50 years a Blue

Same with me - my first game was that season, but I can't remember which one. My only memory is of Colin Bell!
My dad used to take us to O.T. one week and Maine Road the next - he was a blue, my eldest brother was a red, and my other brother was a blue. They used to joke along with me - the youngest - as to who I was going to opt for, and on the bus on the way home, me and our kid were glorying Colin Bell, and I remember saying that I wanted to be like him. So, you gonna support City then? Yes, I said - little knowing the triumphant years which were about to dawn, followed by decades of absolute shite as the scum won everything before them.
Any regrets? Never!
And after the "Aguero goal" in May 2012, I experienced probably the most thrilling moment of my life to date.
Only long suffering blues can truly understand my dread of the 0 - 0 we are about to see this afternoon against Villa - or perhaps 0 - 1 for them as Sinclair dances through our defence and chips a cross over for Lescott to power home the winner.
Still - happy days, heh?!
 
manclad said:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
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So you only started watching them on the run in to winning the 2nd division title (and just after the start of the Mercer/Allison reign)? What a glory hunter!!!

;) smiley for the 'slow on the uptake' crowd.
 
manclad said:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
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Snap! That Leicester game was my "first team debut" too, though I had been to a few Youth Cup and reserve games at Maine Rd before that. Those 50 years with City brings to mind that old Chinese saying "May you live in interesting times". ;-)
 
manclad said:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
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54 years for me mate,that game was just 2 days after my 14th birthday I was sat in the Platt Lane end that afternoon.If I remember we came back from 2 down and we also won the replay at Filbert Street,just short of 57,000 for the 2-2 at Maine Rd,also a week later we signed King Colin.
 
manclad said:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
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Congratulations on reaching your 50th, been quite a 'journey' hasn't it. Remember that cup game against Leicester, got locked out because they closed the kids turnstiles at the Platt Lane End. My Dad was already inside and I had to ask a copper to get me in.
 
Well done manclad.

My Dad took me to 3 games in the 1962/1963 season, OT in September 1962 and we won 3-2, then the return at Maine Road in May 1963 drawing 1-1. The other game was v Norwich in the FA Cup at Maine Road in March 1963 losing 1-2. The game after the home draw with United was the last game of the season where we lost 6-1 at West Ham and got relegated. I've seen that a few times!

In them days I was more in to trainspotting (yes I know, but it was steam trains) and I didn't get in to football properly until I met some other Blues in the 2nd year at Grammar School (this was Stretford in September 1965 so we were quite rare) and that was it. First season watching City every week and I'm still doing it now in my 52nd season.

It's nice to see so many of us oldies on here who we can share our memories with.

I've had many heroes over the years and as strange as life is my son married the daughter of one of them last year and it's always great to re-live some of the old days with him when we meet up.

My brother and 2 of my son's are season ticket holders along with me and my 2 grandson's will be next in line soon to carry the flag on for many more years to come.
 
What this have I entered kids corner, if you have not stood on the Kippax before the roof was on then you are a JCL!
Joking aside well done remember Win or lose up the blues and also never boo a blue, both been my motos since first game in 1949. Have to go and get my rattle for the Villa game.
 
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manclad said:
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
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I'm 46, not as long a supporter but proud to say I've probably experienced the ultimate roller coaster ride of any fan in the history of the game. No experience of winning anything pre-sheik, losing to Spurs at Wembley 100th centenary, just the gillingham comeback in 40 years of support. Then the recent history is too far fetched to possibly be true! At the QPR game was sat back in seat utterly defeated at 2-2 shame to admit! Cruelly close! Dad muttering this is the worst possible thing that could have happened, then agony to ecstasy only too shocked to really enjoy it! Shame we got rid of Mancini, best defence and banging in 5,6 goals every game, what were the board thinking of?, Pelle has ridden on his coat tails and slowly despite investment run the club into the ground. Our goals conceded and points total against top 8 is truly shocking and I fear we'll concede fourth to Utd on this form.....
 
