The People You Meet
The People You Meet
One of the best things about following the Socceroos beside watching the boys, is the people you meet. Veronica and I have met some wonderful people who are now firm friends who catch up whenever we can get to a Socceroos match. And last weekend was no exception.
Firstly we sat next to a family of 5 at lunch at the Brewery last Sunday. Mum, Dad and 3 boys about 8-12 years of age. They had driven down from Newcastle and were staying overnight at the Ibis just like us. We spoke for about 10 mins after eating and we went off to our friends. Apparently after the game we ran into the Mum and Dad as we were entering the Hotel and were talking with them again. I say apparently as I was a little inebriated. My apologies to these people. The sober ones told them about Kickoff.com.au and hopefully we will keep in contact through the forum.
Then on the train to the airport we met Marianne and Cliff from Melbourne. Late fifty’s mid sixtys couple who are passionate Socceroos supporters. Their friends just cannot understand why they would fly to Sydney to watch “Soccer”. By the time we got to the airport we had exchanged e-mail and phone numbers. They were not planning on going to South Africa because some friends told them it is dangerous. I think we have convinced them otherwise now. Marianne has contacted me this morning about a phone call she had with a South African friend of hers. This friend has offered to go back to South Africa with them for WC2010, they can stay with her in the Unit she still owns. She wants to watch “Real Football” and show them “Africa”
Within the space of a week this couple has changed their plans to follow the Socceroos to South Africa and are planning to catch up with Veronica and I at home games if it works out.
I just love Football and the Passion of Football supporters. As you read this there are many people researching ways to get to Tashkent in Uzbekistan for Australia’s next WCQ match. The forums are already full of information on travel form Australia and England.
I will be adding some new pages soon to collate travel information for the next Qualifiers and also some background on South Africa.
Cheers
Terry
June 29 2008 11:37 am | General
