WSC Archive piece on Limerick v Real Madrid

**Lim till i die** · 08/12/2008, 8:42 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

It was �200 for the trip

What in the name of Tommy Barrett

Another few bob you could have bought my house

**joeSoap** · 09/12/2008, 8:42 AM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

What in the name of Tommy Barrett

Another few bob you could have bought my house

�200 back then was well in excess of the average weekly wage, almost double it in fact. It would probably be the equivalent today of around �900. It was an astronomical price to pay to go to a game, but worth every penny of our parents hard earned at the time. I'm sure Gary would agree.

**sadloserkid** · 09/12/2008, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Here's to the CL 1012...

We're going back in time now? Awesome!

Originally Posted by LK37oldskool

Jeez,theres a book in there somewhere!

Pretty sure Gary's dad has already written it??

**gspain** · 09/12/2008, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

�200 back then was well in excess of the average weekly wage, almost double it in fact. It would probably be the equivalent today of around �900. It was an astronomical price to pay to go to a game, but worth every penny of our parents hard earned at the time. I'm sure Gary would agree.

It was a lot of money then. Even the �100 my Dad paid for me was a lot then. Absolutely fantastic memories.

For Southampton we stayed with my aunt in Reading. There was no organised trip afaik and only 6 fans in the away end. We sat in the main stand though.

I still have the programmes and tickets from the away games. I also have the posters from Madrid and Alkmaar but never kept a ticket from the home game v AZ. all the programmes bar Real Madrid away are still quite easy to get now.