i) Born and bred in Hull. Family tradition. Stories of my family supporting the Club since it was established back in 1904. Loved watching them at Boothferry as a kid, tattooed into my life from then on really. ii) Cheryl Cole (though she's not technically a WAG anymore...), Imogen Thomas and Luli Fernandez. iii) Dean Windass many times. Often at the Ground as he spectates which is a lot recently. I met Nick Barmby at Hull Fair once, that was a laugh, he doesn't really like rides. I've spoke to the majority of players in the more recent squads at training. iv) Women and football? Hmm, depends whether the woman can tolerate football. The wife and football, definitely not. However, I've seen some sweet eye candy at a few games lately. In the International games, you see bloody loads on the T.V! Also, Miff posts some great pictures on our Forum, does that count? v) Went to go visit my old man not that long back who lives in Leicester, City were due to play them at the King Power that day and so I had my City attire on. Me and the lads decided to stop by in a Local Pub on the way to the game as you do. As we entered, it was like we'd just stepped into an emergency meeting for the Leicester Hooligans or something! From the off we were made very uncomfortable. People would nudge us whilst carrying pints to the table, someone "accidentally" turned off the Touchscreen Games Machine whilst I was on it AND I'm pretty sure that the barman was giving us dirty glasses...
Pity phone cameras weren't the norm then either. Might have been able to salvage something! Btw, everything was different in those days. Alan rough, the Thistle & Scotland keeper lived over our way & I was always bumping into him & his wife - at that time a top model who was never out of the papers. The really funny thing was that these 2 top celebrities lived in a council house the same as us! Changed days ....
i) Why do you support the club you do? - Born in Hull, never in question. ii) Top 3 wags!! - Crouch's missus, Cheryl Cole(even though she's realised he's gay) and James Chester's missus. iii) Times you have met a footballer(s) - I met Best, Osgood, Law, Merson, Marsh, McAteer, Beardsley and most City players over the past ten years(though I know fewer now that any other point in the last ten years). iv) Women and football. Do they mix - I know some passionate female City fans, so I think they mix as supporters, but I hate watching women play football. v) Times that wearing your club colours have almost got you in trouble... - Got a kicking in York thirty years ago, I can't remember any issues since.
Morning all and happy Friday. I was actually stood outside the old club shop with my mum as a 14 year old in 1991. The one actually on Elland Road to the left of the West stand entrance gates when I bumped into Gary Speed. Couldn't believe my luck and luckily my old dear had a pen in her bag for a signature. Pity (as whitejock has said) there were no camera phones etc about back then cos I was well chuffed, particularly as we had just become a first division club which was really exciting for me at the time since I only started following Leeds in the second division. And I would have never dreamed that he was to become a title winner a few months later. And for the record I was born in Jimmy's and have lived in or around Leeds all my life so my decision was easily made.
My uncle is from there took me to my first game aged 7 back in '84 Wags, don't really care would happily gas them all and then have sex with them then feed them to pigs. Met a few footballers: funniest was at a corporate event at OT for the Munich memorial match. Was free booze I was hammered before the game started, had meal after the game and had pre booked the wine I wanted on the table, promptly drank it and as a waiter walked past I asked him for another bottle, he said 'I'm mark robins I scored that goal in the FA Cup.. Not sure who was more embarrassed me or him.. Also chatted to Clayton Blackmore who was sound an told us a few stories of him an Robbo getting pissed. Met robbie savage too. We all took the piss as he played for Birmingham at the time an I told him it was his standard in the first division he got irate as they'd just been promoted back up and shouted at us all 'I'm premier league' Women an football; don't mind women who genuinely like the game at all, what I hate is blokes taking there birds to games who clearly haven't got a clue and sit there on Facebook the entire game.. Had a grief a few times over the team I support. Was in a boozer I only ever wear a united scarf don't do shirts and a load of Leeds fans set about me.. Thankfully mate I was with liked fighting they backed down An got Thrown out the pub..
Used to go an watch united away at the villa quite frequently and sit in the holt end. Not one to cause a fuss even gave beckham some abuse to blend in.. The one game we scored in the last five mins I had my face in my hands laughing an bless the villa fans they thought I was crying an put their arms round me.
