When did you first feel old as a United fan?

[Kop Cat]

I used to sell 50/50 tickets outside the ground (Brearly years) and used to shout "10 bob for you 50/50 tickets" and someone (an adult) asked whats 10 bob.

 

[mattbianco1]

Slightly off-topic. But i guess you start to feel old when schoolboys that used to idolise you, grow up and take your wife and kids

 

[Harry's Game]

I felt like I aged about 30 years during the two and a half year reign of the two Nigels.

 

[JJBlade]

I've generally felt quite young whilst watching United

In fact on far too many occasions I thought I was a better player than most of the tripe we've had throughout my tenure as a fan

 

[Steelcitysenior]

When I think about running on the pitch from the cricket pavilion and jumping in the net after beating Cardiff 5-1 to get promoted. Now my bloody knees ache just walking up the steps of the Bramall lane end

 

[Paisley Blade]

Watching two Man City fans in 75/76 stood outside the Bramall Lane End saying ' I didn't think it would be that much ' attempting to cobble together the admission money between them.

Pay on gate cost each was 65p.

 

[raul]

When I started drinking with silverfox and shorehamview

 

[Aycliffe Blade]

When I remember paying one shilling to get in as a junior & having to stump up two shilling sixpence when I got to fifteen.

 

[Eza Blade]

When you have to have a piss on way out as well as way in........just in case you can’t make it to pub without having an accident

 

[Canterbury Blade]

First away trip on me own. Crewe away May 83. Aged 15. Nowadays kids aren’t allowed into town alone let alone Crewe on the football special. Mark 1 coaches and a class 45/0 on the front and a small cardboard ticket. Seriously frightened in the crush up the stairs at Crewe station. First lesson on oral sex (not a practical lesson) just a Blade across the aisle had got lucky the night before. Jeff King goals.
Felt like a right man doing me homework on Sunday...

 

[Canterbury Blade]

Going to grounds in towns for the second time round when first ground has become housing or a supermarket. Scunthorpre deli counter being especially memorable for the ample sized bird in white top scrapping across the terrace. There should be a bun or something named after her. Fat white iced flailing baglet sponge?? Just a thought,,,

 

[Silent Blade]

Realising I am old enough to be Brewster's grandad

 

[Canterbury Blade]

When you can recall the name of your family cat (always named after United goal scorer) can go back more than two decades. We started with Dearden, had an Edwards and a Deano. Then a short cat break coinciding with the years of decent scoring drought, before a kitten arrived in the latter part of Ched’s service. Thankfully he was called Bramall..

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

First away trip on me own. Crewe away May 83. Aged 15. Nowadays kids aren’t allowed into town alone let alone Crewe on the football special. Mark 1 coaches and a class 45/0 on the front and a small cardboard ticket. Seriously frightened in the crush up the stairs at Crewe station. First lesson on oral sex (not a practical lesson) just a Blade across the aisle had got lucky the night before. Jeff King goals.
Felt like a right man doing me homework on Sunday...

May 82

 

[8lade]

Am I allowed to say that I still feel young?

No grandad you cannot.

 

[Guesty]

McGoldrick is a week older than me, so I suppose I'll feel old once he's not regularly in and around the squad.

 

[Canterbury Blade]

May 82

And of course you really feel very old when you can’t remember the right year that you did something like your first away day without your Dad!! Where have the years gone?

 

[Superblades]

When the players who everyone says are old and need replacing, are the same age or younger than me.

I’m just getting to that stage now. I still think that I’m younger than all the players out there

 

[N20 Blade]

I am old thinking what a wonderful post this is, compared to all the recent ones about how bad United are at the moment? Thank you 1973blade (btw I was born in 73 so by implication I really am old yes?).

 

[Northyorksblade]

I am old thinking what a wonderful post this is, compared to all the recent ones about how bad United are at the moment? Thank you 1973blade (btw I was born in 73 so by implication I really am old yes?).

Oh no you're not btw my nephew lives in N20.

 

[The Crab]

When Masters Football was a thing (pretty good too) and you could remember the collection of mid 30's plus players as young and up and coming.

 

[Dark muffy]

When Jags retires or packs it in, he's the same age as me so I think my dream of playing for united will be officially over when he goes (unless we sign Willy Cabellero) .........then its back on!

 

[Kop sufferer]

At Oldham a few years ago when I saw around twenty young uns queuing for the single trap in the bog at HT , and thought how odd it was they all needed a poo at the same time.

Similar for me, Blackburn away, went for a piss halfway through the first half, two pimpley youths lighting a spliff, one said, what you f in looking at grandad, so I says wait till I tell your grandad you do drugs, they were off like rats up a drain pipe, who's their grandad? not a clue but I bet they avoided him whoever he was for a while.

 

[N20 Blade]

Oh no you're not btw my nephew lives in N20.

Wow. Whereabouts? We’re in Totteridge near where wenger lives (or used to anyway).

 

[N20 Blade]

Wow. Whereabouts? We’re in Totteridge near where wenger lives (or used to anyway).

Also I’m from North Yorkshire, Northallerton. You?

 

[Northyorksblade]

Wow. Whereabouts? We’re in Totteridge near where wenger lives (or used to anyway).

Totteridge. Coppice Drive. Near Totteridge Millhillians cricket ground.
We're in Harrogate. Small world eh?

 

[mattbianco1]

A few years ago, my nephew, who's now 15 asked - "Who's Brian Deane?"

 

[BushBlade]

A few years ago, my nephew, who's now 15 asked - "Who's Brian Deane?"

A few years ago my nephew asked me what a record was. “It’s like a big CD”.

 

[mattbianco1]

A few years ago my nephew asked me what a record was. “It’s like a big CD”.

 

[N20 Blade]

Totteridge. Coppice Drive. Near Totteridge Millhillians cricket ground.
We're in Harrogate. Small world eh?

Yep 5 minutes walk down the road!