rebeldagger wrote: Mon Aug 25, 2025 7:19 pm
Hope you enjoyed your trip to Victoria Road ! Did it match your expectations?
It seems that your visit may have (eventually) brought us some luck! Good win today, onwards and upwards.
Having me in the program was what got us the win.
It did meet my expectations and exceeded it a bit. Everyone was very nice at the club. I know Thompson gets some comments on here that may be deserved or not, but that really was a nice gesture on his part to put me in the program. Mike Jones was so gracious in giving me a tour before the Tuesday match. It was not an hour long tour but that is not needed, but he took time to do that. Mike got me a free ticket to the Tuesday game, which I was not expecting. Again a nice gesture.
The stadium is a bit nicer than I thought it would be. I have watched lots of highlights and that shows the grounds a bit but not the clubhouse and bars. There are a lot of bars there but enough food options as well.
I was in the terrace area and the person beside me at the Tuesday game found out I was from the US and his question to me was "Why?" He said it jokingly, but a legitimate question. My answer was how friendly everyone has been and the fact all of the above is accessible to a visitor. West Ham would be a ticket I can't afford, or at least not afford more than once.
I do hope you appreciate the weather you have. If you read my signature line you will know how much I hate the high humidity in my area. Yesterday felt like late September weather. The temperatures between central North Carolina and here have been very close, to within a degree or two the same, but the low humidity is great here.
I was surprised how many were willing to engage in talk of the NFL. I met a fan on the train coming back from Coventry that was at the Women's Rugby World Cup. He was quite knowledgeable, and might have kept up with it more than I do. In the states I follow university sports more than professional sports. Speaking of Coventry, the Coventry Music Museum has a small section on Coventry City FC. They have a map of every English football club down to at least our level. I am not sure if they get a new map each year or this has been ongoing for a few years but the clubs are hidden behind a scratch off cover such as found on lottery tickets. I was the first one there representing the Daggers so I had the honors. I think they posted a picture of this on their Facebook page.
I am not sure when I will be able to return, but it might be a year or two. But I will be back. In the meantime I will be listening as much as possible on the MixLR channel or other audio, if our MixLR channel does not have commentary for that match. I am heading home on Thursday.
It was a fun three days, including the open house on Thursday.
COYD!
I am so tired of the heat and humidity of the summers in the southeastern USA.
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