FA Cup - Only 3 chance meetings

Last year Stoke City reached the Semi-Final of the 2011 FA Cup. Although a North-West Londoner by birth, for no other reason than Gordon Banks played for Stoke & I fancied myself as a goalkeeper I had supported Stoke from afar since the age of 8. Now living just outside Dover in Kent and having secured a ticket for the Clubs biggest match in nearly 40 years, I set off by train to the Smoke. Having reached Baker Street Tube Station, I got onto the Met Line train and there I met two fellow Stoke Supporters, (one of whom also had his young daughter with him). When we got to Wembley, we separated & went off to watch the match against Bolton Wanderers. After the game, having won 5-0, I returned to Wembley Park Station & got into the first available Tube train carriage & who should be there, but the same two guys (& daughter) I'd met on the train on the way to the stadium. Having pinched each other a few times (Stoke don't win 5-0 very often), we then chatted all the way back to Baker Street. When we parted, I said "If I can get a ticket, I'll see you in a month's time for the Final". A month later having secured a precious ticket & realising a lifelong ambition of going to an FA Cup Final, I set off to Wembley by train, again upon reaching Baker Street I got on to the Tube & who was already there, none other but the same two guys. We all thought that this has to be a good omen as we walked up Wembley Way towards the stadium. We separated just outside the ground, and went inside to watch the match. But alas, this triple chance meeting was not a good omen & we lost 0-1 to Man City. After watching the cup being presented to Man City, I went back to Wembley Park Station, but on this occasion when I boarded the train there was no fourth chance meeting.