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« on: October 11, 2008, 11:32:11 AM »
Message to Cult from Steve from Sale:-
Cheers for the work trawling through our archives. The Buxton game was the first match. I know it was a high scoring game and was also just after my birthday, I had been to ManU the previous Saturday or the one before and had complained to Ian Haigh about feeling intimidated in the Scoreboard paddock when some away fans had accidentally gone into our end and were surrounded by United fans bordering on aggressive behaviour. I only asked them to leave them well alone, but they started to turn on me so I walked away and avoided confrontation. I had seen one of the away fans who was so absolutely terrified his left leg shook uncontrollably, and it really got my back up. Fortunately the stewards and police arrived just in the nick of time and escorted the away fans to their own end. The lad who was terrified, flashed me a look of gratitude on the way out which pleased me immensly.
When you read the above story you can now begin to understand why I like non-league so much. The majority of fans go just to watch a football team play good football, not go out looking for confrontations. I neither understand or care for the mentality of loutish behaviour, but I still have a deep love of the game, especially at non-league and junior football level, having been involved for the last 8 years with Unicorn.
Footy is great, footy is bazzin', footy is my way of escaping from life's problems, without it I would be lost. But more importantly I had a club that gave me what I wanted, where the players felt like everyday lads such as me. But played the game for love of it, not for money. I remember speaking to Chris Adams who is ex Unicorn. Chris told me of his similar love of the game, and how he spent hours on fields with his mates as a kid and at Unicorn playing the game he loved. There were battles with parents trying to get him in at night to go to bed!!
That is real football, you may get the crowds in the premierships and atmosphere, but theres no way you are as close to the club and team as we are; and you certainly cant have a pint with em afterwards in the bar!! There is not one of those lads in the team at present who do not think likewise.
Keep it up Alty, ignore the 'No Disrepect Crew' and carry on shocking and ramming it down their throats!!
Steve from Sale
And thanks once again cult!!!!
