When Charlton Athletic met Sunderland in the First Division play-off final in 1998, the game pitted Alan Curbishley and Peter Reid against each other in a highly tense environment at Wembley.
However, the pair were relaxed before kick-off, conversing and joking with each other in the tunnel while both teams were conducting their warm ups. As both Curbishley and Reid explain, stories were exchanged in a friendly manner, all before a highly tetchy match for a shot in the Premier League.
