Better than the good old days

[coleridge]

I miss Maine Road everything about it but really I miss my youth . The memories are mine though . I like the Etihad but the mustard is not as good as Maine Road not by a long shot .

Haha. Me too. As someone said earlier, we'd been in a pub until near kick off and then stagger in, up those strange steps and be at the top of the Kippax looking down on a sea of noise and colour. Someone would get the pints at half-time as I was skinning up. After the match [we never left early], into town until some ridiculous time, then up and playing footy on Sunday Morning.

No, thinking about it, youth is overrated. We had culture back then but fuck all else. The quality of both life and football is much better now. The 80s were the worst of all. Up North in Thatcher's Britain. Now we are [apparently] THE Northern Powerhouse and have, of course, the most magnificent football club on the planet. The good old days, my arse.

 

[lancs blue]

And Vince Miller!

I was going to mention Vince but thought it may have been just my personal dislike of his style. I've no idea how old he is but he sounded about 50 in the late 60s!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I was going to mention Vince but thought it may have been just my personal dislike of his style. I've no idea how old he is but he sounded about 50 in the late 60s!

His style was working men's club compère circa 1974.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Better - facilities, football quality, TV coverage, family friendly,

Worse - Prices, away ticket availability, lack of atmosphere, traffic, kick off times

Same - bovril

 

[Chappie]

I was going to mention Vince but thought it may have been just my personal dislike of his style. I've no idea how old he is but he sounded about 50 in the late 60s!

He's 3 Years older than you !

 

[ianw16]

Used to be able to get in at 3/4 time. And you could get wagon wheels. Don't get that anymore.

 

[goatersnipple]

Personally the only thing I can think of that's better is city aren't shit.
Standing on the kippax was miles better.
The atmosphere was better.
It was cheaper.
You had a better crack cos u met new mates.
People didn't have to plan 3 months in advance before they went to a game.

 

[lancs blue]

He's 3 Years older than you !

Oi! That would have made him about 14 when I first heard him ya cheeky sod. ;-)

 

[BrianW]

The 'good thing' about the old days was that it was cheap, in real terms, not only getting in but train travel and so on. And you could decide to go to practically any match on the day or the night before without any hassle obtaining tickets, worrying about loyalty points, etc.

Pretty much everything else is better now. Except the atmosphere is sanitised, and there is cheesy, pre-match 'entertainment' and deafening 'music'. But many people like that.

 

[mancityvstoke]

The half and half scarves.......they're great. Never had them in the good old days.

Fans singing where were we when we were shit...never had any of that either. (Just "Always look on the bright side of life.......)