A remarkable 9 years ago today!

Indeed this was a bigger thing for me personally than 93:20.

I've been a S/C holder barring a couple of years with work/CSA since a kid 71/72.

Thought finishing 4th that year & second a few years later would hopefully be the norm.

I never expected that going to Wembley in 76 would be the only tangible success I'd see until almost middle age.

My lad was also a S/C holder and had gone through the education system in Oldham having the piss taken by Oldham fans, for any new blues....yes Oldham fans.

I qualified for my ticket in plenty of time and we decided to get it at the time as he'd be on the cusp (he'd missed a couple of Europa games due to work & very luckily I'd managed to find someone off here to use his card for these games which attracted lots of points. As it was he qualified within the last few tickets... restricted ones. Even more surprising he was in the same block as me.

As the minutes ticked down to end the game he came down to where I was and we stood arms round eachother...it was a beautiful moment. We'd both gone though pain as blues & I always felt a bit if guilt inflicting City in him. I cried it was fantastic. Only my second cry after a game the other being Luton.

Suburb day, thank you City & thank you @Pride of Chadderton you'll always be my little boy. ;)
 
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blue b4 the moon said:
Indeed this was a bigger thing for me personally than 93:20.

I've been a S/C holder barring a couple of years with work/CSA since a kid 71/72.

Thought finishing 4th that year & second a few years later would hopefully be the norm.

I never expected that going to Wembley in 76 would be the only tangible success I'd see until almost middle age.

My lad was also a S/C holder and had gone through the education system in Oldham having the piss taken by Oldham fans, fir a y new blues....yes Oldham fans.

I qualified for my ticket in plenty of time and we decided to get it at the time as he'd be on the cusp (he'd missed a couple of Europa games due to work & very luckily I'd managed to find someone off here to use his card for these games which attracted lots of points. As it was he qualified within the last few tickets... restricted ones. Even more surprising he was in the same block as me.

As the minutes ticked down to end the game he came down to where I was and we stood arms round eachother...it was a beautiful moment. We'd both gone though pain as blues & I always felt a bit if guilt inflicting City in him. I cried it was fantastic. Only my second cry after a game the other being Luton.

Suburb day, thank you City & thank you @Pride of Chadderton you'll always be my little boy. ;)
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It was a poignant day for me too. With my lad at his first Final but without my dad who died 4 years earlier, very prematurely at the age of 61.

Fantastic day though.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
Indeed this was a bigger thing for me personally than 93:20.

I've been a S/C holder barring a couple of years with work/CSA since a kid 71/72.

Thought finishing 4th that year & second a few years later would hopefully be the norm.

I never expected that going to Wembley in 76 would be the only tangible success I'd see until almost middle age.

My lad was also a S/C holder and had gone through the education system in Oldham having the piss taken by Oldham fans, for any new blues....yes Oldham fans.

I qualified for my ticket in plenty of time and we decided to get it at the time as he'd be on the cusp (he'd missed a couple of Europa games due to work & very luckily I'd managed to find someone off here to use his card for these games which attracted lots of points. As it was he qualified within the last few tickets... restricted ones. Even more surprising he was in the same block as me.

As the minutes ticked down to end the game he came down to where I was and we stood arms round eachother...it was a beautiful moment. We'd both gone though pain as blues & I always felt a bit if guilt inflicting City in him. I cried it was fantastic. Only my second cry after a game the other being Luton.

Suburb day, thank you City & thank you @Pride of Chadderton you'll always be my little boy. ;)
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Lovely story mate.
 
CtidBlueMooner said:
One of my biggest ambitions, as wasn't allowed to go to 1981 Final, was singing Abide With Me at Wembley. Job done. The Semi win announced we'd arrived. The Final win announced this was just the beginning.
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This was exactly how I felt too mate. I even had Abide With Me mentioned in my will, as I wanted it played at my funeral, as I genuinely never thought I'd never get to sing it at Wembley.

Thankfully now taken out and replaced with the Champions League "anthem", with a request asking the congregation to boo!!!!

The cup final still stirs more emotions in me than the Aguero moment. You always remember your first time as they say!!
 
I can see myself behind the goal going absolutely mental as the ball hits the net. Never tire of watching it. Pandemonium in our end with everyone hugging each other.
It felt, for me anyway, like every jibe, put down and patronising comment dissolved at the final whistle.
They all knew we were coming after them then.
 
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