Was on the Bakerloo tube heading back to my hotel at Marble Arch. (I stayed a round a bit after the game to have a bite tailgating with my bro and sis from Manchester, so I was pretty much the only Blue getting on the tube at Wembley Central at the time, and we were held back until a large group of SINGING CITY FANS got on their train and left! Nice one, fellas, YOU SOUNDED GREAT FROM OUTSIDE!!!)
Emptied out at Willesden Junction interchange, as some people got on the overground and switched trains, but 4 "reds" got on and sat opposite me. Two skinny guys (18-21) with their spiky gelled hair and two chunky girls (same-ish). Guys had brand new yellow and green scarves, girls had brand new pink (?) United scarves.
Anyway, every other work was "fack" and it was thick as pigshit. Girls asked a few stupid questions while the guys were going through the programme and discussing who was who.
Then one of the girls (while wearing her PINK scarf!) suddenly asks, "Why did you buy that yellow and green scarf again? Don't United only play in red?"
"Well, when United just got started, their first kit was yellow and green and so because the Glazers bought United and some of them don't like the Glazers, they wear these scarves." He then turns to his mate and says, "That's right, innit?"
Other fella says, "Yeah, I fink so. Not sure!"
It was like watching a "fackin" Little Britain sketch! All I could do was laugh and shake my head. And not a stitch of red on any of the 4 of them....other than on some of the cheap tattoos, which were NOT United tattoos!
That said, earlier in the day, I went for a stroll down Oxford Street and saw a couple of dozen City shirts, mainly on young couples and families on a nice day out, and saw exactly TWO United shorts.....and they were BOTH the blue and black striped away kit!!
Oh yeah, I only flew in for the day (arrived at 0600 on Sunday and left at 0800 on Monday) and everyone thought I was crazy. When I mentioned I would be back on Thursday to enjoy kick off weekend and check out my new padded seat at the Etihad on Monday night, they knew I was crazy... crazy like a fox!! It's in the blood, as my Bro' says!!
Not many Season ticket holders living in the States and belonging to the Hong Kong Supporters Club :D
CTID!!