En cette période de disette de défaites du Racing, c’est à la SIG qu’on trouve le plus de monde pour assister à un match. Des mecs qui tapent dans leurs mains pour encourager d’autres mecs qui se battent pour un ballon, voilà une occupation intelligente pour échapper deux heures durant au reste…
Les locaux démarrent le match en trombe, enfilant les paniers avec une réussite insolente et tuant le match dès les premières minutes. Les Gravelinois (la trouvaille terminologique de la soirée) ne peuvent pas réagir, malgré les encouragements de leurs supporters. Tiens au fait, Gravelines, c’est où ?
Située dans la région Nord-Pas de Calais, à mi-distance entre Dunkerque et Calais, Gravelines fait partie de l’agglomération dunkerquoise appelée « Dunkerque Grand Littoral » et appartient au groupement de sept communes qui forment les « Rives de l’Aa ». (souce) Tu avais donc bien raison dolores pour la situation géographique de cette petite ville de 12 000 habitants…
Bref, il n’y a pas de match. Un peu comme si au Racing on claquait trois buts en 20 minutes et que les autres ne réagissaient pas. A cela près que ça n’arrive pas…
Le dernier intérêt de la rencontre se focalise donc sur la capacité des locaux à atteindre les 100 points, et celle des visiteurs à dépasser les 60… Echec des uns, succès des autres…

A un moment, on peut s’interroger… Qu’est-ce qu’une victoire ? Faut-il être dans le cœur des gens ou avoir des résultats concrets ?



"In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round
I stand there for a minute starin' straight into the ground
Lookin' to the left slightly, then lookin' back down
World feels like it's caved in - proper sorry frown
Please let me show you where we could only just be, for us
I can change and I can grow or we could adjust
The wicked thing about us is we always have trust
We can even have an open relationship, if you must
I look at her she stares almost straight back at me
But her eyes glaze over like she's lookin' straight through me
Then her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity
When they open up she's lookin' down at her feet

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

So then I move my hand up from down by my side
It's shakin', my life is crashin' before my eyes
Turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies
Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh
'Cause I can't imagine my life without you and me
There's things I can't imagine doin', things I can't imagine seein'
It weren't supposed to be easy, surely
Please, please, I beg you please
She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested
She wraps her fingers round mine with the softness she's blessed with
She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures
By pushin' my hand away to my chest, from hers

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

And I'm just standin' there, I can't say a word
'Cause everythin's just gone
I've got nothin'
Absolutely nothin'

Tryin' to pull her close out of bare desperation
Put my arms around her tryin' to change what she's sayin'
Pull my head level with hers so she might engage in
Look into her eyes to make her listen again
I'm not gonna fuckin', just fuckin' leave it all now
'Cause you said it'd be forever and that was your vow
And you're gonna let our things simply crash and fall down
You're well out of order now, this is well out of town
She pulls away, my arms are tightly clamped round her waist
Gently pushes me back and she looks at me straight
Turns around so she's now got her back to my face
Takes one step forward, looks back, and then walks away

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
It's over

I know in the past I've found it hard to say
Tellin' you things, but not tellin' straight
But the more I pull on your hand and say
The more you pull away

Dry your eyes mate
I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up
There's plenty more fish in the sea
Dry your eyes mate
I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now." (source)

The Streets, Dry your eyes