Gillingham v Manchester City 1999

[Corky]

I see Dickov went down again, this time without running into Distin!

 

[Bobblebobblefish]

I was there as a kid, I remember city fans throwing their scarves after the second stupid goal, I said, no we are gona win and people around me didn't believe me,

Got back to the hotel and they had a big city party set up, the gillimgham party was set up, then taken down for the city party.

 

[BlueMooney]

I can definitely confirm that the documentary on the day will be on Imagine FM (104.9FM or via bluemoonlive.co.uk) on Sunday 18th May at 9pm. :)

Also, it's Father's Day soon, so if you fancied pre-ordering the book for your papa, it'd be good. ;)
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[Didsbury Dave]

I queued for nine hours in and out of Maine Road for the two tickets I was entitled to as a season ticket holder. The queue began outside the ticket office, went past the outside of the north stand, round and past the Kippax until we were shepherded into the entrance of the Kippax at the Platt Lane end which was about half way around the ground.

I followed the same route back but inside the concourses of the Kippax and North stands until finally arriving at the ticket office at about 7 pm. They had kept the ticket office open due to the demand. I remember seeing some graffiti on the wall just before I exited the North stand concourse that said "City till I died" which kind of kept me going.

I don't honestly remember much of the match other than having this dreadful feeling that we had blown it. I think their scorers were Carl Asaba and Fat Bob but I can't remember too clearly.

I do know that I didn't leave with 2 minutes of normal time left, and when Horlock and Dickov got it to 2-2, I was certain that we would go on to win it in extra time. But again, typical City prevailed and kept us waiting.

Luckily the penalties were taken at our end of the old stadium and after they missed a couple it was in the bag until Dickov missed one.

Then Nicky Weaver made that save and the pure relief ran through my entire body.

When we walked back down Wembley Way there was no singing or celebrating- everyone was just emotionally spent.

What a day and what a result after the rags had just won the European Cup.

And Noel Gallagher and Goldie managed to get their photo with me before the game.

I and many other queued for 12 hours 10 minutes. What a lash up that was City.

Still, the wait was worth it....eventually....

The one thing everyone I spoke to about doing this project remembers aside from the game is queuing through Maine Road. My dad did it and didn't have breakfast thinking he'd only be an hour or two - then, when he got to the ticket office, the stewards wouldn't let my mum give him a sandwich because they were worried we were passing him season tickets wrapped up in tin foil.

I got my seat from a 'contact' but loads were on at me to get them one.

I ended up going down to the ticket office the day after the famous queues, during my lunch hour, with a few ticket stubs and buying two tickets in about 5 minutes. Was really lucky.

Can't wait for this book.

 

[jamesha]

Remember this very well as it was my 30th birthday. Paid £150 to some scummy tout for a ticket in the Gillingham end.

Did not realise how many other Blue's were in there until after the penalties when the Gill's fans left in a hurry.

 

[HelloCity]

Remember this very well as it was my 30th birthday. Paid £150 to some scummy tout for a ticket in the Gillingham end.

Did not realise how many other Blue's were in there until after the penalties when the Gill's fans left in a hurry.

What did the City fans celebration for the dickov goal look like from that end?

 

[toprankin]

Found out in the week before the game that Gillingham still had tickets on sale, from their ticket office to anyone who could answer a couple of questions on Gills history. Fortunately the questions were always the same and I got the answers from a mate. One very long car journey later I had my tickets. Wrong end for 90+ minutes, then ushered into the City section for ET and penalties. Unbelievable and unrepeatable .... until Aguero !

 

[stonerblue]

I and many other queued for 12 hours 10 minutes. What a lash up that was City.

Still, the wait was worth it....eventually....

The one thing everyone I spoke to about doing this project remembers aside from the game is queuing through Maine Road. My dad did it and didn't have breakfast thinking he'd only be an hour or two - then, when he got to the ticket office, the stewards wouldn't let my mum give him a sandwich because they were worried we were passing him season tickets wrapped up in tin foil.

I got my seat from a 'contact' but loads were on at me to get them one.

I ended up going down to the ticket office the day after the famous queues, during my lunch hour, with a few ticket stubs and buying two tickets in about 5 minutes. Was really lucky.

Can't wait for this book.

I got a call in the pub the night before from a well known Hack who'd finally come through with a ticket for me. Also bagged the last seat on the coach because one of the lads had broke his leg playing footy in the morning.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I got a call in the pub the night before from a well known Hack who'd finally come through with a ticket for me. Also bagged the last seat on the coach because one of the lads had broke his leg playing footy in the morning.

Five of us were travelling down together and had a hotel booked the night before and were staying at a mates the night after. I had my own ticket, and my mate had, but the other three were relying on me to try to sort them one.

I could only get two, so had to choose one of my mates to not go to the match. That was a bit awkward, to say the least.

 

[Balti]

turned up at maine road and there was a long queue outside the ticket office so I joined the back of the queue

got my tickets after a long wait of about half an hour

I genuinely had no idea that the queue was 'split' and that the rest of it re-started in the ground somewhere and the stewards just hadn't noticed me join the 'back' of the queue

oops