Gillingham v Manchester City 1999

[doots]

My old man asked me once why i still followed City over land and sea despite me never witnessing success, i said dad,i was at Wembley in 99,that'll do for me.

 

[1961_vintage]

Richard Edghill is a legend. Never scored for City and had the guts to step up after the crap he endured from some fans.

Saw him before the Arsenal game and reminded him of this point.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Richard Edghill is a legend. Never scored for City and had the guts to step up after the crap he endured from some fans.

Well said, mate.

 

[yeseye]

My old man asked me once why i still followed City over land and sea despite me never witnessing success, i said dad,i was at Wembley in 99,that'll do for me.

Nice poem.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

A day full of raw emotions, and total silence on the journey home.

 

[yeseye]

 

[1961_vintage]

Still a quite surreal memory for me given that at no point in time did I genuinely not think we were going to win. I actually laughed at the Gills' players palpable sense of premature celebration when they scored their second. The only slight surprise is that we didn't do the job in extra time. But then again that wouldn't have been City would it.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

David Bernstein did an interview recently with the local Jewish newspaper and said this about that day:

Trailing 2-0 as the game entered injury time, Kevin Horlock and Paul Dickov scored to force extra-time and then a dramatic penalty shoot-out which City won. "I remember we were poor until Christmas and then on Boxing Day we beat Stoke City 2-1 at home," David recalled. "It was so important for us to be promoted. I honestly believe if we had not been, the stadium deal would have faded away.”

"I remember sitting at Wembley and looking up at the giant scoreboard which read 'Gillingham 2-0 Manchester City'. I just thought, 'What are we going to do? Without hesitation, that game was the most important in the club's history.”

"City would not be where they are now - that game was the impetus."

 

[Malscigar]

Happy times

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

David Bernstein did an interview recently with the local Jewish newspaper and said this about that day:

It absolutely was the impetus. I'm convinced the nature of our promotion in '99 provided the springboard for our brilliant subsequent season - one of my absolute favourites.