I watched an English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle and Nottingham Forest this past Saturday morning with my friend Mark, who works at the University of Denver's Anderson Academic Commons (what used to be called a library back in my day). It was actually a pretty exciting game, with Newcastle edging Nottingham Forest by a score of 3-2. This despite Nottingham Forest being the soccer team supported by Robin Hood and his Merry Men. I must once again state that soccer fans are a crazy bunch. The game was played in Nottingham, in the UK, in February, and for some reason a lot of the fans were watching the game shirtless. No wonder they lost their empire. In any case, the match was held at The City Ground, along the banks of the River Trent, where Nottingham Forest has played since 1898. The photograph above is of Mark, wearing his Newcastle jersey and standing in front of that stadium, which I took after we beamed down for the game. And no, that soccer field does not look like it was built in 1898. The only original part of the place is probably a storage room in the basement, and God knows what has been stored in there for the past 126 years. My guess is Giant Turkey Legs, available for sale at every game. Enjoy!
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