There were two reasons I drank....one was to stop feeling so ill due to the hangover from the day before, and the other was to get blitzed. It never even occurred to me that people drink to relax.
I love football too, and when I think back to all of the amazing games I 'missed' (I saw them, but blacked out), I just feel annoyed with myself. How did I ever think I needed to be blitzed to enjoy a football game? I love it now Bob; watching sport sober is awesome!