By Chris
Yesterday ended like I started my original journey, alone with my son in the cold. I found myself at times thinking about what Notts meant to me as a person, I looked around watching our fans react to each stage very differently.
It was a roller-coaster shared by family and friends, in a sea of mixed shirts.
Shaun Derry's branded Notts a “community”, which is something I've always found to be pretty much true.
The only differences for me is the adventures you encounter with friends, I know I've been pretty lucky in that respect to have witnessed many great moments over the past 2-3 years. Being entirely honest and open, going back any further I know I wouldn't have had this insight which I do now.
It could be a very naive way to look at it, yet there's always been more than a “community” feeling. I remember feeling like I do now but with my grandfather, all those days ago when he would take me to see Notts as a child.
It feels like a family, yes some might not communicate with people but if you do, I know for sure that it wouldn't just be one person, it would be several and you're always adding to the overall total.
Going 1-0 down to Barnsley, the away end felt very tense and it became more so after they had scored their second.
Yet some didn't drop their heads, they shrugged off the disappointment and decided to see it through as we fans of lower division football often do. I watched as little pockets of the “Notts family” started to connect with each other, it slowly turned around as it did on the field. What a fantastic strike by Garry Thompson, it really allowed us to start believing we could comeback.
The rest feels like history now, although I do feel that whatever Shaun Derry said at half time it probably included us fans.
When we equalised the stand which we was situated in just came alive, by this point three people I don't know spoke to me and we started discussing our points briefly.
I know that times are difficult, which you would be able to relate in family life. There's something always happening but the next time you're at a Notts match and it becomes quiet, make yourself heard and be accounted for as part of the community or family.
Our journey is probably only beginning, when one ends another starts and I know my son “Super Pie” will share my sentiments when he is older.
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