The Sun Shines out of Nelsen
First things first – before I wrote this post I had to create a category for soceer.
The KnightMarez, the A-League, the World Cup … none of these things demanded a post.
A Kiwi playing for a team beating Man U … now THAT demands recognition.
What is strange is that the media seems to have got over its Nelsenmania. First, trees were being sacrificed on a daily basis just for journos to tell us that Ryan Nelsen was going to have a trial with Blackburn. Then he got the trial.
When Nelsen got a contract with Rovers, you can almost see the lumberjacks heading off to the forest.
Then came the debut, the captaincy in an FA cup game, and the revised contract worth more than the total budget for a Z-team … oops an A-team roster. Each time, out come the chainshaws.
For some reason, the game this weekend didn’t quite get the journos gushing, even tho it could prove to be a historic match for Man U – some UK papers are claiming this could be the end for Fergie. And if you think we’re talking about the Princess Shopalot, you need to stop reading those women’s mags.
Seeing a Kiwi shine in the Premiership is still a little surreal, like thinking of Sean Marks as a NBA winner. We’ll just have to get used to it.
