DRINK A DRINK FOR COLIN THE KING THIS BOXING DAY.

[Gaz's Dad]

My then future wife's birthday is Sept. 11 so I took her to the testimonial for a birthday treat. No expense was spared we sat in the Platt lane end. I think she was suitably impressed as we are still together all these years later.

 

[salford blue 62]

I cant believe it was that long ago.
Still get emotional thinking about it.

 

[Bill Walker]

Truly the King of City players.

 

[Blue Til Death]

I was at the game and loved seeing Colin play. I just wonder whether it’s now time we start singing, “Kevin the King”.

Not in my lifetime......

 

[nmc]

Boxing Day, 3.00 O’clock - at home? Nah.

 

[marco]

i started watching city during his injury period so had never seen him play, was gutted that i was going to miss that home game with Newcastle as the papers said he was fit and ready to go, if my mind serves me correct he played at the Leeds FA cup game away soon after 'the one with the trouble with Leeds fans coming onto the pitch', would i be correct with this,its many years ago now

 

[lancs blue]

i started watching city during his injury period so had never seen him play, was gutted that i was going to miss that home game with Newcastle as the papers said he was fit and ready to go, if my mind serves me correct he played at the Leeds FA cup game away soon after 'the one with the trouble with Leeds fans coming onto the pitch', would i be correct with this,its many years ago now

Yes it was that season, the Leeds Cup game was on 7th Jan. The day after the Newcastle game we played away at Boro, won 2-0 and that was another game with a fair bit of crowd trouble, almost par for the course in the 70s.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Many people preach the benefits of forgiving and forgetting but that tackle and, in later years, that banner are two things never to be forgiven nor forgotten.

Don't believe that Buchan has ever expressed any remorse over the tackle .

 

[Centurions]

Wasn't that played in the snow with an orange ball or am I thinking of a later one? I was definitely at the Newcastle one and if I am remembering rightly the Newcastle players wouldn't go near Bell for fear of getting lynched if they fouled him.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

One of my 3 favourite Maine Rd games that Newcastle one along with the 5-1 & the 4-0 cup game obviously that latter left a bitter taste ....