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Years following the lads

45 years. April 1981, first game I remember being at (beaten at home off Brighton). Prob been taken to a couple before that but that's the first one I have a memory of.
 

56 years since my first "first team" game in our second relegation season:( Got beat of West Ham with their world cup winners playing.

I had been to Roker Park a year or two earlier to see the youth team beat WBA 6-0 to secure the FA Youth Cup, not quite sure of the year but what a first game, seeing the lads lift a cup!!
 
Qoelet said:
I'm 53. First game had all three Grays - Martin, Phil, and Michael. We lost. Buxton was in charge. Only watched it on the telly as the shared house I was in was empty and I had nothing else to do. I then joined a local band as a drummer, Reid took over as manager, the lads took me to a game and the rest they say is hisory. Never looked back.
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My first season as a season ticket holder right glory supporter me
 
YorkMackem said:
I went to my my first night match and if I remember right I was on my own vs QPR, after the cup win. Of course we got pumped 0-3, but I'll never forget seeing the grass of Roker Park under the lights.
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Wasn’t it just something else! I had never in my life seen something as green as it was that night.

It’s the Proust effect in action I think where a sense creates a lifelong memory. Any Psychologists on the board may be able to shed some light on it? Quick google suggests…

“Memories triggered this way often yield a highly positive emotional profile and are linked to:
  • Increased feelings of social connectedness
  • Higher self-esteem and optimism
  • A deeper sense of meaning in life
So there we go. Maybe it’s why we fall in love over and over again as adults with the game and our clubs? What a beautiful thing.
 
Dun Scathach said:
Wasn’t it just something else! I had never in my life seen something as green as it was that night.

It’s the Proust effect in action I think where a sense creates a lifelong memory. Any Psychologists on the board may be able to shed some light on it? Quick google suggests…

“Memories triggered this way often yield a highly positive emotional profile and are linked to:
  • Increased feelings of social connectedness
  • Higher self-esteem and optimism
  • A deeper sense of meaning in life
So there we go. Maybe it’s why we fall in love over and over again as adults with the game and our clubs? What a beautiful thing.
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I still have that image of that grass in my head regularly.
 
Barney Mackem 13 said:
What are we all upto years wise following the lads? I do appreciate that some may have just joined the journey and that is cool. We are all chosen at different times of our lives...

Was just wondering

42 years for me, and just to add, I never thought I would ever see Europe. I thought the Reid years were great, this is something different
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Nearly 56 years - first game as a 10yr old v Bolton Oct 1970 - 4-1 win.

Thought they'd all be like that :rolleyes:
 
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