How do you do it?

Yeah agree to some extent about away games staying with you gaz57, but some things just stick with me because it was all about that one moment in time that had some special significance

I can remember things with games I never even went to ( a result on News at Ten, Ceefax / Teletext etc) but as a kid I soaked up anything and everything Town like a sponge, so once it went in, all that's needed is some kind of trigger to recall it in later life

Quoted from gaz57

I went to a lot of away games in days gone by and had many great memories. It seemed to be easy to remember those more than the home games because an away day was a big event.

Agree with that. It's the occasion as much if not more than the game itself. I remember a great day out at Maine Road even though it was a crap game and we lost. Another one that sticks is Rotherham at Millmoor. Haven't a clue about the game but can remember every brick I dodged on the way out!

I can remember when the football scores for that evening,

Were always read on News At Ten.

Quoted from oldun

I am constantly amazed at the details of games which some on here seem to remember. Me, I have great difficulty remembering who scored a couple of home games ago. Some of you folks can remember facts and incidents from obscure games from way back. What is the secret, how do you do that?

Same here, although I remember the great moments Wilkies goal at Everton,  Jevons at Liverpool, Newell`s explanation of his black eye at a forum one night as being the result of running into a piece of farm machinery whilst chasing his kid I think

These days I go to the garage to fetch something and when I get there I`ve forgot what I was going for

It's weird that 1 of the stand out memories with alot of town fans from the last 20 years is Chima's goal at Tranmere. I have never seen it since and only ever seen photos of him banging it in. Let's face it, on the night, we were $hite, Chima was $hite, and we got hammered in the mickey mouse cup so why oh why do we think back to these nights? I bought a signed diadora footy last week and the attraction was Chima's autograph!

I can't even remember last Saturday's game! . Seriously though I'm the same as I can only remember a handful of games I remember the Wembley games,  the Liverpool away game and another couple of games that stick in my memory are the West Ham game in 1981 & Plymouth away game I went to in the early 90s when I was in the Royal Navy.

The rest is a blare!  

I used to buy the video's, some of which I still have!

Remembering Town games from yesteryear is mainly due to us beating big clubs or giving anyone who came to BP a torrid time.

A small collection of Town books also goes some way to bring back the good old days.

Quoted from lobsterpot

It's weird that 1 of the stand out memories with alot of town fans from the last 20 years is Chima's goal at Tranmere. I have never seen it since and only ever seen photos of him banging it in. Let's face it, on the night, we were $hite, Chima was $hite, and we got hammered in the mickey mouse cup so why oh why do we think back to these nights? I bought a signed diadora footy last week and the attraction was Chima's autograph!

I remember reading the results in the papers next morning (pre-internet days) and wondering who this Irish lad was we'd signed:

Tranmere R 4 (Nevin, Nevin, Aldridge, Nevin*) Grimsby T 1 (O'Korie)

* probably those two bagged a couple or more

I remember certain games too, and specific moments from games dating back to the late 70's even the likes of the guy who use to act like Norman Wisdom up and down the front of the Ponny and Osmand when we were housed in there for a while.

A couple that stand out for me that I believe set up the success of the Buckley era was the Cockerill goal from a corner against Wolves in the cup 1988 and the next round when a Rotherham defender , Russel I think ?? Scroed a fantastic lob own goal to set us on are way on one of our most famous cup runs.
That cup run really kick started Buckleys team