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Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021

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Must have too much time on my hands

 

I've been supporting Wanderers for near enough 30 years

 

that isbetwwen a quarter and a fifth of their existence

 

not bad for a lad from Tynron Dumfriesshire

Posted

Must have too much time on my hands

 

I've been supporting Wanderers for near enough 30 years

 

that isbetwwen a quarter and a fifth of their existence

 

not bad for a lad from Tynron Dumfriesshire

 

jazza,what made you follow the wanderers pal ?

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I was engaged to a lass from Stocks Park, Horwich... Medway Drive to be precise and she used to work Saturdays so I was at a loose end.

 

Her brother and still great mate Dave was persuaded to take me to the football against his wishes I suspect but we had a great time and after a while my fiancee was secondary to Wanderers fixtures

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First taken on by my Dad some time in 1976. First proper memory was the middle of the chaos against Chelsea on the Lever End in 1977. Only really started watching the game itself from August 1977 when my Dad decided we would go in the Manny Road stand instead of the Lever End. Probably as a result of the aforementioned incident! So ... that's 37 years of Bolton Wanderers supporting.

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I was engaged to a lass from Stocks Park, Horwich... Medway Drive to be precise and she used to work Saturdays so I was at a loose end.

 

Her brother and still great mate Dave was persuaded to take me to the football against his wishes I suspect but we had a great time and after a while my fiancee was secondary to Wanderers fixtures

 

good effort jazza. mind you,watching the greenwood would be a step up from scottish football :thumbsup:

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"celebrated" 40 years of regular attendance last season and probably 50 years since my father used to take me to the reserves

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My first game was in 1970. Anne Wardle who was a staunch Wanderer and lived down the road persuaded my mum that I would be okay to go with her and her son who was 9 and a year older than me.

 

We used to stand on the Lever End and after a season or so we started going to away matches on coaches from the travel shop next door to the Black Horse in Kearsley.

 

All in all I've been watching us through thick and thin for 43 years. What could I have down with all that money?

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My first game was in 1970. Anne Wardle who was a staunch Wanderer and lived down the road persuaded my mum that I would be okay to go with her and her son who was 9 and a year older than me.

 

We used to stand on the Lever End and after a season or so we started going to away matches on coaches from the travel shop next door to the Black Horse in Kearsley.

 

All in all I've been watching us through thick and thin for 43 years. What could I have down with all that money?

 

wasted it:)

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just realised, i've just clocked up my 40 years

 

first game, 21/4/73, york city

 

this years boro game was almost 40 years to the day

 

fcuk me, thats not helped the mood

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Just over 40 for me too. Started going regulrly in 73-74 season but had been to a few night games between 72 and 73.

 

Oh to see the glisten of the Burnden Park floodlights again.

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You guys have all made me feel super young... :thumbsup: First game was Man City at Burnden Park, August 20th 1996. 1-0 win, Frandsen with the only goal. Was never really into footy before that, but I guess I'd "followed" Bolton for a while.

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You guys have all made me feel super young... :thumbsup: First game was Man City at Burnden Park, August 20th 1996. 1-0 win, Frandsen with the only goal. Was never really into footy before that, but I guess I'd "followed" Bolton for a while.

 

Not a bad season to start, that one.

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My 40 years was up in Feb played Charlton on a tues night think it on 20th. Won 3-0 .Quite proud of it and missed about 10 home games in that time and been on over 60 league grounds. Can I have a medal when giving them out :thumbsup:

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