Screw the Champagne

Throughout Europe, the football season draws to a close. Some teams are relegated, most finish nowhere, and the select few get to celebrate Championships, Cup wins and Promotions. I have already reported on the good fortune that befell the Shoutster, as he was visiting a mate in Basle on the weekend they claimed the Swiss title. But was he really that lucky? Three weeks ago myself and the Right Honourable were in Cologne, and if we would have visited this last weekend instead we would have been in town to see the local footie team, 1 FC Koln, clinch promotion back into the Bundesliga. Imagine how his alter ego, the Kolschinater would have enjoyed celebrating with a team that eschews the traditional Champagne for a more familiar brew.....