Congratulations. I'm only on 47 (v Leeds, Sept '68) but hope to make it to 50. I think, in these times of plenty, posters with 45+ years of pain under their belts should somehow have their posts marked out, maybe in gold font, to illustrate that theirs are the only posts worth reading ;-)
 
I'm 52 and my Dad reckons my first game was at Maine Rd against Huddersfield Town in c1968 ! I've been through a hell of a lot with City since that day ! :-)
 
Happy 50th anniversary .


I first went the Maine Road when I was 7 years old, Bert in goal, what a huge and lovely man, and am now 68 .

Lucky to have seen so many great times ( plus plenty of bad ones too ) and great players( Colin Bell being my all-time favourite ) over those years.

My 2 sons are Blues ( had no say in the matter ) but have only seen success in the last few years , after a long wait .
 
Congratulations.

I'll hit the half century in a couple of years.
Must dig out my copy of Gary James' book and get the exact date.

Today's an anniversary for me too.
40 years since I last missed a first team home game.
The last home game I missed was Villa (7th Feb '76) and the run started with Everton (21st Feb '76).
So I mark the anniversary every year as the first home game after the 21st Feb.

When I was little I always regretted never having a chance to prove my loyalty.
There was a game in the early 60's when they attendance was around 8000 and I envied those guys.
Well I got 'lucky' with the Full Members cup (low point Leeds, attendance 4029) and they Auto Windscreens Shield cup / trophy (?) (Mansfield attendance 3007).

Biggest regrets? Not doing more away days when we were shit. I wasn't at York away for example.
For many years while we were absolute garbage I just kept my record going.
I was definitely going through the motions for a good few years there.

All different now. Happy days.

Enjoy the day I know I will.
 
Who'd a thought 50 year ago that we'd all be sittin here reminiscing about watchin City!

Congratulations on your achievement. It's not many of us who can say they've watched City through thick, thin, thinner AND Stuart Pearce in the same lifetime.

I'm 65 (66 in April), and saw my first match in 1959. Doesn't time fly when you're having fun???
 
GortonBlue62 said:
Congratulations.

I'll hit the half century in a couple of years.
Must dig out my copy of Gary James' book and get the exact date.

Today's an anniversary for me too.
40 years since I last missed a first team home game.
The last home game I missed was Villa (7th Feb '76) and the run started with Everton (21st Feb '76).
So I mark the anniversary every year as the first home game after the 21st Feb.

When I was little I always regretted never having a chance to prove my loyalty.
There was a game in the early 60's when they attendance was around 8000 and I envied those guys.
Well I got 'lucky' with the Full Members cup (low point Leeds, attendance 4029) and they Auto Windscreens Shield cup / trophy (?) (Mansfield attendance 3007).

Biggest regrets? Not doing more away days when we were shit. I wasn't at York away for example.
For many years while we were absolute garbage I just kept my record going.
I was definitely going through the motions for a good few years there.

All different now. Happy days.

Enjoy the day I know I will.
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Ah yes the low point of the mid 60s, 8,015 vs Swindon on a grey day at Maine Road January1965( I was one of the 15!),got beat 1-2 with buzzer then playing then for Swindon scoring their winner.
However if you were one the 3,000 in the Auto whatever vs Mansfield,I reckon that tops that and even York away!
 
Well done, mate. That's very impressive.

It's certainly been a roller coaster journey. What was it, five relegations and promotions in six seasons, among other things?

I'm a mere beginner in comparison. Been following City for just over 46 years and just over 28 years since I first saw them live.

Away to Plymouth. 2-0 up at half time. Lost 3-2.

Typical City!
 
Len Rum said:
Ah yes the low point of the mid 60s, 8,015 vs Swindon on a grey day at Maine Road January1965( I was one of the 15!),got beat 1-2 with buzzer then playing then for Swindon scoring their winner.
However if you were one the 3,000 in the Auto whatever vs Mansfield,I reckon that tops that and even York away!
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Nothing tops York away.
 
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