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Post by bucks on Nov 20, 2021 21:57:06 GMT
Crystal Palace supporter, but kept an eye on Sutton for years since I moved over this way when I moved in with the other half. Then started talking to a chap at Work who is also a Palace supporter but went to watch Sutton regularly as he was born and raised here, and now he has got me going to a few games with him.
I love it mind you, feels like the football I grew up watching in the 1990s. None of this VAR crap, none of this £50-60 for a ticket. Proper football, proper supporters and a nice atmosphere.
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Post by oxford on Nov 21, 2021 0:09:27 GMT
I have been a Swindon Town supporter since 1971.Coming from a place equidistant between Swindon and Oxford means that families are split etc.It's good!!However I haven't been in the County Ground since 1982.My first love,I have to say,is Worcester City.I followed them home and away for many years,when we had the wonderful St.Georges Lane,and Sutton were my second side. When things went wrong at Worcester I was one of many who,rightly or wrongly, refused to attend "home"games so Sutton became team 1.That situation is unlikely to change now,although I do get up to Worcester a bit.
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Post by neil on Nov 22, 2021 9:49:48 GMT
My father used to take me to watch Queens Park Rangers back in the late 60's, a team that included Rodney Marsh. I followed QPR through the 70's as well as going to watch Sutton United. QPR were a joy to watch in the mid 70's with many International players in the line up (Gerry Francis, Dave Clement, Don Givens, Ian Gillard) and of course the inimitable Stan Bowles. They finished 2nd in the old First Division in the 1975/76 season. SUFC are my club now and I have not been back to Loftus Road for many years.
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Post by os on Nov 22, 2021 21:23:24 GMT
For me its always been Sutton and Arsenal, Saturday I sat through 2 matches with a combine aggregate of 8-1 - not a good weekend  |
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Post by markf on Nov 22, 2021 22:02:49 GMT
In my very early football days, pre Sutton, I was Man U cos of Charlton and Best, not with any real commitment mind. I watched Arsenal dismantle Man U on the Big Match early in the 70/1 season so opted for them. My dad wasn't too happy as he was a Spurs fan but I wasn't aware of the rivalry.
Then I went to watch Fulham play Santos and with my mate from junior school occasionally went to the Cottage.
By then I was looking out for Arsenal, Fulham, Northampton (my Dad's best mate lived near there) and Queen of the South.
Other than the odd friendly at Sutton, I didn't see an Arsenal team play in the flesh until Fulham's last match at Loftus Road and I actually saw more Fulham away games including in Europe than I did at The Cottage mainly cos they didn't clash with Sutton.
I have since seen Arsenal live twice more. One is obvious the other the FA Cup final v Hull and I didn't pay for the tickets.
As I got older my Arsenal leanings have waned, overtaken by Fulham. But neither get anywhere near watching Sutton and they never have, never will. The passion just isn't there as it is for the U's. It just doesn't feel the same.
The only time I get anywhere near how I feel watching Sutton is a big England match.
