Match Day Thread Coventry City vs QPR

Enjoy it then and I hope you’re here for another 54 years.

 

Watford It’s a shame you didn’t experience Liverpool away in 87/88 season. We were top of the league and took 4K to Anfield in the corner (as it was then). The train and buses were bricked (nice of them). Even some old lady walking along stuck her fingers up at us as our bus stopped at the lights.
However the thing that opened my eyes was the state of the place. The impoverished area. Derelict house boarded up windows. Bloody hell it was like Boys from the black stuff! Oh and we lost 3-0

 

It’s not a shame though as I’ll be there for our 2060 European Super League domination.

 

Going to Watford v Norwich tomorrow night now too.

I’ll send my regards to both teams for you all.

 

You like your Watford, Watford.

 

I think I’m right by the away end. Hope they both lose.

 

That’s right mate we did. I think I’m getting confused as didn’t Barnes get a hat trick?

 

Did you go to the weird train station which wasn’t really a station more of a side track? We got off their and put onto double decker buses.

 

That's similar to the 2nd leg of the League Cup semi-final in 1986, except that that had a better outcome in football terms. We were staying at the Adelphi, but were forced by the police onto buses going to Edge Hill, miles from the centre where we wanted to be. Plenty of bricks aimed at the buses on the way there. We had to get cabs back to the hotel, but had a brilliant piss-up when we got there.

 

Blimey I don’t even remember the Pen. So Barnes got 2. Great experience though seeing the Kop for the first time. Bloody stand went on and on.

 

I missed that one. I guess throwing bricks must have been a regular thing at Liverpool? I went back there years later and the place has changed a bit. Looks a lot better now.

 

Blimey Stroller, you must an old fart!!

 

I resemble that remark.

I was 13 at the time.

 

Resemble old or fart??

Nothing wrong with your memory if you recall it from aged 13.

 

I remember it very well indeed. I went up on a Supporter's Club coach (one of 120 that went from HQ as I recall) with my pal Gary Locke, who went on to play for Chelsea. We were in the Holte end, which was 50:50 Villa and Rangers that day, with a line of police separating the two sets of fans. Some Villa charmer lobbed a dart over the police cordon and it hit Gary in the arm. No damage done, though. Anyway, as you know, we were promoted to the old First Division that day. Little QPR in the top division, what larks!

 

The worrying thing was Nines had to remind me about one of my most memorible days out watching QPR. How long wil it be bfore I say Charlie who?

 

You are still a young bloke then Stroller, not even reached that magical age of 69.