Dear Buster - let me put you right on this one - Idle Bantam is a very genuine footy fan and a lifetime supporter of his local club, together with his lovely family. I walked to VP with him and his 89 year old dad and mid 20's daughter yesterday, and it's a delight and privilege to know them all. Idle Bantam first contacted this page after the atrocious post-match behaviour by a few of their knob-head fans following the match on the anniversary of the tragic fire at VP, when so many Cobblers fans had contributed to the support fund and laid their scarves on the memorial.
We have remained friends ever since - even through the debacle at Wembley - and I look forward to many more years of banter and friendship.
So please don't EVER accuse him of being anything less than genuine in his comments. Thanks, and best regards. UTC - and UTB!
Buster wrote a great post, tinged with irony, even fake sentimentality. Buster is well within his rights to challenge the apparent sincerity of IB's comments. Unless of course you are also being 'ironic'!! Incidentally I don't believe there was 19000 at the match. One stand was empty and large pkts of empty seats all around.