How old are you geezers? (III)

Are you my twin?

 

80 and going strong. Supporting the Tigers since 1948!!!

 

Earn your Stripes

 

Going strong, but not so sound of mind with that length of self-imposed torture.
Bet you still blame your bad luck at that Man Utd cup game at B.P. way back when.

 

Yes Dad.

 

Only 62, just a kid.

 

53 but that will change this year.... I hope..

 

****ing hell I didn’t know you were so young/

I thought you were ancient and decrepit.

 

Yeah it has been a rocky road at times TC but I've never for a minute considered changing my stripes. I started on a high as a 9-year old in the glorious Raich Carter era and in my old age have experienced the "ecstasy" of witnessing first hand the Fraizer Campbell/Windass goal at Wembley and promotion to the Premiership, a 2-goal lead after 15 minutes over Arsenal in the Cup Final, and now the longest winning streak in the 2nd tier since 1910. Nunc dimittis !!!

 

Actually some parts of me aren’t as old as the rest
What category do they go in?

 

At least I wasn't ancient and decrepit at your age.

 

The category that sets off alarms in airport security perhaps ?

 

That was three games of " ecstasy" CT. But how many games of "agony"?

 

Same roller-coaster for me CT - about 7 years later. I never saw Carter in action, although my maternal gran was a friend of Raich's missus.
The major highs for me were the Waggy/Chilton etc era. Magic time, despite me living in Leeds 65-71. City at weekends, Revie's gang occasionally mid-week. I missed most of the doldrums after emigrating, but dad used to stack up the green Sports Mail & sent them over once a month. Like you, never lost my love for the Tigers' stripes.

 

Some parts of me aren’t even me, I’m goosed.

 

They’ve moved some bits of me round and put them in places they didn’t used to be
Those bits are the same age though

 

My Dad went to Raich's funeral at Chanterlands Avenue.

Needless to say, there was a great turnout x

 

Was he actually buried there ? If so, didn't realize that. Somehow I thought he was laid to rest Sunderland way ? He lived in Willerby at the end of his life I seem to recall , so probably makes more sense given most of his adult life was spent close to Hull.
Edit: I think he may have advised Waggy to move to City as he was in charge of Mansfield when Waggy played there in the early-mid 60's.

 

44

 

Sometimes for much loved people there are multiple funerals.

I'm going only going on what my Dad told me. He definitely went to such an event.