The Glory Hunters: Season Summary

(First posted on 606 on 27 May 2008)

Tarquin and Clive are glory hunters, Tarquin started watching football in 2004 and supported Arsenal, however after 3 fruitless years he is looking elsewhere for a team.

Clive is a Manchester United fan and has supported them through thick and, well not thin so much he sort of stopped watching for a few years, but now they're back to their winning ways Clive is 'mad for it' again.

They both live in London and meet up every week in the Slug and Lettuce and discuss football over a bottle of Becks.

Tarquin: Hello Clive, a good end to the season for you my old chummer. Did you watch the final?

Clive: Oh yes, what a game that was! I watched almost the entire highlight show.

Tarquin: I was so envious. It's becoming clear to me that Arsenal just can't compete with you big boys. I mean I watched nearly three whole Match of the Days this season and not once did we beat anyone I'd heard of. In fact we weren't even playing anyone I'd heard of. Derby? Reading? West Ham Rovers? What division are we in now? Where were the Juventus's and Real Madrid's that we used to play?

Clive: It must of been hard for you. Did you get go to any matches?

Tarquin: No, no, not until we start winning again. It's just too much of an effort. I hear there's been some spare seats and Chelsea this year, maybe I should pop along there next season. What about you, did you go at all?

Clive: Well a chummer of mine at the golf club is a season ticket holder at the Theatre of Dreams. He couldn't make it to a game because his daughter was getting married so he offered me a ticket.

Tarquin: Amazing! How was the game?

Clive: Oh well I couldn't make it, the wife had a pedicure that day and someone had to look after our little poodle, Lord Pawpaw. But I don't think it was a proper game, just some sort of benefit thing for a plane crash 50 years ago or something.

Tarquin: Probably for the best that you missed it then. What was the score?

Tarquin: Definitely best you missed it then.

Clive: Oh yes indeed my old chummeroonie. Another Becks?

Tarquin: Better make it a non-alchoholic one, I've got to get the train and I don't want to be caught short and have to use the horrible toilets they have on them.