It was 40 years ago today…

[Sheltons Army]

1 minute ago, Davefevs said:

Haha.

Although I first started watching at end of 78, I didn’t really create any heroes from the First Div days, but in hindsight Ritchie would be in there, as would Gow and Hunter.

You can have Norman , even though it’s because he had that sports shop !

 

On a serious note , what a player - I remember waiting for ages after a game with my Dad  outside the ground and seeing Norman going to his car . I asked him for his autograph which he obliged without question . I was overawed but can still remember him stood chatting with my Dad for 10-15 mins about the game etc

 

[Sheltons Army]

2 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

 

The AG8 left, we filled our team with kids like Rob Newman and gave the job of manager/coach/groundsman/bus driver/kitman+++ to the legend Terry Cooper who set about building a team from the smouldering ashes of our football club. He signed Glyn Riley who became a key part of our recovery - a player whose love for the game, our club and supporters put smiles back on our faces. He was every City supporter’s favourite of that time. 
 

The term ‘legend’ is overused but Glyn was one, though forever overshadowed by the one and only, the great TC (when will the club erect a memorial to this man?)

 

Absolutely smoked it Rudolf

Those two paragraphs are brilliant and say everything

[RedM]

Scotty Murray is a level above, but Riley was close in the way he connected with fans and his personality, we loved him.

I can't believe its 40 years, wow.

[Sheltons Army]

24 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said:

With the club appearing to be doing zilch with the suggestions / requests for some sort of permanent tribute I wonder whether ‘we’ could raise enough through a donation / crowdfunding page to have a suitable statue commissioned ?

Im certain we could , especially if the Supporters Club administers it  

The job he did , and his role in us having a club to own , play for or support can’t really be overstated

@headhunter

Absolutely no idea of your time commitments  etc or desire to do so Dave

 

But , I reckon you’d be an excellent front, voice , driver , and do a great job at the head of this

 

if you were so tempted or inclined of course !

Edited August 28, 2022 by Sheltons Army

[GrahamC]

15 minutes ago, Red Exile said:

To have watched such a high proportion of the matches we played in the bottom tier is surely worth a round of applause!

Fair play - as they say.

I was 19 or 20, still lived at home, hadn’t long started work, all these years later it never crosses my mind to see an away game, only seen 2 since we got back to The Championship & I only saw 1 in Cotts’ promotion season & that was in Somerset!

[glynriley]

5 hours ago, Red Exile said:

To have watched such a high proportion of the matches we played in the bottom tier is surely worth a round of applause!

Fair play - as they say.

I’d just hit my teens in 82. Never really appreciated what we had lost in terms of top flight football, it was just going to football with my dad. I’d seen the big boy’s of Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal etc..

But suddenly playing Aldershot, Chester and Stockport was no different to me. 

Me and my old man travelled the length and breadth of the country because I was in love with a football team. Dads football team.

Glad to say all these years later, Dad, me and now my son are still watching, waiting and hoping for the next crack at the big league.

But if we don’t make it, before I curl me toes up at least I’ve had hell of a ride.