23rd September 1989

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Definitely no Dibble in the North Stand at the start

He was injured wasn't he, can't see him leading the charge against the rags in the North Stand though ;)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The weather was definitely better that day than it is today!

 

[Kippax77]

Remember walking around like a pigeon at the final whistle.
My 2nd clash with the rags in our end, after them being in the bottom of the Kippax in 85

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

There were plenty of slaps going on in the lower Kippax for the cheeky twats who dared show up with colours on in there that day who stupidly made themselves known when it kicked off in the North Stand and they were being "escorted out" onto the pitch side.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

My first live derby brilliant day. IIRC it was mentioned on MOTD that their back four cost more than our whole team, but could be wrong on that though.

Pretty sure Pallister alone cost more than our starting 11.

 

[Vienna_70]

Pretty sure Pallister alone cost more than our starting 11.

£2.3 million in a team that cost over £13 m. It doesn’t sound much by today’s standards, but it was a fucking hell of a lot of money 35 years ago.

 

[tregyblue61]

£2.3 million in a team that cost over £13 m. It doesn’t sound much by today’s standards, but it was a fucking hell of a lot of money 35 years ago.

Most expensive team in British football humilated that day.

I have that (full) kit as my favourite of all time.

 

[HelloCity]

The most comprehensive win over the old foe.

 

[Vienna_70]

The most comprehensive win over the old foe.

At home, yes.

There is the little matter of the Sick Swan and another 1-6 on 23/1/1926, both at the swamp.

 

[HelloCity]

At home, yes.

There is the little matter of the Sick Swan and another 1-6 on 23/1/1926, both at the swamp.

8:30 :)

 

[Fordyboy46]

The back of the Kippax was Interesting that day, amazed nobody lost an eye with the amount of coins that were being sent back and forth. Inflatable aeroplanes chucked into the rags section as well

 

[Vienna_70]

8:30 :)

If you listen carefully, Crimson Clive says, it’s the biggest ever victory in a Manchester derby for City at Maine Road..

As I said before, we have beaten them 6-1 twice at the swamp.

 

[Vienna_70]

Something else I noticed in the commentary.

Tyldesley said, "They be talking about it for years".

He was right about that. 35, at least, but I’ve no doubt it will be talked about for many years to come yet.

 

[HelloCity]

If you listen carefully, Crimson Clive says, it’s the biggest ever victory in a Manchester derby for City at Maine Road..

As I said before, we have beaten them 6-1 twice at the swamp.

Think you’re completely missing the point here…

It’s just a classic line of commentary I’m quoting haha.

Despite that, ‘most comprehensive’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘biggest’ either. It can just mean you battered and outplayed them.

 

[City Raider]

My first derby. I just remember the edgy atmosphere walking to the ground. You could touch it. It was scary and magnetic at the same time. I was hooked.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

£2.3 million in a team that cost over £13 m. It doesn’t sound much by today’s standards, but it was a fucking hell of a lot of money 35 years ago.

I was playing at working out how to write programs on probably a Sinclair computer at the time....

Had the Close encounters sound bite playing with every time it looped another line appearing indefinitely, with a background for separate lines blue, white, red, black and Mels marvels 5
bacons wallet 1
popping up on them.

Sounds pretty sad now doing that at 26......wish I could now tho ;)