I was supposed to go to watch Hereford United last Tuesday - due to the still prevalent bad weather that game was called off, but it turned out to be for the best. I headed to Altrincham to see them take on Boston United.
I had only previously been to Moss Lane to watch Manchester United U-21's, typically tepid affairs like most reserve games. Watching Altrincham proved to be more interesting, and believe it or not the quality of Conference North football was more entertaining and eye-catching than Premier League reserves! The home side won 7-1, the six Boston fans standing on the terrace must have wondered why they bothered coming all the way from Lincolnshire.
One thing that irked me about the game was the number of fans, and that the attendance for the Man Utd reserve games wasn't that far off that of the Altrincham game. You've gotta be pretty sad to want to watch reserve games for fun regularly, Man Utd don't need any more of your money, support a non-league side!
