Where has this half century gone ?
Against our reserves to be fair, we had that many injuries.And they beat us in the European Cup Winners Cup the same season
I couldn't get to Manchester for the second leg and it came as a shock to me that we didn't go throughAgainst our reserves to be fair, we had that many injuries.
We absolutely battered them at Maine Road but couldn’t overturn the 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
From February onwards we were ravaged with injuries and mainly played a bunch of young up and coming players. We were magnificent in that game, but typically City, we lost otherwise we would have won the double Cup Winners Cup, whilst Liverpool could only dream of Europe.I could
I couldn't get to Manchester for the second leg and it came as a shock to me that we didn't go through
I do remember though that there was absolutely thousands of City fans at both the FA Cup & European Cup Winners away games
Not much I can remember from them days to be fair but the amount of Blues that turned up is ingrained in my memory
Yes I love that footage and especially the City fans singing Na Na Na..Na Na Na...Hey Hey Hey...King Colin. That was a brilliant result against Chelsea who were a great side at the time and the FA Cup holders. I went to the home leg of the Euro semi but injuries stopped us progressing. Bell was fantastic that season.I was at that game. It was a great performance against a strong Chelsea side. Colin Bell was at his brilliant best.
50 years ago? That makes me feel like Methuselah.
I was there if I remember we got battered first half but second half superb with the King scoring a couple worst part getting beat up on the train back to CreweI was at that game. It was a great performance against a strong Chelsea side. Colin Bell was at his brilliant best.
50 years ago? That makes me feel like Methuselah.
Yes City suffered the most horrendous injury crisis towards the end of that season. In a rearranged late home game City's ravaged side made up almost entirely of reserve and youth players drew 2-2 against a deliberately weakened Liverpool team as they were resting their players for a Fairs Cup tie against Leeds. Liverpool were fined for fielding a weakened side. City weren't.Yes I love that footage and especially the City fans singing Na Na Na..Na Na Na...Hey Hey Hey...King Colin. That was a brilliant result against Chelsea who were a great side at the time and the FA Cup holders. I went to the home leg of the Euro semi but injuries stopped us progressing. Bell was fantastic that season.