I cant remember who we played or even what score it was of my first memory of Boothferry Park. What is still as fresh in my mind is that I was about 11 or 12 There use to be a gang of kids that used to go to City and they always seemed to have a laugh and talk about Waggy an Chillo, and how they look for away fans to do in haha, looking back now if they did find any away supporters they would of **** thereselves it was all playground talk, but I wanted to be part of this gang.
I wanted to be "hard" like them, so the next home game off we went I remember that we got one of the kids elder brother to get us a bottle of woodpecker from Spotty Dog Offy and remember us getting some cans of Topscore from some where, also the game was going to be on Telly on Sunday afternoon. Getting close to BP with my ben sherman on brown star jumper and lime green socks, cherry red loafers and Prince o wales checks.
The first thing was the chanting, It sounded like a gang of warriors I,d heard on Television, I was **** scared with anticipation, the other kids knew their way about and they knew crack, I didnt and I was frightened to death that I,d get split up from them, I didnt. Then I entered South stand. OMG look at the size of that pitch, it was massive and I always remember the smell of it earthy, grassy. We took our place right at the front behind the goal so that there maybe a chance that we get on the Telly on Sunday afternoon, all the time aware of the chanting and singing the noise seem to reverberate through my body then as I felt safe in my new experience it was time to learn the songs they were singing so I could join in and become one of them.
The game started and ended, we got the bus home singing all the City songs I,d learned at the back of the bus with the "lads" I couldnt wait to get to school on Mon, to be in the playground to be part of that gang and share my football staories. We even got on Telly. Priceless
