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We really need his replacement to have a 2 syllable surname, otherwise the song's fucked :-)

Let's hope the TV/Stream coverage is decent. Last year was an absolute shambles with the feed constantly dropping.

Good luck with that one ! Something else that seemingly hasn't been factored into the planning of gigs at the Arena. We win that trophy and it will be getting on for 7pm by the time many of us leave the stadium.

Same here. For me it's like a flashback to the Newcastle game in 2012. I feel very much like I felt then. A bag of nerves TBH. A far from easy penultimate game with the title in our own hands. Play like that day though and job's a good 'un tomorrow night.

Yes, that early '60's Spuds team under Bill Nicholson was a great side. Push & run football, as it was called at the time. I recall an interview with Bill Nich when he explained why when they won the toss they always chose to kick off rather than choose end. He said that he always liked to start...

Excellent post. Spot on. These are times which like you I treasure having done the hard yards in years gone by. The only thing with which I disagree is the issue of coach travel. I'm way past 70 now but I've always enjoyed our Supporters Club coach trips down to Wembley. The bones creak a lot...

If he moved to Celtic I'd put a tenner on Rangers to do the treble :-)

FFS. He can hardly put a sentence together in understandable English. Yet another failed manager who will no doubt attempt to educate viewers about players doing things wrong. "Ermm, Ermm, Ermm"

I reckon that's because City widened the points bindings. I'm similar to you, along with my son, with c12k points. In the past we have never been further back than Row 5 in the top tier behind the goals. At 10am on Thursday the best we could get was Row 14 (£70 for him, £60 for me). Still...

You're right about being coach fit. We bump into you guys on a regular basis at the Services on the way back from home games. Coach travel to matches has become a way of life but I suppose it would come as a shock to the uninitiated. For me the only real difference for the Final is that I have...

Of course it was. They have a dig at us whenever they get the opportunity.

Our usual SC coach from Carlisle, departs 5am. Its a good day out with mates and at a reasonable price too. Agree about the return journey though. By the time you're tucked up in bed we'll still have a good way yet to go ! :-)

TBF that was par for the course in those days. It was a much tougher physical game in the 1950's. There were plenty of others around who were gentlemen off the pitch but took no prisoners on it. Our own Roy Paul and Newcaste's Jimmy Scoular were 2 other examples at the time who immediately...

Call me an old sentimentalist, but it takes me back to when we were used to watching shit football week in week out in the days of Clarke, Pearce et al. Its good to have a constant reminder of those bad old days. It keeps me grounded :-)

Mind the feckin gap !

I've still got the Football Pink from that day. Headline was "United go down". Happy days :-)

As a young lad I occasionally watched Oldham when City were away and I remember Sandy Wann during the time that Jack Rowley was their Manager. As I recall, he was a decent and tough tackling half back. Oldham mysteriously released 4 of their first teamers on a 'Free' at the end of the season...

In the light of Poundland's comments today, sadly I fear all our efforts have been in vain Fellow Blues. He's clearly taken his delusion to a new level and it won't be lost on Scruffy Jim. He's a dead man walking. Just hope they don't sack him before the Cup Final.

A very good player. Another one gone. So many of that era have passed away in recent years. RIP.

Got it in one ! It's about time this thread was closed down. Pep's comments today make any further discussion pointless IMHO.