Stowe sent me this "100 Greatest Quotes from The Wire" video on Twitter the other day, and I watched it, and I was like, "Oh my God, The Wire," because I haven't seen it in a few years and this sort of brought it all back. Then, for no obvious reason, this video started tugging at my brain after the Thierry Henry handball rocked the core of everything that had a core to rock yesterday. So I watched it again, and oh my God, The Wire, because about 87 of these quotes apply directly to the game and its aftermath.
This is it. I mean, this is the entire range of possibilities represented by that match, from "the gods will not save you" to "this one here is goin' up your narrow fuckin' Irish ass." The game is rigged. No shame in holding onto grief. It's a thin line between heaven and here. Maybe it helps if you imagine Sepp Blatter as Brother Mouzone at a couple of points, but I don't think I'm overselling this. Watch it.
"All in the game 'yo. All in the game."
Thierry Henry as Omar
"You equivocatin' like a mother fucker." I feel like Bubs, addicted to a product that's out to kill me…
"Shiiiiiiiit."
My exact reaction when I finally saw the highlights. Surprise quickly rendered into jaded resignation
"It ain't like that–you see the king stay the king."
I think D'Angelo was talking about UEFA's decision to seed the playoffs.
"You come at the king, you best not miss": Omar to Robbie Keane.
"Happy now, ya bitch?": Bunk to Ireland. Oh, wait.
I'm not implying Ireland is a bitch, by the way, just felt I'd point that out.
"The [world cup] is rigged, but you cannot lose if you do not play."
"The game ain't in me no more. None of it.": Cutty as Steven Ireland.
"That shit was unseemly." and "That's some shameful shit right there." Trappatoni as Cheese Wagstaff.
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