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Quote from: IDM on June 07, 2017, 12:43:15 pmIn terms of games I have been to, I can think of a few.Ross County vs Inverness CT in the Scottish 4th tier on a rainy cold Tuesday evening. Got free tickets from a work colleague and watched Inverness win 3-0 in front of over 4500 fans in a league where crowds of 250 were the norm. Donkey Derek Adams got sent off for County too..Then before there was the Chelsea vs Leeds match in Div 2 the week immediately after Hillsborough. Despite the hatred between the teams remaining from the 70s, the minutes silence was impeccably observed. 28 years later it still chokes me thinking about it..On a happier note I went to Hannover 96 vs Frieburg in what effectively became a Bundesliga relegation decider, on the final day of the season a couple of years ago. Regardless of any other results a win for 96 secured their Bundeliga place. Beer flowing and typical German food, the atmosphere was like a cup final outside and inside the ground - went up a huge level when 96 scored in 2 minutes.. Went 2-0 up and eventually won 2-1, but you would think they had won the champions league!I was at that Chelsea v Leeds game that day sat in gate 13
In terms of games I have been to, I can think of a few.Ross County vs Inverness CT in the Scottish 4th tier on a rainy cold Tuesday evening. Got free tickets from a work colleague and watched Inverness win 3-0 in front of over 4500 fans in a league where crowds of 250 were the norm. Donkey Derek Adams got sent off for County too..Then before there was the Chelsea vs Leeds match in Div 2 the week immediately after Hillsborough. Despite the hatred between the teams remaining from the 70s, the minutes silence was impeccably observed. 28 years later it still chokes me thinking about it..On a happier note I went to Hannover 96 vs Frieburg in what effectively became a Bundesliga relegation decider, on the final day of the season a couple of years ago. Regardless of any other results a win for 96 secured their Bundeliga place. Beer flowing and typical German food, the atmosphere was like a cup final outside and inside the ground - went up a huge level when 96 scored in 2 minutes.. Went 2-0 up and eventually won 2-1, but you would think they had won the champions league!
On holiday in the Maldives in 1995, the Maldivian national team were training on the island we were on. We watched them and persuaded them to have a game against a combined team of holiday makers. A team of English, German and Dutch managed to beat them 8-6 and I had the pleasure of scoring twice. It remains my only National cap to date.