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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: RoversAlias on April 26, 2025, 08:01:44 pm
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Hello!
I just wanted to pop in and say what a brilliant day this is for our club, and I hope everyone enjoys the celebrations and this achievement.
I haven't been a regular at games in several years now, indeed I haven't been to a game at all since the Crewe shoot-out defeat last season, but I watch as often as I can on Sky and have enjoyed seeing this Rovers team challenge in League 2 and get their due reward. All credit to Grant McCann, Cliff Byrne and the entire staff, the players who have contributed so much to getting us over the line and everyone at the higher level from Terry on down.
My dad rang me on his way out of the stadium, he sounded so happy and so relieved after feeling the stress of this promotion push in the last few weeks. Hearing him taking in this day meant a hell of a lot to me - on his Wedding Anniversary as well! A great gift from the Rovers.
When all the late drama in the game started happening, I was in the middle of feeding my son some Weetabix so it was all a bit chaotic, but I just had a feeling when the penalty was awarded that it would be missed, that this was Rovers' day. Great save by Sharman-Lowe and I went mental when Billy rolled in the winner minutes later.
I may not live locally and I may not get to games anymore, or see any of the social media stuff or this forum (aside from the very odd occasion) but it is still my club and I am still desperate to see everyone associated with the club succeed. Let's hope we can kick on back in League One now under a great manager.
Have a wonderful weekend :scarf:
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Life may change but our love for the club stays the same. Great to see you drop in on here.
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Been a lurker on this forum for years, just to see what's being said. But today is really a special day, being there with my son, you wonder how many times you get to experience this. I've loved the build up, the atmosphere, the reaction, the posts from the fans, club and players. Absolutely epic.
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Hello!
I just wanted to pop in and say what a brilliant day this is for our club, and I hope everyone enjoys the celebrations and this achievement.
I haven't been a regular at games in several years now, indeed I haven't been to a game at all since the Crewe shoot-out defeat last season, but I watch as often as I can on Sky and have enjoyed seeing this Rovers team challenge in League 2 and get their due reward. All credit to Grant McCann, Cliff Byrne and the entire staff, the players who have contributed so much to getting us over the line and everyone at the higher level from Terry on down.
My dad rang me on his way out of the stadium, he sounded so happy and so relieved after feeling the stress of this promotion push in the last few weeks. Hearing him taking in this day meant a hell of a lot to me - on his Wedding Anniversary as well! A great gift from the Rovers.
When all the late drama in the game started happening, I was in the middle of feeding my son some Weetabix so it was all a bit chaotic, but I just had a feeling when the penalty was awarded that it would be missed, that this was Rovers' day. Great save by Sharman-Lowe and I went mental when Billy rolled in the winner minutes later.
I may not live locally and I may not get to games anymore, or see any of the social media stuff or this forum (aside from the very odd occasion) but it is still my club and I am still desperate to see everyone associated with the club succeed. Let's hope we can kick on back in League One now under a great manager.
Have a wonderful weekend :scarf:
Absolutely ditto…. Only my children have moved on from Weetabix.
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Special day today. They don't come often. Let's remember this one for a long time.
I've been doubtful this season, but the lads have done us proud. And the atmosphere in the Sal was something else!
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just seen this print for sale on eBay - ideal venue for anyone out for some light refershment in town tonight :laugh:
this picture was published just a few days after we drew our opening Midland League game of the season 1-1 away at Gainsborough Trinity - wonder if anyone had been 'off t'Sal for a pint' to celebrate after that one...
(https://scontent.flhr4-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/493318889_4135704143372145_8519910655990999702_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=znMItAxWpPAQ7kNvwFBP978&_nc_oc=AdkshWdmR5R7aTGMiEgPcS6VwEXUgsuacx9BjpxQfjE3I2DHPDzxFQCKobQe4cLTq7LkxfIyhyH_BwCU3tCTLPoi&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr4-3.fna&_nc_gid=sGKqDCrVaggTfYd6Xj6I0A&oh=00_AfEbMEumE2y3yNLaiWgOwEyeS-nOGA4sNTUomWizTb1hOg&oe=68130C51)
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Black Bank was brilliantly noisy today. Any of you guys on here who were in there, kudos to you, awesome effort. What a day, my 4th watching Rovers in the promotion game from League 2, and the noisiest and most dramatic, I can now stop waking up thinking about permutations !
