Highlight of Football Supporting Career
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Highlight of Football Supporting Career
The end of October 1967 me and my mates made a reckless journey to Cardiff. We all supported different teams, so a trip to support England, meant we were all supporting the same team. We made a huge banner and we set off on a Friday night on a newspaper special. It was reckless, as a train strike was threatened. So if our train left at 2.30 AM, there was a possibility of no train coming back. But often these strikes are a bit half-hearted.
So we got there and had a great time. England won 3-0. Most of the England Supporters were Gas Heads. They had a good turn out and were a friendly bunch. But there were very few England supporters. After the match we went to Cardiff Station and dug in for a long wait. The platform was deserted ( I think the Bristol fans had come by car ). There were a few England supporters going back to London. Then, the England team turned with Sir Alf Ramsey. The train also eventually turned up. I had managed to get Alf to autograph my programme. He was a very pleasant and friendly chap. On the train journey, we slipped up to First Class and I also got Geoff Hurst & Martin Peters to autograph the programme as well. Nowadays people go all over the World supporting England. But for us it was a real adventure.
So we got there and had a great time. England won 3-0. Most of the England Supporters were Gas Heads. They had a good turn out and were a friendly bunch. But there were very few England supporters. After the match we went to Cardiff Station and dug in for a long wait. The platform was deserted ( I think the Bristol fans had come by car ). There were a few England supporters going back to London. Then, the England team turned with Sir Alf Ramsey. The train also eventually turned up. I had managed to get Alf to autograph my programme. He was a very pleasant and friendly chap. On the train journey, we slipped up to First Class and I also got Geoff Hurst & Martin Peters to autograph the programme as well. Nowadays people go all over the World supporting England. But for us it was a real adventure.
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Re: Highlight of Football Supporting Career
Oxford, although not sure football supporting is a career.
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BIGRON:-Nice story , hope you kept the programme .................................................I gave it to my nephew years ago, as he is football mad. He still has it.
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Might have been the highest i ever jumped off my seat for an Orient goal. That of Cox v Peterborough.Give it to Jabo wrote: โFri Jul 12, 2019 10:13 am Tehoue banging one in last-gasp against Arsenal.....
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In terms of a day. Might be Peterborough away in November 2013.
Me and my mate drove up, first time in the ground. Everyone was still writing us off and i think it was 1st v 2nd. We dominated from the first minute to the last. Mooney almost scored a world that hit the bar and then they scored a lucky goal and i thought 'typical orient'. We just stepped up through the gears after that and won at a canter. Most dominate away performance i've ever seen against a decent side.
After the game we drove back home and then went out to celebrate until about 3am.
Me and my mate drove up, first time in the ground. Everyone was still writing us off and i think it was 1st v 2nd. We dominated from the first minute to the last. Mooney almost scored a world that hit the bar and then they scored a lucky goal and i thought 'typical orient'. We just stepped up through the gears after that and won at a canter. Most dominate away performance i've ever seen against a decent side.
After the game we drove back home and then went out to celebrate until about 3am.
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May 1991- Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park
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Apple Wumble wrote: โFri Jul 12, 2019 12:20 pmMight have been the highest i ever jumped off my seat for an Orient goal. That of Cox v Peterborough.Give it to Jabo wrote: โFri Jul 12, 2019 10:13 am Tehoue banging one in last-gasp against Arsenal.....
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