Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

Just the ticket | 13 May 2006

A social leper tells you of his miserable existence

issue 13 May 2006

I’ve got my ticket. I can’t quite believe how I managed it — I keep studying it under a magnifying glass and holding it up to the light to make sure it’s real — but I’ve got one. And like a lover who has to introduce the subject of the loved one into every conversation, I tell people who aren’t remotely interested in Saturday’s FA Cup Final all about it.

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