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Black Bank was brilliantly noisy today. Any of you guys on here who were in there, kudos to you, awesome effort. What a day, my 4th watching Rovers in the promotion game from League 2, and the noisiest and most dramatic, I can now stop waking up thinking about permutations !
that is f**king excellent user name - Elis & John fan ???
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Black Bank was brilliantly noisy today. Any of you guys on here who were in there, kudos to you, awesome effort. What a day, my 4th watching Rovers in the promotion game from League 2, and the noisiest and most dramatic, I can now stop waking up thinking about permutations !
that is f**king excellent user name - Elis & John fan ???
not listened to E &J, worth a listen? Lifelong Biscuits fan, with a bit of Cave mixed in. Would love the Rovers to run out to Red Right Hand
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just seen this print for sale on eBay - ideal venue for anyone out for some light refershment in town tonight :laugh:
this picture was published just a few days after we drew our opening Midland League game of the season 1-1 away at Gainsborough Trinity - wonder if anyone had been 'off t'Sal for a pint' to celebrate after that one...
(https://scontent.flhr4-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/493318889_4135704143372145_8519910655990999702_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=znMItAxWpPAQ7kNvwFBP978&_nc_oc=AdkshWdmR5R7aTGMiEgPcS6VwEXUgsuacx9BjpxQfjE3I2DHPDzxFQCKobQe4cLTq7LkxfIyhyH_BwCU3tCTLPoi&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.flhr4-3.fna&_nc_gid=sGKqDCrVaggTfYd6Xj6I0A&oh=00_AfEbMEumE2y3yNLaiWgOwEyeS-nOGA4sNTUomWizTb1hOg&oe=68130C51)
BB and Wolfie look quite young there to be honest.
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Blimey up there with very best rovers days. Great game. Jeopardy, talent, skill, hell, joy. The stuff with the team in Sal and Hallcross after was off the scale. Great stuff from grant must have said go and enjoy. That’s a team who’re comletely together. No massive egos. All in the pub. Tom Anderson’s on the table in the hallcross conducting it all just bloody art!
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Great day, only downside was my car had a flat battery when I got back to it, luckily the jump pack was in the car, so all was good in the end
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Nice to see you RA, miss your articles.
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Blimey up there with very best rovers days. Great game. Jeopardy, talent, skill, hell, joy. The stuff with the team in Sal and Hallcross after was off the scale. Great stuff from grant must have said go and enjoy. That’s a team who’re comletely together. No massive egos. All in the pub. Tom Anderson’s on the table in the hallcross conducting it all just bloody art!
Wow, when I read this it makes me wish I lived in Donny.
I left as an 18-year-old, 50 years ago, but have never stopped supporting the Rovers and have held a season ticket for every year since we moved to the Lakeside and several years before that at Belle Vue.
I had to leave the stadium and drive the two hours back home after the game this afternoon but my heart stayed in Donny and I hope all you fans enjoyed your celebrations with the players.
This club means everything to me. It is a huge part of my life and I am so happy tonight.
Thanks to Terry, to Gavin, Grant, Cliff and all their staff, to the players and to all my fellow fans.
We deserve this.
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Black Bank was brilliantly noisy today. Any of you guys on here who were in there, kudos to you, awesome effort. What a day, my 4th watching Rovers in the promotion game from League 2, and the noisiest and most dramatic, I can now stop waking up thinking about permutations !
that is f**king excellent user name - Elis & John fan ???
not listened to E &J, worth a listen? Lifelong Biscuits fan, with a bit of Cave mixed in. Would love the Rovers to run out to Red Right Hand
absolutely yes to E&J - it's banter, but for the discerning gentleman about town rather than the witless TalkSport variety for the mentally enfeebled; liberally infused with Biscuits references too...
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A special day that you don't get many of in a lifetime. Quite a poignant thought, as I didn't attend because I had bad guts.
Gutted.
