34 years on and it’s still 5-1

[bluebc]

Happy anniversary folks on a legendary day.
14 years old at the time and stood on the kippax, this one will always be special.

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

I was also 14 then. Didn't cross my mind then that I would be a full grown man by the time we next beat the bastards after a trip up and down the divisions. Never dreamed after the last Maine Rd Derby we would go on to surpass them on and off the pitch.
September 23rd 1989 will always be a bit special as Derby day memories go.
Chance at the far post. That's just marvellous stuff.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The previous win against the rags was on my 18th birthday in February 1981.
The following win was the last Maine Road derby in October 2002.
One win in 21 years (9 years of which we didn't play them - but also included at least 2 Cup games)

A great day indeed to be at

 

[City_Shirts]

 

[bluebc]

I never realised how low down the table the rags finished that season but just looked up the final league table :

 

[Eds]

Battered them on and off the pitch. Fantastic day and I think the media mentioned the comparative costs of the squads all game…

 

[Cellarite]

I was also 14 then. Didn't cross my mind then that I would be a full grown man by the time we next beat the bastards after a trip up and down the divisions. Never dreamed after the last Maine Rd Derby we would go on to surpass them on and off the pitch.
September 23rd 1989 will always be a bit special as Derby day memories go.
Chance at the far post. That's just marvellous stuff.

The week before my 11th birthday and went with my Dad. By the time we beat them again, I was a Dad.

 

[East Level 2]

I think the front cover of the following KOTK had a cartoon of Machin and the Pisscan playing snooker with Mel saying "it's five for the blue and one for the red".
A few weeks later Mel Machin was sacked and a rag fanzine (possibly Rag Tissue) wanted the GPC to be sacked. If only the club had listened.

 

[Blueboy73]

I was 16, my first derby and remember it like yesterday.
Getting the match special bus back into town after the match passing thousands of Rags walking into town who had performed their usual fire drill when they're losing.
Bus driver was a blue and he put 5-1 as the bus number and beeping his horn at the Rags as we held 5 fingers up and laughed at them as we passed them.
If we were small time classless wankers we could get a banner saying 34 years.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

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