13 Years Ago Today City 1 Rags 0 FA Cup Semi Final Wembley

[Axel Freed]

And arguably the best day of them all, the sheer unexpectedness of it, the euphoria of victory.

Yaya’s goal, the Poznan, Mario’s wink, what a day

 

[Bay Area Blue 93]

That was the moment when the tide well and truly turned for City.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

First wembley trip for years & years, absolutely hammered on the coach both ways & discovered Wealdstone.

Oh and we've never looked back since.

MIND THE FUCKING GAP.

 

[Worksop Blue]

Their dawning realisation that, from this day forwards, things would never be the same again. Absolute bliss!

 

[citytill1die84]

Wow time flies when you're having fun doesn't it?

 

[jim tolmies perm]

Yep was there , defining moment on our journey to the stratosphere

 

[bluemooncas]

what a brilliant day that was, beating em, seeing Scholes sent off,
and me making a fool of myself when i thought the ref had blown full time, was just a free kick, oh and of course dodging the bottles and stones in the coach park giving them shit. lovely day,
the day the worm turned

 

[Roachy]

The seeds had been sown and this was the start.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Their fans were complete assholes outside the stadium that day and the fact that they had that bar by the parking lot meant a hail of abuse as you walked or drive by…and worse.

However, there was almost nothing that could change that feeling of turning them over! As others have said, it feels like it was the day the world changed.

And, like @blue b4 the moon, it was the day we learned about Hampstead. Glorious day, great lunch stop, and brilliant day at Wembley!

LONG MAY IT CONTINUE!!

 

[mayo31]

Organised three coaches to go down from Langley and Middleton

Over 150 of us. Excellent day until we arrived at Wembley

Stewards pointed us up some stairs and we walked right into the Utd area

Bedlam, fights, arguments the lot. I’ve always been up for it but I was holding the hand of both my kids. Daughter was 12, son was 10.

They went for me still but fortunately some of the lads I know were around and sorted it out

We came home with the win but also one lad got Ballotelli’s shirt and I got a match ball which I still have now.

That day proved to anyone that was there, both sides, that the Manchester derby is up there in terms of hatred, if there was any doubt