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Blimey up there with very best rovers days. Great game. Jeopardy, talent, skill, hell, joy. The stuff with the team in Sal and Hallcross after was off the scale. Great stuff from grant must have said go and enjoy. That’s a team who’re comletely together. No massive egos. All in the pub. Tom Anderson’s on the table in the hallcross conducting it all just bloody art!
Wow, when I read this it makes me wish I lived in Donny.
I left as an 18-year-old, 50 years ago, but have never stopped supporting the Rovers and have held a season ticket for every year since we moved to the Lakeside and several years before that at Belle Vue.
I had to leave the stadium and drive the two hours back home after the game this afternoon but my heart stayed in Donny and I hope all you fans enjoyed your celebrations with the players.
This club means everything to me. It is a huge part of my life and I am so happy tonight.
Thanks to Terry, to Gavin, Grant, Cliff and all their staff, to the players and to all my fellow fans.
We deserve this.
Left Donny 45 years ago Pancho but was lucky enough to go today and then be in the Sal and Hallcross after. That was something else. Whole team walked into town on the piss! It was brilliant.
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Blimey up there with very best rovers days. Great game. Jeopardy, talent, skill, hell, joy. The stuff with the team in Sal and Hallcross after was off the scale. Great stuff from grant must have said go and enjoy. That’s a team who’re comletely together. No massive egos. All in the pub. Tom Anderson’s on the table in the hallcross conducting it all just bloody art!
Wow, when I read this it makes me wish I lived in Donny.
I left as an 18-year-old, 50 years ago, but have never stopped supporting the Rovers and have held a season ticket for every year since we moved to the Lakeside and several years before that at Belle Vue.
I had to leave the stadium and drive the two hours back home after the game this afternoon but my heart stayed in Donny and I hope all you fans enjoyed your celebrations with the players.
This club means everything to me. It is a huge part of my life and I am so happy tonight.
Thanks to Terry, to Gavin, Grant, Cliff and all their staff, to the players and to all my fellow fans.
We deserve this.
Left Donny 45 years ago Pancho but was lucky enough to go today and then be in the Sal and Hallcross after. That was something else. Whole team walked into town on the piss! It was brilliant.
Bloody hell acacia94, good on you mate!
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Special day indeed!
Watched it here in the USA with my brother and some friends of ours. I may be in the minority but was not that nervous at all going into this one. I knew we would take care of business. Being a Donny fan for over 8 years now, not always had that feeling haha.
Enjoy it gents! And hopefully next season will be even better.
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Superb day loved the surfer flag coming over to the West side of the Black Bank well done boys let’s smash league 1
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Been to all of the big ones in the last ten years or so but today was right up there for me. Dragged my nephews all over the country watching some absolute shite for the last few years and at times I felt like not bothering travelling anymore.
All that made today so much sweeter, after having them in tears a year ago to seeing them down at the bottom of the SS today taking it all in and enjoying the celebrations after the game.
Hopefully we can go one better next weekend...
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It was nice to see Claire Bailey get the legends shirt for Richard at half time.
A Rovers couple through and through.
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Nice one, J. I've always had you down as one of our staunchest supporters. Especially at away games.
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Not quite Brentford, Wembley or stoke but definitely up there! A penalty, late goals, sending offs and a club legend scoring the winner! Happy days! I’m on the cloud above, the cloud above cloud nine!! And I’ll sleep well tonight! :woohoo:
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Blimey up there with very best rovers days. Great game. Jeopardy, talent, skill, hell, joy. The stuff with the team in Sal and Hallcross after was off the scale. Great stuff from grant must have said go and enjoy. That’s a team who’re comletely together. No massive egos. All in the pub. Tom Anderson’s on the table in the hallcross conducting it all just bloody art!
Wow, when I read this it makes me wish I lived in Donny.
I left as an 18-year-old, 50 years ago, but have never stopped supporting the Rovers and have held a season ticket for every year since we moved to the Lakeside and several years before that at Belle Vue.
I had to leave the stadium and drive the two hours back home after the game this afternoon but my heart stayed in Donny and I hope all you fans enjoyed your celebrations with the players.
This club means everything to me. It is a huge part of my life and I am so happy tonight.
Thanks to Terry, to Gavin, Grant, Cliff and all their staff, to the players and to all my fellow fans.
