Who's the (second) best Rovers supporter on this forum (after me)?

[drfchound]

Great post Brian.

[Padge_DRFC]

Lost at home to Rochdale February 1995. Crowd was only about 1400. Plenty of room to lean on main stand wall at the front at age 5.

[Janso]

Lost at home to Rochdale February 1995. Crowd was only about 1400. Plenty of room to lean on main stand wall at the front at age 5.

I would've been 16 days old. 

[scawsby steve]

24th April 1999 away at Telford. I'm playing for youngest here.

My first game was on August 7th 1999, a 3-2 win over Forest Green.

There's definitely people on here not even born by then, mind.

Ian Duerden hat-trick if I recall it correctly on the opening day of the season. I drive down from Newcastle for the game. Remember driving home thinking we'd blitz the conference that year.
My first was boxing day 1975 Lincoln at home, got beat 4-2. Always good to start with a defeat. It immediately dampens your expectations of the next 46 years

Well at least that defeat was to an excellent side, Jon; Graham Taylor's Lincoln stormed the 4th division that season, with a forward line of Percy Freeman, John Ward, and Peter Graham.

Freeman was a dirty tw*t as well.

[scawsby steve]

Lost at home to Rochdale February 1995. Crowd was only about 1400. Plenty of room to lean on main stand wall at the front at age 5.

I would've been 16 days old. 

I always suspected you were a cheeky young sprog.

[RedRover45]

2-2 draw against Burnley on 5th Aug 1970

[Janso]

Lost at home to Rochdale February 1995. Crowd was only about 1400. Plenty of room to lean on main stand wall at the front at age 5.

I would've been 16 days old. 

I always suspected you were a cheeky young sprog.

Knew it'd make the likes of you feel old. 

[scawsby steve]

Lost at home to Rochdale February 1995. Crowd was only about 1400. Plenty of room to lean on main stand wall at the front at age 5.

I would've been 16 days old. 

I always suspected you were a cheeky young sprog.

Knew it'd make the likes of you feel old. 

Think of what it must have made BB and Wolfie feel.

[Monkcaster_Rover]

My old fella took me to Colchester/Exeter at home one of the last games of the 97/98 season. Was barely 4 so I don't think I lasted very long.

[Janso]

My old fella took me to Colchester/Exeter at home one of the last games of the 97/98 season. Was barely 4 so I don' think I lasted very long.

What's changed? 

[Monkcaster_Rover]

My old fella took me to Colchester/Exeter at home one of the last games of the 97/98 season. Was barely 4 so I don' think I lasted very long.

What's changed? 

The calibre of company I keep!

[andysly]

First Rovers game, August 1976 H v Torquay and a 0-4 defeat, loved it and was desperate to go to every game thereafter.
This despite having an uncle who took me to first division Leeds a couple of times before I went to Rovers and another who tried to get me into watching Forest (who I still detest with a passion) when they were vying for the First division title.
Even got my Dad into supporting Rovers after he had sworn off football when his team Manchester United sacked a manager called Frank O'Farrell.

[niteowler]

1953 my first game. Remember watching us in the then old 2nd division . Remember watching Rovers play Fulham about that period who had Johnny Haynes playing for them and the former MOTD presenter Jimmy Hill and we lost.

[keith79]

1879  for me

[Monolith No. 9]

About 68 for me. Evening kick off. Sheffield County Cup Final v Rotherham when Tommy Docherty was their manager I think. I’d never seen anything as exciting as Belle Vue under the floodlights. Hooked from that moment on. Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was number one at that time and it was played before kick off and all these years later if I ever hear it played anywhere the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I’m six years old again and back at BV again.

[Dutch Uncle]

I first went to BV in early 1962 and the result was also a goalless draw.
Colin Booth scored the first goal I saw.
I might get a top six finish for this.

Just beat me Hound - 24 November 1962, lost 1-4 to Tranmere in FA Cup, and we had a man carried off with a broken leg. But like you, the first Rovers goal I saw Rovers score was by Colin Booth. No surprise - he scored 38 out of our 71 goals (all comps) that season.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Me and Tommy Watson from Edlington once hitchhiked to Norwich to watch us lose a cup game. We managed to get down there relatively easily but the return journey was a complete disaster. The folly of youth.

