The football thread - relegation and running

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Time to respond to Andy's football notes. 'I'm not interested in football, I just support West Ham'. That's the saying of my lifetime.

Fortunately, I was away for the Bolton game at the Reebok, where the season's final die was most likely cast. At least it saved me the torture by teletext. It was good to beat 'Boro, but it wasn't the classic six pointer of the week before.

Leeds' win at Fulham makes it look even more dire. Glenn Roeder has been struck down by the stress of it all and even with Saint Trevor Brooking confirmed as caretaker manager, it's looking like other results will have to go our way, whatever happens against Man City on Sunday.

A marathon looks almost easy in comparison. Let's see - the race starts at 1 pm, and kickoff is at 2 pm. I run past my sister's house at 13 miles, hopefully at around 3 pm. Should I ask the half-time score ? Game over (perhaps literally) by 4 pm, just as I hit the wall running up Rumer Hill for the second time at around 18 miles.

What if somehow I hear the final score as I toil the last long miles into Stratford ? Or what if I don't ? It'll certainly add a different edge to the usual late April relegation stress.