27 years

[Bad English]

I was 29 and it was my first year of teaching (English to French Sixth Formers) in a lycée in Perpignan. Eight months before, I was in the middle of my teaching exams when my then wife told me our marriage (of two years...) was over. We also had a two year old girl. I probably didn't notice the win because I had a bit going on.

[Beard82]

I was 12. I had my tickets taken off me for the last win all those years ago because I got caught smoking cigarettes at the park.

Do you still smoke now?

[PaulTheVillan]

I was 12. I had my tickets taken off me for the last win all those years ago because I got caught smoking cigarettes at the park.

Do you still smoke now?

I’ve stopped and started a few times since. But no, not had a cigarette for 4 years

[RamboandBruno]

I was 21 and in my summer hols after my first year at uni, i never went to the game and sat in the Red Lion in the Jewellery Quarter, pre gentrification, getting hammered and other things 90s related as the scores came through. It was also 4 months after i met my partner, so I’ve been with her 27 years, married for 18 this December, two kids 12 and nearly 16, both me and the kids season ticket holders in the lower Holte.

I want to basque in today, but i want this to become the norm.

[RamboandBruno]

I was 21 and in my summer hols after my first year at uni, i never went to the game and sat in the Red Lion in the Jewellery Quarter, pre gentrification, getting hammered and other things 90s related as the scores came through. It was also 4 months after i met my partner, so I’ve been with her 27 years, married for 18 this December, two kids 12 and nearly 16, both me and the kids season ticket holders in the lower Holte.

I want to basque in today, but i want this to become the norm.

[Lastfootstamper]

I was still in my twenties* and had a luxuriant full head of hair**

*only just
**was still massively lying to myself

[LukeJames]

I was 12 aswell. Bit of a theme developing.

[Nelly]

I was 11. Probably playing football in All Saints, as it used to be. Watching Red Dwarf and Bottom, contemplating the encroaching spectre of secondary school. I'm really glad we've finally beaten them at Villa Park. Lets not leave it so long again.

[Beard82]

I was 12. I had my tickets taken off me for the last win all those years ago because I got caught smoking cigarettes at the park.

Do you still smoke now?

I’ve stopped and started a few times since. But no, not had a cigarette for 4 years

Well done - although I must admit was hoping for some kind of black magic, like that 95 was your first fag, and Yesterday you gave up

[Villa in Denmark]

24 and at Villa Park saying it was a shame Savo hadn't scored because he'd done everything else until he went off.

[PaulTheVillan]

I was 12. I had my tickets taken off me for the last win all those years ago because I got caught smoking cigarettes at the park.

Do you still smoke now?

I’ve stopped and started a few times since. But no, not had a cigarette for 4 years

Well done - although I must admit was hoping for some kind of black magic, like that 95 was your first fag, and Yesterday you gave up

Haha. Sorry mate. No good. Too bloody expensive now

[gpbarr]

Getting divorced

[Bernie]

I was 41. And I thought I was old then....

[algy]

So our first home win in the league against those c***s since 19 August 1995, coincidentally by the same 3-1 scoreline. Beckham's first league goal for them.


Britpop was just getting started. 'Never Forget' by Take That was number one in the charts. Films that year included Heat, Seven, Usual Suspects and Twelve Monkeys.


Where were you and what you were doing?

Was 13 years old (now inexplicably 40), and annoyingly it was the only home match I didn't make that season. Don't even remember why - we weren't on holiday.

[Rory]

I was 5, so not up to much.