Supported your football team for over 25 years?

[tali1]

How many PHers here have supported their football team for over 25 years? (Probably rules out the glory hunting Man u and Chelsea fans)
I'm at 32 years (Leeds)

Edited by tali1 on Saturday 17th May 23:07

[Blue Meanie]

Well, I'm 32, and have supported Everton since I can remember. probs started at about 4 or 5, (cos my Dad did, and was a season ticket holder, as was I once I was old enough)... Definitely not a glory hunter!

[dickymint]

49 years Manchester United (ex season ticket holder)and Bristol City because I lived there as a kid.

[steve z]

29 years supporting Bristol City. I was 7/8 when I went to my first game when we were in the old first division and the City side consisted of the likes of Gerry Gow and Tom Ritchie. We played Everton in the first game I saw and drew 2-2, can't remember who scored for City but I know Bob Latchford scored for them.

29 years on and now i'm off to Wembley next Sat. to hopefully see the boys return to the top division

[staceyb]

24 years because I'm only 24. I have a picture of me when I'm about 6 months old wearing a newcastle shirt though.

[Chip Hazard]

I clocked up season number 37 this year, first game being Yeovil Town v Barnet in the match following our FA Cup tie with Arsenal in 1970/71.

I was forty two weeks ago and can honestly say I love them as much as I always have. Just like everyone else on this thread, can't change your club through thick and thin ( or thin and thin in our case )

[Ferg]

40 years this year.

[Andy M]

25 years for me. I'm 26 and went to my first game on circa 18 months.

YNWA

[GLENRED]

Liverpool fan for 27 years born there all my family support them

[v15ben]

Blue Meanie said:

Well, I'm 32, and have supported Everton since I can remember. probs started at about 4 or 5, (cos my Dad did, and was a season ticket holder, as was I once I was old enough)... Definitely not a glory hunter!

That is a good job being an Everton fan
I've been a Liverpool fan since I was about 8, but I haven't been alive long enough to hit 25 years yet though next decade I will

[ypauly]

I went to my first villa match aged about 4, used to sit on me old mans shoulders.
i'm 36 now

[stimmers]

Everton supporter for exactly 25 years. Have to say, i've lost interest in football year on year since then. The game has got worse and worse IMO and the Prem League is heading for a season long battle of 20 Billionaires bank accounts.
Also follow Huddersfield Town for about 25 years, simply because when i was younger i was only allowed to go to Everton when my dad or unlce could go. But i was allowed to go to Hudds with my local mates as it was down the road.

I'm probably one of few Evertonians that has held a season ticket at Anfield too. Big thanks to my dad and uncle for that shame.

Edited by stimmers on Saturday 17th May 13:46

[stimmers]

[quote=Blue Meanie supported Everton ... Definitely not a glory hunter!
[/quote]

Ha Ha, aint that the Truth

[Antony Moxey]

Went to my first Exeter City game in 1981, been a season ticket holder since the *I think* early 90s.

[Alfahorn]

Supported Watford since the FA Cup final of 1984, I knew feck all about football before that day.

[Wacky Racer]

50 years Manchester City....

Went to Bert Trautmann's testamonial match.

Went to first match at Maine Road in 1958 with my Dad....

Best game??? May 1968.... Newcastle 3 Man City 4 to clinch the championship........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9iyZXjlAcs



"Pardoe,Pardoe, he's off to Mexico,
With Bell and Lee and Summerbee,
Pardoe,Pardoe,Pardoe,Pardoe".......



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Pardoe

[Puggit]

Alfahorn said:

Supported Watford since the FA Cup final of 1984, I knew feck all about football before that day.

I started in the late 80s - my first match attended was an FA cup game vs Wigan. Glenn Roeder scored a thunderbolt in a 2-0 win

[Killer2005]

18 years for me

[petrolhead76]

31 years for me - born a red, die a red. You'll Never Walk Alone.

[unrepentant]

Reading fan since 1971. Stood on the South Bank at Elm Park as a teenager and supported them when the highlight of the season was the local derby with Aldersho(i)t in the old 4th division.