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Not straightforward for me so sit tight. Born in 1956 near Rasen like many kids we collected ty phoo tea football pictures loved claret and blue sonsupported Burnley. Came home from Sunday School in 1962 to see Spurs demolish them in the Cup, only remember the highlights not the actual match, so switched to Spurs and had their picture everywhere. So come 1965 Bobby Smith has moved on to Brighton and they are to play at BP in a night game.

Approach mate whose dad went to all home games and beg a lift, we had no car, and they take me and Smith is injured! However, Tees and Green were not and with Ronnie Foster scoring new heroes were born and the floodlights made it all seem magical. Started begging lifts from anyone who went to BP and Barra is right about that Burnley league cup game where Collins excelled.

A player from my first visit, Brian Hill, later was my teammate and manager at Market Rasen.

Started going every week in what was our worst years til recent times and attended lowest attended league game v Brentford. Reward was to follow with the return of the messiah, Matt Tees, crowds trebled, excitement returned and 71/72 for a young teenager was pure heaven and those games V Norwich in league cup and Exeter with 22,000 at both were just nights to die for. Loved the Barratt Stand but like most teenagers in the seventies was a Pontoon boy.

Enjoyed meeting and playing against mant ex town players, like New Footballer, whilst playing in the Lincs League and Sunday County Cups and still regard any ex town player as something special but no one compares to Sir Matt and when I met him at Micky Heward's wedding I thought my life complete.

1998 and Wembley were to surpass even meeting Sir Matt and that first visit has to be the greatest day of any town fan's life.

Maybe why I find our football a little unispiring nowadays but like so many I live in hope that some good days will return.
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Moved to Gy in 1965, Dad started watching Town when we moved here and he took me to my first game in November 1966 at age 11, hardly missed a home game since even though my dad stopped going in 1972.

Went to the local away games up to the 71/72 season and then went to just about every one that season as I had learnt to drive. Since then I have missed the odd game due to holidays and illness but I can honestly say that I have never missed a home game since Nov. 1966 due to not wanting to be there although these passed 5 years have started to tempt me.

I moved away 20 odd years ago so every home game is an away one for me.


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I got interested in football due to the 1986 world cup in Mexico, it all seemed proper exotic. I wanted to go see football live, my dad took me to see Town and by sheer luck it corresponded with Alan Buckley starting at Town and years of absolutely glorious football, promotions and heroes like Mendonca, Alexander, Futcher etc. Unfortunately things turned pretty sour but you never turn back on your club and the misery goes hand in hand with supporting a club.


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