Who wouldn't want to travel to the Cypriot city of Paphos in September to watch their beloved club play David Luiz's Pafos FC? The temperature reaches 29C and there is no chance of rain. There are miles and miles of beaches to enjoy with a Keo in hand. If anything, the prospect of a 90-minute match is a bit of a distraction. The even better news is there are flights from London, Manchester and Newcastle.
I played for Lyn, the best team in Oslo, in the late 1960s. You would open the newspaper and see adverts: We have an apartment for rent, but not for people from the north.' You felt disgusted to see it.