Watching football is strange and often a figment of the eye of the beholder.

You definitely notice different things when you’re at games compared to watching broadcasts.

Within the ground, your eyes are drawn to quite different aspects of play because of your specific field of view. You also get a much better idea of the speed of play, something that can be lost on broadcasts as everything seems closer together and, well, easier?

I spent most of my active watching behind the goal (Kop) and I didn’t like switching my standing position (or seat) within there as it didn’t seem “right”, especially when I was seeing the same players on a regular basis.

It was a totally different experience watching from the middle of the East stand (I bought one of those bonds and watched from there for a few years before switching back to the Kop).

Obviously you’d need the luxury of having the time to do it, but watching games on the box after you’ve seen them live or simply rewatching the same broadcast again will often highlight stuff you’d missed or didn’t appreciate the first time around.

I guess that’s what the backroom analysts are for.

What was my point again?!