http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27-2049151,00.html The biggest day of our lives February 20, 2006 By Phil Parkinson WHAT A DAY. What an experience. We took a team worth more than ￡200 million right to the limit. We were 12 minutes from an historic draw; we were 12 minutes from forcing a replay at Layer Road. That’s just how close it was. Inevitably, there will be a few regrets. That we couldn’t force a second game, that we couldn’t hold on to the lead handed to us by Ricardo Carvalho’s first-half own goal. (很遗憾无法维持卡瓦略送给我们的一分优势，差一点就能争取到我们主场重赛的机会。) But they are minor regrets, tiny glitches, after what was a fantastic day — in fact, a fantastic week — for myself, my staff, my players, the directors, the club and all the magnificent supporters who never stopped singing. (虽有小遗憾，但这一天对於我自己、工作人员、球员来说仍是非常美好的一天。) We left our hotel in Hertfordshire yesterday in good spirits, relaxed almost, but I wanted to keep our minds focused and on the job in hand. We wanted to have a go, we wanted to show what we could do, but also with an air of caution. Yes, we had done some talking, but I wanted us to walk the walk as well. And I think we did. I didn’t want us to look amateurish. We were there to put on a performance — and show what Coca-Cola League One is all about — and I felt sure there was no way we would freeze on the big stage in front of the live cameras and a 40,000 sell-out crowd. I cannot be more proud of the way my players conducted themselves, on and off the pitch. (我不想要我们看起来像业余球队，我们的目的是要展现Coca-Cola League One的能力。 我们不怕在场的摄影机和四万名球迷的呐喊，我对我的球员的表现感到骄傲。) Talking of which, the “beach” is not as bad as it probably looks on TV. OK, there is no grass, but it is flat and you can still pass the ball. I would not offer that as an excuse for our defeat, not at all. And I don’t see why Barcelona should worry when they have to play on it in the Champions League on Wednesday, either. (至於那块"地"，事实上并没有像电视上看起来那样糟糕，嗯，球场上草的确不多，但很 平，所以你还是能够传球，我绝不会把草皮状况不好当作输球的藉口。我也不认为巴塞隆 纳需要担心草皮的状况。) Steve Clarke, the Chelsea assistant manager, invited the lads into the home dressing-room after the match and allowed them to swap shirts. That was a lovely gesture. The Chelsea shirts were soaked but they have a spare one each and all of our lads got one. Again, that demonstrates the gulf between the clubs. We don’t even have a spare set of away kit because the suppliers have run out of material. (切尔西的助教克拉克，很热情地邀请我们进球员休息室交换球衣，切尔西的球衣又脏又 湿，但是他们给我们一人一件多的备用的球衣。光从这一点可以说明我们和切尔西的规模有 有极大的差距。我们没有备用的客场球衣，因为我们的供应商原料短缺。) The dream is over but I reckon we left our mark, none more so than Lori Nice, our pretty masseuse, who certainly made an impression with the Chelsea boys. Some of them said she should be working at Stamford Bridge, which, if I’m not mistaken, could constitute an illegal approach. Our lawyers are looking into it! (美梦结束了。不过我们美丽的按摩师给切尔西的球员们留下深刻的印象，有些人还说她 应该在史坦福桥工作。若我没记错的话，这已经构成非法挖角，我们的律师会留意的。) --

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