Ralphie Boy
Player Valuation: £8m
So, driving home from work my sister phones desperate as her husband is working down south and no one to take her son to watch the [Poor language removed] against Swansea, only just got season ticket this year and only man in the family so no pressure.
How the hell do i get out of this? Well when your dad is 92 and very ill and sis spends alot of time their as i am working cant really so no so here goes..........
Walking up to the ground from Utting Ave area I could already feel the cosmopolitan make up of their support, could even hear Manc voices FFS.
Entered the Kop (yawn).
Straight into the stadium and as not driving bought a Carlsberg, in a plastic bottle and as it wasnt Chang was not such a bad experience, just expensive £3.70. £2.70 for a bovril for my nephew, could of bought an Oxo cube for 10p and asked for hot water, all in all their prices are expensive.
So, five minutes to go and out comes the stewards to dish out the flags and then the mother of all flags is passed over everyone, yet another yawn of an experience but suprised how many of their supporters get emotional about a flag and how they have to touch it, bit creepy.
Half time approaches and as was not arsed about game left with 5 to go to the bar, empty, bonus, the tight gets don't pay their own prices so no real queue for another beer.
Now coming to the end of the game and they are 1 down (so wanted to cheer but would probably not be hear to write this if i did, and the ref decides to help them by sending a Swansea player off, bit harsh i thought but not had time to confirm on replay and then 'he' scores and then Lovren gets the winner.
Apparently now he will be the leading goal scorer and all he needed was that first goal?
The Swans very unlucky as [Poor language removed] never looked like scoring but if you defend deep and for long times that is what happens.
Being a Main Stand STH i finally got to sit on a plastic seat so no splinters in my arse but whilst sitting down and people watching it really is amazing how bitter and venomous some of their supporters are, and also the fact that they all sit down in the kop but not when they visit GP.
I think we have a better split of male/female support as well. I am particularly proud of our large female following (and of the ones I saw ours are far prettier)
All in all not such a scary experience, Analfield seems as quiet as GP is at the moment, maybe this is becoming a trend?
Footnote.....
I was the only person in the stadium not supporting a metal badge or a scarf
How the hell do i get out of this? Well when your dad is 92 and very ill and sis spends alot of time their as i am working cant really so no so here goes..........
Walking up to the ground from Utting Ave area I could already feel the cosmopolitan make up of their support, could even hear Manc voices FFS.
Entered the Kop (yawn).
Straight into the stadium and as not driving bought a Carlsberg, in a plastic bottle and as it wasnt Chang was not such a bad experience, just expensive £3.70. £2.70 for a bovril for my nephew, could of bought an Oxo cube for 10p and asked for hot water, all in all their prices are expensive.
So, five minutes to go and out comes the stewards to dish out the flags and then the mother of all flags is passed over everyone, yet another yawn of an experience but suprised how many of their supporters get emotional about a flag and how they have to touch it, bit creepy.
Half time approaches and as was not arsed about game left with 5 to go to the bar, empty, bonus, the tight gets don't pay their own prices so no real queue for another beer.
Now coming to the end of the game and they are 1 down (so wanted to cheer but would probably not be hear to write this if i did, and the ref decides to help them by sending a Swansea player off, bit harsh i thought but not had time to confirm on replay and then 'he' scores and then Lovren gets the winner.
Apparently now he will be the leading goal scorer and all he needed was that first goal?
The Swans very unlucky as [Poor language removed] never looked like scoring but if you defend deep and for long times that is what happens.
Being a Main Stand STH i finally got to sit on a plastic seat so no splinters in my arse but whilst sitting down and people watching it really is amazing how bitter and venomous some of their supporters are, and also the fact that they all sit down in the kop but not when they visit GP.
I think we have a better split of male/female support as well. I am particularly proud of our large female following (and of the ones I saw ours are far prettier)
All in all not such a scary experience, Analfield seems as quiet as GP is at the moment, maybe this is becoming a trend?
Footnote.....
I was the only person in the stadium not supporting a metal badge or a scarf
