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Jamie : I was
with Tranmere Rovers before this. They signed me
from school when I was 14.
Santiago :
Yeah? How’s it going?
Jamie : Early
days. That’s Gavin Harris. They just signed him for
eight million pounds.
Man : Dining
with the bum–bandit today, are we, Jamie?
Glen : Hugie
Magowan’s 33. Unless every other centre back in the
squad breaks his leg, he’ll not play for the first
team again.
Santiago :
Why he be so pissed with me?
Glen : Well,
you’re the new kid on
the block, son. You’ve got something
he never had—flair.
Santiago :
Flair?
Glen : Aye.
You know, most players, myself included, they play
within themselves. They play to their strengths so
they don’t expose their weakness. The great players,
the ones with flair, they take risks, because they
don’t believe they’re risks. Here. Put your coat
down here. Three and in. you’re in.
Santiago :
All mighty.
Glen : They
control the ball, the ball doesn’t control them.
Here. Look at this. Two jackets and a ball. It’s all
you need.
Santiago :
Hey. Hey. Nurse Harmison. Nurse Harmison.
Harmison :
Hi.
Santiago :
You wanna come into this club with us?
Harmison :
No way.
It’s full of posers, that place.
Jamie : Yeah?
Where are you going?
Woman : We’re
going to The Spyglass.
Santiago :
What do you say?
Santiago &
Jamie : Yeah, yeah.
Waiter : Here
we go. Here we go.
Woman : Canny
wine, this Rioja. It’s from your part of the world,
isn’t it? Spain?
Santiago :
No, I’m from LA.
Jamie : I’m
from Merseyside.
Woman : LA?
And Merseyside? What are you two doing up here?
Santiago :
Well...
Jamie : We
play for Newcastle.
Woman : I
though you said players were
off limits.
Harmison :
Relax. They haven’t made the reserves yet.
Woman : Well,
as long as you’re mired in mediocrity, pet, you’re
in with a chance.
Santiago :
I’m sorry, but I don’t know what that means.
Harmison : It
means don’t change. Don’t become something you’re
not.
Santiago :
Well, my life’s already changed, just by being here.
Jamie : I
grew up on a council
estate with a dad
on the dole and
a mum on the booze.
Change is fine with me. |
