And if you know your history.....

I visited the first of my five museums today. I couldn't have picked a worse day to go really, it's really turned to winter now. It was chucking it down, freezing and windy. Any sensible person would have wrapped up warm and stayed at home but not me and Dan!

We didn't venture out too far though. A ten minute bus ride into town to visit the National Football Museum. We still managed to get soaked and my poor little feet are still recovering from the cold but once we were inside and away from the rain I enjoyed it.

The museum opened a few months ago when I couldn't walk and I've been wanting to go ever since. Most people who know me know I love my football, and those that don't obviously don't listen to a word I say! Those of you have met my dad will know I was always going to be a football fan and I was always going to be red. My dad brought me up right, took me to Old Trafford, taught me my red history, took me all over the country watching not just the first team but also the reserves, youth team, A and B teams. Basically if there was a team somewhere playing in a United shirt me and my dad would be there and since 2005 we've continued that tradition following FC United.

FC United stuff in the museum

I've got loads of happy memories of the football with my dad and thats what I liked best about the museum. It brough back loads of stuff from when I was a kid - from daft things like little models of players I used to have and panini albums (I completed my Italia 90 one!), to games I was at, games I wasn't allowed to go to (Rotterdam, still not over it!)  and stories my dad used to tell me.

Dad always made sure I knew my red history and the display about Munich brought a big lump to the throat. But most of his stories were about his hero Denis Law. I can't remember a time when I didn't know about him, my dad always said he was the greatest. My middle name is even Denise after him. So this photo is especially for my dad to say thank you for all the good times together at the football and for not making me born a blue!

It wasn't all United in the museum. It really was a museum of football with something for every fan, just the United stuff meant the most to me. It's a great place and even better it's free. Definitely worth a visit!