Fascinating. I was at primary school in Hayes to 1958, then a year at Beckenham Grammar, then we moved to North London. When living in Meadway I used to go with my Dad for the Isthmian League matches (I remember Fred Price, Dennis Studley, the bald-headed Reg Dunmall ...).
Fast forward to 2015 when I happened to be driving past the ground, sneaked in for a look and someone said, suspiciously, "can I help you, sir?" I said "do you work here?" and he said "I'm the owner, my name's Jerry ... come and watch us some time" (we were living in Kennington at the time - since then we've actually moved to Bromley). I did, was hooked and am now a season ticket holder.
And just as I used to come with my Dad, now I come with my son.
My other thought is that the changes 1958-2015 are probably less than those 2020-2024: and that's thanks to RSG - I certainly picked a good time to come back: who could possibly have dreamt that all this would happen?
Fascinating. I was at primary school in Hayes to 1958, then a year at Beckenham Grammar, then we moved to North London. When living in Meadway I used to go with my Dad for the Isthmian League matches (I remember Fred Price, Dennis Studley, the bald-headed Reg Dunmall ...).
Fast forward to 2015 when I happened to be driving past the ground, sneaked in for a look and someone said, suspiciously, "can I help you, sir?" I said "do you work here?" and he said "I'm the owner, my name's Jerry ... come and watch us some time" (we were living in Kennington at the time - since then we've actually moved to Bromley). I did, was hooked and am now a season ticket holder.
And just as I used to come with my Dad, now I come with my son.
My other thought is that the changes 1958-2015 are probably less than those 2020-2024: and that's thanks to RSG - I certainly picked a good time to come back: who could possibly have dreamt that all this would happen?