For me, Chelsea in the cup last season, for a few reasons other than just the actual result. I was working in a bar in Liverpool on Seel st, I'd just started the job a few weeks, and a group of lads came in, seen them with the Everton tickets as I was serving them and got to talking, saying how I wished I was up at the match and that they were lucky bastards not having to work etc etc... 1 hour later they came up to me and said, "hey lad we've got a spare ticket, our mate can't make it. Can you get out of work for it?" I ran straight up to the office and asked the boss could I go. He said no at first as he couldn't get cover, so I came down and told the lads I couldn't make it. I was totally gutted but the boss came down 15 mins later and said, "lad if it was Liverpool I'd be busting to go, so go ahead, just come back after and work a few extra hours." So luckily the lads with the ticket were still there and I went over and not only did they give me the ticket but they refused to accept money for it!
So we all got the taxi up, me and a bunch of Evertonians that I didn't know, and surprisingly I felt right at home! We had a right laugh and a few pints in The Brick then headed for Goodison.
We were sat in the Park End right beside the Chelsea fans and the atmosphere was electric, the fans were giving each other all the abuse and a few Chelsea fans got kicked out for jumping over the barriers to try and have a go at us, they were launching scarves and all at us lol I found it amusing how easily the Park End got them wound up! At least that's something we're good at as a collective
When the first goal went in we were buzzing, jumping around like maniacs with a bunch of strangers I didn't know, when Lukaku scored that solo worldie I actually thought I was having a heart attack I celebrated that much lol lost my breath and all, another guy we were with said he was the same, after the match in The Brick! When the 2nd went in I knew the game was ours and I was up on my seat going mad, along with everyone else! What a great game! It was the games like that that made me think Martinez was the guy to take us forward and was taking us in the right direction!
So anyway, we had another few in the Brick and I went back to work more than tipsy but probably in the best mood I'd ever been in whilst at work!
Would love to meet those lads again, forgotten all of their names like but they were all 100%, genuine lads and true Blues, would love to have a few pints and get to another game with them again!
