[Albion] A lad named Josh

CaptainDaveUK said:

Dear Graham Potter,

In inner city Liverpool there is a lad called Josh, you don't know him and you'll probably never meet him but he's been fanatically supporting the Albion all over the North West since he was six. He has been proudly wearing the blue and white stripes for years, despite all of his friends and every other kid in his school supporting Liverpool or Everton. Today at footy training he wore his main Christmas present for the first time, the new Albion home kit with Lallana on the back. He looked amazing and as usual gave a captain’s performance, played a blinder and left everything on the pitch.

The reason I’m writing to you today is because I want you to ask the players to do everything they possibly can to get the win today. Yes, I know the Albion have needed a win for while now, the players, all the coaching staff, Tony Bloom and thousands of fans across Sussex and beyond, we all desperately want and need a win, but come the end of the day, not many of us will be left flying the flag on our own, wearing the blue and white pin stripes in inner city Liverpool.

So please, if you can, get the win. Do it for yourselves, do it for the Albion but if nothing else, please just do it for the lad you’ll never meet. A lad named Josh.

All the best,
Josh's Dad

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Stat Brother said:

Sounds to me like:-

Josh (6) = fecking Entitled fanbase.

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Hamilton said:

Since he was 6 Stat. Since he was 6.


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Hamilton said:

Since he was 6 Stat. Since he was 6.

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Brighton Lines said:

Dear Josh's dad,

It's a struggle for the Albion at the moment. It's a tough league. We could even be relegated. But there's something more important you need to tell your lad.

It's vey easy to support a team because they are successful. This is true of many lads his age. But what he is doing is greater than that. He is following a family tradition- not following the crowd.

As he grows up he'll realise that this has more meaning than seeing trophy after trophy added to the teams cabinet. And when the team do well it will mean so much more.

You see, football isn't just about success. It's about highs and lows, but most importantly it's about the great game and the community itself. It's about struggles and strife. It's about enjoying the history and heritage of your family's traditions. It's about so much more than the game itself. It's a reflection of life itself.

So if Albion don't win today it will be frustrating. But remember this. He'll still love his team anyway and you can be proud that he didn't choose the easy way but chose the best way. If it wasn't for people like him teams like Albion wouldn't exist and football would be poorer.

All the best,

Every genuine football fan in the country.

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Brighton Lines said:

Dear Josh's dad,

It's a struggle for the Albion at the moment. It's a tough league. We could even be relegated. But there's something more important you need to tell your lad.

It's vey easy to support a team because they are successful. This is true of many lads his age. But what he is doing is greater than that. He is following a family tradition- not following the crowd.

As he grows up he'll realise that this has more meaning than seeing trophy after trophy added to the teams cabinet. And when the team do well it will mean so much more.

You see, football isn't just about success. It's about highs and lows, but most importantly it's about the great game and the community itself. It's about struggles and strife. It's about enjoying the history and heritage of your family's traditions. It's about so much more than the game itself. It's a reflection of life itself.

So if Albion don't win today it will be frustrating. But remember this. He'll still love his team anyway and you can be proud that he didn't choose the easy way but chose the best way. If it wasn't for people like him teams like Albion wouldn't exist and football would be poorer.

All the best,

Every genuine football fan in the country.

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