Go 49ers!

I’ve been following the fortunes of the San Francisco 49ers since a 2005 visit to Candlestick Park for their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( I also managed to see a Golden State Warriors NBA game during a 2 week holiday to S.F. ). They won the game 15-10, but struggled throughout the season, a 4-12 win/loss finish including victories in the final two games of the season. A slight improvement has been seen in the last three seasons, but all three have resulted in losing records and elimination before the play-offs. It’s not been a good time to be a 49ers fan in recent years.

So I thought I’d share a rare highlight – Frank Gore’s two long range touchdowns in Sunday’s win over the Seattle Seahawks. Gore was the back-up running back that day in 2005, but became the number one at the start of the following season. On Sunday, he put in a career-high 79 yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and then bettered it with an 80 yard touchdown run at the start of the second half.

With a new coach installed at the latter end of last season, and a 2-0 start to this campaign, maybe this is the year for a play-off berth. Just don’t bet on it.

I’ll also stick in a couple of pictures taken in the stadium before and after the Bucs game. Blame the blurry camera work on Mrs B!