5 years ago today

[jimharri]

And yes; I know we have a separate history forum on here. However, that day marked such a seismic shift of power that it deserves remembering in the main forum.

 

[sir baconface]

One of the best days ever in the life of City supporters.

And one of the worst for my dear namesake.

Hahaha.

 

[manimanc]

Nice one Jimbo I shall forward the above photo on to the rag bigmouths I know and wish them a happy anniversary, it'd be rude not to.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Good grief, is that really 5 years. Seems like a couple of seasons ago.

 

[sir baconface]

This, more than anything, heralded the change of power in Manchester.

Massive!

 

[ganganvince]

Beautiful football makes you wonder if Bobby had been given the backing what may have been

 

[Don Karleone]

What a day

 

[blueish swede]

And gave us a GD boost of +10 relative to the rags.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

What a day

What a Legend

 

[jimharri]

And gave us a GD boost of +10 relative to the rags.

There is an argument that those last 5 minutes, when we rattled in 3 quick goals, won us the title as it represented a 6 goal swing between us and our lovely neighbours. And, of course, we won the title on a better GD of 6 goals.

 

[Kazzydeyna]

What a day

Pep is the best manager we've ever had, no doubt. And he is goingto achieve great things here, also no doubt.

But THIS man is, was, and forever will be my first "love" as city manager. In large part because of this result, and this picture.

Legend. Onwards and upwards.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

What a day

A smile to rival mine when I clicked on the thread.

Well sort of, I'm not quite as cool as Bobby. :)

 

[East Level 2]

A great day out in swampville.

 

[BlueTG]

My shins have just recovered from losing all the skin on their seats going mental 6 times over.

 

[FrankSwift1]

There is an argument that those last 5 minutes, when we rattled in 3 quick goals, won us the title as it represented a 6 goal swing between us and our lovely neighbours. And, of course, we won the title on a better GD of 6 goals.

I think it's a fair argument. Or Gd was actually 8 better. If that game ended 2-1 to us, we would have had exactly the same goals scored and conceded for the season. So the last three goals meant that they couldn't catch us and didn't attempt it in their last two games v swansea and sunderland.

I think the semi final started the process of change but out lovely raggy friends got all excited when they beat us 3-2 in the charity shield. With the cleverly master class. :) (what happened to him?) The 6-1 me them realise that we were now massive. :)

 

[jimharri]

I think it's a fair argument. Or Gd was actually 8 better. If that game ended 2-1 to us, we would have had exactly the same goals scored and conceded for the season. So the last three goals meant that they couldn't catch us and didn't attempt it in their last two games v swansea and sunderland.

I think the semi final started the process of change but out lovely raggy friends got all excited when they beat us 3-2 in the charity shield. With the cleverly master class. :) (what happened to him?) The 6-1 me them realise that we were now massive. :)

You're right. It's a fucker getting old, the memory starts to go.

 

[Harvster]

And gave us a GD boost of +10 relative to the rags.

Still got the highlights saved on my planner and to be fair to old bacon-face the goal difference swing was exactly the point he made in his post-match interview

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

There is an argument that those last 5 minutes, when we rattled in 3 quick goals, won us the title as it represented a 6 goal swing between us and our lovely neighbours. And, of course, we won the title on a better GD of 6 goals.

Presumably an argument that is extraneous to the laws of mathematics.

 

[BlumerMooner]

It should have been ten....

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

Never ever ever will I bore of watching this game