They say that no-one remembers who came second; equally, the losers of football matches are relegated to pub trivia answers at best. But for some of the football fans at the Proudfoot Company this is a big week, with both Fulham and Portsmouth contesting for major trophies. In a matter of hours, Fulham go up against Athletico Madrid in the final of the Europa Cup, with a pretty solid chance of glory. On Saturday, plucky Pompey - dubbed the 'crisis club' by the media for the entire season - face the Goliath that is Chelsea in the FA Cup final, with a considerably less good chance of victory. Good luck to them both.
Nothing is certain; both teams may cause upsets and fill the office with joy. The favourites may of course do what favourites usually do - we hope to be spared humiliation. And there will be nothing but respect if one team manages to achieve their place in footballing history and the other becomes a tricky question on 5 Live's Fighting Talk.
It turns out that a couple of things ARE certain: in this office we will remember what happens in these two huge matches, even if our teams fail this final test of the season; and we will be back next season, tryinig to urge them on to even greater glory.
Play Up Pompey - and Fulham!!
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