Postscript
Smile-wreathed faces must surely abound in Vitoria this Monday but here in Donostia, after the football match referred to in the previous posting, it is a question of "..woe, woe and thrice woe!" Sunday 8th June was an ignominious day for La Real. With just a few minutes of extra time to go, a seemingly assured victory was unbelievably turned to defeat as first one goal, and then another, gave the day to Alavés. The life of a Real Sociedad supporter is filled with suffering these days…
Football is not really my 'thing' but if you want to be better informed about Spanish football in general I would recommend this book: Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football, by Phil Ball. Phil is also a Donostiarra and teacher too when he's not busy writing about football.
They say 'hope springs eternal' and that is all that's left for Real Sociedad supporters now - just one last chance. Will Fortune smile on Donostia and its beleaguered football team?
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