Have you read it? Emotionally that goal absolutely relegated Utd. Before the game Utd were not relegated. After it they were. I compare the emotion to 2012 for them because before the game there’s hope for them. Norwich score and that adds to their belief they can survive. If this was a modern day live on Sky last day there would be tables being produced after every moment saying who is up and who is down (though Utd had another game so it would have been ‘it’s still in their hands’ type statements at certain points).Gary ....go and have a kip.
WE relegated the twats...... that will never change in my head no matter what the truth is...;)
But they didnt have a go at it him.Stronger than the goal my abiding memory was of Mike Doyle standing there with the feral moron fans charging around him with a look of “come on then, have a go if you think you’re hard enough”
And despite being 23 years old, I too was “shitting it” leaving the ground.
Weird game, came back from 4 0 down to lose 4 3. When Andrews approached Busby all you could hear at Maine Rd was " City reject allo ,allo, cut out from broadczst not surprisingly. Think it must have been 1971 as still at school, one of smallest rag followings I can remember at a home Derby.Not the first time this happened iirc
Pretty sure we played the derby as the last game of the season a couple of years before when Eamonn Andrews ambushed Busby for This is Your Life
Great read mate........did you see my wink?Have you read it? Emotionally that goal absolutely relegated Utd. Before the game Utd were not relegated. After it they were. I compare the emotion to 2012 for them because before the game there’s hope for them. Norwich score and that adds to their belief they can survive. If this was a modern day live on Sky last day there would be tables being produced after every moment saying who is up and who is down (though Utd had another game so it would have been ‘it’s still in their hands’ type statements at certain points).
As promised, I've just read the article. Excellent work Gary.
Probably already been mentioned as it's one of THE iconic Citeh moments, but I haven't read the whole thread.Anyone remember Mike Doyle calmly walking off as the invasion was happening. Not one of the scruffy inbreds would go anywhere near him. Legendary stuff.
*edit* Just spotted @LongsightM13 commenting on Doyle's walk. Loved the Bay City Rollers reference. Shang-a-lang, indeed!
10:05 into the video. Mike's walking off and one of the big men seems to be giving him a bit of the verbals. He just turns around, looks at them and stands there. They won't go near him!
"Fence them in" Brian Moore says......that went well.Not only that, the 2 tramps giving him the verbals are trying to hide behind each other
Brilliant !!I thought this was the funniest bit at the end - never again will I slag Howard Kendall off for walking out on us for Everton!
One personal footnote: Howard Kendall, the future City boss, was a player with United’s relegation rivals Birmingham City. Kendall was going out with (and ultimately married) one of the teachers at my primary school where our headteacher, Mr. Hughes, was a dedicated United fan. On the first school day after United’s relegation all the school was sat in that morning’s assembly listening to Mr Hughes when suddenly, behind us, there was a loud banging on the windows at the back of the school hall. We all turned to see Howard Kendall stood there pointing at Mr Hughes. He then started laughing and pointing downwards. I didn’t get it but later my older brother told me he was winding Mr Hughes up about United’s relegation and Birmingham’s salvation.
And what a glorious day it was, the look on Dennis's face, and the pitch invasion at the end will live with me to my last breath.Emotionally City did relegate Utd. My point being that the ref only abandoned the game when he knew all hope for them had gone. It’s simple really - before that game Utd were not relegated. After it they definitely were.