Sunday 22 March 2015
AGF Aarhus vs Skive
AGF Aarhus vs Skive
'All you need to do is go through that entrance there, show them your ticket and find your seat, Fabian,' said Peter Sorensen.
Me and the Aarhus gaffer had become decent friends over the past month that we met in Highlanders Bar, Aarhus. Sorensen had used his authority to move me into a corporate sitting area of Ceres Park to watch my team play against Skive.
This meant I could have been sat next to some of the most important people involved in running AGF Aarhus, including the club chairman Lars Fournais. Maybe I could chat with him today.
'Thanks Peter,' I smiled at Sorensen before watching him jog over to his squad.
I approached the gate where all the men with the fluorescent green jackets were. 'Hi, am I in the right area? It's a corporate area ticket.' I asked the blonde haired man, quite small in stature.
'Yes, it says Gate 12 on the ticket, it's just over there,' he smiled as he pointed over to his left hand side towards a black steel gate.
'Thank you.' I said.
I jogged over to the gate and gave the matchday stewards my ticket. 'Friends with the chairman, huh?' he looked at me. 'You are sat next to Mr Fournais today, have a great time!' he opened the gate for me.
Jeez I thought to myself, talk about being lucky! I went in the lift which elevated me to the high heavens of the corporate boxes in Ceres Park. It's my time to impress!
I took up my seat next to Dane. I studied him up and down as he was standing up a few rows behind my seat, talking to what seemed like a director at the club. It was almost three o'clock, which was the time of kick-off against Skive, our opponents for today.
Holding his glass of champagne, he stepped down the stairs and headed towards his seat for the match, which was right next to me. Making sure he didn't spill any of his drink, he slowly sat down, looking over the pitch while doing so.
After finally plucking up the courage, I stuck my hand out and said 'Hello, I'm Fabian Andersen, it's great to finally meet you!' Was that too friendly? I think it might have been too friendly - creepy, in fact.
'Hello Mr Andersen, how are you today?' he turned to look at me, with a big corporate smile all over his face.
'Yeah.. I'm good...'
