13.5.12. 93:20

Claytop said:
I like this one, not sure how they were filming at that point but there you go...

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I'm stood on the front row further down to the left from there.

We had the perfect view right behind Aguero striking the ball, the moment he touches it past Taiwo you knew Sergio was going to bury it.
 
Stockton Heath Blue said:
Who started peeling onions? This is a work of art mate. Well done. I presume that's your old man?
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Nah mate, I believe it is father of women who loaded it on YouTube. I think story is he was walking across pitch to meet family on opposite side of ground to share the moment. I watch it regularly as love it
 
I’ll remember that day till the day I die.
Which is lucky cos every time I watch it back I turn into a cry baby lol
 
What happened on that day, at that moment, was a coming together of circumstances that can never, ever be repeated. It was lightning in a bottle.
Because I'm a naturally fair-minded person, and I like to look at life in the round, I can see that, for Arsenal fans, their 2-0 win at Anfield to win the title comes close to it. Let's be fair minded: that was titanic. It was immense. Liverpool had been the playground bullies for most of the seventies and all of the eighties. Arsenal had to win it by two. One wasn't enough. And it had to be done at Anfield, which was indeed a fortress in those days (I never saw us win there. Never.). But the difference — and it's crucial — is that Arsenal and Liverpool were not the bitterest of rivals traditionally. They were hundreds of miles apart. And that Arsenal's crossing of the desert had not lasted for the biblical forty (and more) years, and involved going down to the third division, and very nearly staying in it, were it not for a miracle on a certain day at Wembley that rivals the Aguero one.
And Arsenal had not been on the point of chucking the whole bloody thing away by going 2-1 down sixty-six minutes into the match, to relegation candidates, on their home territory where they had not lost and only drawn once all season.
I think that nearly all of England outside of red Merseyside celebrated when Micky Thomas's goal went in. I know I did. I did my nut. I had a very good mate who was a lifelong Arsenal fan, knew his football, always very respectful of me and my affiliation to City, and in my thoughts and heart I celebrated with him. I lost touch with him years ago, but I like to think that, like all of England outside of red Manchester, he celebrated in his heart, and thought of me at 93:20.
One of the three great moments of my life. Like seeing my son born, and the moment when the examining commission came back into the room after deliberating to tell me that I'd been awarded my doctorate with the highest honours. (A doctorate that I worked on for ten years, and during the course of which my marriage folded and both my parents died).
In all three cases I cried. And I don't cry at all easily.
Every single fucking time I watch that back on Youtube, I'm sure that Sergio's going to put it wide…
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
What happened on that day, at that moment, was a coming together of circumstances that can never, ever be repeated. It was lightning in a bottle.
Because I'm a naturally fair-minded person, and I like to look at life in the round, I can see that, for Arsenal fans, their 2-0 win at Anfield to win the title comes close to it. Let's be fair minded: that was titanic. It was immense. Liverpool had been the playground bullies for most of the seventies and all of the eighties. Arsenal had to win it by two. One wasn't enough. And it had to be done at Anfield, which was indeed a fortress in those days (I never saw us win there. Never.). But the difference — and it's crucial — is that Arsenal and Liverpool were not the bitterest of rivals traditionally. They were hundreds of miles apart. And that Arsenal's crossing of the desert had not lasted for the biblical forty (and more) years, and involved going down to the third division, and very nearly staying in it, were it not for a miracle on a certain day at Wembley that rivals the Aguero one.
And Arsenal had not been on the point of chucking the whole bloody thing away by going 2-1 down sixty-six minutes into the match, to relegation candidates, on their home territory where they had not lost and only drawn once all season.
I think that nearly all of England outside of red Merseyside celebrated when Micky Thomas's goal went in. I know I did. I did my nut. I had a very good mate who was a lifelong Arsenal fan, knew his football, always very respectful of me and my affiliation to City, and in my thoughts and heart I celebrated with him. I lost touch with him years ago, but I like to think that, like all of England outside of red Manchester, he celebrated in his heart, and thought of me at 93:20.
One of the three great moments of my life. Like seeing my son born, and the moment when the examining commission came back into the room after deliberating to tell me that I'd been awarded my doctorate with the highest honours. (A doctorate that I worked on for ten years, and during the course of which my marriage folded and both my parents died).
In all three cases I cried. And I don't cry at all easily.
Every single fucking time I watch that back on Youtube, I'm sure that Sergio's going to put it wide…
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Thanks for your comment.
I doubt we'll see a more eloquent and heartfelt message on this thread.
 
While we're about it. I have the greatest respect for Pep. He has led us through the most successful period in our history, hands down. If he walked away now, that would be true.
But he is not the manager that gave us that moment (along with the one, that I treasure almost as much, where he tells Ferguson to shut his trap). Roberto – uno di noi. Per sempre.
 
