Colour of Borough
I haven't told anyone this but my favourite colours are black and blue. The former is symbolic of style, sophistication and, more importantly, its artistic, whilst blue brings with it a certain moody ambiance and has always been a colour that has fascinated me since my childhood. It symbolizes beauty, for me anyway. So everytime I get changed into my Kingborough Lions strip I am aesthetically content; I feel good about myself even before a ball has been kicked. I think this is important. If a player is happy with his strip and is comfortable with himself, than he will play a better game of soccer. Since joining the club, the colours of black and blue now hold fresh meanings for me, new interpretations, and I can comfortably associate them with the fundamental virtues of pride, mate ship, work ethic and, more importantly, accord.Our victory on Saturday was a good effort. We knocked the ball around in a smart and attractive manner, just as the colours suggest, and managed at one point, as George counted, eighteen passes with a very consistent six to seven throughout the game. Tim Dale was also quoted as saying, it is very hard to dominate a game for a full ninety minutes -implying that we had achieved this very feat.
The referee did a fantastic job in my view. She was subtle, dispassionate, and generally thoughtful to both teams in regards to free kicks, injured players, and substitutions. The surety of her decisions along with her coolness under pressure was impressive. Moreover, she was not pedantic and after Saturday I walked off the ground thinking there should be more female referees involved in soccer, not just in Tasmania, but everywhere.
I remember going to school at Hutchins and, almost invariably, facing a hostile, noisy environment in class. In Year 11, however, the introduction of girls from Collegiate and Fahan to take lessons at Hutchins created an air of warmth and, significantly, a more controlled, behaved, and pleasurable atmosphere in class. The guys kept quiet, they cut down on there swearing, and obscene gestures became a thing of the past. Although, in saying this, I've not had the privilege of taking classes with Powelly, Venettacci, or Christmas so there are exceptions to this principle. On a soccer pitch, men are less likely to swear or make derogatory comments in the presence of a female referee.
The new black and blue strips on Saturday looked good and I think the team felt good in them. Of course one's aesthetic contentment goes beyond the colours of their respective club. But the colours of Borough are unique and I believe in them, just like the club. They are the club.
Ben Crosswell