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It was about the only time the tabloids tried to jump on a City fan bandwagon. It was all about selling their papers while we had the demos, protests, abuse etc.

Anorak in me thinks these images (especially the Swales one) are of a section of a page in 1 of my books. I used to have the badge and the sticker on my desk at work then took them down for use in Manchester The Greatest City in 1997.

Yes, it always bugged me when other fans didn’t realise the financial strain simply finding the Kippax admission was never mind the sums needed today.

Thanks to you for that too. Every fan is part of the story. We all contribute in some way and without ‘us’ over the last 150 years there’d be no club. It’s also worth stating that no fan is bigger or better than another - we all contribute in some way. There used to be a big thing in the 80s...

No problem at all. I’d love to do more but, of course, it depends on those in charge to decide who they want to listen to. I’ve always tried to speak the truth and challenge interviewers who come with an agenda I don’t believe to be true. Ah well! On the origins… for anyone who missed the talk...

Point them in the direction of this piece I did: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/02/02/attendance-differences/ They won’t believe it but I do find the whole empty seat stuff ridiculous and so it’s great to present facts to some of those at other clubs who obsess over this stuff. That...

I’m not certain if many forum regulars know about my interviews, audios, videos & talks that I’ve been posting over the last few years to my website but my aim is to make it a strong archive of my past writing, research, talks and interviews. Currently I’m doing a series of live online talks...

Find out what role Queen Victoria had in the formative weeks of City in my free online talk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joshua-parlby-the-launch-of-manchester-city-tickets-537769542177?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

On Wednesday 1 March at 6pm (UK time) I’ll be doing another of my history talks online. This one will be one hour of discussion on Joshua Parlby and the launch of Manchester City FC in 1894. I will talk about Parlby, his background, the launch of City and the development of the club which was...

You can hear the tune and me talking about it via this: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/10/23/the-origins-of-the-best-team-in-the-land-and-all-the-world-chant/

Yes I did. A long detective journey. More on it here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/10/23/the-origins-of-the-best-team-in-the-land-and-all-the-world-chant/

If asked/needed.

It seems so long ago now but many of the negative MCFC stories started from the earliest days. Here’s a free article I wrote a few weeks back to appear today about this day in 2010. It includes material from an interview I did with Khaldoon years ago. It’s so frustrating - and damaging - that...

I’d be delighted to. I have been on radio & TV a few times over the years but don’t get asked much these days. I was once asked to go on Talksport a few years back about City ‘not having’ any European history. I pointed out that City had won a major UEFA competition years before Liverpool...

Today (8 Feb) is the last day to watch this for free. From tomorrow it will only be available to subscribers, so have a watch while you can. Cheers. https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/02/02/history-talk-video-the-origins-of-mcfc/ The next talk will take place on 1st March and can be booked...

I posted these on my Facebook & Twitter earlier: (1) In August 1992 City fans knowingly booed at the first Monday night live TV PL game when the parachutist landing in front of the Kippax was announced as a 'member of the Red Devils'. (2) That during the managerial reign of Alan Ball fans...

I'm planning to do another MCFC online history talk in about 3 weeks like this one: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/02/02/history-talk-video-the-origins-of-mcfc/ (free to download until Thursday morning). Due to popular demand it was going to be about Josh Parlby & MCFC's birth BUT...

Scandals, Investigations… We’ve Been Here Before! ‘The punishment was the largest ever inflicted, wiping out an entire team, its directors and one of the most charismatic managers of the period.’ ‘The League met and representatives of each club voted in favour of the punishment meted out to us...

thanks. Really appreciate that. Ta!

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