Superbowl - a quick note

Any of you that know me, will be aware of my strange affiliation to an American Football team called the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are owned by an Irish family called the Rooneys and are one of the few non-GAA teams to have played in Croke Park.....though this won't be such a big deal soon. Anyways, the Steelers have defied the odds and have progressed to the Superbowl. I just wanted to highlight why this is particularly exciting.

The Steelers only qualified for the post-season on the last day of the regular season. They were seeded #6 out of 6 teams from the AFC (one half of the NFL). All of their post-season games have been played away: Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Denver against the #3, #2 & #1 teams respectively. Denver had not been beaten at home all season.

From a player point of view, the Steelers have a brilliant young QB called Ben Roethlisberger who will be the 2nd youngest QB to play in the Superbowl at the age of 23. On the other end of the scale, Jerome 'The Bus" Bettis will be playing his last game in a 13 year career in his home town - Detroit, home for Superbowl 40 - or Super XL if you prefer.

Last time the Steelers made the Superbowl was 1995, and I had both my arms in slings watching the game on Channel4. This year I shall be resplendant in my Steelers jersey and hoping that this will be their year.

"Here we go Steelers, here we go"