End of a Wonderful Season - Liverpool FC

Games Played - 38
Won - 26
Drawn - 6
Lost - 6
Goals Scored - 101

Goals Conceded - 50

Points - 84.

That is it, then. We finish 2nd, just 2 points behind Manchester City, in a season that has otherwise undoubtedly,entirely belonged to us. Therefore, I urge my fellow Liverpool fans,and more importantly football fans, to be graceful at this moment.

Remember the preseason, guys? That dreadful period when Luis looked on his way out - Spurs buying one big name after another - Chelsea hijacking every negotiation with their "Special One" back at the helm..and many more. Admit it. It appeared absurd to even dream of a Top 4 finish. And tonight, we finish on 2nd position. Disappointed? Dejected? Oh Yes! But we're so Proud to have even been in a place to feel this dejection tonight!

Gerrard's slip against Chelsea has been singled out to go down as a chief reason We couldn't clinch the title this year. I,personally, find this outrageous, given the number of mammoth,crucial goals he's scored, and set up for us throughout the campaign. But, never mind, you the fan, are free to feel just what your heart says.

Yes, we slipped up towards the end. Yes, complacency did get the better of us. So, guys, get set for another indefinite period of taunting and mockery.
YNWA = You'll Never Win Again...History Channel FC... LFC fans, Next Year is your year, again!..etc etc. But will it really hurt? After this Magical season, I doubt. And if it does, dude, you'll probably be better off supporting Bayern or ManC, hereon. Because for Us Kopites, it's just the very familiar old way of life!
So,tonight, we celebrate. Champions' League is back at Anfield.
Keep Dreaming. Keep Believing! We've Earned It again.

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!! \m/

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#Tagore-153

THE Man. Rabindranath Tagore. He's THE Man! \m/

   So, It's His 153rd birthday. If you're staying anywhere in Bengal, the first thing you notice on this day is a host of neighbourhood loudspeakers trying to shove some hundred antique songs down your senses. You are either sick of it, or have gradually become used to it. Or it might be that you've tolerated it long enough to have actually taken a liking to it now, as is in my case. Never mind, for this has been my prime source of Rabindra Sangeet learning, for decades now.

   The main entrance of our residential leads directly into a buzzing intersection, and the rear gate shares boundaries with a private bus depot of the city. Therefore, when "Ore Grihobashi" goes live on the former's playlist with the latter playing "Ami Chini Go Chini", simultaneously, at their peak volumes, Me the middleman turns an avid listener. Not out of sheer love, though. It's a hopeless yet remarkable exercise. Pick one song and concentrate; however hard you try, the other one will definitely barge in and shatter your focus!

Here's another Today's Special:

   You'll go about your daily chores in an hour. But before, it's breakfast time and you've switched on the News channel to get an update of what's happening in the city (Sloth...the newspaper is right here, still!). Wait...what's this? You didn't select the Music channels by mistake, right? Uhmm...Nope. It's OnlyNews+ all right, covering the gala, live. Fair enough, it's #Tagore-153 after all. There are other options too, for the news. But it isn't long before you discover that these other, poor 'News' channels couldn't get the broadcasting rights for the biggie event and hence had to settle for some lesser-known musician with a guitar around his neck. He comes over to the studio, sings two popular lines and then goes on and on about how The Great Man means everything to him, in his life. That's when you get ticked off.

- Who's this guy again? Just why should I listen to his rubbish instead of the things I actually Need to know?

Last but not the least, there's the Social Network.

   As we all know, we've come a fair distance now and are easily heading towards a time when - If it's not on Facebook, it isn't happening.

The News Feed is flooding with Tagore Trivia. I mean, sure, there are those genuine folks whose updates you actually look forward to seeing, every time. But the number of unlikely, and newborn "fans" today, is Too Damn High!

Just imagine the number of 'likes' this DP would have on Facebook, had He been around today. Enough said!

Rabindranath Tagore. Certainly a tedious name to pronounce for today's Swagger population. Not a problem. The acronym can be pretty cool as well - RT. Whoa! Take a step back, 'ReTweet' and 'RottenTomatoes'. OUR RT is the Greatest Ever! B-)

My IPL Story, Every Year!