We deserve this.
Left Donny 45 years ago Pancho but was lucky enough to go today and then be in the Sal and Hallcross after. That was something else. Whole team walked into town on the piss! It was brilliant.
the last sentence is what makes us special, can you imagine man utd doing the same.. no one will ever forget yesterday, what a day, what emotion..
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Nice to hear from you again, Alias, it’s been far too long.
Reading some of the comments on here, it’s a shame I missed meeting a few of you in the Sal. As much as I enjoyed the game, the afterparty was truly magical.
Very enjoyable day.
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It was nice to see Claire Bailey get the legends shirt for Richard at half time.
A Rovers couple through and through.
Yes this was fantastic for the club to make this presentation to Claire.
Richard was a great guy, and this will be a wonderful tribute for Claire and her son to cherish for years to come.
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Fantastic day, a day we'll all never forget. Brilliant.
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Just thinking about what felt slightly different yesterday vs other great days such as Wembley. Stoke & Brentford and I think it’s because it was at home - we often get into great positions but a massive crowd, on live TV, with everything to play for, means we tend to slip up or not quite perform. But yesterday the players, the crowd, everything, just clicked. A truly great day, and it was at our place in front of a sell out crowd. Brilliant!! :woohoo: :woohoo:
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My sentiments are very much the same as Pancho’s. Left Donny at 17, never went back to live there but wherever my ‘journeys’ took me Rovers have always been a massive part of my life.
Been a season ticket holder since we moved to The Keepmoat & like Pancho, held one at Belle Vue before that.
Now living & travelling into games from the East Coast but yesterday I would have happily swapped life there to be a Donny resident again just so I could have joined in the celebrations with the supporters AND players!
The pubs must have erupted when they walked in! I have gleaned from posts that Big Tom was there up on a table conducting the singing, Billy & Joe Olowu present too but please to all who were there, can you fill this ‘out of towner’ in on which other players were there, did they have a beer, what was said, did they all have their training kit on……please, help me to be a ‘fly on the wall’ so I can add those moments to all my own experiences over so many years.
I raise my glass (well, pot of tea!) to you all!
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I think the majority were in the Sal. All the loanees were in as well. All having a great time. McGrath was master of ceremonies - all the lads sang their own songs, Billy crowd surfed.
You know, just a normal afternoon in the Sal ;)
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I think every member of the squad was in the Sal and later moved on to other pubs. It was an amazing atmosphere in the Sal beer garden. The players were friendly and humble. Fabulous feeling of togetherness. They are a good team and a good set of blokes too! Proud of my club.
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I think every member of the squad was in the Sal and later moved on to other pubs. It was an amazing atmosphere in the Sal beer garden. The players were friendly and humble. Fabulous feeling of togetherness. They are a good team and a good set of blokes too! Proud of my club.
We have a very special group developing.
Reminds me of the Stock group.
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I think the majority were in the Sal. All the loanees were in as well. All having a great time. McGrath was master of ceremonies - all the lads sang their own songs, Billy crowd surfed.
You know, just a normal afternoon in the Sal ;)
Can you achieve this togetherness higher up the Pyramid? Would you see Man City or Liverpool players on the piss with the fans after the game?
Massive credit to the club for stage managing this match and joyous occasion. All the planning and preparation paid off.
The script writer did a decent job with this episode, writing in the elation, then the jeapardy followed by the returning hero and the happy ending. Not quite the Brentford cross bar but damn close.
The decision to limit and isolate the Bradford fans was vindicated with the possibility of things kicking off. The tooled up cops were there for a reason.
Great scenes towards the end and the expected pitch invasion added to the occasion with this perhaps being our younger generations Stoke moment. The catalyst to better times ahead?
There's lots of takeaway moments to look back on but one which resonates with me is seeing an acquaintance with his 5 or 6 year old daughter before the game, hugging her newly purchased Donny Dog cuddly toy. Asking her if we were going to win, to which she nodded enthusiastically. Who's going to score? Billy Sharp.
This was for her and all the other young uns who are now where I started and my first promotion in 1969/70. Rovers Til I Die.
