16-12-2014, 18:16
My parents separated and I grew up in a small village near Banbury (Oxfordshire) where a lots of industry had relocated. I ended up at school player footie with lads who's parents were Villa, Birmingham and Coventry fans. Like with Ska'd, I was taken by a friends dad to watch his beloved Coventry City v WBA in the FA Cup (50 years ago).
My mates dad offered to buy me a rosette to wear at the match. As the Albion name was more appealing and the rosette was a thing of beauty with Throstle on branch etc. it was an easy decision and to his credit he sucked it up and bought the rosette and told me I would be a unhappy fan at the end of the day. However, as I recall (I was only 5) we managed a draw and later won the replay back at the Hawthorns.
Maybe when he said that I would be unhappy at the end of the day he was not talking about on that fatal day but was being more prophetic?
But even now in the darker hours with AI in 'charge' I don't see how choosing Coventry over West Brom would have made me happier!
My mates dad offered to buy me a rosette to wear at the match. As the Albion name was more appealing and the rosette was a thing of beauty with Throstle on branch etc. it was an easy decision and to his credit he sucked it up and bought the rosette and told me I would be a unhappy fan at the end of the day. However, as I recall (I was only 5) we managed a draw and later won the replay back at the Hawthorns.
Maybe when he said that I would be unhappy at the end of the day he was not talking about on that fatal day but was being more prophetic?
But even now in the darker hours with AI in 'charge' I don't see how choosing Coventry over West Brom would have made me happier!