A football fan who watched Tottenham’s FA Cup clash with Marine AFC from his window was delighted to receive a greeting from Gareth Bale on Twitter.
Non-league Marine’s Rossett Park ground in Crosby, Merseyside, is overlooked by houses, meaning some locals were able to watch the third-round clash out of their back windows or by standing in their gardens.
Among them was Christopher McMahon, an academic and football fan, who posted a series of tweets chronicling his experience on Sunday.
Watching Gareth Bale whilst leaning out my window. Unreal pic.twitter.com/iEFCHhMiyu Christopher (@Cmcm1991) January 10, 2021
One tweet, sent in the second half, read: “Watching Gareth Bale whilst leaning out my window. Unreal”, and featured a picture of the former Real Madrid forward on the Rossett Park pitch next to Marine’s Jay Devine.