Ash lifting the FA Cup at Wembley
Ok so my plan to blog each day, didn’t quite work out, hence why I am summarising the whole trip in this one post.
It’s day 14 in London, and I’ve had an unbelievable time visiting friends and family back here.
Started off with two days in Worksop, Nottinghamshire with my good mates Bill & Dick. A good old BBQ on the Sunday followed by a few beers down the pub on the Monday evening.
Tuesday a two hour drive to Leamington Spa, Warwickshire where I met up with another old mate. I did get to sample a bit of British culture when we visited Warwick, a beautiful little city near Leamington, but from there it was all downhill when we got back to London with day after day of parties and pub crawls.
I have eaten too many full English breakfasts, Fish & Chips, and pints of Fosters, that I feel my stomach is bulging. Am looking forward to getting on the plane tomorrow so I can have a rest.
One of the highlights of the trip was doing the guided tour of the new Wembley Stadium, where we got to sit in the dressing room and walk out through the players tunnel pitch side and into the stadium. I even got to lift the FA Cup in the Royal Box, and let me tell you that is something I dreamed of when I was a kid. A great experience and one to remember. You never know it might come in handy for later in the season if the Old Boys make it to the Masters Grand Final.
Talking of the Old Boys, I have been following their progress while I’ve been away, where they beat Woden 4-1 and then drew 1-1 with Brindabella A. With only four games to go, we are seven points clear, so if we can maintain our form, there is no reason why we can’t go all the way.
Good luck guys against Canberra FC on Sunday, I’ll be in the air at the time, somewhere in Asia probably, but I’ll be thinking of you.
