23rd September 1989

gordondaviesmoustache said:
Believe it or not, I went to both those games (dad took me to united v Millwall, who I was cheering for, obvs) Remember being amazed that Terry Hurlock was a professional footballer!
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Terry Hurlock, I went to see him make his debut for Rangers!

I remember the Millwall win because they had been giving it the big one all week.

That summer with Knighton they had spent £1.8m on Ince, £2.3m on Pallister, £4m on Webb, £1.5m on Wallace.

Broke every transfer record going that summer.

So funny that Knighton didn't even have the cash!
 
Oooh Curley Wurley said:
Great day

Knew it would be a good one when the teams were announced - David White up against donkey Donaghy

However, if it had not kicked off due to pigs being in North Stand & the match being stopped it could have been a different outcome as the rags were on top at the time

TBH still prefer the 5-1 scoreline to any other
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Don't think City got a kick of the ball before the match was stopped and the players taken off ?
We were big underdogs as City's youngsters had not really cemented themselves as established 1st division players.
Also David Oldfield had not been much of a threat before this game ?
Remember a big Trafford Tinkers lad from Rusholme mouthing off on the Kippax when they were on top, before the match was stopped.
He didn't stay in the ground for long...
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
My first derby was actually at Old Toilet, saw us lose in the FA Cup 1-0 to a Whiteside goal :(

My first Maine Road derby was 85 when Big Mick towered in a header to earn us a 1-1 draw.

But to go in the Kippax for a derby game for the first time, and see us win for the first time also, you never forget stuff like that, eh?
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Yeah, fantastic day. I was at the Charlton game in 85 but that game had more of a party type atmosphere but this there was a real sense of hostilitiy and hatred. It was almost intoxicating, scary bit such an adrenaline rush!

Mentioned this a few times but my dad was a bus driver and was on the football special that day. On the bus coming down Oxford road the bus was absolutely rocking! Brilliant day and the chant is still brilliant about that day.

"One two"
"One two three"
"One two three four"
"Five one!"
 
kippaxwarrior said:
Yeah, fantastic day. I was at the Charlton game in 85 but that game had more of a party type atmosphere but this there was a real sense of hostilitiy and hatred. It was almost intoxicating, scary bit such an adrenaline rush!

Mentioned this a few times but my dad was a bus driver and was on the football special that day. On the bus coming down Oxford road the bus was absolutely rocking! Brilliant day and the chant is still brilliant about that day.

"One two"
"One two three"
"One two three four"
"Five one!"
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My dad wouldn't let me go to the Charlton game, said I was too young (10!)

What he really meant was he wanted to go on the piss with his mates that day.

I still remember him coming home the day Luton sent us down and not really understanding the magnitude of that result at the time.
 
Was at Oakwell that day ......... think the announcer was near on laughing when he gave the ht result out ..........got home that night was having a kick about that night when a couple of plastic rags claim on that day was how great Hughesies volley was the poor bastards :)
 
One of my all time favourite games. I can remember almost every kick of the game.
 
Cellarite said:
I think we beat Brentford 4-1 in the League Cup either between the derby and Luton or just after the Luton game.
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Brentford 2nd leg was after the Luton game.
We lost to Brentford in the 1st leg a few days before the derby.
Me and my mate had gone to Amsterdam for 5 days so missed the first leg and got back into Hull from the ferry the day before the derby. Was wrecked still on the day of the game and Morley's goal almost saw me off coming so soon after the first goal. I hadn't quite got my breath back from cheering the first goal when the 2nd went in and it was pandemonium all around me on the Kippax.
 
Always remember my brother tooting a car on Kings Road after the game. When they looked over we gave them the five finger wave. Silly clowns nearly drove their car off the road!
 
I had a season ticket in H (left) at the top of the main stand with my dad. There was a little bar just though the tunnel, might have been the Roy Paul bar. Half time in that game was the only time i ever remember it absolutely rocking with songs at half time. Even the Main Stand moaners and coffin dodgers were euphoric. We had fallen so far behind them in the 1980s that the result meant more in some ways than a title win does these days. Imagine a starving man being suddenly and unexpectedly handed a mitchelin starred dinner.
 
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