FA Cup Final loss in 1981 or Luton 83?

[Bazzzer31]

the luton game was dreadful.i remember blokes crying on the bus on the way home.the riot was pretty good though

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

The Luton game by far. This is City we are talking about and we are a massive Club; I was in shock for days.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

I think both had shockwave effects for our beloved club for various reasons, but which to you was worse?

No question no doubt Luton 83. That was the start of a long dark tunnel that we have only just emerged from.

 

[mattcity5]

Just seen this and thought I'd add to a relevent old thread rather than start a new one.

Anybody recognise anyone in any of these pics?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Just seen this and thought I'd add to a relevent old thread rather than start a new one.

Anybody recognise anyone in any of these pics?

Peter Swales throwing a right at the back of the first picture.

 

[its a Barm]

Long drive home from Wembley silent car hard to take but Luton at home and relegated that was total disbelief how could it happen it wasn't possible

 

[Silva Citizen]

As a 12 yr old sat in platt lane it had to be Luton, felt like my world had caved in
Seeing pleat dancing on our pitch made my blood boil.
Look where we are now, made the journey all the more sweeter

I was a couple of years older than you but had the same vantage point and hold the same views.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I think both had shockwave effects for our beloved club for various reasons, but which to you was worse?

Could you argue that the biggest shockwave to hit the club was reäppointing Allison and selling most of a good side?

 

[Inter Me Nan]

My dad started taking me the season after the Spurs final but i was at the Luton game so i'm going Luton.
My dad hates Spurs so he'll probarbly go that.

 

[El Gringo]

Luton

 

[kit's blue]

Was at both games . Gutted after Spurs game , train broke down on way back to piccadilly, stuck for about 45mins near crewe everyone devastated . That was a bad day but nowt like the Luton game, unbelievable sadness and madness on the Kippax car park . Worst day in my 50+ years of following City .

 

[RobinHood]

81.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Like many I went to all three games with rammyblues. After the replay at Wembley we were both devestated but that Luton game was the only time I saw my brother cry after the game, until the Aguero moment but they were tears of joy and wishing dad could have been with us. The Luton game was horrendous simple as.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Was at then both much further to get home from Wembley and loads of fucking Spurs to walk through, I hate the fuckers to this day....no.3 on my hate list but Luton was by far a worse day.....the day we popped.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Luton game and Wigan final

 

[hilts]

Losing the cup final, not even close. You don't get a trophy for just being in a league. Some sound like arsene top 4 trophy wenger

 

[Out on blue 6]

Went with old man nan and grandad in 81 as a 10 year old. Cried as I walked down the spiral after the game and some bloke put his arm round me and said don't worry we'll be back again soon. Love to know who that was as they always say adults lie to kids. Was in the North Stand when Luton scored that game. Thought for many years my old man was the Jonah and that's why he was so miserable

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Attended both games . The 81 final defeat was a real sickener . We should really have beaten them on the Saturday . They were going down like 9 pins towards the end of the 90 mins and extra time . Sat in the footwell of our coach on the way out of Wembley and can still picture those cunts jeering us along the route out . The Luton defeat was a total shock to the system though . Awful day

 

[AliBobbyJ]

I was at Wembley but not at the Luton game. So '81 it is.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

1981. I was distraught, probably impacted my love of City, I was only 12.