GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

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As a young lad circa '75- Massive horses outside, smell of woodbines, old fellas swearing, everyone wearing Birmingham bags and my dear old dad gripping my arm on the way out so I wouldn't get lost, heading down the side streets to County road to catch the old MPTE buses all lined up. Everyone looking into the windows of electrical shops to catch the final scores coming through on the old vidiprinter on Grandstand. Happy days.
 

It has to be the Toffee lady parading the ground throwing her toffees into all around the ground to rapturous applaud and the kids stood on the boxes, crates etc - falling off them just to catch an Everton toffee - I tried my best to get one in the melee, but was never successful - her outfit was ace really colourful - now banned under H&S form throwing them into the crowd? a magical moment of our history!
 
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Remember the preacher outside Wembley 95, his placard read,
Jesus Saves, an Evertonian walking behind him and his read
And Duncan heads in the rebounds.
 
alan ball said:
The priority vouches you got for the Goodison Derby and also cup games. I miss those days
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It wasn't easy getting Derby tickets in those days , I wrote to Liverpool 2 years running telling them I had my vouchers stolen at the voucher match(for the Anfield derby) and they sent me a couple both years I got greedy the third time though and told them I also had a score robbed that was with my vouchers I never heard from them the third time.
 

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Turning up at 2:50 to pay £1.70 on the turnstile to get into the Street End, no bother.
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I remember this - the 80s

My journey to a home match started with a few swift pints with the Dublin ESC in Keating's of Store Street on Friday evening, followed by the B&I sailing at 10.15 pm arriving in Liverpool at 7.30 Saturday morning. Then bus to Lime Street and cooked breakfast in the city centre.

A bit of shopping then out to the Devonshire for about midday. After the match a quick couple upstairs in the Winslow then back to the Midland from where we would go back to Lime Street.

Then bus back to the docks and sailing at 10.15 to arrive in Dublin 7.30 Sunday morning. Always a good session on the boat where pints were duty free and so about half normal price.

Best trip was of course the Bayern match and I made the ferry home by the skin of my teeth - taxi from Devonshire straight to the boat. We left a few behind that night but I don't think they were too bothered!!

A lot easier with Ryanair these days, although more expensive as the family want to come now, and there are hotel bills. :p
 
Trio, Trio Rotterdam, Wembley and the championship too. A crack at the European cup would have been nice being denied twice winning the championship in 85 and 87
 

Sitting in the Gwladys Street stand to witness A 4-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday in the early 60's
Sitting on the crash barrier bars at the back of Goodison Road
Checking the programme at HT to determine the scores posted on the opposite Paddock wall
Being stunned at having to pay 9d for a programme at the start of the 68/69 season - having been 6d the season before
The sudden demise of the 69/70 team and the depths of despair during the early 70s
Throwing away the chance of the league in 75
Etc etc etc
It has been a roller coaster journey but I can never leave it and have now brought others along for the ride
NSNO
 
alan ball said:
Bob Latchford strikes faster thanFords badges, Trevor Ross bends more balls than Joan Collins badges and of course Georgie Wood is after than the pill badges. Happy and glorious days despite winning shag all
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Geoff Nulty and Jim Pearson! How I remained a blue after years of watching that [Poor language removed] I'll never know. I think that's why we appreciate the good things more?
 

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