Footy fan walking five marathons to team's last game

Neil McManus is walking to Millwall's home ground, The Den, in time for Saturday's match [Neil McManus]

Would you walk the distance of five consecutive marathons just to make it to your team's final away fixture of the season, even after they had been relegated?

Well that is exactly what one Oxford United fan is doing, as he takes on a 125-mile (201km) trek to Millwall's home ground, The Den, across just five days.

Neil McManus, from Drayton, is taking on the quest to raise money for the charity Fight Bladder Cancer after he was diagnosed with the disease in December 2024.

Now cancer-free, the 47-year-old U's superfan said he decided to have a go at the challenge after "a couple of bottles of red wine" on New Year's Eve.

"I'm kind of regretting my life choices," he joked, before adding: "I'm really trying to raise awareness of bladder cancer and its symptoms."

Neil set off from The Kassam earlier this week [Neil McManus]

Neil said: "In December 2024 I was diagnosed out of the blue with bladder cancer, and was very, very much surprised."

He described the news as "life-changing" as he had been "expecting to roll in and have a nice normal Christmas".

"But thankfully it was picked up really early, and it really is a must that if you've got any of the symptoms you get picked up early and it's really, really treatable.

"Twelve months on, I'm now cancer-free."