My mate bailed out of the game yesterday so there was a spare seat for the game, asked my 7yr old Nephew if he wanted to come along and he jumped at the chance.
Picked him up and lay a few ground rules driving to the ground. No telling anyone your a rag, no mention of the word Un*ted and no talking about Shrek (Rooney to him!). Got to the ground earlier than I would have done normally and ended making the mistake of walking up Joe Mercer Way.
He saw both the inflatable goals and wanted a go on both, so I queued with him for both, all the while gasping for a pint!
Then took him into the ground and he wanted a burger, sweets and a drink, price was irrelevant as he was already in his element. Took him into the Family Stand to get them and he wanted to see how tall he was on the player height chart and have his photo taken with the Tevez cutout. The entertainers then kept him occupied whilst I sank a well earnt pint.
Took him round to where I sit at 121 and he absolutely loved it. Kept asking when Tevez was coming on and I think, screamed the loudest when he scored. Got him to do "The Poznan" at the 5th goal and he then asked the one thing I was praying he would do as we walked to the car, "Can I come again?".
I just thought I'd put on record my thanks to the club though. Things I don't normally notice because I am normally with my mate sinking pints and looking at the clunge became a big part of the day for us. The entertainment pre match in City Square and the entertainment over in the Family Stand. I was really impressed with everything they have going on.
