Not having the time or money really to head up to Liverpool to see my beloved and Jamie’s name sake Everton play, I was desperate to get to a game. With Premier League games nigh on impossible to get into, and London having several clubs in the league below that (the championship), it was great to get to a game. I of course had to take Jamie to his first UK football match, so we managed to get to QPR (Queens Park Rangers) vs Leicester City at the famous Loftus Road stadium in Shepards Bush. Negotiating the sunday timetable of tubes we got to the game about 5mins after the start. We had great seats up the back with a good view, but poor jamie got exposed to so amazingly colourful language – the poor f****r. The singing was awesome, sure I am biased, but Kiwis’s wouldn’t know game atmosphere if hit them in the face. Apart from the myriad of songs, there were the full stadium chants and cheers and just a constant noise (total contrast to the sit down and shut up Vancouver Canucks crowds).
QPR being one of the top clubs of the 70s and early 80s, it wasn’t hard to get along to the game, and Jamie loved it, even if it got a little loud for him from time to time.
QPR 3 – Leicester 1
Note: Check the ball in the back of the net – not bad eh. The fans sitting still behind the goal are of course the Leicester fans.
