Funniest thing you have heard at a match

[Bilboblue]

A week or so after Bryan Robson signed for united they were playing at our place. I was 10 years old. Anyway at some point in the match a City player was down injured and Robson was waiting to take a throw, it was fairly quiet and suddenly a bloke in the stand started shouting: "BRYAN...BRRRRRYYYYAAAAN" over and over. Everyone was looking at this nutter and after what seemed like ages trying to ignore him Robson turned round and looked at this fella who pulled out a piece of newspaper, unrolled a huge fresh fish and shouted: "I've got yer fish." and sat down, Robson just shook his head and turned round. It remains the funiest thing I have ever heard at a game

Just read the whole thread again, and that is he best one by far, simple yet brilliant!

Only City!

 

[johnnystrauss77]

A guy farting in front of camera..that was hilarious.

 

[Harry Slagg]

Can someone assist my alcohol addled memory? I seem to recall somewhere through the haze of the 98-99 promotion season, there was a real turning point at home against Stoke. At a time when we couldn't buy a win, on a freezing cold christmas night fixture we were absolutely dreadful in the first half.

I remember some guy waving a frozen chicken around his head (seem to remember this happened on a few occasions) and whipping the crowd up into a rousing chorus of "Chi-cken is a city fan, Chi-cken is a city fan"

Second half Dickov scored early on and I think Gareth Taylor got the other. The chicken was whirled with increasing vigour and the "Chi-cken is a city fan" song got louder.

In my mind that was the turning point for City. We hardly lost again that season and that run was triggered that night. I think the chicken had everything to do with it.

Did I imagine this? Is my memory correct about the game?

I don't remember the chicken, but I do remember the game (between Xmas and New Year), and being hugged by a bloke in front of me who looked like Jerry Springer when we scored the winner: it was definitely the turning point.

Later on in that season a mate and I were part of a large away following at Swindon, on an open stand behind the goal (I think we had both ends and half of one of the sides!). City thrashed them (scored 6 if memory serves) and were coasting, and so it was one of the few occasions when the City fans felt they could sing "There's only one Richard Edgehill" without tempting fate and courting disaster. It was still a bit half-hearted, even so, and after it had died out a bloke near me said "and thank fvck for that!". Made us laugh at the time! The days of players like Edgy seem a long way off now.

 

[trotsky]

In the Pearce era (I think), i had travelled up on a freezing Monday night to watch us play Bolton. With 20mins to go we were one nil down, playing shite and I was on my jack and freezing. Thousands wee walking out, there was a interesting group playing at Night and Day on Oldham Street, so i thought I'd leave too (something I would never normally do). Nearing the exit a guy tapped me on the shoulder and said "We're all out of order leaving, we're neglecting our duty as fans..." Oh yeh" I replied expecting a row. " yeh" he said "there's going to be no-one left to boo them off at the end!".
Glad them days are in the past.

 

[stimo]

In the Pearce era (I think), i had travelled up on a freezing Monday night to watch us play Bolton. With 20mins to go we were one nil down, playing shite and I was on my jack and freezing. Thousands wee walking out, there was a interesting group playing at Night and Day on Oldham Street, so i thought I'd leave too (something I would never normally do). Nearing the exit a guy tapped me on the shoulder and said "We're all out of order leaving, we're neglecting our duty as fans..." Oh yeh" I replied expecting a row. " yeh" he said "there's going to be no-one left to boo them off at the end!".
Glad them days are in the past.

one of the things that attracted me to city was this kind of self pitying humour. my grandad always told me to blame my uncle for taking me to maine road and not him, them were the days man!

 

[daveduke67]

Not at the match but in the chippy tonight. Im not sure about Mancini he's to negative..................WE HAVE JUST WON 4 FUCKIN NIL

There's a guy behind me in 212 who moans constantly about Mancini's tactics and substitutions and most of our players - hasn't eased up even this season.

He's particularly fond of having a go at Yaya and Barry. I suppose it's understandable that he thinks they're shit as he thinks Balotelli and Richards - last season Vieira as well - are also Yaya and Kolarov is Barry (occassionally Johnson depending on how long he's been straining his eyes). So he thinks they're making two or three times as many mistakes as they actually are. There was one game when he was slagging Yaya off and it had to be pointed out to him that Yaya wasn't actually on the pitch and it was Vieira that he should be calling.

Last time it was pointed out 'That was Richards who put it out' he replied 'Was it? Doesn't stop Yaya being shit though does it?'

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Not at the match but in the chippy tonight. Im not sure about Mancini he's to negative..................WE HAVE JUST WON 4 FUCKIN NIL

There's a guy behind me in 212 who moans constantly about Mancini's tactics and substitutions and most of our players - hasn't eased up even this season.

He's particularly fond of having a go at Yaya and Barry. I suppose it's understandable that he thinks they're shit as he thinks Balotelli and Richards - last season Vieira as well - are also Yaya and Kolarov is Barry (occassionally Johnson depending on how long he's been straining his eyes). So he thinks they're making two or three times as many mistakes as they actually are. There was one game when he was slagging Yaya off and it had to be pointed out to him that Yaya wasn't actually on the pitch and it was Vieira that he should be calling.

Last time it was pointed out 'That was Richards who put it out' he replied 'Was it? Doesn't stop Yaya being shit though does it?'

Sounds more like a racist to be honest

 

[Gary James]

Not the funniest but it brought me down to earth a little. In 1989 just after my first book came out I was stood at the open end at Burnden park for a Bolton-City testimonial (the Co-op end of the ground). The bloke stood directly behind me said to his mate: "have you seen that new book on City that's just come out"

His mate said he'd read something about it and was going to buy it. I felt pretty pleased with myself and then the original bloke said: "Don't bother. It's sh*t!"

Brought me back down to earth sharpish! It also ensured I tried to keep a low profile at games from then on.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Not the funniest but it brought me down to earth a little. In 1989 just after my first book came out I was stood at the open end at Burnden park for a Bolton-City testimonial (the Co-op end of the ground). The bloke stood directly behind me said to his mate: "have you seen that new book on City that's just come out"

His mate said he'd read something about it and was going to buy it. I felt pretty pleased with myself and then the original bloke said: "Don't bother. It's sh*t!"

Brought me back down to earth sharpish! It also ensured I tried to keep a low profile at games from then on.

haha there's always one isn't there Gary. Considering you've managed 22 years since I think it's fair to say he wasn't right.

 

[daveduke67]

Not at the match but in the chippy tonight. Im not sure about Mancini he's to negative..................WE HAVE JUST WON 4 FUCKIN NIL

There's a guy behind me in 212 who moans constantly about Mancini's tactics and substitutions and most of our players - hasn't eased up even this season.

He's particularly fond of having a go at Yaya and Barry. I suppose it's understandable that he thinks they're shit as he thinks Balotelli and Richards - last season Vieira as well - are also Yaya and Kolarov is Barry (occassionally Johnson depending on how long he's been straining his eyes). So he thinks they're making two or three times as many mistakes as they actually are. There was one game when he was slagging Yaya off and it had to be pointed out to him that Yaya wasn't actually on the pitch and it was Vieira that he should be calling.

Last time it was pointed out 'That was Richards who put it out' he replied 'Was it? Doesn't stop Yaya being shit though does it?'

Sounds more like a racist to be honest

To be fair to him I wouldn't say he's racist, just blind as a bat and a miserable sod. He gets mixed up with the white players too and he slags everyone off irrespective of colour - or actual presence on the pitch for that matter.