It was a Wednesday afternoon game and my teacher Miss Bird,I think her first name was Pat,took me as a reward for doing well in my exams at Brindle Heath School in Pendleton. My mother took me to meet her in Manchester, from there we took the bus from Aytoun Street to Maine Road.Miss Bird must have been well connected with the club because we had drinks in the boardroom before the game.We lost 5-4 but that was me hooked for life.I was ten at that time,and I am now 61yrs and I still go to this day,along with my son and grandaughter.