16-12-2014, 00:11
Back in 1959 I was still a reluctant Blues supporter; a team that was too good for the old Division 2 but, never quite good enough for Division 1 so they regularly yo-yo'd between the two divisions. Does that ring a bell?
Anyway a mate of mine from work was a supporter of the Albion and he tried repeatedly to get me converted to supporting the Baggies. Alan said that I would see more good football in one game at the Hawthorns than I would in a 'month of Sundays' at St Andrews. (Probably true as there was no Sunday pro football way back then.)
Eventually, probably just to shut him up, I agreed to go to a game. It was the 3rd Round of the FA Cup in 1960 and we were at home to Plymouth Argyle.
Well it was exciting but for the wrong reasons. Despite a strong First Division team which included Ronnie Allen and Derek Kevan, Albion only just scraped through 3-2 against Plymouth who were at that time playing in the old Division 3 South.
They almost made a real hash of it and, on and off over the last 50 odd years, they've been making a hash of it ever since.
Still, I don't regret changing my allegiance after seeing some great moments in the 60's and 70's.
And who'd want to support a Man U or Chelsea when you can experience all of the emotions from pride and joy to depression all in one season. Sometimes both extremes during the same 90 minutes.
COYB
Anyway a mate of mine from work was a supporter of the Albion and he tried repeatedly to get me converted to supporting the Baggies. Alan said that I would see more good football in one game at the Hawthorns than I would in a 'month of Sundays' at St Andrews. (Probably true as there was no Sunday pro football way back then.)
Eventually, probably just to shut him up, I agreed to go to a game. It was the 3rd Round of the FA Cup in 1960 and we were at home to Plymouth Argyle.
Well it was exciting but for the wrong reasons. Despite a strong First Division team which included Ronnie Allen and Derek Kevan, Albion only just scraped through 3-2 against Plymouth who were at that time playing in the old Division 3 South.
They almost made a real hash of it and, on and off over the last 50 odd years, they've been making a hash of it ever since.
Still, I don't regret changing my allegiance after seeing some great moments in the 60's and 70's.
And who'd want to support a Man U or Chelsea when you can experience all of the emotions from pride and joy to depression all in one season. Sometimes both extremes during the same 90 minutes.
COYB
Some days I'm top dog, most days I'm just the lamp post.