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into miserable bastards.

- Are you stayin'?

- No!

'I'm just wondering

at what stage

'George Graham will decide... '

Just watch a couple of minutes

of the second half.

'Winterburn and

Richardson behind it.

'Adams made a darting

little run in there.

'And Smith!'

- Y-E-E-ES!

- YES!

- Ha, ha!

- Yeah!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

'Liverpool players

'are surrounding the referee. '

He's gonna disallow it now.

Typical. Bet you

any money you like.

'He's coming to have

a word with the linesman.

'Now - a crucial decision here.

'Ronnie Whelan looking on there.

'The goal's been given. '

YE-E-ES!

Isn't that just like Arsenal?

They need two so they score one

just to get us all going.

You want 'em to score a second

before they scored the first?

'And what a game we have now.

'The breakthrough by Arsenal,

'their fans...

'are delighted.

'Back to Smith.

'Adams there with him.

'Merson...

'Richardson...

'A chance here...

'Thomas!'

Oh!

'.. Grobbelar grabbed it. '

Told you. He's useless.

'Suddenly, Thomas,

totally unmarked... '

That's it.

I've had enough. I'm off.

Good. F***ing good riddance!

Are you coming?

No!

It's M Y flat!

You try gettin' me out of it.

'And Hansen will get it back.

'Quarter of an hour left. '

They've scored!

OK, listen up, everyone.

I don't know what to say now.

Sasha!

Um, well, basically,

Miss Hughes,

we had a whip-round

and bought you

a thank-you present.

Was that it?

Brief and to the point.

Thank you.

Wait. There's a bit more.

Well, we didn't

like you at first

'cause you gave us

too much work.

But we really enjoyed it

and we think

we'll pass our exams

so you must be a good teacher.

Scott, who's at home

watching football,

says you're like George Graham

because you push us hard

and get results.

Dinner's ready, guys!

# Been around the world

and I, I, I

# I can't find my baby

# I don't know when,

I don't know why

# Why he's gone away

# And I don't know

where he can be

# My baby

# But I'm gonna find him

# I'm going to fi-i-i-ind him

# My... b-b-b-b-baby

# I did too much lying

# Wasted too much time

# Now I'm here and crying

# Now, now, now

# Been around the world

# and I, I, I... #

Highbury, please.

Whereabouts?

Just around the corner

from the Arsenal ground.

I don't wanna go there tonight.

Not now.

It's in Liverpool, the football.

But I'm tapin' it, see.

They'll give

the game away there.

They'll be doin' their nut

or be as quiet as the grave.

You can go in and out

before the final whistle.

Come on, then.

# Lookin' for my baby

# Been around the world

# And I'm gonna... ##

You're an Arsenal fan, then?

Used to be, when I was a kid.

Charlie George an' all of them.

I don't go any more.

I'd bloody love 'em

to win tonight.

I'd bloody love it!

'Remember,

Arsenal need two goals.

'At the moment, they have one.

'If it stays this way,

'Liverpool will be Champions

for the 19th time. '

We shouldn't even have turned

the TV on this evening.

'But will it stay this way?'

What did we think would happen?

I don't reckon I'll be able

to carry on after this.

I won't be able to...

pick myself up.

Well, to get this close!

'Unless there is

an amazing and dramatic... '

Why did I listen to you?

Me?

You said we had a chance!

Well, we did. We do!

We're practically

in injury time!

'Arsenal have powered forward

'in search of the second goal. '

I might start supporting a team

that never wins.

Orient or someone.

At least you know

where you stand.

You don't lay yourself open

to situations like this.

'.. His team-mate,

John Aldridge... '

Can you believe that?

You're on your way out.

See what they want

when you're down there.

'Presumably,

we'll have to go on.

'And remember,

'Arsenal have both

substitutes already on. '

'One minute to go.

'McMahon has got the word

from the Kop, obviously.

'But nobody knows

quite how much time

'the referee will add on. '

This is awful!

It's like the end of the world!

'If Arsenal ARE

to lose the Championship,

'having had such

a lead at one time,

'it's somewhat poetic justice

'that they have the result

'even though

they're not to win it. '

Oh, shut up, Pleat.

'You can see we're now

'well into time added on. '

Will you please,

please, please, please

please just f***ing f*** off!

You have arrived during

the worst 60 seconds of my life

and I don't want to see you!

I ask you! What sort

of berk would do that?

You'd just about forgive

an alien from Planet Tharg

but even then, you'd...

Where you going?

You're mad!

You might miss something!

'Adams is after his man.

'But Barnes will not be denied.

'Yes, he will, by Richardson.

'Down and injured.

'Streaming forward now

'in what will be

their last attack.

'Good ball by Dixon,

finding Smith.

'To Thomas.

PA-A-A-A-A-AUL!

'Charging through

the midfield, Thomas!'

'It's up for grabs now...

'Thomas!

'Right at the end. '

A- A-A-A-A-A-AH!

'An unbelievable climax

'to the League season!'

A- A-A-A-A-A-AH!

Mickey Thomas!

Yeah!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Oh!

Oh...

How much injury time is there?

They've had

two minutes already.

They'll go straight up

the other end

and score.

'That's the final whistle.

'Arsenal, the Champions. '

And Ashworth has done it!

Arsenal!

We are the Champions!

YEAH!

# From the dark end

of the street

# To the bright side

of the road

# We'll be lovers once again

# On the bright side

of the road

YES!

# Little darling, come with me

# You can help me

share my load

# From the dark end

of the street

# To the bright side

of the road... #

I KNEW we'd do it.

I had this feeling.

Oh, yeah?

You're a lying bastard.

No, no, honestly.

On the surface,

I was all negativity and doubt.

But on the inside,

you gotta believe, haven't you?

# Baby, some time

# I feel some time,

I don't know why...

# Let's enjoy it while we can

# Help me sing my song

# Little darling, follow me

# To the bright side

of the road

# From the dark end

of the street

# To the bright side of the road

# To the bright side

of the road... #

I AM sorry.

No.

No, thank YOU.

I wouldn't have

missed this for the world!

PAUL!

Friend of yours?

A guy I work with.

He's enjoying himself.

Yeah.

I've never seen him so happy.

When I think back

to the 26th of May, 1989 now,

it's impossible to explain

exactly what happened

to either of us.

All three of us

if you count the team.

But I do know this -

my relationship

with Arsenal changed that night.

It was as if I'd jumped on

to the shoulders of the team

and they'd carried me

into the light

that had suddenly

shone down on all of us.

And the lift they gave me

enabled be to part company

with them in some ways.

We still see

each other all the time

and I still love them

and hate them.

But I have my own life now.

My successes and failures

aren't necessarily

linked up with theirs.

That's got to be

a good thing, I suppose.

Life's never

gonna be this good again.

F*** off. Don't start on me.

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