A Football Talk not a match

Went to a Football Talk tonight. The room was a bit warm, the acoustics not helpful but it was interesting. So was the architecture with it being on the 4th floor of the Urbis centre . Up at the front was Gary James author of Manchester A Football History, followed by Andy Walsh the General Manager of FC United.

Gary's bit was about Manchester Central, a team from the 1920's and 1930's who tried to join the league but who were blocked by Manchester City and Manchester United. A third Manchester team would certainly have had an impact on attendance figures. You can read it all in the book, which I already had done.

Andy outlines the progress of FC United over the last three years, especially the community work. The big issue facing the club, which as every FC United fan knows, is getting their own ground. It still some years away, and needs some serious money. I don't think any fans like a groundshare. But there is a lot of optimism, it will happen but these things take time. What is different about FC United is it's a sustainable football club. It has to be, there will be no millionaires involved...