Fans are back but not as we know it, and it is a very different game if you have to worry about high-fiving a stranger
Football – we have been told repeatedly – is “nothing without fans”. On Wednesday they finally returned – evenly spaced in their tier 2 world. Such is the nature of how quickly we adapt to things, it almost came as a shock seeing human beings standing behind the goal as I watched Cambridge United’s 1-0 defeat to Mansfield on my laptop.
It was strangely emotional as the U’s walked out from underneath the main stand to generous applause. Within a minute of Carlisle’s game with Salford, fans were booing the referee. Perhaps it won’t take long to get back to normal.
Written by Max Rushden
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/04/when-saturday-comes-terms-and-conditions-apply-fans-back-high-fiving-strangers-football under the title “When Saturday comes* (*terms and conditions apply) | Max Rushden”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
