I very rarely attend 'friendlies' as I see them as public training sessions which, although interesting at some levels, would not be enough for the 100 mile or more round trip.
I would go if the opposition was unusual (large or small) or if it was an away ground I hadn't previously visited, or if there were to be some superstars on display.
On the one hand, I think the Tuesday game should go ahead so that the yobs do not win; but on the other, the absence of this kind of behaviour in the '60s was one of the reasons I was attracted to following Alty in the first place (that and 6 goals vs Scarborough!).
Consequently, I don't think that I'll be going on Tuesday because although the match probably should go ahead on principle, I want to register my protest at it having been organised in the first place and reduce the chances of others being organised in the future.
It's not how I want to see things at ML. I know we need money - but surely not that badly?
I don't know who was to blame for saturday - and I don't care - I just know that when big teams and big money get involved it often turns ugly with the lunatic fringes they attract.
Couldn't the police just find some waste land, cordon it off and let anyone who wanted to just go there and fight to the death if that's what they want to do without bothering the real football fans - or the rest of normal humanity?
What a sad state of affairs.