My work manager is a season ticket holder at Fulham, and when he went for a two week holiday back to Australia, he left us his season tickets. A traditional 3pm kickoff with Sunderland the opposition. It was a short bus ride and walk from home which made it easy for Lou and I to get to.
A quick look in the club shop, and we both agreed that there was not enough space to wander around freely, unlike previous clubs, and there was no natural flow through the store. The tickets were located in the Riverside stand, one of the more picturesque locations for a stand. You walk in behind the stand which is right on the bank of the Thames. On a clear autumn day, it was really pretty. Food options were pretty good, and Lou said the bathrooms were classy with lilies displayed, so amenities received a pass mark.
Sitting down, the seats were top notch. Then a most surreal experience, blaring over the sound system was a song about Mohammed Al-Fayed (the club's owner) with some traditional Arabic music and words like "That's his name, Mohammed". Just bizarre.
To the game. Fulham were lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw as Keiron Richardson from Sunderland had a free kick hit both posts, and another free kick that scored but was ruled out for a foul by one of his players interfering with the wall. The Fulham left-back Paul Konchesky was impressive, a good solid performer.
The walk home along the bank of the Thames was a nice end to the day out.
That makes the grounds attended: Millwall, Charlton and Fulham. Remaining are: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Leyton Orient, Barnet, Brentford, Dagenham & Redbridge.
Trips to Tottenham and Arsenal are potentially in the pipeline, and Sarah may have a route to Chelsea so some of the harder tickets are lining up.
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