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Well where do I begin?
After being told that the players may not come over we didn't really know what to expect SO! We arrived about 10.15am to see them warming up.........then when they started the training session they were quite a way away from us...........this is because of pitch rotation so they weren't as close as we would have liked.........session went on for about 90 minutes THEN..........Alex started to walk over towards us whilst the players were cooling down with a little jog around the pitch........so still NOT knowing what to expect..........with autograph books at the ready we stood waiting patiently........THEN I caught Ryan Giggs eye.........and he didn't look away!!!! I think I was mesmorised and he walked straight over to me (almost as if he had made a bee line) it was a really strange feeling as we all feel as if we know these boys..........but when he came up to me and took my pen to sign my book..............I was GOBSMACKED..........and speechless..........starstruck or what! Anyone who knows me would find it amazing that I could ever be speechless but there you go! Then before I knew it he was on to the next person signing..............couldn't really keep them talking as the more they talked the less people would get autographs.....and there was about 80 people there......lot of children too so they had to be first.............then Ole came by followed by John O'Shea..........Silvestre.........Alex and last but not least ROY KEANE...........my hero! Roy was siging books for people so he was with us quite a while............I said to him what a good read his book was.............to which he replied.............got me in a lot of trouble...........yes but it was worth it I said............he just smiled...........then my friend asked if she could have his hat...........she was TOUCHING his head at this point..............so I said we can't touch we can only look........he grinned again..........then he asked if she wanted his SHORTS too and we giggled at that...........she didn't get them but did get his hat! Then I said...........hey can we just take you home with us............he said I don't think that my wife would like that............so I said I am sure she wouldn't mind if she knew that it was us...........he grinned again...........and before we knew it they were all gone............Beckham was down the other end from us signing.........one lady got Barthez's autograph TWICE! Greedy or what...as he and Scholes only signed a few! RVN was also at the other end so I didn't get his either..........But they all looked fit and gorgeous and Nicky Butt was training............ so hopefully he will be in for Saturdays game!
Then it was all over so quickly........couldn't get autographs 'and' photos NO TIME! One or the other.....so I am relying on a very good friend who is an excellant photographer......to email some of his to me!
Well I am afraid I have to go now..........I do not want to bore any of you
All in all it was a great day and hope you all could have been there with me..............what an experience.............even if it was short..........BUT............I have managed to pass a message on via a couple of soccer school guys who I got chatting to and I have told them to tell the boys to visit the forum..............also I told them to tell them that they had MISSED not really meeting SheDevil today
After being told that the players may not come over we didn't really know what to expect SO! We arrived about 10.15am to see them warming up.........then when they started the training session they were quite a way away from us...........this is because of pitch rotation so they weren't as close as we would have liked.........session went on for about 90 minutes THEN..........Alex started to walk over towards us whilst the players were cooling down with a little jog around the pitch........so still NOT knowing what to expect..........with autograph books at the ready we stood waiting patiently........THEN I caught Ryan Giggs eye.........and he didn't look away!!!! I think I was mesmorised and he walked straight over to me (almost as if he had made a bee line) it was a really strange feeling as we all feel as if we know these boys..........but when he came up to me and took my pen to sign my book..............I was GOBSMACKED..........and speechless..........starstruck or what! Anyone who knows me would find it amazing that I could ever be speechless but there you go! Then before I knew it he was on to the next person signing..............couldn't really keep them talking as the more they talked the less people would get autographs.....and there was about 80 people there......lot of children too so they had to be first.............then Ole came by followed by John O'Shea..........Silvestre.........Alex and last but not least ROY KEANE...........my hero! Roy was siging books for people so he was with us quite a while............I said to him what a good read his book was.............to which he replied.............got me in a lot of trouble...........yes but it was worth it I said............he just smiled...........then my friend asked if she could have his hat...........she was TOUCHING his head at this point..............so I said we can't touch we can only look........he grinned again..........then he asked if she wanted his SHORTS too and we giggled at that...........she didn't get them but did get his hat! Then I said...........hey can we just take you home with us............he said I don't think that my wife would like that............so I said I am sure she wouldn't mind if she knew that it was us...........he grinned again...........and before we knew it they were all gone............Beckham was down the other end from us signing.........one lady got Barthez's autograph TWICE! Greedy or what...as he and Scholes only signed a few! RVN was also at the other end so I didn't get his either..........But they all looked fit and gorgeous and Nicky Butt was training............ so hopefully he will be in for Saturdays game!
Then it was all over so quickly........couldn't get autographs 'and' photos NO TIME! One or the other.....so I am relying on a very good friend who is an excellant photographer......to email some of his to me!
Well I am afraid I have to go now..........I do not want to bore any of you
All in all it was a great day and hope you all could have been there with me..............what an experience.............even if it was short..........BUT............I have managed to pass a message on via a couple of soccer school guys who I got chatting to and I have told them to tell the boys to visit the forum..............also I told them to tell them that they had MISSED not really meeting SheDevil today