Manchester v Harbott

Harbott Reports - March 26th

Like any Man Utd fan, at some stage in there life they must make there pilgrimage to the Theater of Dreams (Old Trafford football ground) to pay homage to the mighty Red Devils. I planned the trip a couple of months ago with some lads from work, as tickets are as rare as J Cameron buying a round at the pub. The game against Birmingham was unfortunately on a Sunday, yet the lads decided we should really acclimatise to Manchester's conditions (the bars). So we arrived on Saturday (March 26th) ready to have a few warm ups before the big game. As luck would have it the hotel was in an area known as China town and as we all know theres nothing our little Asian buddies love more, is having a good old sing song (sorry JB I don't mean to generalize your people here). I thought to myself; Harbott this is time to shine!!! Needless to say Dr Hooks "Sexy eyes" hasn't sounded that bad since open mic night at the Deaf & Dumb School.

Match day saw us head down early and into one of the famous Man Utd supporter bars, the Bishops Blaze. The bar was a sea of red with drunk bastards of all ages belting out Man Utd songs non stop. It was an amazing atmosphere. The only thing I could compare it too would be like coming back from a footy trip on the bus except no one knew "I wish that all the ladies".

The game had a few notable achievements. The Man U captain Gary Neville celebrated his 500th game, a new stand opening with 70,000 people packed into Old Trafford to set a new Premiership record for a crowd attendance and the new superstar of English football Wayne Rooney netted his 50th goal for the club. The game was won with ease, 3-0, but the atmosphere was something else. Football fans are in a different league compared to there other sporting counterparts in terms of crowd support. Yes they are hooligans and probably need there heads read but you can't fault there passion. After the game it was more of the same as we celebrated into the night with the locals & then an absolute mad rush to catch our 8am flight home. (Note to self: not a good idea to take the early flight after two big nights on the gas)

Yours in Life,
Steven 'Harpeedo' Harbott