European Cup Winners Cup Final 29/04/70

It was my first ever trip abroad. I was 16 and went with my mate Ray Kennedy.

Went with Gaytours haha and stopped in the Hotel Central.

Went in a posh cafe and had a cup of tea and it came in a glass cup in a stainless steel holder, with a slice of lemon and no milk! What the hell was that all about I thought haha

Soaking wet but a great experience, one I'll never forget.
 
Due to the Iron Curtain only one coachload of Gornik fans were allowed to attend. As they got off the coach they gave little paper Gornik flags like you put on sandcastles at Blackpool to City fans and some of us gave them our scarves.
 
Yes a long story and I`m sure most of you know but myself and my mate hitched it there and slept in the Prada Stadium for two nights with another 5 City fans.
Me and my mate found out where the team were staying up in the mountains and got a taxi to the hotel. I knew Glyn Pardoe and my name sake Alan Oakes well and they asked Joe Mercer if we could travel with them that Tuesday afternoon in the team coach to watch them train.
What an experience and all the players shook our hand as did Joe and Big Malc.
Wonderful stuff and it was a great season for us.
Happy memories.
 
Blue5964 said:
On This Day 54 Years Ago:

European Cup Winners Cup Final 29th April 1970 Manchester City 2 Górnik Zabrze 1

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A Passport To Glory:
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A passport to glory

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Manchester City against Górnik Zabrze in the 1969/70 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at the Praterstadion in Vienna.

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The only thing I don`t agree with, that Buzzer was not one of the subs as I was present on the Tuesday afternoon watching them train and he failed a fitness test.
He was absolutely gutted and likewise so were me and my mate.
 
Tbilisi said:
Went to Zabrze in 2020.

There is a well maintained mural painted on a wall next to the railway station which details their run to the final, Its about 40 foot long.
They are very proud of this obviously.

Was hoping they could make the CL league one day and we could play them again.

They have a chance of the Conference League this season so can give united a good twating at least.
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Nice dream but I don't think utd will get into the Conference League.
 
oakiecokie said:
Yes a long story and I`m sure most of you know but myself and my mate hitched it there and slept in the Prada Stadium for two nights with another 5 City fans.
Me and my mate found out where the team were staying up in the mountains and got a taxi to the hotel. I knew Glyn Pardoe and my name sake Alan Oakes well and they asked Joe Mercer if we could travel with them that Tuesday afternoon in the team coach to watch them train.
What an experience and all the players shook our hand as did Joe and Big Malc.
Wonderful stuff and it was a great season for us.
Happy memories.
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My dad tried to hitchhike to the final in Vienna with 3 or 4 mates but only got as far as Northern Germany. He went to Lierse in an earlier round by plane...I asked why the hell he didn't just do that for the final; he said 'he thought it would be an adventure'!
 
Abattoir Blue said:
My dad tried to hitchhike to the final in Vienna with 3 or 4 mates but only got as far as Northern Germany. He went to Lierse in an earlier round by plane...I asked why the hell he didn't just do that for the final; he said 'he thought it would be an adventure'!
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We were quite fortunate as on the way from Dover we met an American Serviceman who was based in Garmisch right on the Germany/Austrian border.
 
Slowly trying to see every team/ground where City have played a competitive game (every UEFA/FIFA game or Texaco Cup). Although not all teams/grounds exist anymore.

Wasn't alive for this game but have been to see Gornik play a home game a few years ago, and went to the redeveloped Slaski Stadion where we played them for their home game the year after this. Planning to get to Prater Stadion (venue for the final) another time.

Lukas Podolski currently playing for them.
 
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