dennishasdoneit
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Typical balmy summer's day, typical 1st home match of the season August. Optimism is high.30k loyal fans ..
.for some reason I was in the Main Stand that day.3nil I think.
30th April 1994 - The Kippax's Last Stand
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.for some reason I was in the Main Stand that day.3nil I think.
vinny123
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It was indeed
Maine road was rocking and the good old nah nah nan a nah nah city, was belting out for the last 15 mins almost non stop
MCFC Wirral
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As was I. On the train up from Hereford, some lads got on at maybe Crewe in the new away shirt that we won the play offs in. I’d never seen it before and was, um, fascinated by the design.
I was more in to music and reading. Just went with a City mad mate for a laugh.
30th Anniversary:
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Lee: The noise on the Kippax was massive!
Former chairman discusses the demolition and rebuild of famous stand
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Gallery: Remembering the Kippax
It's been 25 years since we played our final game with the all-standing Kippax Stand...
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The Kippax last stand: 25 years ago
It’s staggering to think that the Kippax terrace – City’s last substantial standing area before Maine Road became an all-seater stadium – was last used 25 years ago.
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JGL07
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I hated the Kippax. The sightlines were poor unless you were over six feet tall. The toilet facilities were pre-historic. It always seemed claustrophobic due to the low roof.
I rarely stood there preferring the Scoreboard End and later the North Stand.
Sometimes, there was no real option such as when the North Stand was under construction and for Reserve and Youth Team matches.
My favourite was a Youth Cup match in the 1960s when Mal Allison was in the middle of a one month stadium ban. He was there standing alone on the Kippax. Most spotted him but everyone kept quiet about it, After his ban was completed, he was interviewed and stated that the one that hurt him the most was missing the Youth Cup match in question!
I rarely stood there preferring the Scoreboard End and later the North Stand.
Sometimes, there was no real option such as when the North Stand was under construction and for Reserve and Youth Team matches.
My favourite was a Youth Cup match in the 1960s when Mal Allison was in the middle of a one month stadium ban. He was there standing alone on the Kippax. Most spotted him but everyone kept quiet about it, After his ban was completed, he was interviewed and stated that the one that hurt him the most was missing the Youth Cup match in question!
blue b4 the moon
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Just one more game standing on that terrace, sadly it's impossible.
kippaxkid74
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re reading this thread now we're in 30 years not 29, and there I am posting a year ago today!
Oh for it to be a year ago never mind 30 years. Remember that day like clockwork, and still got the last stand t shirts.
Never post my face here, but you know what if I find the picture I'm talking about I'll post it later today. To raise a glass to the past, to memories, and the people we stood with that made the kippax our home.
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The old girl was never the same after that day. That fucking tiny shite thing they put in its place was a total waste of money,just like that egg box called the umbro stand. Small time mentality from what was still was a big club(I'd say massive but I won't :)
Yup. Me too. Loved it there. Players said it was amazing to hear the sound rolling down the line as the ball progressed there.
Gordyola
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Tiny Shite thing? Really not what I recall