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Liverpool, Liverpool
The Liverpool manager flies to Baghdad to watch a young Iraqi play. He
looks good, so he buys him.Two weeks later Liverpool are 4-0 down to Man Utd with only 20 minutes
left.The manager gives the young Iraqi striker the nod and on he goes.
The lad is a sensation, scores 5 goals in 20 minutes and wins the game.
The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are delighted and the
media love the new star.Off the pitch he phones his mum. “Hello mum, guess what?” he says. “I
played for 20 minutes today, we were 4-0 down but I scored 5 and we won.
Everybody loves me, the fans, the media, they all love me.”“Wonderful,” says his mum, “Let me tell you about my day. Your father
got shot in the street and robbed, your sister and I were ambushed,
beaten and mugged and your brother has joined a gang of looters, and all
while you were having such great time.”The lad is desolate. “What can I say mum? I’m so sorry.”
“I should hope you are bloody sorry” says his mum,
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“it’s your fault we moved to Liverpool in the first place!”
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