Who's the philosopher in the black? `By supporting the ref you get total detachment and involvement. You care about the game but not the winner'

The Independent - London | August 2, 2000| | Copyright

I WAS sitting at a train table the other day when a lad wearing a Manchester United shirt got in and sat down. He saw us all staring at it and grinned amiably.

"Yes," he said, "I know what you're all thinking. I know I've never been to Manchester and I know their kit is a rip-off and I know it's uncool to be a Man U fan, but I still love them, OK ? After all, we have all got teams we are loyal to, haven't we ? I mean, haven't you all? Go on, own up."

One after the other we agreed that we were loyal to teams in our own way, even if we hadn't seen them play for years. There was a Chelsea fan ...

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