I have always had a soft spot for the Baggies, possibly because of their utter hopelessness, that accent and the proximity to Dudlaah. What's not to pity? Besides Adrian Chiles.
There are no hard feeling with Woy Hodgson only memories. It's hard to begrudge an ex manager as long as they don't cheat or sodomise the club mascot, because life has to go on without them. They only visit, they can go away again. Defeat hurts more when you live together and Neighbours are right in your face. As Baggies.com explains:
It is not Currently Safe to Walk through the Midlands. Tribes are advised to continue using Northern Sea Routes until the Sun God returns. No Volcano Gods Currently Activity Image: Copyright Google Maps
The seas are still warm despite the wet dull summer. The Volcano Gods have been kind to us lately but they are growing restless. It's not safe to take planes. Trains are out of the question because they are the toy of the rich. That normally leaves walking but Google have advised this as the Midlands are too dangerous at this time of year, so journeys north must be taken by sea. Obviously I am on to something with my conspiracy theories about the encroaching Northern Darkness. I know this because I asked Google how to walk from London to Scotland and it gave me the directions above. It must be true!
Anyway, somewhere in that cold place, heartland of Northern Socialism, lies Scottish League Division Two Warriors, Stenhousemuir. They won nothing for 111 years and they hate Stranraer. They have Norwegian Friends, a place even further North.
Then there is the annual Stenhousemuir Old Boys match - a dead cert for home win except this year when the Stand Up Comedians, made up from the Edinburgh Fringe, caused a massive upset with a 2-1 win.
The Warriors last league home game was attended by a whopping 621 people and for that loyalty, We Salute You.
I love the subtitles on this video of their Promotion Win two years ago even if it is in a language unknown to Google:
