At The Game

I made no efforts to secure tickets for any of United's games ahead of our visit here. That looks like a wise move in view of yesterday's result from Old Trafford. But I gladly accepted the offer of a ticket for the Stockport County game against Exeter City and duly went along for a Saturday afternoon at Edgeley Park with John and his mates Andy & Dave. I can't honestly say it was a great game, but County rightly emerged victorious after a dominant second half, dealing with cold, wet & windy conditions more than adequately. And the atmosphere at the ground was excellent. A bit rickety but a welcome respite from the corporate atmosphere at the so-called Theatre of Dreams.

It felt like footy used to feel when I was a kid. A genuine sense of the local. A lot more real.