21-10-2009, 02:36 PM
I was sat here thinking, after Andy added Gordon Hill to the United player name game (https://manutdpeople.com/Thread-United-Player-Game) about early memories of Manchester United.
Now, I know we have a good range of ages on this forum, but it might be interesting to read about each others memories of United. These might be the first ever time you saw them live, or saw them on TV, or went to the Theatre of Dreams, or met a player, manager, etc.
Call me old fashioned, but I like a bit of the old history and as you are all real people, this will actually mean something to us all. It doesn't matter how many times you post, because like me, you are bound to have more than 1 tale to tell!
Me first:
A great one for me was my first ever live match involving United. it was actually away from OT, at Layer Road, Colchester, in 1983! My Dad was a lifelong Col U fan (they call themselves U, too) and United were in town for a 3rd round League Cup match. His Dad managed to get us tickets for the game, which was, of course, a sell out.
There were over 13000 fans inside the tiny ground and we actually ended up watching the match at the open end, up the floodlights! No stewards to stop that in those days and at half time, we were passed up cups of tea!
Magic!
United won 2-0, so I went home a very happy young man. My Dad was OK about it, 'cos he had a real soft spot for United, having been stationed up there for his National Service!
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Now, I know we have a good range of ages on this forum, but it might be interesting to read about each others memories of United. These might be the first ever time you saw them live, or saw them on TV, or went to the Theatre of Dreams, or met a player, manager, etc.
Call me old fashioned, but I like a bit of the old history and as you are all real people, this will actually mean something to us all. It doesn't matter how many times you post, because like me, you are bound to have more than 1 tale to tell!
Me first:
A great one for me was my first ever live match involving United. it was actually away from OT, at Layer Road, Colchester, in 1983! My Dad was a lifelong Col U fan (they call themselves U, too) and United were in town for a 3rd round League Cup match. His Dad managed to get us tickets for the game, which was, of course, a sell out.
There were over 13000 fans inside the tiny ground and we actually ended up watching the match at the open end, up the floodlights! No stewards to stop that in those days and at half time, we were passed up cups of tea!
Magic!
United won 2-0, so I went home a very happy young man. My Dad was OK about it, 'cos he had a real soft spot for United, having been stationed up there for his National Service!