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50 years a Blue
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the blue panther
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Same with me - my first game was that season, but I can't remember which one. My only memory is of Colin Bell!
My dad used to take us to O.T. one week and Maine Road the next - he was a blue, my eldest brother was a red, and my other brother was a blue. They used to joke along with me - the youngest - as to who I was going to opt for, and on the bus on the way home, me and our kid were glorying Colin Bell, and I remember saying that I wanted to be like him. So, you gonna support City then? Yes, I said - little knowing the triumphant years which were about to dawn, followed by decades of absolute shite as the scum won everything before them.
Any regrets? Never!
And after the "Aguero goal" in May 2012, I experienced probably the most thrilling moment of my life to date.
Only long suffering blues can truly understand my dread of the 0 - 0 we are about to see this afternoon against Villa - or perhaps 0 - 1 for them as Sinclair dances through our defence and chips a cross over for Lescott to power home the winner.
Still - happy days, heh?!
My dad used to take us to O.T. one week and Maine Road the next - he was a blue, my eldest brother was a red, and my other brother was a blue. They used to joke along with me - the youngest - as to who I was going to opt for, and on the bus on the way home, me and our kid were glorying Colin Bell, and I remember saying that I wanted to be like him. So, you gonna support City then? Yes, I said - little knowing the triumphant years which were about to dawn, followed by decades of absolute shite as the scum won everything before them.
Any regrets? Never!
And after the "Aguero goal" in May 2012, I experienced probably the most thrilling moment of my life to date.
Only long suffering blues can truly understand my dread of the 0 - 0 we are about to see this afternoon against Villa - or perhaps 0 - 1 for them as Sinclair dances through our defence and chips a cross over for Lescott to power home the winner.
Still - happy days, heh?!
jazzy
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Congratulations , my first game was against Norwich 16,08/1975 .
Centurions
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So you only started watching them on the run in to winning the 2nd division title (and just after the start of the Mercer/Allison reign)? What a glory hunter!!!Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
;) smiley for the 'slow on the uptake' crowd.
lancs blue
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Snap! That Leicester game was my "first team debut" too, though I had been to a few Youth Cup and reserve games at Maine Rd before that. Those 50 years with City brings to mind that old Chinese saying "May you live in interesting times". ;-)Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
xgorton
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54 years for me mate,that game was just 2 days after my 14th birthday I was sat in the Platt Lane end that afternoon.If I remember we came back from 2 down and we also won the replay at Filbert Street,just short of 57,000 for the 2-2 at Maine Rd,also a week later we signed King Colin.Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
Scaring Europe to Death
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Congratulations!
The Chelsea game will be the 45th anniversary of my first game, (also against Chelsea) in 1971
The Chelsea game will be the 45th anniversary of my first game, (also against Chelsea) in 1971
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first City game I attended as a young boy, 5th March 1966 vs. Leicester City in the FA Cup at Maine Road. My Dad took me and we stood on the old Scoreboard end near the wall at the front,and the game ended in a 2-2 draw,with Neil Young scoring both goals. I have managed to attend 9 Cup Finals(1 being a replay) and 4 FA Cup semi- finals in those 50 years and watch City win the League 3 times. But I have also seen us relegated a few times and also yo-yo up and down the leagues for a few years.
Be interesting to see what the next 50 years brings for this great and historic football club that we Bluemooners support.
Congratulations on reaching your 50th, been quite a 'journey' hasn't it. Remember that cup game against Leicester, got locked out because they closed the kids turnstiles at the Platt Lane End. My Dad was already inside and I had to ask a copper to get me in.
mcfcinprague
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Well done manclad.
My Dad took me to 3 games in the 1962/1963 season, OT in September 1962 and we won 3-2, then the return at Maine Road in May 1963 drawing 1-1. The other game was v Norwich in the FA Cup at Maine Road in March 1963 losing 1-2. The game after the home draw with United was the last game of the season where we lost 6-1 at West Ham and got relegated. I've seen that a few times!
In them days I was more in to trainspotting (yes I know, but it was steam trains) and I didn't get in to football properly until I met some other Blues in the 2nd year at Grammar School (this was Stretford in September 1965 so we were quite rare) and that was it. First season watching City every week and I'm still doing it now in my 52nd season.
It's nice to see so many of us oldies on here who we can share our memories with.
I've had many heroes over the years and as strange as life is my son married the daughter of one of them last year and it's always great to re-live some of the old days with him when we meet up.
My brother and 2 of my son's are season ticket holders along with me and my 2 grandson's will be next in line soon to carry the flag on for many more years to come.
My Dad took me to 3 games in the 1962/1963 season, OT in September 1962 and we won 3-2, then the return at Maine Road in May 1963 drawing 1-1. The other game was v Norwich in the FA Cup at Maine Road in March 1963 losing 1-2. The game after the home draw with United was the last game of the season where we lost 6-1 at West Ham and got relegated. I've seen that a few times!
In them days I was more in to trainspotting (yes I know, but it was steam trains) and I didn't get in to football properly until I met some other Blues in the 2nd year at Grammar School (this was Stretford in September 1965 so we were quite rare) and that was it. First season watching City every week and I'm still doing it now in my 52nd season.
It's nice to see so many of us oldies on here who we can share our memories with.
I've had many heroes over the years and as strange as life is my son married the daughter of one of them last year and it's always great to re-live some of the old days with him when we meet up.
My brother and 2 of my son's are season ticket holders along with me and my 2 grandson's will be next in line soon to carry the flag on for many more years to come.
dawlish dave
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What this have I entered kids corner, if you have not stood on the Kippax before the roof was on then you are a JCL!
Joking aside well done remember Win or lose up the blues and also never boo a blue, both been my motos since first game in 1949. Have to go and get my rattle for the Villa game.
Joking aside well done remember Win or lose up the blues and also never boo a blue, both been my motos since first game in 1949. Have to go and get my rattle for the Villa game.
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