Old Trafford

RED DEVILS Stadium tour

As well as treating me like a princess this week, G.O threw in a few treats for himself, and who could blame him?  He deserves it.  

I get in on the action - as always

 He arranged for us to take a stadium tour around the home of "The Red Devils" Old Trafford.  

Following in the footstpes of legends

In their own words we took a 'step inside the legend'.  During the the tour we were able to go behind the scenes at Old Trafford, and see it as the players then and now see it.

Soaking in the history all around him

We got to see the stadium from the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand

Taking it all in

Sit in the managers seats (both home and away)

Some of us weren't quite as awestruck as others

I'm heading into the changing room....

Don;t really know who this is, but I know it's a keepers jersey, that's a start!

We soaked up the atmosphere in the players' dressing room.  The 'new' manager, Louis Van Gaal, doesn't like the players to sit where they want, in case cliques start, so he make the players sit in alphabetical order, a man after my own heart.

So impressed he couldn't even smile

Alex Ferguson let the players sit where they wanted, I sat in the corner right between where Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs (still my favourite, even if he was a very naughty boy) would have sat in his day, and I didn't even know it at the time.

I know what the jersey's say but this use to be where Giggs and Rooney sat - when 'Fergie' was in charge

After we had learnt about the television studio, and the history of the club we had the ultimate honour of emerging from the Players tunnel, following in the footsteps of so many legendary reds.

So G.O what do you think the chances of winning the Premier League this season are? - Not good I presume, look at the face.

At the end of the tour we were even given souvenir certificate and photograph. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the guides were amazing, so knowledgeable and friendly, they made what could have been quite  a dry and boring tour for a none supporter fun and interesting..   

A proud Red Devil

Side Note - should probably post this on trip adviser but I can't remember names.

Although I wasn't happy about how rushed the photographer was.  He just pushed in to place took the photo and pushed us away again.  We were entitled to two photos but only received one and a duplicate.  While I am on the subject of poor service the girl at reception wasn't very polite either.  GO had booked the tickets weeks in advance, enduring that they knew it was half term and was told that is wouldn't be a problem.  When we arrived Susie Jobs Worth told us that our ticket wasn't valid.  GO persevered and eventually was told that we were allowed to go on the tour.  Another fine case of Arse and Elbow not knowing what each is doing.

After this photo hundreds of Japanese tourist copied G.O pulling that pose.