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Nice, need to get my hands on this bad boy this weekend. 

Is there someone there to help take a photo ? @Demonland

At the sports Museum? I wasn't sure if we'd get to have a pic holding it or it would be on display only

 
45 minutes ago, Demonland said:

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Could you get this done before seeing rest of musuem?


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33 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

At the sports Museum? I wasn't sure if we'd get to have a pic holding it or it would be on display only

You are allowed to touch but not lift.

I went with 3 other family members and the staff took a photo of us individually and then a group photo. We needed to sanitise our hands before. Mask wearing is compulsory in the museum but you can take it off for the photo.

4 minutes ago, Demonland said:

You are allowed to touch but not lift.

 

What a coincidence. 

That is exactly the rule I apply to anyone wanting to handle me!

 

Under the red and blue eyes… yep, tears. 
 

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41 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

 

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Well done for not censoring your face! (unless of course it's someone else!)


Any tips for those of us going on the weekend? I assume there was a lot of queuing involved.

18 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Very happy with the purchase. Haven't worn a guernsey to the footy in a long time but will be a permanent fixture in 2022.

When did it arrive Andy?still waiting for my purchase to arrive for my son. Cheers 

43 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Well done for not censoring your face! (unless of course it's someone else!)

Is me!

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

You are allowed to touch but not lift.

Is there a booby trap that goes off if you lift it, Indiana Jones style? You just need something of even weight to replace it with. 

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13 minutes ago, IWAP said:

Any tips for those of us going on the weekend? I assume there was a lot of queuing involved.

Get there early or walk around the museum first to avoid a one hour queue


No touchy for me. I’m not worthy. 
 

My unexpected thought seeing it in person is it’s bigger than I thought. It is a damn big trophy. A6B25200-6FCF-4555-A62D-63EC60D812AE.thumb.jpeg.0b5e58b98ef390a33b19b1015dbcdec1.jpegEB587CAB-00AB-4B80-B4B5-C7335060A8C3.thumb.jpeg.b1c0600e6365afaa359a90fec315e200.jpegCED576A6-1BE9-4DDE-A051-52989C73E823.thumb.jpeg.4619a90c6a5a29c4744ad1e73deb3db3.jpeg

Held the cup. Football thrill of a lifetime. Now it is starting to become real.

Thanks dees.

My other thought was - it's more scratched than I though it would be - although it has travelled half the country over the course of 2 months and been in the possession of and/or manhandled by a bunch of raving lunatics 99% of that time (present company not excluded lol).

And my parting words to the cup: "Welp…see ya next year." That got a bit of a laugh from the group next in line, one of whom said "We don't want to become that kind of supporter." I think I sensed a bit of lingering MFCSS in his tone, as if I had just reignited some kind of…curse?

I then viewed the 1957 and 1959 cups (beautiful), then paid my respects at Jim Stynes (still scarf-wearing) statue before heading home.

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22 minutes ago, Chook said:

My other thought was - it's more scratched than I though it would be - although it has travelled half the country over the course of 2 months and been in the possession of and/or manhandled by a bunch of raving lunatics 99% of that time (present company not excluded lol).

 

I noticed that too. It was scratched and scuffed and looked badly in need of a polish. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. 

7 hours ago, IWAP said:

Any tips for those of us going on the weekend? I assume there was a lot of queuing involved.

Get there early. We went at 5:30 today.  The staff said if we had been 15 minutes earlier there wasn't a queue.  Still we only had 5-10 people in front of us.  Queue much longer after that point in time.  Museum is pretty cool actually.


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