YALLA BETAR YALLA

on saturday night i went to my fifth betar game since ive been here, not too bad i think considereing ive only been here 2 months. and untill saturday night they (we!) had lost them all. not only that, ihadnt even seen betar score a goal - the first game i went to was away at maccabi tel aviv, we lost 1-0. then home against petach tikva, we lost 1-0, then home against Nazareth (who are they??) we lost 2-0, then last wednesday in the cup we lost 1-0.

so u can imagine i wasnt overly confident. added to this there had been 3 other games that i hadnt gone to cos they were away games and ash couldnt drive - we'd won them all emphaticaly. i thought i must be the curse. if i go we lose if i dont we win.

but im starting to get addicted to this, its just a tenner and i have a team to support. despite the fact they are apalling - its like that film bring it on, they have the best fans and the worst team.

but redemption finally came - i just couldnt believe it at the weekend. not only did we actually win a game but we came back twice and then scored in the last minute! it was absolutely crazy. ashley and me spent the entire first half wondering why they bother, then we equalized. then again. then a last minute winner. it was insane.

what was also crazy was the fact that to disperse the crowd after the game (who were all dancing to celebrate the fact they actually won a home game after more than 2 months) the police turned up on horses and started to charge the crowd. crazy horses (THATS FOR JUSTIN BY THE WAY!).

ANway, we have bnei yehuda away on sunday night, and suddenly everyone who was talking about the season being over (there were 4 page specials about betars failure in 2 jerusalem papers on friday) is now looking to that coveted uefa cup spot if we end up 3rd. who knows, me and mike maybe travelling to man united for a uefa cup game in september!

yalla betar yalla, check the pics!
j