"There’s a story we tell ourselves, people like us. It’s one of our commandments, perhaps the commandment. That being a football fan isn’t actually about football. It’s about everything that goes with it. Family. Belonging. A collective purpose. However you want to describe it. It’s the most selfish and the most selfless I feel. It’s not about me, it’s about us, but it’s still one of the most personal aspects of my life.
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That final half hour, being stood in that stadium was a confirmation of everything I’ve ever thought true about being a football fan. Everything I’ve ever wanted to be true. It really isn’t about the football. My team were about to suffer the heaviest defeat in League Cup Final history, and I didn’t want to be anywhere else. I couldn’t have imagined being anywhere else. As the (wonderful) Swansea City fans applauded our pride, I tried to burst into song with everyone else, and nothing came out."
Read more here:- The Width of a Post - Things they'll never see (Bradford City v Swansea City)
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