I got the poshest girl in our office who had a Lymm post code to ring up for the stoke tickets. I can still remember her going “Of course I’m not a bladdy City fan!” On the phone whilst a couple of us we were giving her thumbs up and giving it the silent “Yes!!!” with fist pumps.I remember reading about some City fans going to the ticket office at the Britannia to buy tickets in the home end for our final game of the 1997/8 season and blowing their cover by trying to buy tickets for ‘the Stoke game’!
‘City’ might have been a bit of a giveaway!I got the poshest girl in our office who had a Lymm post code to ring up for the stoke tickets. I can still remember her going “Of course I’m not a bladdy City fan!” On the phone whilst a couple of us we were giving her thumbs up and giving it the silent “Yes!!!” with fist pumps.
I honestly remember thinking that at the time. She should have said "Man City". I've got loads of tales of blagging tickets/entry through the years actually, including using a small lump of hash to get into Luton Town.‘City’ might have been a bit of a giveaway!
It’s been quite a ride!So much shit.....but so many fantastic experiences that many clubs will never experience.
There's little doubt that our up & down experiences are contributory factors in forming our character and making us what we are.
I wouldn’t have missed it for the world, the comradeship, self deprication, black humour and bloody minded loyalty.
It's little wonder that our fan base was so admired by other clubs.....
"we're City,we're barmy, we're off our fucking heads" !!
Needs must!I honestly remember thinking that at the time. She should have said "Man City". I've got loads of tales of blagging tickets/entry through the years actually, including using a small lump of hash to get into Luton Town.
We had to lose and Palace had to win and turnover a goal difference of 6 to enable Palace to go up instead of us. Bond was asked on Kick Off the night before and he said Palace. He really hated us by then. It was no wonder he got a lot of shit when he was interviewedJohn Bond getting dogs abuse when being interviewed in front of the City fans was hilarious!
He actually said "it's a great day for me"! Not that he was trying to claim any of the gloryLove that bid but always ruined by old wiggy at the end
Same here stuck outside no ticket, mounted copper told me to pour away my beer i told him im swallowing as quick as i can! threatened to lock me up! miserable bleeder.What a day that was got to the ground at 10am no-one around climbed over the wall at there end hid in the bogs about an hour later 2 lads turned up did the same stood in bogs chatting unfortunately someone saw the lads climb over and sent stewards and a copper to look for them we hid in a cubicle but got found and thrown out, if I remember right the police put a ring around the ground to stop city fans with no tickets luckily I was within that I gave a Bradford fan £15 for his season ticket ( last game ) he thought he had won the lottery it was in there end there was 100s of us in the bottom corner, the game was very tense after we scored it went nuts climbed over the fence at full time to celebrate with the team, fantastic memories, I have all the history I need.
My favourite was for the Northampton game.I got the poshest girl in our office who had a Lymm post code to ring up for the stoke tickets. I can still remember her going “Of course I’m not a bladdy City fan!” On the phone whilst a couple of us we were giving her thumbs up and giving it the silent “Yes!!!” with fist pumps.