Best/worst cup game?

[uwe rosler 28]

As an 11 year old kid living in Nottingham and like @coleridge standing in the county end that game still hurts now. Steve Cherry had his one good game against us.

The best was Stoke. I couldn't go and watched the final in hooters with my sister, her Arsenal supporting fella and his raggy mate. When the final whistle went I cried. I never thought I'd see City win anything of significance in my lifetime. How things change.

I was 10 cried all the way home I'd have to say the rags semi being the best as it was the day all blues actually starting believing it was the start of something special! And not oh well city will fuck it up!

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Here’s a forgotten downer, buried beneath the dozens of more fashionable calamities.


In 1982, every City fan based their cup confidence, on a strange quirk of fate that whenever we lost at Wembley, we always seemed to do well the following year. It was even mentioned in the match programme, as we all looked forward to Paul Power following in the footsteps of Sam Cowan and Roy Paul.

We were all impressionable, and everyone knew the history of a competition, which at the time was still more glamorous than League football, and often distracted teams from promotion campaigns, or european qualification.

We beat Cardiff without too much trouble, and then perennial whipping boys Coventry City came to town. This was definitely our year.


We were 2-0 down after 20 minutes, but everyone remained confident, especially after reducing the deficit with a second half penalty.

Nobody expected defeat, so it came as a total shock, when Coventry caught us on the break, and future City legend Peter Bodak crushed our complacency, chipping Corrigan, before sliding on his knees in front of the North Stand corner.

The game was on Match of the Day, and I can clearly remember a City fan flicking the V’s at the celebrating opponents.


Best: 2011 beating United. Oh, and Moulden’s last minute clincher against Plymouth in 88, just as Mclair was missing a penalty at Highbury.

This was definitely our year, just as long as we didn’t draw Liverpool in the Quarter Fi...

 

[mancunial]

Notts County away gary fucking lund 89th min winner for them who hadn't had a kick all game! We hit the woodwork 6 times that day if I remember rightly!

Technically offside that goal, at the end Neil pointing was fighting with their fans on the pitch, we had played away the two previous rounds away to Burnley the port vale, a crying shame that afternoon I really thought it was our trophy.

 

[mancunial]

The best for myself was Everton away 81 for the sheer hysteria inside and outside the ground the whole day was bedlam, also the united semi for me was the result that changed everything for city, worst games were Halifax and those absolute arseholes Tottenham who ruined a prestige final not just because of the result but the reason they were the scum on and off the pitch

 

[nellyonthewing]

I remember as a kid we played Southampton in the Cup at Maine Road. I think they were in Division 2 but were on a giant killing run. They brought an army of fans they beat us 5-1 or something.......

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Halifax was horrendous and Shrewsbury in 79 equally bad. The best will always be the rags semi in 2011 closely followed by the quarter final at Goodison in 81 with Paul Power's lob.

 

[buzzer1]

Worst Both scouse games in 88, i was 14/15 at the time, both quarters, both mad but the Goodison one was fkin bedlam..Spuds at home was dreadful as EVERYBODY fancied our chances that day before the game...rags away 85ish, one nil down and we equalised in front of our fans but was ruled out for Varadi handball iirc. Best would be rags wembley and although we only drew it was my very first away v Wigan around 82,Alex Williams in goal,coppers got stuck right into our fans that night and for mainly fuk all,it was seriously pissing it down as it usually is in Wigoon.

 

[willipp]

You should have tried standing in the home end that day, hurled against the fencing when they scored. Then you'd know what depressing was.

I was in the crappy little terrace behind the goal with the home fans on that day, horrible. I still to this day hate notts county.

 

[kippax91]

Worst for me was cardiff away lost 1 nil curle missed penalty think around 93/94

 

[mac]

I am watching the worst one now.