rockbus Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Erith and Belvedere vs Emlyn Hughes All Star XI. Can't remember who was on Emlyn's team except for Lofty off Eastenders. I might try googling it. What are the chances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Up Chuck Posted October 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 31, 2011 My folks went to a bunch of Leicester Tigers matches in the months before I was born, if that counts. Can't remember the first Tigers match I went to as a sentient being (possibly the post-christmas Barbarians match one year, when we still used to do them), but that was probably my first experience of live sport. Football-wise, I think it was a 3-3 reserves draw between Leicester City and Crystal Palace. Then again, dad took me to Yeovil games when we were visiting my gran in Somerset, so it could've been one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Tranmere Rovers vs. Sunderland - 1996. Â My brother was the mascot for Sunderland. Can't remember a whole lot about it, one of the things I do remember is away fans having to park in a field near the stadium. The facilities were pretty awful and Andy Melville was a complete twat to me before the match when I asked for his autograph. Peter Reid was in a pissy mood but it was still a good experience for a young kid. Â We lost 2-0 (though I don't recall anything that happened on the pitch), but it was enough to get me hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Swindon Town 2 -2 Man Utd, 1994. Â Â Shocking result at the time, Swindon were awful but raised their game big time for this one, Incey scored for United, and Sparky Hughes if I remember correctly, Cantona got sent off for stamping on Luc Nijholt, twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Motherwell vs Brechin City, August 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted October 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 31, 2011 First game was Hitchin Town against someone in 1985. It may have been Carshalton Athletic, though I may just be remembering that from my dad's hilarious jibe that the defeated team were "more like Carshalton Pathetic." Used to go with him to all the home games and this was the era when British wrestling got moved to just after lunchtime, so I'd see both. Â First "professional" game was Portsmouth against Leeds with my granddad, which I remember mainly for the fact that the away fans had to sit in the only uncovered section, and because you got to the ground by walking down an ordinary terraced street with this at the end: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 31, 2011 Swindon Town 2 -2 Man Utd, 1994.  Shocking result at the time, Swindon were awful but raised their game big time for this one, Incey scored for United, and Sparky Hughes if I remember correctly, Cantona got sent off for stamping on Luc Nijholt, twice.  Was it Nijholt? For some reason my memory told me it was John Moncur.  Yeah, here it is:-   What a match! Nijholt has a go at Keane, Sparky has a go at someone in the crowd and there are tackles flying from the get-go! Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Luc Nijholt? A real Motherwell legend there! Part of the 1991 Scottish cup winning side! Â Every time our club is without a manager the big man is linked with the job! A fine servant to our club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Went to loads of Rugger matches as I grew up about 150 yards from Coventry's Coundon Road (Which was on Barkers Butts Lane). You could hop over the fence round the back and get in for free. First football match was on my 10th birthday (1984). We got gubbed three zip at home by Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Swindon Town 2 -2 Man Utd, 1994.  Shocking result at the time, Swindon were awful but raised their game big time for this one, Incey scored for United, and Sparky Hughes if I remember correctly, Cantona got sent off for stamping on Luc Nijholt, twice.  Was it Nijholt? For some reason my memory told me it was John Moncur.  Yeah, here it is:-   What a match! Nijholt has a go at Keane, Sparky has a go at someone in the crowd and there are tackles flying from the get-go! Awesome.   John Moncur! Should have remembered really. It was Keane that got the first as well, although I knew Sparky was involved in some kind of drama on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 31, 2011 Moderators Share Posted October 31, 2011 I don't think I paid once to see Cefn Druids from 1993-2001. Holes in fences are a true stalwart of sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 31, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 31, 2011 John Moncur! Should have remembered really. It was Keane that got the first as well, although I knew Sparky was involved in some kind of drama on the day. Â Looking back, that was some team of slightly unhinged individuals we had - Schmeichel, Ince, Keane, Hughes, Cantona and even Choccy wasn't afraid to throw his weight around. No wonder we used to beat Wimbledon and Sheffield United almost all the time, really, we had as many hardmen as they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoistVaj Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 John Moncur! Should have remembered really. It was Keane that got the first as well, although I knew Sparky was involved in some kind of drama on the day. Â Looking back, that was some team of slightly unhinged individuals we had - Schmeichel, Ince, Keane, Hughes, Cantona and even Choccy wasn't afraid to throw his weight around. No wonder we used to beat Wimbledon and Sheffield United almost all the time, really, we had as many hardmen as they did. Â Â Absolutely. Not to forget Steve Bruce who used to put his head infront of just about anything to prevent a goal, and Pally was just as dedicated to the cause too. Just finished reading Pally, it's a decent read, if just to read about the drinking culture of the club, even as recent as 95-96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Absolutely. Not to forget Steve Bruce who used to put his head infront of just about anything to prevent a goal  Ah, so that explains the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dil|kid Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Â The first football league match at the Deva Stadium v Burnley back in 1992. Over the next two years or more Chester would play the likes of Fulham, Bolton, Wigan, Swansea, Blackpool, Hull etc. How times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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