Back home, having stayed over to watch Phil Parkinson's Wrexham lose in the FA Trophy - ko 4.15pm so got back home at 12.45am Monday morning.
Didn’t get to Covent Garden but I was absolutely blown away by the gathering in Trafalgar Square, though I didn't get to see any celebs. I don't know if it could be improved by official club involvement or not, what do you good folks think?
Huge apologies to Smug and the other boardies who met up at The Argll - I was there but Mrs D had arranged a surprise meet up inside there with an old school friend and husband, who are close family friends. A few beers and a bacon sandwich later I did manage to drag them outside and mingle for a bit, but I had an anxiety attack and, coupled with innate shyness, it meant that I couldn't bring myself to approach people to ask if they were from on here. Sorry
@Smug in Boots , it was poor payment for your fantastic gesture in securing tickets for me.
Hungover plus being well on the way working up to another hangover, I can say that being in Wembley stadium on Saturday was the experience of a lifetime. I couldn't even hear Mrs D unless she yelled into my ear.
The goal celebrations were truly epic - I think it was
@Sidthemackem who was bumped over, along with Mrs D, but I was two seats over and wouldn't have been able to talk even if sat next to each other.
It was hugely annoying to see so many empty seats in the stadium knowing that so many Mackems were unable to get tickets. Wembley Stadium must learn from this and not do stupid things like sell tickets in both NE and SE wings of the stadium but not in the central, east wing - so denying access to the opposing fans.
The Wrexham final was a very pale comparison and was mostly dominated by Parky setting the team up to play parkeyball - sideways and backwards passes until a defender lumps the ball right upfield. Perhaps that might have worked had he not also changed formation and played a number of players out of position. This meant I spent this game shouting at the team as much as chanting for them, unlike for the Sunderland game. Bromley were well worth their win, but their fans outside the stadium were very early 70's - petty and hate-filled. Sunderland and Wycombe fans were far, far above this behaviour. There were a good many young kids there on Sunday and that sort of behaviour was just horribly archaic.
The downside to all of this is that I've lost my voice - the best I can manage now is a faint croak, which somehow sounds sexy to Mrs Draig and hilarious to Draig jr!
