Off Topic What Age Group Are You In?

Nice to read this thread it makes me feel young.

 

Once you reach 40, you are on a downhill sledge with greased runners.

 

Just when I was feeling I wasn't so old after all....I'd better start choosing my Zimmer frame just in case they take a while to come through.

 

1958 was the first game I went to as a fully fledged "Saint". I'd flirted with the likes of Man Utd and Spurs before that, but became a glory hunter once promotion from from Div 3 (S) seemed possible.

Any others remember how you'd support Saints but also follow a big team in the belief that they'd never meet?

 

Errr like 20 years before 1966? does that count...........

 

Just about! You were one of those I had in mind when I asked the question Beddy!

 

My first game I think was December 1946 just after my uncle was discharged from the forces. We went to celebrate his demob. The next week we went to Fratton where I met life long friends. As a consequence we exchanged visits bye weekly between the Dell and Fratton as often as possible well into our teens. We kept this up often even in late adulthood upto about 4 years ago. Sadly my friends have all gone to the big ground in the sky the last one about 7 weeks ago.
I miss each one of them.............

 

That's one of my fears....don't know what I'll do without my best friends. I'm going to be selfish and go first.

 

I know a lot of people from my Dad's generation (he would have been your uncle's age BT) did the same, alternating between the Dell and Fratton depending on who was at home. Younger members might find it incredible, but there must have been hundreds if not thousands who supported both clubs in those days.

 

My brother used to watch a match every weekend by alternating in this fashion.

 

In the early days Pompey were in div 1. I have to admit I dipped my hand in my pockets to help out their cause during their financial downturns more than once just as my mates did during our recent problems. Also yes I did dare to go to a Pompey match in my saints shirt in the early 60's. I had my leg pulled quite a bit while I was there but no violence or nastiness in any form. Sad to see the hatred that exists today.......we had a lot of laughs at both the Dell and Fratton and a lot of leg pulling from the other fans of both clubs who new of our continued friendship over the years.......what a pity the fans of today cannot share such memories.

 

My dad started go to football in the mid to late 60s and living in Locks Heath he went to see both sides for a few seasons.

You'd think that experience would temper any dislike toward the blue lot, but he has little fondness for them.

I think things turned during some Derby days in the 80s

 

Only one derby day in the 80s.. FA Cup 4th round at Fratton. Steve Moran!!

There may have been one season of derbies lay 80's, but they don't count

 

Yeah he was at that 84 game and the forgotten 87 league match.

 

I said that didn't happen.

*i was at the Fratton league match

 

I loathe the way rivalry has become aggression. Liverpool v United produces the same response and I've never quite caught on why this should be. The two Manc clubs claim to dislike each other, yet they seem to tolerate each other, while the two Liverpool clubs wind each other up but are actually pretty fond of each other. For years, I quite enjoyed Pompey's occasional success and was pleased when they joined us in the Premier League. The conduct of both sets of fans now means I wouldn't go near a derby game. But then I feel the same about supporting England - just where do all those foul mouthed racists hide for the rest of the year?

 

That reminds me of going to Carrow Road Riverside End (the opposite end to the away support as I live locally (bit of a give away in the name!) for a Southampton game and leaping up and yelling when we scored to equalise on my own in the middle of the Norwich fans. Just a few mutterings and no nastiness whatsoever, even though I was "undercover"! Norwich City has always felt to me to be a (pre-Liebherr) club similar to Southampton with pretty decent fans.

 

I echo your thoughts on Norwich. Their fans are similar to the Saints fans in a lot of ways. Have a lot of respect for them............

 

Was sorry that Norwich were relegated for that very reason.

 

Sadly, I'm 26 now...on the slippery slope to 30. Very sad news when you are still single and childless...biological clock ticking!!

I started posting on 606 when I was 18...****.