4 September 1971 - 50 Years Ago (3 replies)

Today is my official 50th as a fan. I have few memories of the actual match. I was 7 and we won 4-1 with Latchford scoring a hat trick (Francis grabbed the other). We were losing 1-0 at Half Time (Typical Blues) and there were 25,231 there.

We won both my first two games 4-1 and Bob grabbed 3 in both. I was either hooked or conned . 6 months prior a heavy cold prevented me going to my first ever match with my uncle.....however that was over at B6.... ahem. A twist of fate (without doubt) followed as Maggie Gallagher (my then baby sitter) decided she couldn't risk that happening again. Its a cliche but the rest is history.

I've joked with Maggie that I blame her for what followed but in all seriousness despite us being mostly average over those 50 years Id still rather be a Blues fan than support the Village Historians. If you know then you know and that's something them lot will NEVER understand. Blues are like a girlfriend or mate that always lets you down and you can do bugger all about it cos as Bobby Robson said as a kid you fall in love and 50 years ago today I did.

KRO