We experienced our first true professional football game Saturday. Norwich Canaries vs Cholchester (the oldest town in the UK) Eagles and it was an awesome experience!
We tried to join in with the fans and purchased our green and yellow Canary garb including a very nice jester hat for McKay. Sadly he had to hand his lovely hat over to Zach before the match because we we were divided into three seats in the home section and three in the away section and Zach took the jester hat and sat with my cousin Ruth's husband Rich and his Dad who are actually from Norwich and avid fans and Abe, McKay and I headed anonymously to the away section.
The energy in the stadium (Carrow Road) was tangible, especially because of our placement between the away fans and the home fans. McKay hardly moved the entire first half of the match because he was so overwhelmed. He did try to join in on one of the chants until I realized what he was saying and informed him that we don't say those words! The only thing the entire crowd actually agreed on was their hatred of "the scum of Ipswich" their common rival.
Norwich is affectionately called the "YO-YO football club" because they keep jumping up and down between the premier league and the championship league but they shined Saturday (along with the sun for a few minutes) with a win of 5-1. Of course those who are in the know wouldn't say we have attended a proper football game yet but we enjoyed ourselves anyway.
4 comments:
I agree that watching a football game in Europe is quite the experience. We didn't watch it live, but I did actually get into the world cup while in Paris. That picture of Abe and Mckay is very sharp quality
HA! I love "we don't say those words". How fun! So good to see your posts.
What a fun experience... (and I love the "oops" chant for McKay. Hee Hee!)
I am certainly not "in the know" but it didn't look like a "proper" FOOTBALL match to ME either... what were they wearing... shorts? Where were all their pads and helmets and a good old fashioned pig-skin? Looked more like what we, here, in the good old U.S. of A, call um... SOCCER! :)
heehee, I think it's funny that McKay was unknowingly cursing! The game sounds fun, I love the diversity in events you guys are taking in.
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