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I’d have to look at my research but I think it came in mid 30s with the huge crowds. In 1923 Wembley was trashed in a lot of the media, saying it’ll never stage a FA Cup final again because of the chaos.

Not really Wembley of the North - better than that. Aims were much higher - the English Hampden was what they aimed for at a time when Hampden was regarded as the greatest stadium in the world.

Got to do the Poznan…. I talk about the importance of that and much more about 2011 here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/28/the-all-manchester-fa-cup-final/ It was the free 1 hour audio I did and worth a listen if you fancy being reminded of that day. Though most of us remember it...

This wonderful photo is of Maine Road as most of us have never experienced it. No traffic etc. and a great aerial image. Today’s Maine Road post: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/30/maine-road-100-day-13/

That’s it! My words were slightly out.

87 - all changed at Bradford in 87-88 then year after we had the promotion game there. It was absolutely being sung in mid 80s and was probably more popular (if that’s the right word) than at any other time. It disappeared for a while at start of PL but those struggles from 95-96 brought it back.

I’m not going to post a link in here every day as anyone can check out the images and stories being posted daily to my site but once in a while I’ll stick a link up if it’s something that might be different. Today’s post tells the story of the Platt Lane tunnel. Why it was changed within 8 years...

I don’t know if it’s been mentioned but Ant Music. ‘That football’s lost its taste so try another flavour… Man City….. Man City….‘

It wasn’t but I did an online version of the talk and recorded that. I didn’t use the original script as I’d lost it so it’s not quite the same, but I do use the original slides. You can watch it here: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/05/03/manchester-city-chants/

I loved doing the detective work. I tell a shorter version of the story during this online history talk I did last year. If you don’t want to watch the full talk, jump to about 23mins 40 seconds for the Viking Call story: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2022/05/03/manchester-city-chants/ Another...

It's day 5 of my 100 day Maine Road countdown. Today a little story about this image from the 1920s and a small boy who spotted himself on it in 1 of my books 70+ years later when it was given to him in Canada! https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/22/maine-road-100-day-5/

They’re just a bunch of killjoys. Criticising what every club who wins a trophy does but not recognising the role of Alex Williams and Tom O’Dell.

The latest free Maine Road image/fact/story in my countdown to the centenary of the first game there has been posted. Enjoy: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/21/maine-road-100-day-4/ Anybody recognise what that is? Answer via the link.

Today’s free Maine Road feature is on ‘Commit No Nuisance’: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/20/maine-road-100-day-3/ Enjoy!

I’ve looked into a variety of options but it’s just not viable at the moment for me personally to fund it and it’s a very expensive book to produce in low numbers unfortunately.

It’s an expensive book to produce and many bookshops have no interest in books of that size, cost etc either. They want mass produced books that can be churned out sadly. Most local Waterstones wouldn’t even take the Peter Barnes biography I did which is odd because he played for both Manc clubs...

Sadly no publisher wants to do the book.

Yesterday I started a new free feature on my website to count down the 100 days to the centenary of Maine Rd’s first game. Each day until that centenary I’ll be posting an image, feature or article on Maine Road. Some of the images are rare and exclusive while some will bring back memories or...

He might get a CL medal - 6 appearances for City. It’ll be up to the club but someone in that position would usually get one.

Still a bit giddy! Wrote this: https://gjfootballarchive.com/2023/05/18/this-is-how-it-feels/ Let’s enjoy every moment an relive this over and over and over again.