The Footie Thread

[Rlburnside]

I will be in trouble come the revolution, born 20 minutes from the Valley, as a kid used to skip train to Charlton older brother pushed me under turnstiles when he could get away with it, but never felt any real connection with the club.

We were really Spurs supporters just couldn’t afford to go there until a bit older, first game I saw at White Heart Lane when Greaves played was like a dream as a young lad.

Over the years it went from going to Charlton most times with no money to driving to Spurs getting concierge to park car at the club within the ground and having a few pints before and after the game.

 

[SteveW86]

I’m guessing we don’t have any Villa or Leeds fans on the forum, what a cracking result that is given the way Villa have started!

 

[Deleted member 21784]

What the hell is going on

 

[Deleted member 18645]

I was a local football fan - followed Leatherhead for years through all their cup runs in the 70s. Mid-80s, most of the players and officials moved down to Dorking and I got paid to do the same so had five years with them. Then got bored with soccer and have seen four games in 30 years since then, one of which was a Cup final and one was in March this year.

Should really be a Tottenham fan as my real father was leading scorer in the reserves in 1960/61 and scored for England Schoolboys at Wembley against the Scots.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

What the hell is going on

Draw is a fantastic result

We carry on

The media highlighted "issues" in the camp when noble spoke out about a player being sold and then highlighted a tough run of fixtures after Newcastle until Liverpool away

Well we have lost only 1 of those tough 6 (so far)

8 points from the 5 so far .. not bad at all

Solid base to build on

 

[chrisd]

Born in Croydon, went to Selhurst Park at about 6 years old when my school team was in a schools final. Saw my first game v Leeds in 1965 when I got a ticket for my 13th birthday, and went to senior school in South Norwood about a quarter of a mile from the ground. Saw them when they were the "team of the 70's, 80's and 90's and have been many times since.Always liked the fact that I supported my home team and not one that won the league the first year I got into football ?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

I think the majority of fans in their 60's and 70's will be supporters of either their local team or their father's team as there was no televised football aside from the Cup Final and the occasional international.

No opportunity for the glory hunters.

 

[clubchamp98]

I think the majority of fans in their 60's and 70's will be supporters of either their local team or their father's team as there was no televised football aside from the Cup Final and the occasional international.

No opportunity for the glory hunters.

Most never had a telly anyway.

 

[chrisd]

Most never had a telly anyway.

Most had a TV in the 70's but probably just black and white as was ours when I married in 75

 

[clubchamp98]

Most had a TV in the 70's but probably just black and white as was ours when I married in 75

Not in the 60s though.
We were the only one in our road who had one.
The World Cup final In 66 ,our house was rammed big party afterwards.
Happy days.

 

[chrisd]

Not in the 60s though.
We were the only one in our road who had one.
The World Cup final In 66 ,our house was rammed big party afterwards.
Happy days.

We had one in 66 I remember getting home from a holiday at half time in normal time and watching the rest of the match

 

[clubchamp98]

We had one in 66 I remember getting home from a holiday at half time in normal time and watching the rest of the match

Radio Rentals I think.
About a 18” screen.
Imagine that now.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

We had one in 66 I remember getting home from a holiday at half time in normal time and watching the rest of the match

But by 1966 I was 17 and my team had long been decided.

I was referring to fans in their sixties and seventies, not the decades.

We had a TV, only two channels and black and white, rented from Radio Rentals.

Had to smile recently when some Billy Bull S****** was telling people at the golf club how he watched the '66 Final on his family's colour TV.

It was only a black and white broadcast!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

How on earth is that not a foul by Maguire ?! And a penalty for Chelsea

 

[fundy]

How on earth is that not a foul by Maguire ?! And a penalty for Chelsea

only a pen at the other end that lol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1320052495184519169

 

[USER1999]

Is the Utd player not supporting the poor Chelsea player from falling over in that photo?

 

[Deleted member 18121]

How on earth is that not a foul by Maguire ?! And a penalty for Chelsea

VAR and referees can only spot offsides the thickness of a sleeve. They cannot be expected to see assault incidents.... 2 in 2 weeks.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

only a pen at the other end that lol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1320052495184519169

Very true - would be a guaranteed penalty then

Have to say but it’s a game really lacking in any quality

 

[Deleted member 1418]

How on earth is that not a foul by Maguire ?! And a penalty for Chelsea

Should've been a pen for Maguire as Azpi clearly shouldn't have been that close to him.

 

[chrisd]

Had to smile recently when some Billy Bull S****** was telling people at the golf club how he watched the '66 Final on his family's colour TV.

It was only a black and white broadcast!

It was definitely in black and white !
In about 1983 I bought a TV and video recorder and it cost £1,000 up till then it was Rediffusion rental