I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve never been a big fan of watching sports. I would much rather play the sport than watch it on TV.
Having said that…
I do love a good Super Bowl party, or getting together to watch the final world cup match in a local pub that’s filled with far too many drunk people swinging their freshly-filled pint glasses above head, shouting: “It’s coming home, it’s coming home!” Unfortunately, that year it didn’t come home.
Other than that, I’ve never had the desire to watch a match on my own.
My boyfriend and I recently moved in together. He is OBSESSED with Liverpool Football Club. When I say obsessed, I mean, the guy would probably miss the birth of his child if it coincided with match day. Due to his undying love and commitment to the team, I’ve come to accept that they’re inevitably now part of my life too. Premier League, Champions League, and whatever other leagues there may be (truly clueless here), I’m going to have to hear about them one way or another.
I’ve never had the mental ability to “zone out” when someone is talking directly at me; that is, until I dated a football fan. I swear my boyfriend will be telling me, excitedly, all about a game, or what new player the club just bought, and I’ll immediately go elsewhere in my head, even though I can still see his lips moving and know he is talking.
But I figured, because I love him and because it means so much to him, I will watch the Premier League games with him. We’ll make it a “thing” we do together. However, if my attention-span is going to last more than five minutes into watching a ball and a bunch of men onscreen, I’m going to need to make it fun. Really fun.
So of course, I decided that every time a Premier League game is on – we’re going to order, pick-up, or make food for the match. But it won’t be based on what we’re in the mood of that day – instead, we’re going to leave it down to fate.
I found a jar that was lying around in my kitchen cupboard, and got a piece of paper and wrote down a load of restaurants in our area that deliver or offer the option to pick-up. I also wrote down some homemade options like nachos, or a wine, cheese & charcuterie night.
I folded up each piece of paper so tightly and threw them into the jar, gave it a shake, and now each week when we pull out a little square, we will be committed to whatever it says.
So, truth be told, I am officially excited for match days. But I’m still just here for the snacks – at least for the time being. Who knows, maybe I’ll become a die-hard Liverpool fan too.
If you have any suggestions of recipes or restaurants to order from that are in central London, leave a comment down below!
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