Who would have thought it

On May 12th 2006, exactly 1 year since the Ginger Beard took over at M16, FC United will step out on to the pitch to play a European Away game. Not a Euro away in Blackpool, a proper bone fide Euro away, where you have to fly to, spend Euros and everything.

At some point between 7pm and 8pm on Friday 12th May, FC United will play Lokomotive Leipzig in Germany.

Now I thought as of last year, that my days of travelling to Europe to watch matches were over, but no, a friendship (not friendly) game has been organised, and flights have been booked, hotels sorted, train tickets paid for, and now all we need to hope for is that the Germans have stocked up on sausages, beers and for some, Fräuleins as FC United are in town.

There will be a fair old mixture on the trip, old Euro away veterans, euro away virgins, mums and dads with kids, but come 12th May, listen for the roar as Chaddy leads the team out on the continent for the 1st time. It will be drunken, it will be loud, but most of all it will be proud, and a perfect end to our inaugural season and a measure of how far we have come in such a short time.