WEMBLEY76 said:Continuing the theme of before and after the takeover,I did some research of our 5 seasons at the new stadium since 2003 season,we won 38% of our home games in that period..the 5 seasons after the win rate nearly doubled to 70%.great progress and other things like goals scored increased dramatically,will post them on here when I get a minute...
WEMBLEY76 said:Yes that was actually only 10 goals and we scored 3 of them in one game v Fulham !
That season was a tipping point for some fans,the football was dire and we went from !ew Years Day to the following Agust between home goals !
When the Rags beat us with a tranny penalty and blue moon was being sung pre kick off I remember saying to my daughter what would this club be like with some major financial investment ? Well now we know,it just felt like on the day like a premonition now but against the Rags the love for City that day was overwhelming and made me feel proud to be a Blue,through thick and thinner.
3rdgenerationblue said:I gave up my season ticket at the end of that year.
I also felt an overwhelming sense of dispondency about the future.
'what really was the point' in keep going every week home and away ( been at it for 25 years) without any real hope. we lived on beer and laughter at our lot, but made all the more painful by the franchise in Trafford.
I believe we had it worse than any other fan base and I personally believed that football life was grossly unfair and why couldn't we bloody win something.
THEN THEY CAME.
I was off that day and spent 18 hours in front of sky sports.
was it true?
Now five years later I feel that we have returned to where we should have been had Malcolm not been allowed to ruin us.
The lost 30 years and 2 generations of new fans perhaps seem worthwhile if our dream cones to fruition.
I keep boring my fourth generation blue son how lucky he is. 'I was at Macclesfield away before the police put the cones out'....... 'yeah yeah dad'.
I look at the future and thank the chaps from Abu Dhabi for doing things right and with respect. They probably don't realise what they have done to thousands of us, given us back our pride and our soul.
Happy Xmas my fellow non sufferers.
Love you all.
x
3rdgenerationblue said:I gave up my season ticket at the end of that year.
I also felt an overwhelming sense of dispondency about the future.
'what really was the point' in keep going every week home and away ( been at it for 25 years) without any real hope. we lived on beer and laughter at our lot, but made all the more painful by the franchise in Trafford.
I believe we had it worse than any other fan base and I personally believed that football life was grossly unfair and why couldn't we bloody win something.
THEN THEY CAME.
I was off that day and spent 18 hours in front of sky sports.
was it true?
Now five years later I feel that we have returned to where we should have been had Malcolm not been allowed to ruin us.
The lost 30 years and 2 generations of new fans perhaps seem worthwhile if our dream cones to fruition.
I keep boring my fourth generation blue son how lucky he is. 'I was at Macclesfield away before the police put the cones out'....... 'yeah yeah dad'.
I look at the future and thank the chaps from Abu Dhabi for doing things right and with respect. They probably don't realise what they have done to thousands of us, given us back our pride and our soul.
Happy Xmas my fellow non sufferers.
Love you all.
x
kippax81 said:3rdgenerationblue said:I gave up my season ticket at the end of that year.
I also felt an overwhelming sense of dispondency about the future.
'what really was the point' in keep going every week home and away ( been at it for 25 years) without any real hope. we lived on beer and laughter at our lot, but made all the more painful by the franchise in Trafford.
I believe we had it worse than any other fan base and I personally believed that football life was grossly unfair and why couldn't we bloody win something.
THEN THEY CAME.
I was off that day and spent 18 hours in front of sky sports.
was it true?
Now five years later I feel that we have returned to where we should have been had Malcolm not been allowed to ruin us.
The lost 30 years and 2 generations of new fans perhaps seem worthwhile if our dream cones to fruition.
I keep boring my fourth generation blue son how lucky he is. 'I was at Macclesfield away before the police put the cones out'....... 'yeah yeah dad'.
I look at the future and thank the chaps from Abu Dhabi for doing things right and with respect. They probably don't realise what they have done to thousands of us, given us back our pride and our soul.
Happy Xmas my fellow non sufferers.
Love you all.
x
*Applause*
P.S love you too :-)
1.618034 said:3rdgenerationblue said:I gave up my season ticket at the end of that year.
I also felt an overwhelming sense of dispondency about the future.
'what really was the point' in keep going every week home and away ( been at it for 25 years) without any real hope. we lived on beer and laughter at our lot, but made all the more painful by the franchise in Trafford.
I believe we had it worse than any other fan base and I personally believed that football life was grossly unfair and why couldn't we bloody win something.
THEN THEY CAME.
I was off that day and spent 18 hours in front of sky sports.
was it true?
Now five years later I feel that we have returned to where we should have been had Malcolm not been allowed to ruin us.
The lost 30 years and 2 generations of new fans perhaps seem worthwhile if our dream cones to fruition.
I keep boring my fourth generation blue son how lucky he is. 'I was at Macclesfield away before the police put the cones out'....... 'yeah yeah dad'.
I look at the future and thank the chaps from Abu Dhabi for doing things right and with respect. They probably don't realise what they have done to thousands of us, given us back our pride and our soul.
Happy Xmas my fellow non sufferers.
Love you all.
x
Great post.
X
THEN THEY CAME would make a great banner...
1.618034 said:3rdgenerationblue said:I gave up my season ticket at the end of that year.
I also felt an overwhelming sense of dispondency about the future.
'what really was the point' in keep going every week home and away ( been at it for 25 years) without any real hope. we lived on beer and laughter at our lot, but made all the more painful by the franchise in Trafford.
I believe we had it worse than any other fan base and I personally believed that football life was grossly unfair and why couldn't we bloody win something.
THEN THEY CAME.
I was off that day and spent 18 hours in front of sky sports.
was it true?
Now five years later I feel that we have returned to where we should have been had Malcolm not been allowed to ruin us.
The lost 30 years and 2 generations of new fans perhaps seem worthwhile if our dream cones to fruition.
I keep boring my fourth generation blue son how lucky he is. 'I was at Macclesfield away before the police put the cones out'....... 'yeah yeah dad'.
I look at the future and thank the chaps from Abu Dhabi for doing things right and with respect. They probably don't realise what they have done to thousands of us, given us back our pride and our soul.
Happy Xmas my fellow non sufferers.
Love you all.
x
Great post.
X
THEN THEY CAME would make a great banner...