Favourite City game.....they didn’t win !

3-3 at home to Newcastle in 96, the year we went down

Newcastle has some top players, Kinkladze was brilliant for us and Asprilla elbowed Kieth Curle

A really good game
 
Kinky Dribbler said:
The late Alan "I enjoyed that" Ball would probably say the 6-0 defeat to Liverpool in 1995.

For the excitement of the game, the 3-3 at home to Newcastle in the same season. But in hindsight it was a useless result for both teams as we went down and Newcastle threw the title away to the rags.

When we played Real Madrid away in the Champions League group stages in 2012, it was only our second season in the competition and City at the Bernabau was still a bit of a "is this actually happening?" kind of feeling. Had we held on for the draw that would've been up there.

Nobody mentioned York away yet...?
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I always remember that. When Dzeko made it 1-0. The fans sang Edin Dzeko and then I had to hold myself back from crying as I couldn't believe we were actually playing Real Madrid and we were beating them! Gutted we lost obviously.

Villa away in the FA Cup when Richards scored just for the celebrations for the late equaliser. I thought it was our year til Dean Ashton knocked us out in the next round.
 
Four stick in my mind:

- Northampton Town away, 2-2 (1998, I think) - thousands of Blues there, many sat in the main home stand with us; Goater announced himself as a scrappy, almost skill-less player who nevertheless could score important goals
- Chelsea at home, 2004 - lost 1-0 to Gudjohnsen goal and even he admitted afterwards that they had robbed us; Van Buyten was immense
- Hamburg UEFA Cup - lost over the two legs but that home game was the best atmosphere we've ever had
- Utd 2-3 loss in FA Cup - Vinny sent off, 3-0 down at half time...yet we came off to a standing ovation and they took a lot of stick for nearly throwing it away
 
The one we lost at Fulham 5-1 in the 80s when Mick McCarthy scored a spectacular own goal and the City fans roared. We then ended up watching some local matches in the nearby park which were visible from the back of the open end at Craven Cottage. It was the most hilarious awayday ever which started with one of the boats sinking in the Thames near Putney Bridge duriing the Oxford/Cambridge race. I think it was also St Pat's Day but it's all a blur.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Wet and windy at Southampton? That is an understatement! I had my punk leather jacket on with Siouxsie & The Banshees painted on the back. Took days to dry out!
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Southampton was an epic trip. We jibbed the trains all the way down and back and missed the first half because we were dancing in a nearby pub. Incredible turn-out of City fans as well.
 
che_don_john said:
Four stick in my mind:

- Northampton Town away, 2-2 (1998, I think) - thousands of Blues there, many sat in the main home stand with us; Goater announced himself as a scrappy, almost skill-less player who nevertheless could score important goals
- Chelsea at home, 2004 - lost 1-0 to Gudjohnsen goal and even he admitted afterwards that they had robbed us; Van Buyten was immense
- Hamburg UEFA Cup - lost over the two legs but that home game was the best atmosphere we've ever had
- Utd 2-3 loss in FA Cup - Vinny sent off, 3-0 down at half time...yet we came off to a standing ovation and they took a lot of stick for nearly throwing it away
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Totally forgot about the Hamburg game! That's my choice, absolutely incredible atmosphere and was proud of the club and the fans at the final whistle.
 
che_don_john said:
Four stick in my mind:

- Northampton Town away, 2-2 (1998, I think) - thousands of Blues there, many sat in the main home stand with us; Goater announced himself as a scrappy, almost skill-less player who nevertheless could score important goals
- Chelsea at home, 2004 - lost 1-0 to Gudjohnsen goal and even he admitted afterwards that they had robbed us; Van Buyten was immense
- Hamburg UEFA Cup - lost over the two legs but that home game was the best atmosphere we've ever had
- Utd 2-3 loss in FA Cup - Vinny sent off, 3-0 down at half time...yet we came off to a standing ovation and they took a lot of stick for nearly throwing it away
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Another good shout - we were excellent that day
 
1-1 at OT in 92 , Giggs debut I think & Dissa was sent off. My 1st visit there we didn't lose and the best penalty I've ever seen by ohhhh Curly wurley
 
A vital away relegation battle at Leicester in the eighties - must win game. We lost 4-0 !! . But the singing from the blues fans there was non stop for full 90 minutes.

Also a train trip to Plymouth away. This was my mates first ever City game, home or away. We had plenty to drink and City 2-0 up at half time. Lost 3-2 in the end. My pal was hooked - welcome to City
 
Some good memories in this thread.

FA cup defeat at Newcastle 1-0 when Keegan was our manager. We were a division below them, down to 10 men yet outplayed them for most of the game. Took a great following there too. One of those rare games where a defeat felt like a victory.
 
geoff hammond said:
A vital away relegation battle at Leicester in the eighties - must win game. We lost 4-0 !! . But the singing from the blues fans there was non stop for full 90 minutes.

Also a train trip to Plymouth away. This was my mates first ever City game, home or away. We had plenty to drink and City 2-0 up at half time. Lost 3-2 in the end. My pal was hooked - welcome to City
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I was at that!! Went with a load of lads from London on the train. Two of the regulars decided to drive and the car broke down. They got in at half time!
 
tony adcock said:
Oh the crutch !!

Other mentions over our pints were:

3-3 away at Walsall ( maybe same season ) 2 nil down - dibble off injured and gleghorn In net 3-2 up and them last minute crap backpass from oldfield let’s them equalise - great game


And the 3-3 home to Keegans Newcastle - curle and asprilla having a running battle all game - some class goals in an end to end classic
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That Newcastle 3-3 sticks out in terms of the best game I remember that we didn’t win.

But favourite game we didn’t win for me was away at Pompey when Redknapp was in charge. I think we lost 3-1 and Yakubu scored a couple for them.

They were a good side at the time and we were shite. I just remember it absolutely pissing it down but the atmosphere was absolutely brilliant, we were doing the conga down the aisle when we scored.
 
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