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Hello
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:32 pm
by Reebok Rules
Newbie in peace
First match ..... can't remember, but around 1954 I'd guess - taken by dad of course. I wasn't too impressed by the match and spent the time trying to get away and run around the terrace. dad used to play in a local team (goalie) and if he took me I could spend more useful time exploring ditches and woodlands surrounding the ground.
The first match I actually remember was the 1958 cup final - watched on a relative's TV 'coz we were too poor to afford our own (all together now ... awwwwww)
I have lived in Essex and Kent since 1970 so my visits to Burnden were pretty much restricted to when I visited my parents and since their deaths I haven't been back
I DO try to get to the more local "away" fixtures, but work takes up a lot of my time (but retirement isn't far away!)
This looks to be a nice website and I hope to be a productive member of it
Re: Hello
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:16 pm
by Worthy4England
Welcome and enjoy your stay.
Re: Hello
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:21 pm
by Lofthouse Lower
Are you anything to do with Essex Whites?
There's a lad that brings a flag from that lot each away game, and spend the entire game stood at the back wearing shorts and bending everyone's ear about how great the EDL are. I can't stand him.
Re: Hello
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:06 pm
by Hoboh
Welcome
Re: Hello
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:59 pm
by Dujon
Reebok Rules wrote:Newbie in peace
First match ..... can't remember, but around 1954 I'd guess - taken by dad of course. I wasn't too impressed by the match and spent the time trying to get away and run around the terrace. dad used to play in a local team (goalie) and if he took me I could spend more useful time exploring ditches and woodlands surrounding the ground.
The first match I actually remember was the 1958 cup final - watched on a relative's TV 'coz we were too poor to afford our own (all together now ... awwwwww)
I have lived in Essex and Kent since 1970 so my visits to Burnden were pretty much restricted to when I visited my parents and since their deaths I haven't been back
Welcome aboard, RR. Ah, them were the days, lad.
I only found out about the 'Matthews Final' of 1953 when my dad came home from work. By the time the '58 victory came about I was living 'down' here and I can't honestly remember when I found out we'd won. That's the price of separation, I guess. Anyway, I'm glad you found this site as, overall at least, the mob you'll find here are a pretty decent bunch.
Cheers
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:52 am
by seanworth
Welcome aboard
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:02 pm
by Montreal Wanderer
Glad to have another old timer around. Welcome.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:27 pm
by Worthy4England
Montreal Wanderer wrote:Glad to have another old timer around. Welcome.
I hope he's not as grumpy as the rest of them.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:40 pm
by Montreal Wanderer
Worthy4England wrote:Montreal Wanderer wrote:Glad to have another old timer around. Welcome.
I hope he's not as grumpy as the rest of them.
Old men are supposed to be grumpy...Hey, I think there could be a movie in this.
Re: Hello
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:57 pm
by Dujon
Miss! ... MISS!
Worthy4England's crawling around on the floor pulling all our legs!
Miss! ... MISS!
Re: Hello
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:42 am
by Wandering Willy
Dujon wrote:Miss! ... MISS!
Worthy4England's crawling around on the floor pulling all our legs!
Miss! ... MISS!
Get off! That's not my leg
Re: Hello
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:08 pm
by Bruce Rioja
Reebok Rules wrote:I wasn't too impressed by the match and spent the time trying to get away and run around the terrace.
In the mid 70's whenever the game was rubbish, my mate and I used to have this game whereby we'd count how many people we could see sparking up in the facing Manny Road.
Maybe other posters................. etc. etc.
Oh, and welcome.
Re: Hello
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:55 pm
by Gaz Tomorrow
Lofthouse Lower wrote:Are you anything to do with Essex Whites?
There's a lad that brings a flag from that lot each away game, and spend the entire game stood at the back wearing shorts and bending everyone's ear about how great the EDL are. I can't stand him.
Thought these days were long gone. Ive never seen him but he sounds like a c**t.
Re: Hello
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:05 am
by Zulus Thousand of em
Welcome Reebok Rules! I'm always happy to greet a new poster who's older than me. It doesn't happen much, mind!
Re: Hello
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:08 pm
by Reebok Rules
Are you anything to do with Essex Whites?
Erm ...... no!
However, it's possible I have met him.
In one of those spooky co-incidences a few years ago.
An office outing to a Romford bowling alley - I wore my Bolton top. In an area saturated with Whammers and Arses (can I say that?) in the very next lane to me was someone wearing a Bolton top!
There are quite a few exiled southerners though (it USED to be where the work was, but now we are as impoverished as the rest of the country!)
Re: Hello
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:15 pm
by David Lee's Hair
Welcome on board.
Re: Hello
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:34 pm
by jaffka
Yes, welcome.
Re: Hello
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:11 pm
by CAPSLOCK
Welcome
Re: Hello
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:15 pm
by Worthy4England
Welcome
Re: Hello
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:33 pm
by Hoboh
welcome