Holly had given me 2 tickets to see the Manchester Wolves arena football team for Valentines Day. The tickets were for opening night, April 18th at 7:30 PM. Since Holly and I are no longer together, I went with a friend named Abbey.

We ate dinner at the Red Apple Buffet in Concord and then proceeded to Manchester. We got a good parking spot on a street, and walked to the Verizon Wireless Arena from there. We were greeted by several people giving us free information about their businesses / services. We entered the arena and made our way to our seats… balcony seats.

Abbey was not thrilled with this, as she is afraid of heights. Not only did we have balcony seats, but we had the very first row in the balcony. All you had to do was look over the railing in front of us and you could see how high we were. Yikes.

At some point in the first quarter, a woman came around and offered us (along with some of the other people) to switch to Club seating for free. We jumped at the chance. Club seats are the best in the house. At $45 dollars a ticket, I can see why they have trouble filling them.

Once we moved and got situated, we realized we were on the OTHER side of the field now, 5 rows from the field. This was a MUCH better view of the action, right behind the Wolves sidelines with a great view of the cheerleaders who occasionally paraded up and down the aisles to our left and right.

The game was enjoyable. No one fought, but there were some tremendously good tackles and hits. One of the best tackles was actually a late hit. A Manchester Wolves player made his way into the end zone to score a touchdown. One of the Albany players found it necessary to tackle him anyway, sending them both over the barrier and head first onto the concrete floor on the other side. Their necks must have been sore the following day.

The final score was 74-53, with Manchester winning the game. That put their record at 2-1. I definitely enjoyed myself and will be attending some additional arena football games during the season. Next time, I will not be getting any beer during half-time. I purchased two Black & Tans (good sized) in plastic cups for $14.50! Two beers cost almost as much as my ticket! Yipes!