;-)

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: tangoflash[/cite]Believe me, i spent those last couple of months telling him what a plum he was being and to get his arse down there. Henry, i don't think he thinks he's got any powers to influence anything but sometimes supersticions get the better of you......still think he was a twat though and have told him many many times over the yrs. :-). My own football supersticion is that if i watch the nigel's play i get physically ill so i don't watch them.....simples;-)

But palace making people sick is scientifically provable : - )

In the olden days he'd have been burnt at the stake as a witch but now he can go on a day time TV show and talk about it!

Talal

i love superstition, in fact i love the opposite of it, like seeing one magpie or opening an umbrella indoors or walking under ladders. Tis especially fun to do it in front of an overly superstitious person

Vinnie V.

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]You really didn't go because you believed you had some magical impact on the outcome of football matches purely by being in the stadium? Really? You thought that was possible?

Millions of people go to churches every Sunday and pray to someone invisible in the sky to grant them their every wish. This is no more absurd although just as amusing.

Quite different actually.

People who pray to a divine being believe that their God can influence events should they choose to and are asking for an intervention.

In this case the person thinks that not a divine being but they themselves have supernatural powers to influence events.

Yes but it worked we were promoted.

I have yet to see any convincing evidence of any form of Deity.

Coveredendchoir is the Messiah!!!!

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Vinnie V.[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]You really didn't go because you believed you had some magical impact on the outcome of football matches purely by being in the stadium? Really? You thought that was possible?

Millions of people go to churches every Sunday and pray to someone invisible in the sky to grant them their every wish. This is no more absurd although just as amusing.

Quite different actually.

People who pray to a divine being believe that their God can influence events should they choose to and are asking for an intervention.

In this case the person thinks that not a divine being but they themselves have supernatural powers to influence events.

Yes but it worked we were promoted.

I have yet to see any convincing evidence of any form of Deity.

Coveredendchoir is the Messiah!!!!

you could be on to something. Has he given us a sign?

Coveredendchoir

A shoe !!!!

No, I'm not the messiah (altogether now) I'm a very naughty boy......