I have had the official 2007/2008 Bristol City squad photo as my laptop's desktop background since last August and as we all know, we have had a truly exceptional year which has carried into this season where we remain undefeated. So, with the recent release of the 2008/2009 squad photo my dilemma is a superstitious one.
Like many footballing fans I can be very superstitious and currently have a 'lucky' scarf, epitomised by the match away to Leicester City where I missed a bus into Birmingham city centre to reclaim my scarf having left it at home. The match went on to be a mauling, with Leicester having an incredible 21 shots on goal and and Adriano Basso being equal to every one on target. The Reds scraped a 0-0 draw, thanks mainly to Adriano, but I honestly believe my lucky scarf played the supporting role.
I used to have a pair of 'lucky' trousers before I forgot to wear them to Hillsborough a few years back culminating in a last minute 1-0 defeat, a defeat so cruel that on my 4 hour trip home to Clevedon I decided that the jeans no longer held that special power over opposition teams, I could no longer feel the safety of the cords, because they were not there for me and Danny Wilson on that fateful day.
So is my current screensaver the next 'lucky' item which i would be foolish to recycle? Or should I take the plunge and download the current squad photo, even though we sit pretty in fourth place, showing no signs of a Wembley hangover. Would the team really experience a screensaver hangover? Knowing that any dip in form lies firmly on my head?
What do you think readers?
ROSS VERBALS
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