Some people just didn’t like it.
Sure the team won and they didn’t break any rules. It just left an unpleasant taste in the mouth. They didn;t seem to play in the way that made others feel like they understood what made the game so wonderful to watch. No one could deny the results, they just didn’t like how the results were gained. So when those results dried up and things turned against them they didn’t find many who were sympathetic to their plight.
Their run came to an end. The players and coach were soon replaced. It was the appointment of the new coach that made all the difference. The philosophy of play changed dramatically and although results did not immediately follow, the fans detected that there was a commitment to something refreshing and positive. Such was the lift that it brought throughout the entire club that it instilled among the whole organisation a sense of resilience, a sense of confidence and crucially a sense of hope. That sense of hope that not only would they begin to win again but they would win in a way that would leave something far more pleasant.
It was not just about being a pleasant and lovely kind of club – there was still the point of the exercise which was winning – it was just that there would be a way of doing it now that would embody the spirit of the game.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
Life With CD 