mid table mediocrity there seemed to be a sense of renewed hope buzzing throughout the stadium where we were due to play Manchester United. Despite the fact we won 1-0 with a Charlie Nicholas goal, what was most significant for me was that it was the first time I was allowed to go to a game with my mates whereas before I had always been with my family sitting in the upper tiers. This was the first time I stood on The North Bank. There were will over 41,000 spectators jammed into Highbury that day. I remember paying my money at the turnstiles and walking up those steep steps where I turned right to find myself at the top of a swaying thong of people. Eventually after enough pushing & shoving my mates and I found a place to stand with a decent view to watch the game. As a kid watching the North Bank from my seats in The West Upper, seeing the swaying, learning quickly that all of our chants started in there, to finally be a part of that for the first time was exhilarating. I can't remember much of the match apart from when Charlie scored and I was literally thrown from the top of the terrace to the bottom. I was hooked as there was nothing in the world like this. I Nil v Man United -- Charlie Nicholas Throughout that season I traveled the length & breadth of the country following the boys in