Football

Ok, now here’s something that just befuddles me completely…

On the news this morning there was an interview (of sorts) with some of the fans going to watch Arsenal play [some other team] in the [thingy] cup/league/championship/whatever in Paris. Some of these fans had travelled overnight to see the match, but didn’t have tickets, and so were going to go and see it in a bar. Somewhere. In Paris.

Now, what is the point of going to Paris to see a football match – in a bar? Surely it’s easier/cheaper/saner to do that from your pub at home?

I can understand it if you’ve got tickets to the match, and you’re going to see it right there in front of you. Fine, I get that.

But to go off, and then still end up sat in a bar, watching it on TV – well, to me that’s more than a little bit silly.