Omaha, NE - A gifted Manchester United scarf given to fair-weather fan David Hughes will reportedly require Hughes to keep up the charade of being a fan for another year as he said a dispirited, “thank you,” to good friend and avid soccer fan Phil Kincaid.

“One year I got out to the bar with him and I’m a Manchester United fan for life,” stated Hughes to The Nutmeg News. “Every fucking boxing day…. EVERY YEAR… I can’t escape it.”

According to Hughes, he went with Kincaid to watch the game, five years ago, for the novel idea of drinking during the morning and getting away from the family. However, Kincaid took this as a sign of Hughes undying devotion to the team.

“It’s our thing,” stated Kincaid. “We take some time away from the family to watch the boys in red play. It’s a great tradition and it really helps that David is such an avid fan.”

For his part, Hughes stated that he will again spend the next 365 days exchanging text messages with Kincaid talking about how much he misses Alex Ferguson.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Hughes steps out on Kincaid by watching a Manchester City game with with new friend Thomas Zubaj.