I’m a football fan – I’ve spent £5,000 building a six-seater stand in my garden to watch my favourite team

FOOTIE instrumentality Ian Nutter built a £5,000 six-seater basal successful his backmost plot to ticker his favourite squad implicit the obstruction — adjacent though tickets are £7.

Ian, 64, launched the six-week task erstwhile helium saw a grandson straining to get a amended presumption of Barnoldswick Town successful action.

He said: “There’s a 12ft driblet [over the fence] truthful I decided to physique a operation wherever helium could ticker safely.”

Ian has a spot of acquisition — helium owns an architectural metalwork institution whose customers person included Manchester United.

He went on: “I started disconnected by conscionable gathering a level but past I enactment my engineering caput on. It’s got a alloy sub-frame, woody platform floor, panelled sides, a extortion and toughened solid connected the front.”

And helium and his household tin present ticker North West Counties League Premier Division games from seats helium sourced from Burnley FC erstwhile the Championship nine had an upgrade.

Ian added: “Most radical don’t spot maine sat determination but immoderate of the distant supporters sometimes look astatine maine successful bewilderment. It’s a large presumption to ticker football.”

The fan, whose institution until precocious sponsored 1 Barnoldswick FC’s stands, asked the club’s president earlier gathering the stand.

This week a photograph of Ian sitting successful his basal during Town’s 4-1 decision to Bury went viral.

Fan Mat Anderson posted: “Welcome to non-league football. Bloke with his ain basal successful his backmost plot astatine Barnoldswick.”

Barnoldswick Town presently beryllium 15th successful the North West Counties League Premier Division, wherever admittance to location games is £7 and a play summons costs £90.

Ian and his institution Metalcraft Engineering person acquisition helping physique shot stadiums, with his steadfast antecedently moving connected Manchester United’s Old Trafford crushed and volition soon statesman installing architectural metalwork astatine Everton’s caller £800m stadium.