Re: Truth 2.0

To those that have a few minutes to spare, this is my story with all honesty.

My story is part unique, part laughable, at times “kringey” but authentic nonetheless. Got into football in my late teens, was a Barca fan because my grandmother’s family was from there. La Liga got quite redundant so I started following the Prem in my mid twenties. At first I wanted to follow some of the big clubs, but that didn’t feel right, felt band wagony. So I tried following/supporting, smaller clubs with potential but for personal reasons I couldn’t stick to any of em. I went to great lengths to try to gain a sense of ownership of those clubs but my indecision and impulsiveness always got the better of me. At this point Blues were one of the clubs I liked and tried supporting, the underdog status of the club, the color blue and their potential always attracted me. Recently, my son and I decided to hunker down and support the Blues through thick and thin, or some would say through thin and thin. The past years have been rough, I struggle with ADD and I’m a bit OC so that mixture of impulse and compulsiveness caused me to do things I regret as a fan, like wear different kits, join different trusts, buy a stadium brick or five, post and pledge my allegiance on different sites. I’d try a club out months, even weeks at a time then change my mind. Even tried following some of your rivals, something I really regret. But I believe everyone deserves a second chance or in my case an nth chance to get things right. Like I said I’ve regretted doing a lot of impulsive things in the process but choosing to follow the Blues a hundred percent is the redeeming factor in all this. I realised that I’ve fallen for this club and can’t see myself supporting any other. KRO

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If ever any of you are in Manila, let me know. Pint is on me.

Jay Enrile
jrpe4110@gmail.com