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How Old Are You

By sylofox, in Leicester City Forum

How old are you  

364 members have voted

  1. 1. How old are you

    • 10-16
      14
    • 17-20
      65
    • 21-25
      80
    • 26-30
      69
    • 31-35
      31
    • 35 -40
      19
    • 40 and above
      85

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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

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24

 

Went to Milk Cup games at Filbert Street, remember Akinbiyi running around the pitch vs Sunderland etc. I took the MON days for granted, we were a Premiership team and that was a given, now I'd give my left one for promotion. 

Bluetintedspecs

Bluetintedspecs

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53 here and screaming as much today as i did in the 79-80 season at the age of 19. When we last won the 2nd tier championship.

I was 16 and at Orient away climbed the big fence to join the pitch invasion / celebrations, happy days :P

Alf Bentley

Alf Bentley

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97, according to my profile, but 51 in reality. Still feel a lot younger (maybe 30-odd), but then I didn't even start growing up until my late 20s.

 

Some will probably find this odd, but I'm an adopted LCFC fan, so have less history with the club than many fans in their 20s.

 

Moved to the Leicester area 12 years ago and gradually became a fan through the miserable years of Levein, Worthington, Holloway & co. Only used to attend occasionally then (too busy getting married and having a kid, and usually ended up miserable after watching crap matches!), but committed to a season ticket once we were relegated - seemed the right time, strangely. So have been a season-ticket holder for 6 years now. Only rarely get to away matches for financial reasons, which is annoying... hope to remedy that in future, as I actually prefer away matches - you feel more involved and it's more of an adventure.

 

I started off as a fan of Folkestone Town (don't laugh!), my home town team, but I moved away and they went bust in 1991.

I still honour them as my first love, though (Alf Bentley was their late great manager in the early 80s - deserved a knighthood as he did more for my life in football than that Ramsey bloke ever did!). Lived in Cov for a couple of years before Leicester, but couldn't identify with that city/club (have I won back those who might condemn me for not being LCFC from birth?!). Instead, I sometimes used to go and watch Northampton, so they're my 3rd team, after LCFC and the reformed Folkestone Invicta.

 

I love the team/squad that NP has built now: young players on the up, a few characterful old-timers, a couple of long-serving stalwarts...and a great mix of classy passing football and team commitment. I really hope that this team/squad can make the next step up and that a decent number can be part of a new adventure in the Premier.

halferowley2

halferowley2

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Just loved ticking the 40+ box. Spent over 30 years of my life in one category and can still stand for a whole match, not to speedy getting back to the car through

midland_red

midland_red

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55 almost 56.....old enough to remember my mam taking me to Leicester Central station to see dad off to wembley to watch City in the cup final of 1963

demon_dog

demon_dog

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60, first saw city during Matt Gillies reign. Now those were good times. Not really repeated until the MON era. Hopefully return to the good times soon.

Stadt

Stadt

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Didn't think they could use computers?

I thought they lived their lives in black and white, and that they couldn't even see what was on a screen.
stockyfox

stockyfox

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Although I celebrated my 70th birthday last September, I don’t feel 70 and when I’m at a City game, whether at the KP or ‘away’, I feel nearer to 27 or even 17.

My dad, a STH for years, took me to my first City game in 1949! – after the Cup Final v Wolves – but I do have the Programme and the complete Sports Mercury and Sports Mail and Leicester Illustrated Chronicle for that Final.

We were in the Wing Stand, Block E. I worshipped the players especially Willie Gardiner, Arthur Rowley (never broke sweat), Tony Knapp, Colin Appleton, Derek Hogg, Gordon (Twinkletoes I called him) Wills, Dave McLaren in goal, Mal Griffiths, Howard Riley, Derek Hines and more.

I remember players more so than games although the two games that I still remember quite vividly didn’t involve Leicester.Both in 1953 I think, the first was the thrashing of England 6-3 by Hungary and the other was the ‘Matthews’ Final when Blackpool beat Bolton.

I went to the 61 Final v Spurs – still have my rosette - and all the preceding rounds including the first and then two replayed semi-finals. I was on the halfway line in 1963 – the lowest point in my life as a City fan. In between these two years, we were the ice-age champions. We were fantastic!

You are either a City fan or you are not. If you are, then you know that Leicester were, are and will always be the unpredictables. That is why I knew we would lose against Sheff Wednesday and I just knew we would beat QPR! The better the opposition, the better we play.

Leicester City have always had priority in my life. At Ashby BGS, we had to go to school on Sat. mornings. As a 6th former, I asked the Head permission to be excused to go to Hillsborough for the semi-final v Liverpool. He thought of everything as to why I should be in school but in the end, he gave up. ‘Alright then’ he said. ‘It’s up to you. By the way, where are you sitting?’ I showed him my ticket - Row D. ‘Oh, I’m on the row behind you!’

I do NOT like the grey strip but after last Saturday, I think that when they turn out in those colours, they should be called 'The Squirrels'!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Remember: The future's bright,The future's blue and white!

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