Blue2112
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Colin Bells return from injury v Newcastle. Runners up in 77, Dave Watson, Brian Kidd, Dennis Tueart, Joe Royle, beating AC Milan 3-0. Big Mal's return, defeat at the Shay Halifax, Kevin Reeves. The League Cup semi final defeat/robbery from referee Alf Grey at Anfield. Steve Daley, John Bond, Paul Powers goal at Villa Park 81. The Centenary cup final, Rosettes, Tommy Hutchinson, Ricky Villa, Steve Mckenzies volley. Alex Williams the first black goalkeeper, Trevor Francis, a new roof over the main stand. Luton Town and David Pleat and Brian Horton. The Football Pink, Billy Mcneil, Jim Tolmie, Paul Simpson, Charlton Athletic 5-1 on the pitch. Jim Melrose scoring the best ever goal at Maine Road and I swear that ball came out of the sky with ice on it. Full members cup finalists and losers 5-4 to Chelsea. Youth cup winners 86 3-1 v the rags with Steve Redmond, Andy Hinchcliffe, Ian Brightwell, Paul Lake, David White, Ian Scott and Paul Moulden. Bradford away 4-2 floodlight failure, Huddersfield 10-1 and three hat tricks by Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White. Bananas, Frankensteins, Fried eggs and inflatables galore. The Sherwood, the Osbourne, the Bee Hive and the Parkside. Bournemouth at home 3-0 at half time with promotion looking a certainty until the game finishes 3-3. On we go to Bradford and 1-1 with the goal that clinched promotion from Trevor Morley as fans pour onto the pitch. Losing 6-0 at Derby, Mel Machin, Ian Bishop and the 23rd September 1989 with Oldfield, Morley, Bishop, Oldfield again and its a chance at the far post Hinchcliffe 5-1. Fancy dress at Stoke on boxing day went as Laurel and Hardy with the wife. A foggy league cup defeat in Middlesborough followed by an FA Cup defeat the same season. Howard Kendall, Peter Reid, fanzines and bucket hats as Niall Quinn scores v Derby and then goes in goal to save a penalty. Beating Villa at Villa on the Sunday the Strangeways riots started. Ooh Vonky Vonky. Notts County and Steve Cherry. Notts County and fans in the dressing room. Clive Allens goal v Chelsea and Port Vale. Terry Phelan's consolation goal losing to Tottenham and fans and police horses on the pitch. Keith Curle's penalty for 1-1 at O/T with 10 men. Ged Wiekens. David White scoring four goals away at Villa 5-1. Swales out and John Maddock and Brian 'Who' Horton, Forward with Franny, Swales quits, a new Kippax anew badge and three stars. The Gene Kelly stand and raincoats in wet weather. Uwe Rosler, Paul Walsh, Garry Flitcroft, 5-2 Tottenham with Klinnsmann and Demetrescu. Kappa, Alan Ball and that world cup winners medal, Gio Kinkladze, Newcastle 3-3, Gio's goal v Southampton. Steve Coppell, Frank Clark, Phil Neal. Concerts with Queen, The Rolling Stones, Floyd, Bowie and Fleetwood Mac. The imitation bird hanging from the Kippax roof. The Relegation to the old 3rd division and that fateful day at Stoke followed by York, Bury and Stockport. Andy Morrison, Richard Edgehill, the turning point at home to Stoke with a Gareth Taylor goal eventually leading to the Wigan play off and fans on the pitch. Queues around the ground. Gillingham with Tony Pulis, Mark Halsey and 5 mins and then DICKOVVVVVV. Schoolboy dreams. Kevin Horlock, Nicky Weaver. Birmingham and big fat Bob and fans on the pitch again. The last derby at Maine Road and Feed the Goat, Gary Neville, Nicholas Anelka. Moonchester, Moonbeam, Bluemoon, David Bernstein, Kevin Keegan, Balti Pies, the Championship Winners, Bernarbia and Berkovic, City in the community. End of an era, from season ticket books to season ticket cards, Eastlands, Coms a new home, spiral staircases, City 4 United 1, SWP, Stuart Pearce, Fowlers last minute penalty miss v Middlesborough for a UEFA place. The comeback of all comebacks 3-4 at Spurs. Joey Barton, Wardle and Makin, FA Youth cup winners v Chelsea. Thaskin, Sven, Micah's last minute header at Villa. The win at the Munich anniversary game, and 8-1. Mark Hughes, Vincent Kompany, The takeover, Robinho, Abu Dhabi, The Sheikh, Garry Cook, the project, Kaka, bottled it. Tevez welcome to Manchester, Roberto Mancini, that scarf, defeat to the Rags 4-3 and the semi finals of the league cup, defeat to Spurs. Bellamy, Adebayor's celebratory run v Arsenal. Malcolm Allison and Neil Young. Blue and White, Red and Black and a welcome return to maroon turnovers on the socks. Champions league is the target, Silva, De Jong, Yaya, a semi final at Wembley v them. The Green Man, the roundabout and we can start to change our future in one game. Ironically the time on the clock when the ball hits the net reads 51:51, noisy neighbours, the poznan, the wink, the self belief. Victory over spurs and champions league is ours. Joe Hart, Micah Richards, Zabaleta. The final v Stoke and Tony Pulis again, Yaya and 1-0 a repeat of 69', silverware, lap of honour, Bernard Halford and never forgetting our past. Tears at Wembley. Albert Square, open top bus, the parade. Tony Book bringing the cup out last night, we have a fantastic sense of doing it right. History we're steeped in it and just like the fans of the invisible man we're not really here.