Yes there were some rumours going round about that.
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23rd September 1989
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LongsightM13
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The story I had always heard was that it was from a red working in our ticket office who was sacked as a result. Certainly it was known about for a week or two before around Manchester that they were planning something in the north stand. I think the amount of regular ‘civilian’ punters willing to give them a few slaps and stand their ground came as a surprise to them, they couldn’t get out of there fast enough once it went offYeah. Wasn't the rumour at the time that O'Neill got those tickets directly from someone in a senior admin role at City.
LongsightM13
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Tbf they fielded what was at the time the most expensive team ever assembled on that dayYes, it is a bit small-time. I’d be surprised if the Rags have a 5-0 thread over on Red Issue celebrating the anniversary of that 1994 game.
In 1989 United were shit and were NOWHERE NEAR the club they were looked upon to be in the decades after. United were an average club through the 70s and 80s who won the odd Cup and weren’t even the last Manchester club to win the league title. Both of us finished in the bottom half that season, in 13th and 14th level on 48 points. It’s like Wolves beating Palace 5-1 now. The rest of the league probably didn’t even look twice.
But it was a derby and for us on the day in the weeks after it was fucking mint!
I remember the Kippax in 85, hundreds of the knob ends in there as well, until it kicked off a few minutes after the game started.The story I had always heard was that it was from a red working in our ticket office who was sacked as a result. Certainly it was known about for a week or two before around Manchester that they were planning something in the north stand. I think the amount of regular ‘civilian’ punters willing to give them a few slaps and stand their ground came as a surprise to them, they couldn’t get out of there fast enough once it went off
They seemed to want to get out and onto the side of the pitch pretty sharpish that game as well
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No, clearly not. It was a great win against our bitter rivals and undoubtedly memorable. It may be worth pointing out on milestone anniversaries. But doing the ritual every year seems a bit too much. Each to their own.
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Hinchcliffe ! He's the left back remember !Early cross, chance at the far post, Hinchcliffe....that's just marvellous stuff
Immortal words from Clive Tyldesley
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How old are you pal ?No, clearly not. It was a great win against our bitter rivals and undoubtedly memorable. It may be worth pointing out on milestone anniversaries. But doing the ritual every year seems a bit too much. Each to their own.
Ja Salford Blue
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Is it fuck small time, growing up in Salford it was all us blues (3 in my year) at school had over them until the last derby at Maine Road! I was 5 years old when we beat them in 89' so had to wait 13 years to see us beat them bastards again!Yes, it is a bit small-time. I’d be surprised if the Rags have a 5-0 thread over on Red Issue celebrating the anniversary of that 1994 game.
In 1989 United were shit and were NOWHERE NEAR the club they were looked upon to be in the decades after. United were an average club through the 70s and 80s who won the odd Cup and weren’t even the last Manchester club to win the league title. Both of us finished in the bottom half that season, in 13th and 14th level on 48 points. It’s like Wolves beating Palace 5-1 now. The rest of the league probably didn’t even look twice.
But it was a derby and for us on the day in the weeks after it was fucking mint!
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Spot on.Is it fuck small time, growing up in Salford it was all us blues (3 in my year) at school had over them until the last derby at Maine Road! I was 5 years old when we beat them in 89' so had to wait 13 years to see us beat them bastards again!
It was my 18th birthday when we beat the rags the previous time before the 5-1
21st Feb 1981 Steve MacKenzie in the Platt Lane End 1-0
So I was 26 - 8 years later- when we beat them again.
Fergie's team cost about £13m and City's team £3m
We had 5 lads from the 1986 FA Cup youth team (Redmond, Hinchcliffe, Lake, White and Brightwell) in the side.
We humiliated the twats that day. The Rags who remained were calling for Bacon to be sacked!
It was 2002 before we beat the twats again so from 1981 to 2002 this day was our only shining light. And boy did that light shine
manimanc
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It's a bit of fun mate and a chance to rub it in with the red mardarses.No, clearly not. It was a great win against our bitter rivals and undoubtedly memorable. It may be worth pointing out on milestone anniversaries. But doing the ritual every year seems a bit too much. Each to their own.
Fuck me have a sit down pal.