Clarky_Blues
Manager
I have to say I have never seen anything like this morning in Manchester City Centre with the invasion of Glasgow Rangers.
Was advised by my brother-in-law who is in the traffic police for GMP not to drive in to work today with all the road closures around Manchester City Centre to accomodate the fanzones. I get in to Manchester Piccadilly just before 8am to be greeted by plenty of Rangers fans arriving in good spirits.
I then walked through the City to the office and I could not believe at that time the amount of fans out on the streets already boozing and in high spirits. It was clearly evident that many had not been to bed!
Just popped out to the Tesco Metro and the main roads are basically jammed with cars, limos, coaches, minibuses full of Rangers fans arriving for the match. As soon as the Tesco staff were putting new stocks of beer out it was being taken off the shelves.
All the pavements and junctions are just a sea of red and blue shirts, flags etc. Great to see but I have no idea where they are all going to watch the game as the fanzones set up are not that big.
Off for a pint at lunch to soak up the atmosphere with approx 100k Rangers fans.
One of the women here lives near Blackpool so has to come on the M6 and it has taken her nearly 4 hours to get here. She said it was jammed with Rangers fans who were dancing on the roofs plus the hard shoulder was full of empty beer cans!
Was advised by my brother-in-law who is in the traffic police for GMP not to drive in to work today with all the road closures around Manchester City Centre to accomodate the fanzones. I get in to Manchester Piccadilly just before 8am to be greeted by plenty of Rangers fans arriving in good spirits.
I then walked through the City to the office and I could not believe at that time the amount of fans out on the streets already boozing and in high spirits. It was clearly evident that many had not been to bed!
Just popped out to the Tesco Metro and the main roads are basically jammed with cars, limos, coaches, minibuses full of Rangers fans arriving for the match. As soon as the Tesco staff were putting new stocks of beer out it was being taken off the shelves.
All the pavements and junctions are just a sea of red and blue shirts, flags etc. Great to see but I have no idea where they are all going to watch the game as the fanzones set up are not that big.
Off for a pint at lunch to soak up the atmosphere with approx 100k Rangers fans.
One of the women here lives near Blackpool so has to come on the M6 and it has taken her nearly 4 hours to get here. She said it was jammed with Rangers fans who were dancing on the roofs plus the hard shoulder was full of empty beer cans!
