I'm a massive Everton fan
But moved to Australia a couple of years ago. In one of the pre seasons, I was in a local bar when somebody told me that Tim Cahill was sitting over in the corner. I took the opportunity to meet one of my heroes, walked over and introduced myself. This was about a year after he'd scored for Australia in the world cup, and therefore, he is an Aussie sporting icon. Anyways, he must have been getting all these fans come up all night, because as I leaned in to tell him how good a job he's been doing at Everton, all of his mates were taking the piss, laughing at him and muttering stuff like, 'We love you Tim'. I told him I was a scouser (he'd already guessed by the accent, smart lad), and a former season ticket holder and that he was a legend. As I walked away, I heard him stand up for me by telling his mates to shut up because, "he's an Everton fan".
After this I was on top of the world. I got nicely hammered and started to dance. In my drunken state, one of my friends told me they saw Tim go into a nearby toilet. Not thinking, I rushed straight in, and there he was, taking a piss. It was then that I realised I was staring at a Preimer League player, pissing in a trough, and I didn't need to go. He looked at me, I panicked, and just washed my hands for about 2 minutes until he must have decided I wasn't leaving and headed for the sink. I told him to get his foot better (he had a broken metatarsal at the time) so he could rekindle a fine midfield partnership with Mikel Arteta and we could win the Uefa Cup. He said he'd try and we left the toilet. I'm still getting a lot of shit of the lads for being a massive stalker and following Tim Cahill into a toilet, just to get some one on one time.

p.s. I had been to a formal 21st party a few hours before, but because I wore a shirt and tie every day to work, I'd decided to dress in a tweed suit, with a cravat. He must have thought I was a mental, dressed like a grandad in a trendy bar full of jeans and t shirts.
(Visionaryofthe1980s www.myspace.com/visionariesofthe1980s, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 23:46, Reply)