Which part of Roots Hall did you first sit /stand in...

[CC51DAS]

...when you first began watching the Blues ??

One of my neighbours is bringing his six year old boy to his first ever live football match on Saturday, and it made me think back to my first ever visit to the Hall ( in 1966 ) v Lincoln City if I remember rightly .

I stood with a friend on the angle in the corner of the north bank -what would now be the bottom of the ' cheesy wedge ' - we were allowed to sit on the wall itself sometimes I recall .

During the next few years, I then progressed to being behind the wall at the bottom of the north bank just to the side of the goal . Couldn't see that much but it meant we could get over the wall 5 minutes before the end and stand on the gravel track till the final whistle whereupon we would run onto the pitch .

As I got a bit bigger I worked my way up the north bank and eventually we made the top barrier just to the right of the Pak 'our spot' . It was a great place to catch all the atmosphere , watch the antics of the 'knees up mother brown 'brigade and still be close enough to start off a few songs .

Great memories - So where did your Blues journey begin ?

 

[Yer Blues]

east blues with my old man

 

[SUFCEssex]

first game was in Sept 78 and me and my dad stood at the top of the old South Bank, although apparently i spent the whole game running up and down the terracing.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Southbank...1979, Southend v Liverpool was my first ever game with my dad.....been hooked ever since.

 

[HUTTON]

East Yellows with my grandad, and for Amy will be in attendence on saturday will be South Upper

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

Northstand i think for me. Memory is going tho....

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

East Yellows with my grandad, and for Amy will be in attendence on saturday will be South Upper

make sure you behave yourselves then!

 

[HUTTON]

make sure you behave yourselves then!

Dont worry Miss Vange Shrimper the teacher will be there to stop anyting untoward

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

West Stand with my Dad and sister. The first Championship winning season. Although moved to the North Bank when I went to College.

 

[Andy_Shrimp]

Started off in the West with the pre season friendly in 85/86 season. First game was in the West when we beat Rochdale 5-3 until I settled in the North with my school mates. Now frequent East Greens.

My little girl will make her debut against B'muff and we will be in the East Greens. She really can't wait and neither can I to take her.

 

[sufcjoe]

my first game at the Hall was the south upper with my dad, brother, cousin and a friend then when i started going regular with my grandad we went west stand (South stand end) then made our way down in the other end in block V

 

[eastwood shrimper]

North bank for me

 

[Nobby Snide]

west bank with my nextdoor neighbour and his son..days of bill garner and peter taylor

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

First game in East Blacks, then a NorthBanker until we got moved. South mostly since then with occasional forays into the West (which I think will be my stand of choice until we move to FF)

 

[Smiffy]

with occasional forays into the West (which I think will be my stand of choice until we move to FF)

You know it makes sense...

Come and join TBV!

:)

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

You know it makes sense...

Come and join TBV!

:)

Already have procured tickets through Cricko for Swansea! :p

 

[canveyshrimper]

West Stand for me.
Then eventually graduated to the North Bank.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Like Stereoscene, East Stand Blues to begin with, then with friends in the old Paddock.

 

[chaco27saf]

East Greens for me, back row so stood the entire time.

 

[Firestorm]

South East paddock with my Dad, then when I started going on my own, the South Bank then The North Bank .
SU since its been all seater