There’s been hints that there could also be away followers within the house finish at Craven Cottage on Saturday, and that acquired me considering of my very own boring, incident-free [and therefore forum-friendly] forays into house ends prior to now.

By and huge, understanding find out how to behave [and being able to stick to it] within the house finish has meant I used to be all the time OK.

Wor Mate Stevie Mac lived in Watford for a couple of years, so his was a great stop-off for journeys to Wembley, and so forth. We had a couple of nice, well-received visits among the many house followers at Vicarage Highway. [Not so much in Watford after the game. I remember a Man United fan in Stevie’s local being less than friendly].

Talking of Man U, I sat within the singing part within the centre of the Stretford Finish with my mate [using his Da’s season ticket] for our January 2004 0-0 draw. There have been a couple of mumbles and grumbles amongst these Manchester United followers close by once they realised there was an outsider [especially from one big lump behind], I simply grinned and stated to not fear, I knew the foundations, I’d not rejoice too wildly once we scored.

Now, as chances are you’ll keep in mind, Tim Howard fouled Shearer for a nailed-on penalty. Durkin didn’t give it [for which he later apologised]. I didn’t say something however threw my arms up in a ‘nothing ever adjustments’ gesture. There have been laughs from the house followers and a pat on the pinnacle from my new large mate sat behind. All good and nearly pleasant.

On the finish of the match, me and my Manchester pal had been heading into town on the lash and the house followers had been crossing our route on their strategy to the coaches. It was kicking off big-style and the police had been stood watching. I used to be anxious that I’d find yourself getting lamped by a Geordie, by no means thoughts from any of the Manchester United followers. Fascinating couple of minutes, that.

I used to be staying in Nottingham at a mate’s within the late 90s and he took me to the Metropolis Floor to look at Solskjaer come off the bench and rating 4 in a 1-8 Man United victory. There weren’t many Forest followers left on the finish, which can have been a great factor, as I couldn’t preserve the laughter in.

I lived in Islington and Camden for many of the 2000s and it was all the time enjoyable remonstrating with the police after leaving Highbury/The Emirates for them to let me stroll the 5-Quarter-hour house moderately than have me pressured onto the tube with the remainder of the away followers.