When / why did you become a City fan?

[tommybooth]

I was born Blue. Took me 4 years to find out i was.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I nagged my dad that I wanted to see Stanley Matthews,unfortunately it was at Old Trafford,this was autum in 53/54 season.I think I vowed to follow City from then on.yes I,m a FOC.

My first game at Maine Road was v Blackpool but I can't recall whether Matthews played or not. Don Revie did and scored along with Bobby Johnstone. We battered 'em 2-0. But my first connection must have been earlier than that 'cos I watched the '55 final on a midget tv screen! I've had a down on the Barcodes ever since.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

2008 like everyone else.

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

When I popped out my mum in 65

 

[johncity]

The day I was born in 1968 my dad god bless him RIP was a blue so I was as well I have a picture when I was about 2/3 with number 8 on back drawn on with pen on back my mum still has the picture love it

 

[johncity]

This is a great page this one so many great stories it’s the best being a blue thanks dad RIP that you weren’t a scummy red

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Before I knew what football was, and realistically before I'd even been born. First game was about 4, about 1990, much too young really. Spent my 90s childhood and adolescence cursing my old man for what he'd inflicted on me!

 

[johncity]

Growing up in Stockport in the 70s with two older brothers (one city, the other utd) it was a battle between the two to see who could get me on their side. In 1977 my eldest brother took me to see my first game, it was Colin Bells comeback. I only really remember freezing my nads off sat on the Platt Lane benches that day. Over the next few years I was taken along to more and more games.

As a result of the ball ache process of getting cup final tickets in ’81 we decided to get season tickets from 81/82 onwards. This would avoid us needing to piss about cutting out and collecting tokens in programmes to qualify for future cup finals.

Anyway .. to cut a long story short, after many years of glorious football and endless success in early September 2008 (one week after some arab geezer bought the club) I packed up and moved over to Germany to start my new life.

Have I missed much?

Not much mate still same old city

 

[kippaxwarrior]

10.17pm 7th November 1975.

I was actually registered a junior blue 8 hours before by my dad

 

[HaughtonGreenBlue]

Was a blue as soon as my mother shot me out. All the family are blues from mum and dad to distant relatives. My dad told me once not to bring home a girl if she was a red! Never did and the present mrs HG is a blue like the rest of us. CTID

 

[its a Barm]

Dad took me to my first game in 1971 the original 3-3 v rags I spent most of the game watching the crowd, the noise o the noise.

 

[eastmanc]

From birth.

 

[eastmanc]

My Dad took me to City reserves from 1969 to 73 and then to the first team in the 73 - 74 season. First game Norwich at Maine Road, 8th September, 2 -1. Also went to Old Trafford Derby that season, the Denis as done it one.

 

[horlock_was_super]

Since I joined Blue Moon. I was only looking for a bokkle of craft beer.

 

[Listerfiend]

My old man was a rugby league and cricket man, never into football much but in 1978 he took me to City v West Ham. We won 3-2 and that was all it took, I was hooked

 

[blueyorkie]

I know a lot will be decades before me,
a lot will be a few years after me,
but we all love City
and we had to start somewhere.

For me I was on holiday in July 2011 (shortly before the start of the season) and I saw this on PL's greatest goals..



My jaw was on the floor. I'd never seen someone make the defense utterly stupid with magic in his boots. El Mago indeed!

So where did your love affair with City start?

Probably pre-birth as my whole family were Blues from the early 1900’s at least! My first game was 4 September 1959. Hooked for life.

 

[Kinkybyname]

when they started becoming successful

 

[blueyorkie]

Some of my ancestors immigrated to the United States from Britain over a century ago. The part of my family that came from Britain to the United States was from Manchester. I knew when I got interested in the Premier League about a decade ago that I wanted to support a team from Manchester. Ultimately, I went with City because the club felt a bit like an underdog trying trying to overthrow the establishment to achieve greatness. I wanted to be apart of that process.

Good move

 

[Kinkybyname]

when they started becoming successful

my first away game was May 11, 1968

 

[blueyorkie]

1963 Dad took me to City v Utd 1-1 Alex Harley became my hero as he scored...May have already left when Quixall equalised from the spot.

Loved Alex Harley, all too brief !