For the MK Dons in celebration of their 4 - 0 win
against Manchester Utd.
Fairy Tale Football
This is why we love football;
For ninety minutes fans can dream and
sometimes, just sometimes the stars align.
A club by some much maligned
turns hero for the night, does everything right
plays with pluck, rides their luck
and in a pressure cooker environment
watch football royalty unravel before their eyes.
As surprise!
For one night Cinderella went to the ball.
The United defence became ugly sisters
as the duckling Dons turned swans;
became the little pea that will give
these princesses many sleepless nights.
This is why we love football;
When the worst results
make the best stories,
Past glories: forgotten.
Star names trade blame and shame
as Karl’s Giant Killers
deliver a thriller
we hadn’t dared to imagine
The shock, not in the beating of them
but how big a beating they took.
So, in the best tradition of Norwegian Commentator
hyperbole,
we take this one opportunity to say:
“We are the best in the world! It is completely
unbelievable! We have beaten Manchester Utd, birthplace of giants. Steve
Coogan, Terry Christian, Sir Alex Ferguson, The Happy Mondays, Max Beesley,
Rachel Riley, Olly Murs . Can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a
hell of a beating!”
So this fairy tale chapter closes
on a game of triumph and regrets;
A night the Dons will always remember,
one that United will hope to forget.
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