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My missus has just accused me of behaving like a pre pubescent girl meeting her boy band heroes in the local McDonalds..
Why?
Well, for the first time since bumping into Alex Sabella in Sainsburies on The Moor in 1979, I've bumped into some players away from match day. Now, for some of you I'm sure that happens a fair bit, but living in the South for over twenty years means the chances of bumping into Michael Higdon in the local health food shop are as rare as Michael Higdon actually being in a health food shop.
So, what do you do? I'd like some etiquette lessons please, in case this happens again from those who more regularly see our heroes.
I suppose that what you don't do, is note whose starter was the squid as opposed to the garlic bread (popular with two of our heroes), who had the battered cod and chips, who the Xmas meal deal and who the pasta. Equally, who had the Crabbies, who the Peroni and who the coke. I also suppose that a definite no no is forgetting to talk to your mother in law, as you're too busy trying to earwig snippets of 'player talk', spending your time considering whether to introduce yourself and if so, what to say and noting that the young pregnant girl with them was not sporting a wedding ring.
Now, before anyone cites disloyalty to the cause I've deliberately not named the players in case the information is misused by opponents, agents or the media. I say this as player x would have a drink problem, player y a diet problem and all three would be in some harlot 'roasting' scandal before daybreak!
So, please what is the form when bumping into our lads?
For the record, as i left and once they'd finished their food, I said "Thanks for the memories lads and up the Blades". I got a polite but genuine "cheers" in return. It is also the case that only one will start on Boxing Day and he was the one on the coke and pasta.
And finally for absolute clarity, the reference to coke was obviously beverage, as opposed to anything Bolivian.
Why?
Well, for the first time since bumping into Alex Sabella in Sainsburies on The Moor in 1979, I've bumped into some players away from match day. Now, for some of you I'm sure that happens a fair bit, but living in the South for over twenty years means the chances of bumping into Michael Higdon in the local health food shop are as rare as Michael Higdon actually being in a health food shop.
So, what do you do? I'd like some etiquette lessons please, in case this happens again from those who more regularly see our heroes.
I suppose that what you don't do, is note whose starter was the squid as opposed to the garlic bread (popular with two of our heroes), who had the battered cod and chips, who the Xmas meal deal and who the pasta. Equally, who had the Crabbies, who the Peroni and who the coke. I also suppose that a definite no no is forgetting to talk to your mother in law, as you're too busy trying to earwig snippets of 'player talk', spending your time considering whether to introduce yourself and if so, what to say and noting that the young pregnant girl with them was not sporting a wedding ring.
Now, before anyone cites disloyalty to the cause I've deliberately not named the players in case the information is misused by opponents, agents or the media. I say this as player x would have a drink problem, player y a diet problem and all three would be in some harlot 'roasting' scandal before daybreak!
So, please what is the form when bumping into our lads?
For the record, as i left and once they'd finished their food, I said "Thanks for the memories lads and up the Blades". I got a polite but genuine "cheers" in return. It is also the case that only one will start on Boxing Day and he was the one on the coke and pasta.
And finally for absolute clarity, the reference to coke was obviously beverage, as opposed to anything Bolivian.
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