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Remember it well, we were great home and away. First year aged 19 that I bought a season ticket. Loftus Road really buzzed in that era. Terry Venables along with Allan Harris really developed a great team who could cope with the plastic pitch and could go away from home and get results. The following season we did brilliantly in the 1st division, finishing 5th and qualifying for the UEFA cup.
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Any memories of 1983 promotion? on 15:29 - Jan 7 with 1067 views
I too was 19 in our promotion year. Such a great feeling to 'know' you were going to win every week. Now, for many, there is a sense of dread approaching each fixture. We may be a long way from recapturing that kind of form, but we should try to recapture the delight of being an R's fan. It has been the biggest constant in my life and despite all the crap, don't regret any of it.
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Any memories of 1983 promotion? on 15:52 - Jan 7 with 1020 views
Wasn't it Leicester that pipped Fulham at the end, not Wolves? I think that 2-2 delayed our promotion. Did we get stuffed 4-0 at Wolves that year, then won by the same score the next year as they began their straight slump to the 4th division?
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Any memories of 1983 promotion? on 21:03 - Jan 7 with 924 views
The Fulham game was just one big celebration there were no nerves we knew we were going up.The main thing i remember about that game was that everyone was at least a bit drunk on the cheap Guinness that was sold in the ground at a pound a pint i think.Great days i was young,in love and drunk on the Rangers going up.It doesnt get better than that.
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Any memories of 1983 promotion? on 21:15 - Jan 7 with 913 views
It was my first season going (15-16 years old) and my Dad, brother and I went to 10 home games (no aways) and we win 9 and drew one (Blackburn).
First game was a freezing cold October at home to Burnley. We were 2-0 down at halftime and my Dad said “we ain’t fking coming here again”. We won 3-2 and the rest is history.
In the run-in I remember being on the tube going to the Leeds game and just before we pulled into the station a Leeds fan dropped what looked like an iron bar out of the window.
The Fulham game was rammed and we were comfortable winners against not only local rivals but a team vying for promotion too.
The Wolves game seemed equally comfortable against my dads team but he was happy as both were promoted.
Next season I did all the home games and all the London aways. We finished 5th (would have been 3rd has we won our last game at home to WBA rather than drawing)
Those two seasons were brilliant and i just thought it would always be like that.
Then Barcelona knocked on the door and it’s been a rollercoaster since.
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Any memories of 1983 promotion? on 21:22 - Jan 7 with 899 views
That was my first season going regularly. Remember asking my mum if me and my mate John could go to the Chelsea away game.
My mum knowing less than nothing about football said it was fine, but then my mates mum put a spanner in the works by mentioning she'd heard Chelsea fans had a bad reputation, so we were swiftly banned from going.
So me and John came up with the cunning plan of asking if we could get a red bus rover and go up to the west end. This they agreed to, so we red bussed rovered to stamford Bridge to see us win 2-0
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