Salford City Football Club....am I really a traitor?

Friday, August 02/19

So while my son was getting ready for work this morning and I was being lazy given its day one of my four-day weekend, I was checking out the upcoming soccer season and pending transfers while sitting at the breakfast nook eating some oatmeal.

My son happened to see the web browser was open to the Salford City Football Club website and he commented that he couldn't believe I was actually following them.

I laughed and said my ultimate dream, soccer wise, these days was to see Salford City continue to get promoted to the Premier League and get to actually host Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) at a home game that is literally insight of Old Trafford.

Salford City has been promoted something like 4 straight seasons and now is playing in the upper echelons of English football. I learned about them from a Netflix special called "The Class of '92" that showcased the investment into the club by five, and now six, members of the group of players called the "Class of '92" who would go on to make Manchester United a dominant team, including winning a Treble in 1999.

The original group included Phil and Gary Neville, Nicky Butts, Paul Scholes, and Ryan Giggs. They increased to majority ownership with the later addition of David Beckham.

I made the comment to my son last year when MUFC was taking its sweet time in making Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the permanent replacement for Jose Mourinho that if they didn't make it happen I'd switch allegiance to Salford City. He had no clue who they were and I had the pleasure of telling him the story and see his own enjoyment in the success they've had show up in his smile.

Of course, he doubted my threat as he knows I'm a Red Devil through and through, no matter what, and he's right, but it doesn't mean there isn't room in my cold heart to support a plucky underdog like Salford City.

It dawned on me that I've actually been checking up on them to see what steps they are taking to strengthen the roster in anticipation of this coming League 2 season opener against Stevenage more than I have on MUFC's attempts to get back to the top of the Premier League.

Has my allegiance changed so much? No, I don't think so, maybe my current interest is on Salford City as the League 2 season kicks off tomorrow and it's logical that I'd be more focused on them at the moment since MUFC is still playing exhibition games for the moment.

But it might be telling that I've been contemplating buying myself a Salford City away shirt to show my support for the "Ammies", not a thought that has been front and centre where Manchester United has been concerned lately.

My name is Marcus and while most of my posts are around living my life the best I can, being the best father possible to my daughter and son, improving my golf game as much as possible, and finding the one and only imperfectly perfect woman for me, some also stray outside these lines and might involve just about any topic under the sun, like being teased by said son about being a traitor to my club lol.

Just so everyone is clear on where my allegiances lay.....Manchester United, FC Bayern Munchen, and Salford City Football Club. In that order and always in that order!

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My Four Day Weekend

Thursday, August 01/19

So this coming weekend is the long Civic Weekend in Ontario so while some may be enjoying a three day weekend I've decided to one-up everyone and make mine a four day weekend by also taking off Friday :)

So what big plans are filling up my four days?

If you thought of golf right off the bat than kudos to you for having paid attention to prior blog entries.

Normally these kinds of weekends involve my kids in some way but they've both already got plans for the weekend. My son begins his week with his mom tomorrow and my daughter is going camping with her own family and her husband's brother and family down near Sandbanks Provincial Park. Can't wait to see the pictures of Jack rolling down the dunes into the lake :)

Friday will see me running a few errands before enjoying an easy round in the afternoon at Stittsville.

I've lined up a 7:07 tee time at Club de Golf Champlain over in Gatineau and will follow it up with another afternoon round at Stittsville. Me golfing in Gatineau? I know, I find it as shocking as you do given some of the comments I've made about Separatists and Quebec, but fair is fair and I'm the first to admit that does Quebec not only have some good courses but eye-catching gorgeous women as well :)

Sunday.....yes, another round of golf at my club but I'm also planning on some serious deck time with a cold beverage, a good book, and Moki.

Monday is kind of open at the moment. I'm debating playing a new course and at the same time thinking a nice walk along the canal from Dows Lake to the Byward Market and back might be something I'd enjoy just as much.

Somewhere along the way I've got to login to the network and run some reports as I've got a really busy day on Tuesday with some critical reconciliations due for review by the controller and new director of accounting so we can finish off our required quarterly SEC statements.

So my weekend is looking pretty good but it could be so much better if I had that someone special to share the moments with.....

My name is Marcus and these are my continuing adventures in being a parent, co-worker, friend, attempts to master the perfect 8 iron from 130 yards out, and finding that one imperfectly perfect woman who makes me feel butterflies and go blind to every other woman around me.

Today's musical suggestion is "Pontoon" by Little Big Town. The perfect long weekend summer song in my mind.

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