City’s last penalty at Old Trafford

[Colin Bells Boots]

What makes it more astonishing is the football we are playing now and over the last ten years especially,the odds percentages of our team being in attacking positions to see the law of averages of getting a pen must be far higher now,something doesn’t add up ..

Corruption and bias does though .

 

[Thebigbluehouse]

On 7 April 1992 Manchester City were awarded a penalty at Old Trafford, which Keith Curle converted to earn a 1-1 draw.

31 years ago.

Many blues will already know the number of penalties awarded to City since then at the swamp: none. Nix, nada, niente.

Absolutely astounding that we could go so long without being awarded a penalty there. Since then, we have had 8 general elections, 7 prime ministers, America has had 5 different presidents, and City have won 15 major trophies.

Unless you are pushing 40 you have no memory of a City penalty at the swamp.

A record like that speaks for itself, yet we all know what the media will make of that simple statistic.

Absolutely fuck all.

I would love to know how many penalties they have had at our place in the same period.

 

[willipp]

won’t be getting one anytime soon either.

 

[Postman Pep]

Had a ticket for the Stratford paddock but swapped with a rag at work who somehow had one for our end. As mentioned above Whiteys sitter ..... had to wait another 16 years to put that rigbt.

 

[Chris in London]

December 1993 to April 2004, they didn't concede a single penalty at Old Trafford. And it's not a huge surprise when you consider that they only gave away 3. It's not just us that suffered from the most blatant long-term display of refereeing bias in football. I remember watching an old series of They Think It's All Over and every other joke was about how impossible it was to get a decision at Old Trafford.

My recollection is that in that period (93-04) they conceded two or three but none were scored. (Could be wrong. )

Not a single foul in the box against us in over 30 years (albeit including five out of the top flight) is perhaps the most remarkable and surprising statistic in football.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

My recollection is that in that period (93-04) they conceded two or three but none were scored. (Could be wrong. )

Yeah, that's right. 3. All missed.

 

[jimharri]

On 7 April 1992 Manchester City were awarded a penalty at Old Trafford, which Keith Curle converted to earn a 1-1 draw.

31 years ago.

Many blues will already know the number of penalties awarded to City since then at the swamp: none. Nix, nada, niente.

Absolutely astounding that we could go so long without being awarded a penalty there. Since then, we have had 8 general elections, 7 prime ministers, America has had 5 different presidents, and City have won 15 major trophies.

Unless you are pushing 40 you have no memory of a City penalty at the swamp.

A record like that speaks for itself, yet we all know what the media will make of that simple statistic.

Absolutely fuck all.

Remember the scenes behind the goal when Curle stuck it away? To use the modern parlance; limbs!

 

[Chris in London]

Remember the scenes behind the goal when Curle stuck it away? To use the modern parlance; limbs!

That’s how long ago it was - the away fans weren’t tucked away in the corner!

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

When did they last get one at ours?

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

The oddest thing is it isn’t the oddest thing.
in the league I am pretty sure we have had only one pen at home in the last fifty years, of course missed by Vassell in May 2007. The last City scorer of a league pen against them? Franny Lee.