bringbackrattles
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All these first game experiences. Good idea for a book or similar ? Some great stories and memories. It doesn't matter when your first game was, in the 60's or just a few years ago, it should stay with you forever.
All these first game experiences. Good idea for a book or similar ? Some great stories and memories. It doesn't matter when your first game was, in the 60's or just a few years ago, it should stay with you forever.
All these first game experiences. Good idea for a book or similar ? Some great stories and memories. It doesn't matter when your first game was, in the 60's or just a few years ago, it should stay with you forever.
If only it was that simple. But love your positivity, you can be my agent ! But the football magazine I write for I'm going to contact him about this,as it is interesting and it shows fans love to share their stories. Thanks anyway.you mentioned you liked writing BBR......get on a load of clubs forums, start the same thread, compile the best, add your own numerous tales & memories, add photos, stick it in a glossy hardback, get talksport to give in a mention, maybe a foreward by Micky Quinn or similar & bobs yer mother brother......could be in every dads X-mas stocking for 2019.
Go for it.
Agree it would be good idea. The most memorable part of my first few seasons was my dad parking in the Gulson road hospital (or the diy store a hundred yds closer also on Gulson road) and walking up to the ground. He carried the stool and held my hand all the way. As we first caught sight of the floodlights he always asked me what the score would be...and I always went for a 2 or 3 goal victory...not a bad prediction in those days). Going through the turnstile, up the steps and looking down onto the pitch....absolutely magical.
We tended to jog back to the car after the game...especially when we won. Fav players in div 2 were Ronnie Rees and dietmar bruck. Remember them more clearly than half the players we have had in last few seasons.
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Another Cally boy here, Berkeley to be precise, before they completely did away with the houses altogether .....I too went to Cally. Would play in the morning for the school team, then go to games in the afternoon. Great days !
Loved Ronnie Rees too. Sadly after having a severe stroke that stopped him walking and took away the ability to talk, he is now in a care home in Swansea.
I was in Talbot and Greene. Played for the school football teams and Cov Boys.We had some great teams then and won some trophies/medals. Football/rugby Cally were really good,although when we played King Henry at rugger we got thrashed !Another Cally boy here, Berkeley to be precise, before they completely did away with the houses altogether .....
I couldn't begin to tell you how many equalisers or winners or losing goals my dad missed at his team (Walsall) over the years to beat said rush (lucky he didn't support a bigger club or he would've had to leave at half-time).Thank you! To this day I didn't know Ajax scored a 3rd! Whoever took me to games always brought me back early to 'beat the rush'...
... I remember one vs Cardiff with JSB's, my mum came and picked me up after 60-odd minutes because they had a bad reputation. In fairness, she spared me the last half an hour of a dire 0-0 draw.
I couldn't begin to tell you how many equalisers or winners or losing goals my dad missed at his team (Walsall) over the years to beat said rush (lucky he didn't support a bigger club or he would've had to leave at half-time).
His mood completely changed about 1/3 of home games when he found out the actual final score bless him
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If I remember correctly a year or more ago there was a threat about Ronnie on here and a poster informed us about him because my in a home etc. I think there was a letter from a relative too.
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I'm looking forward to having a chat to Steve Hunt on Boxing Day (unless I'm up in Cov.) As I've said before, he now manages Cowes Sports on the Isle of Wight and Newport play them at home on Boxing Day. Hoping to grab a quick chat and maybe a pic or two of Hunty! (I could always go to watch a Cowes home game but that would be like a City fan going over to Brum to watch the Villa! My local team is Newport!)First match : Coventry vs Birmingham City at Highfield Road 80/81 season. 2-1 with a screamer of a winner by Steve Hunt. Next match : Charity Shield. I blame secondary school and peer pressure for the intervening Arsenal/Southampton adoration
Mine was when we beat villa on Boxing Day 92 or 93. What a way to start.
Nah...RonWas his name Dan by any chance?
I'm going to start a Caludon Castle thread, look out for it.I too went to Cally. Would play in the morning for the school team, then go to games in the afternoon. Great days !
I was there. City won 2-0 I think.Wow...no one i've mentioned it to in the past, remembers it.
Thanks...i'm not going mad...i did happen lol
It was a night game i think...just remember how green the pitch was under the floodlights
I wonder if there would also be any interest in former players recalling their first game for the City, to form a joint book of fans memories?If only it was that simple. But love your positivity, you can be my agent ! But the football magazine I write for I'm going to contact him about this,as it is interesting and it shows fans love to share their stories. Thanks anyway.
Which magazine do you write for?If only it was that simple. But love your positivity, you can be my agent ! But the football magazine I write for I'm going to contact him about this,as it is interesting and it shows fans love to share their stories. Thanks anyway.
Late Tackle football magazine. Its out every six weeks, sold in newsagents. And just started writing for an online football site : D3D4 Football. I'm the Cov City correspondent writing articles etc on games and anything to do with the club. They want more writers, so if you fancy it go to their website ?Which magazine do you write for?
Didn't we win that one 3.0? I remember jumping about despite having the flu.
Yep, 3-0 , lunchtime kickoff and the 2nd Half threatened by fog. And it followed the 5-1 trouncing of Liverpool the previous week. What a Christmas that was (we won't mention the 5-0 defeat to Man Ure a few dayas later)
Late Tackle football magazine. Its out every six weeks, sold in newsagents. And just started writing for an online football site : D3D4 Football. I'm the Cov City correspondent writing articles etc on games and anything to do with the club. They want more writers, so if you fancy it go to their website ?
Go to D3D4 website. On the home page click on Correspondents, scroll down and you'll see me there as the Cov writer. Also my articles are there, you'll need to scroll around to read them. As I wrote earlier the editor is wanting more writers, okay ?Any links to articles/website? Would be interested to have a look!
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