I left home at about 6.45am Saturday morning after a quick (and early) breakfast.
Caught the bus up to Manchester.
The bus left at 8.00am and after we arrived and I walked to the hotel it was about 1.15pm.

I wore my Wallabies jersey because the game was on that day.

After being told that I couldn't check in until two I was standing there and a guy came up and said "Are you going to the game tonight?".
I said that I was but I was having a drama because I didn't know how I was getting there yet and I couldn't check in and I was a bit rushed.
He said that I should come up to the game with them.

I said "Who are you?"
He said "The Australian Legends League Team".

I said that I needed a shower before we left because I had just got off the bus and I couldn't cause I didn't have a room yet.
He took me to his room and left his key and told me to come down to the restaurant when I was ready - he gave me thirty minutes.

After I was ready I went down stairs and went up to the group and there was Trevor Gillmeister, Jason Heatherington and Andrew Farrar plus a few I recognised but didn't know their names.

I couldn't believe it!

Anyway they gave me a bourbon and asked me what was going on.
Why was I in Manchester by myself etc.

Had quite a good chat - Gilly was very pleased I was a Queenslander!

Got on the bus and headed to Wigan, which is where the stadium is, at about 2.00pm.
We got there and the boys tickets were collected and then we went over to a pub near the stadim for a few hours because the game didn't start until 6.15pm.

We had a couple of beers and Steve, the guy who I spoke to in reception asked me for my ticket and he went and swapped it so I was able to sit with them all for the game and not by myself!

I told them that I was going to be a big groupie and yell and scream because I have never been to game before.
I had my Aussie t-shirt on, my scarf and my flag - didn't need the hat because it wasn't too cold.

The stadium was amazing!
The grass was so green and there were so many people...but you could actually see heaps!

Anyway they played the anthems and I sung loudly but not as loudly as the Poms!
During the game they sung "Come on Britain, come on Britain, come on Britain" and they were so loud.
There wasn't much that I could do to counter it but things got loud on our side after the first tackle when Morely was sent off and then again after the stink because that was on our side of the field.

It was a great finish and I am very glad that we won!

After the game we walked to a pub -the Walkabout.
The same one I went to when I met the Kangaroos...they have them all over the place.

We got in line waiting to get in and I was standing next to Gilly.
The windows were glass and all the Aussies the inside were banging on the windows calling out to him and then when we were inside people were just walking up shaking their hands and telling them how great they are - it was pretty funny.
They didn't seem to mind.

Anyway when it was midnight Andrew Farrar and Gilly came up behind me and picked me up and threw me in the air about four times!
That was a bit scary...then they all gave me a kiss and brough me drinks!

I seriously had a really good time!
I can't believe after going up there by myself what I ended up doing.

After waiting about an hour for a taxi in the cold we got back to Manchester and brought Chinese.
My room had a lounge in it with about three couches so we all piiled in there and ate and watched wrestling until I kicked them all out so that I could go to sleep.

The next monring and I went and thanked Steve for the previous day and they got my number so I might hear from them when they get to London tomorrow.

They all had to play yesterday and the ones I ran into in the morning looked pretty seedy!

The bus trip home was really really long and I pretty much just went to bed after I unpacked.

Tanya.