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Young lads in front of me, almost certainly their first promotion, shirts off stood on their seats swinging the shirts above their heads in excitement, brilliant, this has certainly hooked them into the Rovers family
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The players started in the Sal, moved on to the Hall Cross, then Manana Mañana, and Mint in Lazarus Court, then finishing in Castle in the Market Place. Atmosphere was electric all night, with players and fans singing and drinking. If you look for "No Context Rovers" on twitter, there's some cracking videos.
Personal highlights include Billy trying to get his card out in Mint and the landlord (wearing a rovers shirt) yelling "you're not f***ing paying tonight", and Joe Sbarra singing Voulez Vouz into a lightbulb. It was one of those nights that will last as long in my memory as Wembley or Brentford. That's the great thing about support a club like ours. Imagine Van Dijk or De Bruyne partying with the fans round town, it just doesn't happen.
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Absolutely Swinton, that’s why I’ve supported rovers for over 50 years and f*ck*ng love this club!! :rtid: :rtid:
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The players started in the Sal, moved on to the Hall Cross, then Manana Mañana, and Mint in Lazarus Court, then finishing in Castle in the Market Place. Atmosphere was electric all night, with players and fans singing and drinking. If you look for "No Context Rovers" on twitter, there's some cracking videos.
Personal highlights include Billy trying to get his card out in Mint and the landlord (wearing a rovers shirt) yelling "you're not f***ing paying tonight", and Joe Sbarra singing Voulez Vouz into a lightbulb. It was one of those nights that will last as long in my memory as Wembley or Brentford. That's the great thing about support a club like ours. Imagine Van Dijk or De Bruyne partying with the fans round town, it just doesn't happen.
There really needs to be a compilation video put on youtube
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Thanks all for sharing, what an incredible night you had bonding with ‘our squad’.
And you’re absolutely right about such a night only ever able to happen outside of the Premiership (& probably the Championship too), where players are on ‘a different planet’ to those people who turn up week after week to watch them play.
It puts me in mind of the stories you hear about footballers back in the fifties catching the bus to training & picking up a local newspaper on the way!
For all of you lucky enough to have been there, good on yer. Some of you will have tales to tell your grandchildren about ‘the good old days’!
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The players started in the Sal, moved on to the Hall Cross, then Manana Mañana, and Mint in Lazarus Court, then finishing in Castle in the Market Place. Atmosphere was electric all night, with players and fans singing and drinking. If you look for "No Context Rovers" on twitter, there's some cracking videos.
Personal highlights include Billy trying to get his card out in Mint and the landlord (wearing a rovers shirt) yelling "you're not f***ing paying tonight", and Joe Sbarra singing Voulez Vouz into a lightbulb. It was one of those nights that will last as long in my memory as Wembley or Brentford. That's the great thing about support a club like ours. Imagine Van Dijk or De Bruyne partying with the fans round town, it just doesn't happen.
For those of us who don’t do X, any chance of posting a link please.
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Some of the Sal antics on Adam Gittings VLOG
https://youtu.be/KjQSBz_pzYg?si=lxH1T5p6tyGOQpvP
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Absolutely delighted for the club, the staff, Grant McCann and his management team, the players and of course you the fans. Couldn't be happier for you all.
A lovely club that we all as a family still have very, very fond memories of.
Really well done! Now go and tear it up in League 1 next season.
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Glad to see our No7 is fit and playing again
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https://x.com/NoContextRovers/status/1916803917536535028?t=VKbQtx9vAbqYRnG_KGfgoQ&s=19 (https://x.com/NoContextRovers/status/1916803917536535028?t=VKbQtx9vAbqYRnG_KGfgoQ&s=19)
Video compilation of the night out, don't know if you can access it if you don't have X or not?
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Absolutely fantastic. What a club we have.
Can’t see Salah and co doing that with there fans.
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https://x.com/NoContextRovers/status/1916803917536535028?t=VKbQtx9vAbqYRnG_KGfgoQ&s=19 (https://x.com/NoContextRovers/status/1916803917536535028?t=VKbQtx9vAbqYRnG_KGfgoQ&s=19)
Video compilation of the night out, don't know if you can access it if you don't have X or not?
Thanks for that link mate.
Amazing that the players would go out with the ball fans like that.
What a brilliant thing to do.