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My first away game was September 1962 at what we now call the swamp …. my mate Pete and I stood at the Stratford End to watch as tech City win 3-2 with almost the last kick of the match from the amazing Alex Harley … at the end of the season we were relegated after West Ham beat us 6-1 for the...

RIP Stan …. I remember as a young lad seeing you score 4 goals in your first two games City …. Thank You for the memory

There’s no public statement by either City or PL re Autumn 2024 for the hearing do who started all this? Is it a leak or wishful thinking or just another case a KFA making something up to see who runs with it????

I wondered if the above was true so I just visited the fail web site and 19 seems incorrect ….. including the side bar item I stopped counting at 31 … yes THIRTY ONE

No worries - no offence taken - hoping the rags and dippers stay away Come on City

In a sports bar in Milton Keynes …. and looking forward to being there. Come on City

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Re the 69/70 CWC campaign I went to all the games home and away except for 2 Schalke away and the Final. The away games involved flights, match tickets, coach transfers and overnight hotel after the game…. I can’t remember the company that did all this but it might have been Finglands as they...

Re the referee vs the dippers …. I was somewhat concerned by his erratic first half performance and very concerned about him losing control in the second half. Thankfully City made him redundant by scoring two goals early on and our overall play overwhelmed the dippers. All refs are biased to...

What a stunning statistic !!!!

Oh for the Good Old Days

If “when” is the first time you went to see City “on your own” (without parental or carer oversight) the my “when” was August 1962 at Maine Road vs newly promoted LiVARpool and City were relegated- and so it began !!!!! My earliest memory is the Cup Finals of 55 and 56 . What a privilege to...

I saw this and thought about the main stream media

This is from BBC today ….. “Earlier this season PGMOL apologised to Everton after they were denied a penalty in their 1-0 defeat by Manchester City despite midfielder Rodri appearing to use his hand to control the ball.” Tell a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.