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Post by Stewart on Nov 22, 2021 22:08:27 GMT
In my very early football days, pre Sutton, I was Man U cos of Charlton and Best, not with any real commitment mind. I watched Arsenal dismantle Man U on the Big Match early in the 70/1 season so opted for them. My dad wasn't too happy as he was a Spurs fan but I wasn't aware of the rivalry. Then I went to watch Fulham play Santos and with my mate from junior school occasionally went to the Cottage. By then I was looking out for Arsenal, Fulham, Northampton (my Dad's best mate lived near there) and Queen of the South. Other than the odd friendly at Sutton, I didn't see an Arsenal team play in the flesh until Fulham's last match at Loftus Road and I actually saw more Fulham away games including in Europe than I did at The Cottage mainly cos they didn't clash with Sutton. I have since seen Arsenal live twice more. One is obvious the other the FA Cup final v Hull and I didn't pay for the tickets. As I got older my Arsenal leanings have waned, overtaken by Fulham. But neither get anywhere near watching Sutton and they never have, never will. The passion just isn't there as it is for the U's. It just doesn't feel the same. The only time I get anywhere near how I feel watching Sutton is a big England match. I was at that game! Didn’t Pele play for Santos in that match? |
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Post by backhome2016 on Nov 22, 2021 22:19:28 GMT
In my very early football days, pre Sutton, I was Man U cos of Charlton and Best, not with any real commitment mind. I watched Arsenal dismantle Man U on the Big Match early in the 70/1 season so opted for them. My dad wasn't too happy as he was a Spurs fan but I wasn't aware of the rivalry. Then I went to watch Fulham play Santos and with my mate from junior school occasionally went to the Cottage. By then I was looking out for Arsenal, Fulham, Northampton (my Dad's best mate lived near there) and Queen of the South. Other than the odd friendly at Sutton, I didn't see an Arsenal team play in the flesh until Fulham's last match at Loftus Road and I actually saw more Fulham away games including in Europe than I did at The Cottage mainly cos they didn't clash with Sutton. I have since seen Arsenal live twice more. One is obvious the other the FA Cup final v Hull and I didn't pay for the tickets. As I got older my Arsenal leanings have waned, overtaken by Fulham. But neither get anywhere near watching Sutton and they never have, never will. The passion just isn't there as it is for the U's. It just doesn't feel the same. The only time I get anywhere near how I feel watching Sutton is a big England match. I was at that game! Didn’t Pele play for Santos in that match? Snap! So was I! And yes, Pele played. |
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Post by meddles on Nov 23, 2021 6:41:31 GMT
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Post by markf on Nov 23, 2021 7:31:54 GMT
The match was to officially open what became the Riverside Stand currently in the process of being rebuilt.
That was the only time Pele played in London.
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Post by medyel on Nov 23, 2021 9:47:08 GMT
Alan Mullery would have been at Fulham around the time of that Santos game. He lived next door to my school pal in Huntingdon Gardens, Worcester Park (between the Queens Head and the Drill pubs) - a modest little house in a suburban side street. He would have lived there when we was playing for Spurs and England - can you imagine Harry Kane or Dele Alli living in such a place nowadays? Alan Mullery swapped shirts with Paulo Cesar of Brazil in the famous 1970 Mexican World Cup game; think its fair to say it fair brought the Sutton Manor playground to a juddering halt when my pal brought said shirt to school one day.
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Post by tonyd on Nov 23, 2021 10:05:56 GMT
The match was to officially open what became the Riverside Stand currently in the process of being rebuilt. That was the only time Pele played in London. I was also there! 12 March 1973, Alan Pinkney and Steve Earle scored for Fulham and Pele got a penalty for Santos. The previous year Fulham had played a friendly against Benfica, complete with Eusebio, and beat them too, 3-2. I actually remembered that game as the stand opener, but I'm old and my programmes are in storage, so I can't check! |
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Post by meddles on Nov 23, 2021 10:12:41 GMT
The match was to officially open what became the Riverside Stand currently in the process of being rebuilt. That was the only time Pele played in London. I was also there! 12 March 1973, Alan Pinkney and Steve Earle scored for Fulham and Pele got a penalty for Santos. The previous year Fulham had played a friendly against Benfica, complete with Eusebio, and beat them too, 3-2. I actually remembered that game as the stand opener, but I'm old and my programmes are in storage, so I can't check! taken from @theinsidelefty 's Twitter account Attachments:
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Post by markf on Nov 23, 2021 10:23:36 GMT
