The main attraction was the fact that our german buddies would be over to watch the game (yes they are craazier than us!)
So with this crazy idea being mine it was no surprise to see I was driving! After a beer stop in Hemel Hempstead (And you thought that this wouldn't get any wierder) to catch the first half of the Leicester game on sky we arrived at Aldershot, parking 5 minutes from the ground right next to a pub! (Of course)
After a few pre-match beers and hello's to our cock-a-ney/german friends we headed to the ground. Alex was suitably dressed!
The que to get in the away end was un-real. I mean come on, everyone knows Barnet are a massive club so it would make sense to open up more than 1 turnstile!
When we finally got inside the ground, I was impressed. I'd heard a lot about the ground being very old and having a bit of character for a small club.
The away end was basically a third of one end behind the goal. There was a big segregated area and on the other side were the Red & Blue Army Ultras - Aldershots noisest and most colourfull supporters
Barnet fans were in colour and good voice too.
The germans added some blue colour!
So the game kicked off and the to my surprise the standard wasn't that bad really. Barnet had Paul Furlong upfront. Still going at the age of 40. Impressed?
Albert Adomah was easily Barnets best player giving the shot's full backs plenty of problems.
A bit of strange football knowledge here but John Motson actually sponsors Albert!!
An early goal from Micheal Leary, which was superbly taken had the bee's buzzing!
They went in 1 up at the break so it was silly photo time!
A few pics of the away end:
And the home end:
The shots got one back early in the 2nd half which raised the noise from the noisey home fans 
But this didnt dampen the spirit of the Barnet fans.
And thats how it finished as both sides missed good chances. A point a piece and both sides just happy to be in the league for another season.
After the game we headed back into aldershot where we picked up the germans bags and took them back to London. 
And obviously we got lost. Big time. To cure the boredom, Brinner decided he'd try to get numbers from passing women. Epic fail was written all over it. 
We did eventually get back to Barnet
After a few beers at the locals it was time to say bye, but not before Brinner got his German present.
And obviously we got lost. Big time. To cure the boredom, Brinner decided he'd try to get numbers from passing women. Epic fail was written all over it. We did eventually get back to Barnet
After a few beers at the locals it was time to say bye, but not before Brinner got his German present.
And we had a few group photos
After a previous nights antics we'd "taken" a tigers flag off one of their scummy fans. We duely gave it the correct treatment at one of our stop-offs on the way home.
All in all a great day. Oh yeah and Leicester scored a last minute winner too....
After a previous nights antics we'd "taken" a tigers flag off one of their scummy fans. We duely gave it the correct treatment at one of our stop-offs on the way home.
All in all a great day. Oh yeah and Leicester scored a last minute winner too....
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