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We hate Liverpool too We hate Man United ( and Leicester) But City we love you !!!

Driving test at the first time attempt on Thursday 24/10/1974. No theory test in those days, just have as many lessons as your instructor thought you needed and then apply for a test date. The test centre was in Cheetham Hill, not far from Strange ways. Hand signals were still in use at that...

The original City Rodders turns 80 today. I was doing my mock o- levels in March 1972 and I remember a school friend bringing a newspaper into school and Rodney's signing for City was plastered all over the back pages. He was a very divisive signing for City, we should have won the 1st...

Happy 70th Birthday to you Declan. So today you will be "Watching The Detectives" or probably more like you won't be able "To Stand Up For Falling Down" !!!

I'd been to the City vs Bolton Wanderers match at Maine Road (City won 2-1),and was at home contemplating where i was going to go to on Saturday night. I got a phone call from my mate Des,who was going into town to meet a girl who he had been dating for 2 or 3 weeks. Apparently she had an older...

New Years Day (January 1st) became a new official bank holiday in England and Wales. ( It was already a bank holiday in Scotland because of Hogmanay celebrations etc). I started my working career in August 1972, and I remember having to go into work on January 1st 1973 in a bit of a sorry state...

Just showing on Channel 5 at the moment. Starring Mel Gibson and the delectable Helen Hunt. It's not really a film that I particularly like, it's a bit too rom-com and schmaltzy for my tastes. But back in the real-life 21st century modern world, I ask once again - "What do women want " ...

It's a special birthday today for one of the greatest actors of his generation. I'm just watching The Deer Hunter on BBC4 and it's a great film. Or on Film4 is The Godfather Part 2 in which he plays a young Vito Corleone. Happy Birthday Bobby.

Leeds United have been fined £150,000 by the FA after a sizeable portion of their fans carried out Homophobic chants during a Premier League game at Elland Road last season. Is this a sign of things to come , and will the authorities go even further and deduct points from teams for this kind of...

I'm taking my wife to the match vs West Ham tonight. My pal has transferred his ticket to her as he's away on holiday for 2 weeks. The last time she went to a competitive City match with me was also a night game on the 8th November 1981 vs Middlesborough at Maine Road. We went on the Platt Lane...

Me and the wife had a trip out to Barrow -in - Furness last Thursday,courtesy of cheap train tickets from Northern Rail. And on the return journey,as we were leaving Dalton -in - Furness I happened to glance up at the houses above us,and fluttering proudly in the stiff Cumbrian breeze was a sky...

Andy and Paul must be coining in the royalties just recently. Every time I turn the TV on ,there is an advert on playing 40 years old OMD songs. Renault E-Tech electric cars have "Electricity" as the backing tune. And M&S have "Enola Gay" playing away in the background. Just goes to prove that...

I really enjoyed the laser and light show before last nights match. The flashing images on the big screen particularly intrigued me. There were lots of subliminal messages being processed by my brain,but I couldn't keep up/remember all the images. There was rain/cloud to signify the inclement...

I would like to take my eldest grandson (5 next month) to his first City game if there is a FA Cup home game in January/February next year. Could some kind person please post a link so that I can register him (Sebastian) as a member and get him a supporter number, ready to buy tickets for early...

From today I will be able to live a life of leisure as I start receiving my New State Pension today. I was born on the 26/06/56 so I have turned 66 years old today. I have had my free bus/Metro/ train pass for 3 weeks now,so I have had quite a few free bus and tram rides already. Last year on my...

78 years old today. One of the greats from the 1960s era. Just had Waterloo Sunset playing on the radio, and alot of people think that it is the greatest pop song ever. I know that it is a very emotive subject to describe one particular song as " the best ever", but I must admit it is a...

I was thinking earlier about the number of City games I have been to over the last 56 years. I started going to Maine Road at 9 years of age in March 1966, and then went to most home matches ( first with my Dad,and then with my City supporting school mates. And that continued until 1986 when I...

Debate and discuss !! Personally,my own opinion is that it's just a load of bollocks !!!

Me and my lovely wife got married 41 years ago today at St. Nicholas, Kingsway, Burnage. (18/04/81). The world has changed so much in those 41years, but we have managed to stick together through all those changes. We have had our ups and downs,just like most couples do. And 3 daughters and 4...

Heroes,every fucking one of them. Just watched the programme on ITV presented by Ben Fogle. They were the garrison on the Falklands when Argentina invaded and although they put up fierce resistance to the invaders,they were eventually ORDERED to surrender by Rex Hunt to prevent a bloodbath. And...