During the same season I think, I risked life and limb going to watch us at Millwall where I was belted around the head with a beer bottle by Christ knows who. Claret pouring everywhere, seeing stars for a week after and had to get stitched up by the St John’s Ambulance mob.

The following year I went to every England game at the World Cup in Spain proudly
displaying my Union Jack bearing Doncaster Rovers across the middle. Promoting our club to the world.

So the debate is over. I’m the best Rovers fan.

[Alan Southstand]

1962 for me, too.

I was 10 years old!

[scawsby steve]

Me and Tommy Watson from Edlington once hitchhiked to Norwich to watch us lose a cup game. We managed to get down there relatively easily but the return journey was a complete disaster. The folly of youth.

During the same season I think, I risked life and limb going to watch us at Millwall where I was belted around the head with a beer bottle by Christ knows who. Claret pouring everywhere, seeing stars for a week after and had to get stitched up by the St John’s Ambulance mob.

The following year I went to every England game at the World Cup in Spain proudly
displaying my Union Jack bearing Doncaster Rovers across the middle. Promoting our club to the world.

So the debate is over. I’m the best Rovers fan.

Well done, Herbert. Your head must be getting a bit better by now?

[Herbert Anchovy]

About 68 for me. Evening kick off. Sheffield County Cup Final v Rotherham when Tommy Docherty was their manager I think. I’d never seen anything as exciting as Belle Vue under the floodlights. Hooked from that moment on. Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was number one at that time and it was played before kick off and all these years later if I ever hear it played anywhere the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I’m six years old again and back at BV again.

That’s a blinding post.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Me and Tommy Watson from Edlington once hitchhiked to Norwich to watch us lose a cup game. We managed to get down there relatively easily but the return journey was a complete disaster. The folly of youth.

During the same season I think, I risked life and limb going to watch us at Millwall where I was belted around the head with a beer bottle by Christ knows who. Claret pouring everywhere, seeing stars for a week after and had to get stitched up by the St John’s Ambulance mob.

The following year I went to every England game at the World Cup in Spain proudly
displaying my Union Jack bearing Doncaster Rovers across the middle. Promoting our club to the world.

So the debate is over. I’m the best Rovers fan.

Well done, Herbert. Your head must be getting a bit better by now?

It hurt like a bugger SS. One minute I’m watching the game and the next minute I’m laid out on the deck surrounded by broken glass and being scooped up by a couple of the lads. I didn’t see a thing. As for my head getting better, a few folk over on the politics forum think I’ve still got a screw lose so the juries out on that point!

[turnbull for england]

It's Paul Mayfield really isn't it , although there's a good few die hards who have missed little or no games in 50 years ( or pubs)

[Herbert Anchovy]

It's Paul Mayfield really isn't it , although there's a good few die hards who have missed little or no games in 50 years ( or pubs)

He’d certainly be up there TfE.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Ken Avis was another regular who I always saw at home and away games. I think he worked on the tannoy at BV for a while too.

[turnbull for england]

Ken  was a real stalwart, but thinking more of it depends on your reasoning,  do you say Terry Bramall (  John Ryan?) for the investment,  some one like  Dutch Uncle or the Red Baron  for the research and knowledge or is the best fan just one that turns up as and when  they can but chose us as a club over the glory boys .

[Nudga]

Thought this was Best Looking supporter which I would win at an absolute canter.

[IDM]

24th April 1999 away at Telford. I'm playing for youngest here.

My first game was on August 7th 1999, a 3-2 win over Forest Green.

There's definitely people on here not even born by then, mind.

Ian Duerden hat-trick if I recall it correctly on the opening day of the season. I drive down from Newcastle for the game. Remember driving home thinking we'd blitz the conference that year.
My first was boxing day 1975 Lincoln at home, got beat 4-2. Always good to start with a defeat. It immediately dampens your expectations of the next 46 years

That was my first game too.. almost 50 years ago now.!

[Lesonthewest]

1965 for me, away to Chester.

[Butchers Red]

I'm not sure if I went with my Dad before this but the oldest match I can remember is Rovers V Dallas Tornadoes and closely followed by the return of Laurie Sheffield. Fabulous memories for me of that old Pop side.

[andysly]

August 1976
0-4 at home to Torquay