You don't realise how much of your freedoms have been eroded until you think back to these days. Remember when Thatcher wanted football fans to have ID card and everyone was up in arms? We're there now by stealth. All seater stadiums and digital tickets you have to provide ID for on request.
Back then, you could go to any match you fancied on a whim. Out for a pint with your mates on a Friday night. A few down your neck and egging eachother on. Next thing you know, you're on the Clipper to London at midnight and you're off to see Newcastle play Charlton the following afternoon.