I am not ashamed to admit that day I was near to tears.I saw loads of grown men with tears rolling down their cheeks and you know what,no one gave a fuck about their open feelings towards one of sports most ideal & iconic footballers ever to grace our club.
The nearest is Merlin but you actually cannot make comparisons as they had/have their own individual styles,but thats for another thread.
The one thing that I`ll never forget were the Geordie fans who also joined in with the chanting and there was not one hostility towards him by those Newcastle fans.Wonderful that day.It wasn't just the noise but also the passion coming from every part of the ground and we scored four second half goals to win four nil. If I remember Colin hit the post/bar and if he had scored I am sure the roof would of come off the Kippax :).
The Aguero goal is the never to be forgotten moment but for me the reception for Colin is close behind.
I never had the privilege of seeing Colin in his prime but have at least seen Merlin and Kev at his best is also a joy to behold :)
And there were only about 28,000 of us that day IIRC.Quick flick through the whole thread and there are some magnificent moments in here. Agree on the "Colin The King" comeback but for me (not seen it mentioned) the noise when David White slotted in the 10th goal was something I will remember for the rest of my days.
And there were only about 28,000 of us that day IIRC.
19,000 I thinkAnd there were only about 28,000 of us that day IIRC.
The one thing that I`ll never forget were the Geordie fans who also joined in with the chanting and there was not one hostility towards him by those Newcastle fans.Wonderful that day.
I was at the Hawthorns for that one! Left the ground not knowing City's score till i got to a phone box.That Everton game was a cracker. It was City's last home game, the last two games being away at Spurs and Newcastle. The players and the crowd were well up for it. The crowd went mental when Tony Book scored City's first. Tony Coleman got the second with a rocket shot that Gordon West held up his hands to catch but the ball went straight through them. The rags were playing at West Brom and the biggest roar of the night was when the stadium announcer said "Here is a result you may not have heard." The euphoria stopped and the stadium went totally quiet in an instant. "West Bromwich Albion 6..." The incredible roar from the crowd drowned out the rags' score. We'd have looked well if it had been 7! (It was 3).
I was in the Platt Lane that night and was 10 years old. The buses wouldn’t go to the match because some of them had been attacked after the 2-2 earlier in the season. We had to walk from Ordsall. This was the game when that rag bastard buchan did Colin. He was down for ages before Freddie Griffiths was allowed on to see to him IIRC. Then the club doctor came on. All the while this was going on rags were getting battered all over the Platt Lane. I thought it was great.Went to all games mentioned from 75 onwards the one I remember for being a great atmosphere and noise was the 4.0 against the rags in league cup 75