Is it only day 2?
This is going to be a test of endurance. But the lads and lasses are all up and having breakfast like good troopers do. The bar had closed at 12:30 and the remaining few got 2 for the road. They tell me about the spring roll incident at the Chinese that was over charged with Ian Cokayne Coke throwing a 20 euro at the waiter. Mood is set. I check with Leeds United if anything had been arranged.No. I book the Eagles nest trip for Sunday. We gather and move into central Munich with a ticket machine group ticket which in hindsight was not a great idea. We walk strait into the Munich gay pride march and what a sight it was. We watch the parade for a few minutes and fall into the Hard Rock Cafe surrounded by beer Keller’s.We make our base in the Hofbrau house and we are on the steins. Our group grows when Rudy from Norway and his son then Tim and the Sussex whites. Dave Waterworth has set the pace and I make him the boss. As the afternoon passes the Keller is packed. It is the normal afternoon of laughter and old stories. Alex knocks a stein over and he is now in front of Kev Hunt by one. We pay the bill 55 steins we had only had 49. We paid the difference and that's twice the Germans have robbed us. We move to the Augersteiners Keller and they are miserable as sin. Bye now we are 5 steins in .It’s getting louder and we break out into our first song.
All together now;
'I'd like to go to Nottingham, and throw them in the Trent'
'I'd like to go to London Town and kick the shed around'
'I'd like to go to Manchester and take the Stretford end'
'And if you wonder who we are'
'We are the Gelderd End'
'We are the Gelderd End'
Please leave was the response!!
We split up with Rich Watson and I righting the world finishing our beer. We see Heath who was looking for Kev and it's time to find the lads. We go to Hard Rock and find Coke and Kev steaming. I order two beers then ask do you want one lads? Bar man says sorry you cannot have a beer as they are drunk. Great we are now on pub watch at 61 and cannot get a drink at next 2 bars. We get in one near station and have a meal. Pike for me and very nice. Lads have pork knuckle and coke is wearing it on his shirt now. We navigate the underground system and we get back at 12:30am.Nights over for me. Another memorable day to add to a thousand others. Its Hitler's Eagles Nest tomorrow instead of Leeds v Ingolstadt. not happy bunny’s!!