Having not been to a football match in many years, I gratefully accepted an offer from a good friend of mine to attend the Brighton v Sheffield United match.

We were surrounded by a jolly bunch of lads who were chatting quite normally prior to the start of the game and into about the first ten minutes.

However, this all changed when the match officials started to make some dreadful decisions and then the abuse and foul language which was howled at them became more entertaining than the match.

Some people were apoplectic with rage and oblivious to the fact there were children there.

At the end of the match, however, within about five minutes, everyone reverted back to being perfectly normal.

It is no wonder the English are so good at fighting wars. A very enjoyable experience! Shame about the result.

-John O'Hara, Shoreham