50 years an R

[cross it Dave]

Fellow R’s

Today is a bit of an anniversary for me. 50 years ago today, on Saturday 1st March 1969 I watched my first match at Loftus Rd.

We played Arbroath in a friendly, we won 6-3, Rodney Marsh got a hat trick.

50 years of mainly rough, with a little smooth.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Congratulations mate

[Pinkie]

Also congratulations dave, thats a fair old time

[Fraggy]

Great title for a book
Congrats Dave!

[lymehoop]

Fellow R’s

Today is a bit of an anniversary for me. 50 years ago today, on Saturday 1st March 1969 I watched my first match at Loftus Rd.

We played Arbroath in a friendly, we won 6-3, Rodney Marsh got a hat trick.

50 years of mainly rough, with a little smooth.

beat you by 4 years Dave, maybe more, but spent the early years rolling down the hill rather than watch Bedford and the Brady brothers et al

[davieqpr]

Must be something in the name. I'm on 66 years.

[Bill]

im in my 67 th year believe me it has certainly been eventfull to put it mildly !!!

[wormholt]

51st year for me......went to that Arbroath game, it was mid season, god knows why we played them.
remember standing in the boys enclosure behind the loft goal with me uncle and his mate.
remember Arbroath having a little ginger fellow, wing half or on the wing, he was everywhere that day,
but couldn't stop the r's knocking in 6...couple of thousand at the game, all I can remember as an 11 year old.

[dave58]

Welcome to the 50 year club, it can be hard at times but would never change it

[cross it Dave]

51st year for me......went to that Arbroath game, it was mid season, god knows why we played them.
remember standing in the boys enclosure behind the loft goal with me uncle and his mate.
remember Arbroath having a little ginger fellow, wing half or on the wing, he was everywhere that day,
but couldn't stop the r's knocking in 6...couple of thousand at the game, all I can remember as an 11 year old.

I believe the games was arranged for Marsh’’s return from injury, he had a broken ankle, it was an FA 6th cup day, we’’d been knocked out of in the 3rd round at Villa.

I was in the boys enclosure that day as well, then stood there throughout the early 70’s, loved it.

Thanks everyone for your kind comments, I ‘ve got a long way to go to catch up on some of you though, I wonder if the new ground will be built when I reach 67 years supporting Rangers

Another good thing about that day, the Stamford Bridge scum lost 2-1 at home to West Brom in the cup.

[northampton rs]

Great achievement, I’m about 4 years behind you.

[lymehoop]

Must be something in the name. I'm on 66 years.

my name is Dave too

[Gtleighsr3]

That's like biblical times dave, bet u go on saga holidays now too
joking

[TBLOCKRANGER]

Was LR smokie on the 1st March 1969

[cross it Dave]

That's like biblical times dave, bet u go on saga holidays now too
joking

Not yet, as they don’t do Diving or Skiing.