My parents were not interested in footy so I didn't follow my dad as many do and as my kids do now, Liverpool were the team of the day I suppose and so I started following and have remained loyal since. Wags I couldn't name 3 but Abi (Crouches missus) is good looking other than that does minx count? Met El Tel recently at his new Dream Academy in Spain and he was such a nice guy. Women and footy? Yes they do mix my wife is a WBA fan as are all her family. Club colours have got me in trouble most in Nottingham and that hurt a lot, Portman Road was also bad.
i) Why do you support the club you do? my Dad supports them didnt have much choice, although he always told me if i wanted to change teams (anyone but scumchester) i had to before i turned 10, that was right around the time things went dramatically wrong for us. ii) Top 3 wags!!! Makelele had a cracking bird she would be up there, Abbey Clancey and van der vaarts wife (sylvie) iii) Times you have met a footballer(s) I met the whole Chelsea team in about 2000, not overly exciting but a few World Cup Winners, my mum and her mates got chatted up by Robbie Keane and a few other Wolves players, only interested me when he signed for Leeds. Met a few Northern Ireland players. iv) Women and football. Do they mix Im going to say no. v) Times that wearing your club colours have almost got you in trouble... Only times I can think would be Bristol Rovers last day of League One, when we couldnt get tickets for Leeds end my Dad somehow got tickets for their end, me and my brother had Leeds tops on under our jackets, there were a few smiles around us when we scored/ won, but there were some strange looking people from Bristol who wouldnt have been happy. It is easy enough to get in trouble in Belfast by wearing any Rangers/ Celtic or any of the local teams shirts in public.
Ellland I forgot to add the 2nd time I ended up at the wrong end of a stadium.. Went to Anfield many years ago, allocation was well OTT and some Stokie's were locked out and they let me and my mate into the Kop, of course it was standing in those days and I'm not too proud to admit. It was amazing even though we lost.. Red n White scarf? no problem. Our accent? no problem. When Liverpool scored and i said OH **** it! All the pool fans started taking the Michael but it was all taken in good spirit. I think? Steve Highway scored but can not be certain. And I must admit when they sang "You'll never walk alone" we joined in. P.S. is it Friday yet!
I was a leeds united mascot when I was about 10 against Southampton at there place. I got to meet the whole leeds team of the time which included the likes of Mark Viduka, Alan Smith, Paul Robinson (scored against him in the warm-up), Gary Kelly. The manager at the time was Eddie Gray as well, so I got to have a chat with him as well. Also got to meet the southampton players as well which is far less memorable, in fact the only player I can remember off the top of my head is James Beattie. Great day except we lost 2-1
Do you remember the match at Southampton that we were 3-0 down, and scored 4 in the last 20 minutes....
i) Why do you support the club you do? I was born in Norfolk so it's my local team ii) Top 3 wags!!! Couldn't even name three I have no interest in the celebrity culture in the UK. iii) Times you have met a footballer(s) As I rarely lived in or near Norwich throughout my supporting life I didn't get to meet that many outside the ground. Maybe 7 or 8 that I can think of. iv) Women and football. Do they mix No v) Times that wearing your club colours have almost got you in trouble... Many times, especially in the late 70's and early 80's - home and away games as I traveled alone by train at the time I met the some of the ICF on the underground coming back from Coventry on my way to Aylesbury, and was wearing my city scarf. They initially thought it was a Watford scarf (Watford beat them 2-0 that day) and they wanted my blood until they got a little closer and saw the green - phew!
Morning all. i) Why do you support the club you do? Late father not interested in footy, but Leeds were on the TV & I have distant relatives in Yorkshire. Good enough for me. For the record, the first game I can remember was the 1970 FA Cup final. Pity about the result. ii) Top 3 wags!!! - Not a clue. iii) Times you have met a footballer(s) - Gordon Strachan in Barbados, Paul Mariner in Spain, The Fulham football team in Spain after they lost the FA Cup final iv) Women and football. Do they mix? - Depends on what blender you've got!! v) Times that wearing your club colours have almost got you in trouble... - Wore my Leeds hat when at a match with my Leicester supporting mate. Some prat of a steward took offence & reminded me not to cheer when we score.
