Cheers to my dad, Eamonn. Tell us about your dad (or mum)?

[Beswick Prize Bands Big Drum]

Pam that was so funny, the planet twatzoid, I almost pissed myself

 

[Barcon]

My Dad was a big blue that started taking me to watch City from the Kippax in the late 60's, when I was about 6 or 7. He got me my first season ticket for christmas at some point in the 70's. Took me to Wembley twice to see the Wolves and Newcastle games (never managed to get tickets for Newcastle, sat on the steps outside Wembley with a radio). I took his ashes back to sunny Newton Heath a few years ago and spread them on the red reck just off Ten acres lane, and on the pitch at COMS. I wish he could have seen us become the force that we were back when we used to go together. R.I.P Ged.

 

[Cry Me A Weaver]

My dad wasn't into football until the season we dropped to div 2, then became obsessed and had a season ticket ever since. Only person I know that can't handle the success ( weird bloke is my dad ).

Even though he couldn't care for football when I was growing up he still made sure I was a blue despite pressure from my mothers side to be a rag. Nothing complicated, he just told me City was my team and I new it wasn't up for discussion. Best thing he ever made me do.

Thanks dad.

 

[fy6blue]

so what you are saying is he never supported his local club in Ireland and was a glory hunter who then changed his club FFs

and this is ok because he got a few to follow his current club ?

Are you a resident of Planet Twatzoid or something. Jesus, what an absolutely horrible post When he lived in the ROI, he was Shamrock Rovers first and like every Irish person on the Emerald Isle, had a soft spot for the rags sincevhe didn't know an awful lot about them because he didn't live here. Being exposed to the twats put paid to that. And, by the way, there was no such thing as a glory hunting rag forty years ago, you silly little shit, and became a blue when we were in the old division first division And he's had a season ticket through thick and thin ever since. Meanwhile, they then on to win the title 19 times and the Champions League and won 29 trophies before we won the FA Cup last year.

My dad takes great pride in being the absolute oppoiste of a glory hunter and started going to see City when they were in the old second division. He tales equal pride in persuading others to do like wise and he has every right to. Don't you fucking dare belittle bit him for that, you horrible, mean-spirited, bile merchant, dung-beetle.

Glory hunter????

Hang your head in shame, Your ought to be mortified, writing that. If I were you, I'd delete the entire post before I died of embarrassment.

DISpicable.

I would like to point out that not every Irish person has an affinity with the rags.Go to the Magic Carpet in cornelscourt and City fans will outnumber any other side but bar that inaccuracy carry on.

I've posted about my dad, a very decent rag if there is such a thing, before, so i wont repeat myself. I do remember though that he once told me that Dave Connor couldn't even get into their school side, however much that is true.
Anyway, what i posted for is to say that isnt The Magic Carpet a brilliant pub name. If it isn't it should be. Certainly much better than, for example, The red Lion. Not sure where Cornelscourt is mind.

 

[Shadz69]

Are you a resident of Planet Twatzoid or something. Jesus, what an absolutely horrible post When he lived in the ROI, he was Shamrock Rovers first and like every Irish person on the Emerald Isle, had a soft spot for the rags sincevhe didn't know an awful lot about them because he didn't live here. Being exposed to the twats put paid to that. And, by the way, there was no such thing as a glory hunting rag forty years ago, you silly little shit, and became a blue when we were in the old division first division And he's had a season ticket through thick and thin ever since. Meanwhile, they then on to win the title 19 times and the Champions League and won 29 trophies before we won the FA Cup last year.

My dad takes great pride in being the absolute oppoiste of a glory hunter and started going to see City when they were in the old second division. He tales equal pride in persuading others to do like wise and he has every right to. Don't you fucking dare belittle bit him for that, you horrible, mean-spirited, bile merchant, dung-beetle.

Glory hunter????

Hang your head in shame, Your ought to be mortified, writing that. If I were you, I'd delete the entire post before I died of embarrassment.

DISpicable.

I would like to point out that not every Irish person has an affinity with the rags.Go to the Magic Carpet in cornelscourt and City fans will outnumber any other side but bar that inaccuracy carry on.

I've posted about my dad, a very decent rag if there is such a thing, before, so i wont repeat myself. I do remember though that he once told me that Dave Connor couldn't even get into their school side, however much that is true.
Anyway, what i posted for is to say that isnt The Magic Carpet a brilliant pub name. If it isn't it should be. Certainly much better than, for example, The red Lion. Not sure where Cornelscourt is mind.

It's on the southside of Dublin,really nice area but there is an estate nearby where the chairman of the Dublin OSC lived.He also ran a junior side Brighton Celtic and they played in City strips and went over a couple of time's a year.Most of the lads that played stayed City fan's hence the number's.I played banger for em for year's.The carpet is a great spot with one of the best beer gardens I've ever seen.

 

[Blue Blood CTID]

Mum used to beat me, dad used to fuck me.

 

[McKenzie'sGoalWasBetter]

My Dad, a Leeds supporter, lived in Manchester from 55 to 63 (im from north of Ireland) and went to Maine Road 1 week, old trafford the next. He hates United. My older brother supports Leeds and I support City, thats the way it was in our house. Cheers Dad.




My Dad was diagnosed with cancer in the lung on Monday, so a prayer wouldnt go amiss.

Slan

 

[Blue Blood CTID]

My Dad, a Leeds supporter, lived in Manchester from 55 to 63 (im from north of Ireland) and went to Maine Road 1 week, old trafford the next. He hates United. My older brother supports Leeds and I support City, thats the way it was in our house. Cheers Dad.




My Dad was diagnosed with cancer in the lung on Monday, so a prayer wouldnt go amiss.

Slan

I am not religious in the slightest, but hope all your prayers get answered blue. Best of luck for your dad pal.

 

[Why Always Ste]

My Dad was a Blue, he took me to my first football game aged six months (This was Vs. Bury at Gigg Lane)
We lived near their ground so....

After he split with my Mother he moved to Bolton, along with a new job chose a new club in Bolton.
I moved with him and started watching Bolton myself.
His Father (My Grandad) was a City fan and went to his first game coincidently against Bury (But this was at Maine Road in 1946)

I moved to my Mothers around 1997 and stopped watching Bolton, started going to watch City (When I could afford it)

My Father moved to Spain around 2000 and has been a season ticket holder with Malaga C.F since....

I thank my Dad for creating an interest in Football matchgoing for me, but I thank someone I've never actually met and don't know for my support of City - Whoever donated a 1991? Home Junior Shirt to a charity shop, which I noticed, thought it was Lazio and bought it aged 7/8 :D

 

[cavalier Jackson]

My old man was a rag. Originally from Ireland he came over to manchester when he was 8. I was born at Trafford General ! We lived in Urmston and thankfully for me I went against the grain and chose the blues.

To be fair to my dad he never discouraged me ( although I'm told his mates ripped the piss out of him in the Melville night after night).

He took me to Maine Road in 79 and I've never looked back.

The old fella lives in the Cotswolds now in a tiny tidy village. Obviously most of the pub locals support the rags but these days, the old man wears a blues t shirt and sits there winding the glory boys up week after week.