I blame Esther Rantzen. If she had started childline 13 years earlier, I wouldn’t have needed to have been on so many years of medication52 years ago today I attended my first Boro game at Ayresome Park with my dad (Boro 3 QPR 2).
If only the 7 year old me had known what he was letting himself in for........
1963 for me, thumped Newcastle 3-0 Arthur Kaye and Ian Gibson with the goals.52 years ago today I attended my first Boro game at Ayresome Park with my dad (Boro 3 QPR 2).
If only the 7 year old me had known what he was letting himself in for........
One thing I remember about those early matches is driving my dad mad by yelling "Offside!" every time the ball went out for a throw. I do still think it was perfectly rational for a 7 year old to assume that's what offside meant, on the basis that when the ball goes out for a throw in it has gone off the side of the pitch.