danburge82 said:
Royaloak said:
Feels like a dream doesn’t it? The nightmare we lived for so many years as Utd swept all before them actually ended when we beat them at Wembley, but this is now something very different. I remember driving past Old Trafford after leaving Maine Road on the day we were relegated and they had won the title, can’t remember the year (maybe 1996?) and thinking to myself that we would never rise to be the force we once were again in my lifetime.. It was only 12 years ago we were fighting to get out of the third tier of English football. Now we stand close to the brink of greatness and it is almost impossible to believe. Sheikh Mansoor, I thank you.
I wouldn't call it a nightmare. I've always loved and enjoyed supporting City. The only period I haven't enjoyed was that last half of that last season with Pearce and Wardle; other than that I enjoyed the third division and really enjoyed a couple of our seasons in the second division and from Mel Machin to Sven, even the start with Pearce, were all great in the top division. Although never successful (until last season), my City supporting life has never been a nightmare!
I'm no more proud to be a City fan now that at any point in the 23 (of my 29) years I've been watching them.
Well I’m 50 and I’ve watched them for 43 years. I just about remember the glory days and through my formative years and as a teenager, we were top dogs in the City. What followed, starting in 1983, relative to what I was used to, was indeed a relentless and unmitigated nightmare. Yes, there were top days out, yes, there was the joy of promotion etc and I kept on going and and kept the season ticket on throughout. But across the way in trafford, Utd were winning everything - literally, and we were treated with derision by their fans throughout. Growing up in Gorton, it was a brave man who owned up to being a rag - it breaks my heart going back to the place now to see many more Utd shirts on the back of young kids than City shirts. I had to work hard to ensure my own kids didn’t end up as rags with tactic’s ranging from threats to bribes. I succeeded, but it was a close run thing because all of their school mates were Utd fans.
For me, it was a nightmare, but now it’s over and my only regret is that I’m 50 rather than 29 so probably won’t get to enjoy it for as long as yourself.
