Crowded house REMEMBER the Swinging Sixties and that glorious team inspired by Best, Law and Charlton?

Old Match of the Day footage shows the thrilling attacks, and packed terraces, as 60,000-plus regularly crowded into Old Trafford . . . Right about the football. Wrong about the crowds.

The reason for this reflection was the announcement on Saturday that one fan among the 67,526 against Derby became spectator number TWO MILLION to pass through the turnstiles this season.

This staggering figure has been achieved despite the fact it is harder than ever to get a ticket and shows just how habits have changed.

In the 60s before the advent of all-seater crowds and all-ticket matches, fans could pick and choose. So when United won the First Division in 1965 the average crowd was 45,830. And when Birmingham City came to town on December 16 the crowd was . . . 25,721.

When United won the title again in 1967 the crowd topped 60,000 only five times.

In 1968 when United ended the season second, but won the European Cup, the 60,000 barrier was passed nine times, but on 11 occasions you could easily get in.

Now, of course, you have to put your money up front if you want to watch the big clubs on a regular basis. The request for payment for a season ticket has just been made . . .

And the following season, as that great team began to disintegrate, and United ended 11th, United entertained QPR and achived one of their biggest victory margins (8-1), watched by just 36,638.