When we won the league in 1968 I was overjoyed and thought it was a miracle. I never in my wildest dreams thought that we would go on to win it another 8 times. If we never won another trophy it would not bother me in the slightest.Indeed.
Even stretch it out further:
Liverpool won the league 11 times in 17 years (1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88 and 1989-90).
That’s 64.7% of the time in that period.
United won the league 13 times in 21 years (1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13).
That’s 61.9% of the time in that period.
City have won the league 8 times in 13 years (2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24).
That’s 61.5% of the time in this period.
Top two clubs, that was alright, no problem.
Bottom one, that’s not alright, it is a problem.
Even if we win another four titles in the next six seasons to split the other two’s 17 and 21 years of dominance, calling ours 19 years of dominance with 12 league titles in this time period, that’s still only 63.1%.
just postponed the celebration a week later when rags contrived to get beat by baggies - and what a bender that was in the pub that afternoon - our gang literally just congregated at the pub and lost the rest of the day!That was a wonderful season, so exciting to watch every week. I am still pissed off we lost against them on that day though.
1968 was the last day too.As others have said: How come we often win it on the final day if it's so uncompetitive?
Yes was at the game City all over the ground,me and my mates in the Leazers covered end behind the goals Newcastle fan told me few years later only away fans to come in our end.Pay on the gate times happy days when you and your mates could do all the away trips.1968 was the last day too.
City away, rags at home.
Biggest club ground away following in City's history ( apart from the 250000 at York).
27000 in Newcastle.....what a bloody day !!
Went on the open side, but walked across the pitch into the covered Leazes End with my late father & sister, along with my elder and younger brother.Yes was at the game City all over the ground,me and my mates in the Leazers covered end behind the goals Newcastle fan told me few years later only away fans to come in our end.Pay on the gate times happy days when you and your mates could do all the away trips.
The average football fans brain doesn’t know how to decipher fact from fiction. They believe what they want to believe. That goes for the media too!As others have said: How come we often win it on the final day if it's so uncompetitive?
The A1 up to Newcastle was a sea of blue with every possible type of vehicle put to use for the day.1968 was the last day too.
City away, rags at home.
Biggest club ground away following in City's history ( apart from the 250000 at York).
27000 in Newcastle.....what a bloody day !!
Motor bikes, Scooters, 3 Wheelers even 2 mopeds....The A1 up to Newcastle was a sea of blue with every possible type of vehicle put to use for the day.
That was a wonderful season, so exciting to watch every week. I am still pissed off we lost against them on that day though.