The football season ends this weekend with all matches kicking off simultaneously at 16.00 on Sunday. Whatever has happened during the season there is always a bit of a party atmosphere if the last match is a home match, which it is. And this year it will be even more so given we are Premier League Champions.
In addition we are playing Crystal Palace who will definitely be in a party mood having beaten Manchester City to win the FA Cup last Saturday.
The Champions are confirmed (us) and the relegation places are all sorted (Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester City) but there is still a lot to play for in terms of European places.
As of today only Liverpool and Arsenal are guaranteed Champions League football next season…… along with ….. Tottenham Hotspur. This is because despite lying 17th in the league they beat Manchester United to win the Europa League.
The “as it stands” table will be interesting as the final games play out on Sunday.
It was clear some time ago that LFC might win the league and be presented with the trophy at this last match of the season so we (9 of us) decided to make a whole weekend of it. We have booked an Airbnb near Anfield from Friday to Monday with activities and parties every day.
So yesterday i packed for the weekend and painted my nails red.
Earlier this week Aussie Dave set off for Liverpool from his home on Australia’s Gold Coast. He is travelling via Shanghai and London. I’m going over by train (TransPennine Express); Anna is driving over via the M62; My brother Paul is coming up from St Albans thus having to face the M1 and the M6 on a Friday. It’s unclear at this point whose journey will take the longest.
Anyway…. the weekend starts here and there’ll be the usual daily updates on what I hope will be a weekend full of fun and friendship and joy.
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