Alan Mullery would have been at Fulham around the time of that Santos game. He lived next door to my school pal in Huntingdon Gardens, Worcester Park (between the Queens Head and the Drill pubs) - a modest little house in a suburban side street. He would have lived there when we was playing for Spurs and England - can you imagine Harry Kane or Dele Alli living in such a place nowadays? Alan Mullery swapped shirts with Paulo Cesar of Brazil in the famous 1970 Mexican World Cup game; think its fair to say it fair brought the Sutton Manor playground to a juddering halt when my pal brought said shirt to school one day. By a small coincidence, Mullery is 80 today. |
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Post by tonyd on Nov 23, 2021 10:32:36 GMT
Alan Mullery would have been at Fulham around the time of that Santos game. He lived next door to my school pal in Huntingdon Gardens, Worcester Park (between the Queens Head and the Drill pubs) - a modest little house in a suburban side street. He would have lived there when we was playing for Spurs and England - can you imagine Harry Kane or Dele Alli living in such a place nowadays? Alan Mullery swapped shirts with Paulo Cesar of Brazil in the famous 1970 Mexican World Cup game; think its fair to say it fair brought the Sutton Manor playground to a juddering halt when my pal brought said shirt to school one day. Doesn't Dele Alli famously live in a mobile home? I've always been Sutton and Palace, but Sutton have been no. 1 ever since the first game I saw at GGL, a friendly against Palace at the start of the 1967-68 season. Sutton were reigning Isthmian champions and had a side full of England Amateur internationals - Ted Powell, Larry Pritchard, Derek Gamblin, Trevor Bladon etc. But the key point is that watching non-league was considerable cheaper and 'long' trips on the supporters club coach were to places like High Wycombe, St Albans, Hitchin and Maidstone, all possible within the constraints of pocket money! Inevitably, women entered the picture and I got married My wife got quite into football, probably as a way of seeing me sometimes. (She knew what she was getting into - on our second date I took her to see Sutton v Hayes.) But she only really liked the big match atmosphere and for her sake we gravitated towards Palace, becoming season ticket holders for nearly 10 years. One Boxing Day she made me miss the derby against the Bobbins to watch Palace v Portsmouth (Palace lost). One of only 2 derby matches I've missed in the last 54 years. When my wife sadly died I gave up the Palace season ticket and returned to my first love! In the early days I often used to watch the Bobbins (still do), but that was quite a walk from where I lived in Wallington whereas Sutton was a simple bus ride, so that became my team. As I watched the Bobbins losing at home to Horsham last night I felt a glow of self-satisfaction - I made the right choice.  |
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Post by Stewart on Nov 23, 2021 12:51:34 GMT
Alan Mullery would have been at Fulham around the time of that Santos game. He lived next door to my school pal in Huntingdon Gardens, Worcester Park (between the Queens Head and the Drill pubs) - a modest little house in a suburban side street. He would have lived there when we was playing for Spurs and England - can you imagine Harry Kane or Dele Alli living in such a place nowadays? Alan Mullery swapped shirts with Paulo Cesar of Brazil in the famous 1970 Mexican World Cup game; think its fair to say it fair brought the Sutton Manor playground to a juddering halt when my pal brought said shirt to school one day. Doesn't Dele Alli famously live in a mobile home? I've always been Sutton and Palace, but Sutton have been no. 1 ever since the first game I saw at GGL, a friendly against Palace at the start of the 1967-68 season. Sutton were reigning Isthmian champions and had a side full of England Amateur internationals - Ted Powell, Larry Pritchard, Derek Gamblin, Trevor Bladon etc. But the key point is that watching non-league was considerable cheaper and 'long' trips on the supporters club coach were to places like High Wycombe, St Albans, Hitchin and Maidstone, all possible within the constraints of pocket money! Inevitably, women entered the picture and I got married My wife got quite into football, probably as a way of seeing me sometimes. (She knew what she was getting into - on our second date I took her to see Sutton v Hayes.) But she only really liked the big match atmosphere and for her sake we gravitated towards Palace, becoming season ticket holders for nearly 10 years. One Boxing Day she made me miss the derby against the Bobbins to watch Palace v Portsmouth (Palace lost). One of only 2 derby matches I've missed in the last 54 years. When my wife sadly died I gave up the Palace season ticket and returned to my first love! In the early days I often used to watch the Bobbins (still do), but that was quite a walk from where I lived in Wallington whereas Sutton was a simple bus ride, so that became my team. As I watched the Bobbins losing at home to Horsham last night I felt a glow of self-satisfaction - I made the right choice. I still have a travel ticket for a Hitchin game I went to in 1968 price 8/3 I guess that doesn’t mean much to our younger fans🤔 The game was played on 24/08/68.  |
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