20 years ago today - last game at Maine Road

[Ric]

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Ha, love that last notice. "If you have inadvertently brought a knife with you..."

 

[One Fan Clapping]

 

[geoff hammond]

The Maine Road of 20 years ago was not the same beast as the one I grew up knowing in the 1970s

 

[simmo]

From that last game I have never been back since. I left with the memories of the stadium as was.

I miss walking through Platt Fields and seeing the stadium in the distance.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

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Haha that first paragraph of the notice.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I was given that book, can't remember it's name now, possibly a Gary James one which was full of pictures of the old girl being demolished.

Only looked at about 4/5 pages and passed it on..... horrible experience.

 

[One Fan Clapping]

I was given that book, can't remember it's name now, possibly a Gary James one which was full of pictures of the old girl being demolished.

Only looked at about 4/5 pages and passed it on..... horrible experience.

'Full Time at Maine Road' think it was.

 

[Gary James]

I was given that book, can't remember it's name now, possibly a Gary James one which was full of pictures of the old girl being demolished.

Only looked at about 4/5 pages and passed it on..... horrible experience.

Not one of mine. I did Farewell to Maine Road: The Official History of Manchester City’s Grounds. Probably thinking of Full Time at Maine Road.

I’ll be posting some news on Farewell To Maine Road later today on my website:

20 Years Ago Today: Maine Road’s Last

On this day (11 May) in 2003 Maine Road staged its last first team game when Manchester City faced Southampton. Watch out later today for a special announcement about my research into Maine Road and something I'll be posting here over the coming weeks. In the meantime... the final day was a...

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[awest]

20 years since I last stood in horse shit and had my car minded.

 

[mike1923]

If you have, entirely accidentally of course, brought any weapons with you please discard them

Brilliant

Ha, love that last notice. "If you have inadvertently brought a knife with you..."