I find it very difficult to put into words what that moment, that day meant to me.
The culmination of childhood dreams that would probably never come true, but did.
I fucking love this club, always have always will.
Something in my eye again.
 
Can anyone say what time it was when 93:20 came and Sergio scored? Can't remember exactly when the second half started (with a 4 o'clock kick off it would have been just after 5 p.m.?) so the nearest I can make it is 5:49 p.m & twenty seconds. But I'd like to have it exact as the anniversary moment approaches. Thanks.

An amazing and wonderful moment, shared at the Etihad with loving family some of whom have since left too young and who I'll be thinking of this afternoon.
 
Had a ST in 309 back then. As you can imagine the atmosphere was horrendous and at 89 mins I felt the urge to leave my seat to get my head together, was pretty hammered and just needed to try and collect some thoughts. This first pic was taken at 1651 from the top of the spiral (think was having a cheeky smoke from memory) … always wondered how annoyed everyone down below in this pic is that they missed the Aguerooo moment. Well, Dzekos too actually as I missed that as well, was returning to my seat/pals when that roar went up. The second pic (taken at 1652) is me approaching the third tier entrance. I didnt get back to my seat… stood with these guys a minute later I witnessed the greatest moment in our history. Hope the guy leaving decided to turn back, maybe he had just had enough at the so near yet so far nature of the equalizer.
God knows why I took these phone pics looking back at it, seems kind of glutton for punishment, but im glad I did (a moment of pre history perhaps?). I took a video with the phone camera left running for the Agueroo celebrations, but given i am sobbing like a baby in it ill keep that one to myself!

Great day, great memories… in the end.

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Swinging through the emotions today, still in work and I guess I will let it all out later tonight with a few scoops down me the one thing about today though that i have just been thinking about is the QPR & Sunderland supporters who lets face it have always been an integral part of the day, so it's sad that they've ended up where they have.
They were proper football supporters that day for me - Sunderland were already well liked by us Blues so their reaction was brilliant to see and always make me smile when I see them taking the piss out of the scum.


QPR supporters? Staying behind for the Trophy Lift and actually cheering THAT goal - bravo.

Bobby Manc calling them Kwee Pee Arr made me piss myself too.


Meeting their fans on holidays since has always been a pleasure as they were genuinely pleased that we had won it. They took the piss in a pre season game against the rags last year after they'd beaten them - Ole's at the wheel IIRC.

Good luck to the pair of them - will be cheering The Mackems on in the play offs and who knows next season for QPR.
 
AliBobbyJ said:
Can anyone say what time it was when 93:20 came and Sergio scored? Can't remember exactly when the second half started (with a 4 o'clock kick off it would have been just after 5 p.m.?) so the nearest I can make it is 5:49 p.m & twenty seconds. But I'd like to have it exact as the anniversary moment approaches. Thanks.

An amazing and wonderful moment, shared at the Etihad with loving family some of whom have since left too young and who I'll be thinking of this afternoon.
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Kicked off at 3pm
 
City Square said:
Had a ST in 309 back then. As you can imagine the atmosphere was horrendous and at 89 mins I felt the urge to leave my seat to get my head together, was pretty hammered and just needed to try and collect some thoughts. This first pic was taken at 1613, from the spiral… I often wonder how annoyed everyone down below in this pic is that they missed the Aguerooo moment. Well, Dzekos too actually as I missed that, was returning to my seat/pals when that roar went up. The second pic (taken at 1614) is me approaching the third tier entrance. I didnt get back to my seat… stood with these guys a minute later I witnessed the greatest moment in our history. Hope the guy leaving decided to turn back, maybe he had just had enough at the so near yet so far nature of the equalizer.
God knows why I took these phone snaps looking back at it, seems kind of glutton for punishment, but im kind of glad I did. I have a video of the phone camera running for the Agueroo celebrations too but given i am sobbing like a baby in it ill keep that one to myself! Great day, great memories… in the end.

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Great photos mate. Moments that will be alive as long as life itself.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
A video I enjoyed at the time was one that I've struggled to find since. It was a live news report from outside the stadium and the goal goes in as a woman is reporting. The roar is like an aeroplane taking off.
I don't suppose it still exists does it?
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i know the one you mean, it was incredible. just had a nosey on youtube and no joy i'm afraid. probably is out there in some little corner of the interweb
 
I watched it on the telly on my own with an old dying cat in my arms so i was already very emotional , couldnt jump up or yell so i put sky down and went out in the garden and hobbled about shouting at my rag neighbour , then came back in and picked sky up again and flicked between all the stations on the tv for the reactions , i was all over the place in my head in more ways than one
 
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