South Africa May 2010 for Hull City Away (6000 miles away)

Who needs to win a pointless game to have fun!

Looking for Mandela and Tutu to give us some inspiration in the year ahead!

Dubai Reds April 2009

Whilst visiting Dubai for work I took the opportunity to spend an evening with the local supporters club 'the Dubai Reds' to share an evening of passion watching the Mighty Reds. After a late arrival in Dubai the night before, keeping awake to watch the 11pm local time kick off was uppermost in my mind. Staying awake was never an issue as I was watching the 4-4 draw with Arsenal at Anfield and there was not a chance to blink never mind close your eyes to doze.

The Dubai Reds meet in their own designated area in the Underground bar in the 5 star Habtoor Grand near Dubai Marina. At £6 a pint it had better be good, and it was. A good 50 or 60 Liverpool supporters made enough noise to make Anfield proud. If you are ever in Dubai make the effort to get there the boys are very welcoming.

After a nerve shattering 90 minutes and a last minute equaliser that may still pay great dividends it was time to head back to my hotel 30 minutes away. In the company of the Dubai Reds I had another great night in a foriegn land. Special thanks for a great night go to Russell and Bob who run the club and to Dave and Mick my drinking partners for the evening.

Below under the Shankly Statue in my complimentary Dubai Red's T-shirt.

Johannesburg South Africa October 2008

One of the great things about my job is that I get to travel to such wonderful destinations as South Africa. In October my trip to Johannesburg clashed with Liverpools trip to Madrid to play Athletico. Now thats where I would have been if I wasn't away working, so the next best thing was to meet up with the Gauteng supporters club.

In a rather large sports bar in the suburb of EdenVale I met up with members of the club who were very hospitable and I thoroughly enjoyed the game with around 80 Reds fans. The shout of 'Annie Road, Annie Road give us a  song' was a particular highlight from Dave, an expat from Old Swan.  The club has 400 members with only a couple of Scouse expats (Dave and Al).

I would like to say a particular thank you to Elli Lechtman the Chairman of the Gauteng Supporters Club for the invitation to join them. The one thing that really shone through for me was the pasion for the Reds, it was like being in the Albert before kick off with thirty Liverpool shirts bearing the number 8 and the name Gerrard, not to be outdone though were the Ferando Torres shirts.

Check out the photo below, your author, Dave, Alan and Neil of the Gauteng (Johannesburg) Supporters Club.

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I am looking to visit more supporters clubs on my travels, give me a shout and let me know where you are it would be great to have a pint watching the match.