On the 15th of Dec, Alex and I went to Manchester to watch a match. Well I don't really know football, but according to Alex, tickets were cheap at GBP50? I wanted the experience, so why not. Went down to Manchester for a night.
Many thanks to my college mate Siak Gee for having us over. Also had a tour around the city courtesy of Alexis. Didn't really spot anything extraordinary in the city, so no pics there.
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Well I must comment in a cliché manner that, the experience was so surreal. Outside the stadium everything seems normal and you keep seeing bare concrete walls and metal stairs. But once you come across the door which leads inside the stadium, its like an opening into another world. With seating capacity of 75,957 (wiki), it feels amazing being in the stands.
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In the Owen Hargreaves pic, directly opposite from where the view is in the corner the opposition stand. Just the 2 columns. If I'm not mistaken less than 1000 Wolverhampton fans were present.
I'm not really a football person, but it was fun. Especially exhilarating when goals are scored. Other than that, the ball just goes back and forth across the field. Luckily the funny chants from the fans were quite the amusement.
We went for the Old Trafford tour the next day, which takes you around the stadium and into the off limit places. You even get to walk right next to the pitch (not on it though). It was an interesting experience, but I doubt I'll be paying so much to watch a football match again.
Oh, if you are still wondering what were the words at the bottom of each picture, they are the chants from the fans. You can hear them here at http://www.fanchants.com/football-team/manchester_united/. I've only included the ones I like, but you can find more over there.