30 years ago today. Spurs in the FA cup

[Scaring Europe to Death]

We lost to them in the League Cup too earlier in the same season 1-0 at Maine Road

I missed the LC defeat, thanks to my girlfriend from Newton Hyde needing urgent medical treatment, and the subsequent delay in the Doctors Waiting Room.

Strange, but true. Harold Shipman saved me a wasted journey.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

For some reason I was in the Main Stand for this one.

Ringside seat for the invasion etc. That was when invasions were proper invasions.

I was also in the Main Stand as my normal seat for 92-93 had been allocated to Tottenham in the North Stand.

Looking back, it's probably too simplistic to blame Alan Ball or Frank Clarke for the mid 90s implosion. I would trace it back to this game, and possibly a little earlier

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I was also in the Main Stand as my normal seat for 92-93 had been allocated to Tottenham in the North Stand.

Looking back, it's probably too simplistic to blame Alan Ball or Frank Clarke for the mid 90s implosion. I would trace it back to this game, and possibly a little earlier

That's likely why I was in there too then.

We scored first too, typical.

 

[JGL07]

I was also in the Main Stand as my normal seat for 92-93 had been allocated to Tottenham in the North Stand.

Looking back, it's probably too simplistic to blame Alan Ball or Frank Clarke for the mid 90s implosion. I would trace it back to this game, and possibly a little earlier

I would still blame Ball. Replacing Brian Horton with Alan Ball was a disaster. I think that his first match managing City a pre-season friendly against Hearts. I was intending to go to this match but changed my mind and and went to watch Hibs instead.

It transpired that I made the right decision as City were pasted 5-1 by Hearts. That set the tone for the season which ended with Ball telling City players to take the ball into the corner to waste time at 2-2 when City needed to win to stay up. Meanwhile Niall Quinn was doing his nut trying to get the City players to attack.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

Because Spuds got the North Stand we had the full Kippax so we were stood where the away fans would usually be next to the newly opened Platt Lane. Great start with Mike Sheron scoring early but everything soon went to shit. Left when the pitch invasion started as I couldn’t be arsed.

 

[The Colonel]

We could see Hansen, Lynam an Jimmy Hill from the Kippax in their studio in the newly opened (and disappointin small) Platt Lane. Hansen got a good reception as he had backed us to win the cup, as did Lynam just because he was Des. Hill got the usual wanker chant. You could see the other 2 laughing. Apart from the amazing start from Sherin that was the highlight. So gutted.
watched it back later on video. Jimmy Hill saying that the invasion was more evidence that stadiums should be all seaters. The invasion came from the seats, they had the big fences up on the Kippax then.

We had a good side, did this follow the win away at QPR? Best away day for me.

 

[chaddblue]

Gutted that day. Thought we’d never get to Wembley again. A mate of a mate ended up on the pitch. Somebody must have grassed him up and reporters were pestering him at his place of work on the Monday morning

 

[Protein Junkie]

That's likely why I was in there too then.

We scored first too, typical.

That’s what made it worse for me. I was giddy as fuck when we went 1-0 - should have known better.
Phelans goal was a beaut though.

 

[City Raider]

That and the 3-2 vs the rags probably my worst two memories of Maine Rd and that includes Liverpool relegation match. Wasn’t at Luton match.

 

[Blue tube]

We were in the Platt Lane. Me and my eldest. Still got the video of MOTD somewhere and it shows him stood watching during the pitch invasion. Barry Davies commented on him.
He's 40 now.
Bloody long time ago.

I was looking for that bit Dad haha

Just so everyone knows I’m the other better looking son