January 3rd 2024.
Four Stevenage football fans have been met with ridicule after they were spotted tucking into a posh charcuterie board while travelling to an away match. The four Stevenage supporters had their own, individual foil tray container on the train, filled with Le Rustique camembert, chucks of cheddar, two different types of salami, cured ham, grapes, Port Salut cheese, a twin pack of Jacob’s crackers, and a trifle. To complete the meal, they also had eco-friendly wooden cutlery, paper plates, and cans of Dark Fruit Strongbow and Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime ciders.
The four pals embarked on the two-hour-and-49-minute, 105-mile trip from the Hertfordshire town to see their team play Portsmouth in their League One clash on New Year’s Day. Onlookers were quick to notice their pre-match meal, with James Ashby, a Portsmouth fan, joking: ‘I’ll have the charcuterie and Strongbow please’, said nobody ever.
Most fans, however, were less than impressed. Andrew Walker, a West Ham supporter said: ‘Eating is cheating. The only things that should be on that table are beers and a pack of cards.’ Halifax fan Pete Young fumed: ‘Worst prep for an away game I’ve ever seen.’ One Peterborough fan said: ‘Even went with the eco-friendly cutlery I see. What sophistication, what elegance, what utter melts.’
John Westwood, who supports Aston Villa, said: ‘The game’s gone.’ Bristol City follower, Shaun Davey said: ‘What has football and fans become.’ One Arsenal fan joked: ‘No one from Stevenage is this civilised.’
Unfortunately, the posh pre-match meal didn't bring Stevenage luck, as they lost the game 2-1 to top-of-the-table Portsmouth at Fratton Park. It looks like Stevenage fans will have to go back to the usual away match snacks of beer and a pack of cards if they hope to see their team win the next away match.
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