We follow...Football

So, we had nothing to do on a Saturday and decided to go to an FC United's football match. If you are not aware of the club, it's full name is Football Club United of Manchester and it was created by Manchester United's fans that opposed the club's buy-out by an American entrepreneur - Glazer. Their first season started last year at North-West Division 2 and where promoted to North-West Division 1 this year.

The opponent was called Bacup Borough FC. From the first second we entered the stadium, we encountered something totally different from what we were used to back home. Women and children, teenagers and old people, were having a good time. Before the game had started, all the fans were chanting and laughing. During the game, I did not listen to anyone swearing or claiming that the referee is against them or something.

When the second half started, the opponent goalie went to the goalposts nearer to the main fans' core. He was actually joking with the fans. At the end of the game, he was named as man of the match, and since he was a bit overweight, all the fans chanted "Fatty Man of the match... Fatty Fatty Man of the match" and then cheered him....

It was the first time for me to be to an English football match and I must say that despite the fact that the specific game I watched was the less important I will have ever watched in my whole life, I must say that I enjoyed it more than a lot more important games.


On the other hand, budget-wise the whole day consumed the savings I was struggling to make the whole week, but I am not yet off-budget, and that's a big thing!