Rod Stewart has been recently spotted supporting his non league football team.
After paying the £10 admission fee, Stewart watched on as the match took place between Bishop's Stortford and Alveschurch in the Pitching In Southern Premier Central, with the former including defender, Joe Nardelli, a close friend of Alastair Stewart's, Rod's son.
Expressing his delight at seeing Stewart at the game, Stortford chairman, Ian Kettridge said: “It was great for Rod to come and watch us".
"We were just sorry we couldn’t give him a home win! He was really friendly and took time to speak to fans from both teams and joined in the banter", he added. “He’s very welcome any time here at the Grundon Community stadium".
Alveschurch won the match 3-0. When they scored their second goal, their small cohort of fans stood in front of Stewart, and cheekily started singing his classic hit, 'We Are Sailing'. The singer left the game before the end.
One such fan, Terry Bennett, spoke about meeting Stewart before he left the ground.
“I shook his hand and congratulated him on beating cancer. He was very friendly. I told him I had oesophagus cancer and he asked me about that. What a great surprise to see a music legend at a non league game. It really made our day", he said. (All quotes according to the Daily Mirror).
Prior to kick off, both sides joined in a minute's applause for Stortford supporter, Dave Ewart, who sadly passed away earlier this week.
