Happy 5-1 day

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Ha ha was 15 myself, what a day it was though, still have the programme and got it signed by Ian Brightwell

Nice! If you look on the back, the Mitre matchball was sponsored by Crossely's Fish?

Look at us now!

 

[Mariosfireworks]

Nice! If you look on the back, the Mitre matchball was sponsored by Crossely's Fish?

Look at us now!

Crosselys fish were huge at the time, we were ahead of the game lol

 

[Norbert D]

Very weird day, on the Kippax 3-0 at HT but remember it was only few months after we fucked up from 3-0 v Bournemouth. When Hughes scored we thought here we go but those men sealed the deal
we looked like we could really kick on but wasn’t to be.

 

[Postman Pep]

If you look closely in the aftermath of their goal, specifically when the camera pans in on Hughes, you'll see a smattering of rags that somehow survived the early cull.

I only know that because coming out slightly late for the second half me and my mate thought fuck it lets head down there loads of room. Within a minute the goal went in and we realised we were amongst the dregs.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I was in the North Stand...watching the daft red cunts crying to get out ....wankers

 

[melrose40yarder]

Ditto.
We were awful at Brentford, and every blue feared the worst for the next game...typical City.

Was it the last derby we won until the last maine road 1?

 

[lancs blue]

Was it the last derby we won until the last maine road 1?

Yes.

 

[yeseye]

If you look closely in the aftermath of their goal, specifically when the camera pans in on Hughes, you'll see a smattering of rags that somehow survived the early cull.

I only know that because coming out slightly late for the second half me and my mate thought fuck it lets head down there loads of room. Within a minute the goal went in and we realised we were amongst the dregs.

Also in the North stand,
I’m sure the 40 or so that stayed received another slap at half time iirc.
They soon came to their senses and left not long after Hughes goal.
200 sausages running down the pitch to the Platt Lane!

 

[SamTheGuru]

Not quite 5-1 but I was at this 5-2.

 

[lasereyes]

Machin’s Marvels v Fergie’s Flops

Yes, I had the T-Shirt

Wasn't it Fergie's wallet?

 

[Yelloways Army]

21 years old, 5 year veteran of the Kippax. Me and a mate bought the pink on the way home and stood on the corner of Victoria Ave in Blackley showing the front page to the passing buses, was getting cheers or the V’s, happy days.

 

[Stephen230]

Gary Fleming had a stormer for us that day but so did everyone. He stood out as though as I cannot remember how he played in any of the other games he played for us.

You know, as well as being there, I must have watched highlights of that game a thousand times over the last 30 odd years and I didn’t even realised he played in that game until I just read this post.

 

[Bluekiwi]

Living in NZ and at that time relying on the national news we could not believe the news reader - City had won 5-1. Made for a very happy day in our little paradise.

 

[Gray]

Interview with Bishop on the Club OS.

He is an absolute twat of the first order, I know as I has the misfortune to bump into the pissed up **** at Heathrow Airport.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Remember being at the back of the Kippax and this was my first Derby I ever attended. Was pretty much right next to the rags and how I didn't get hit by a coin or something heaven only knows, they were flying in all directions, lol.
Think this game was my favourite ever live match, infact of course it was

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

What a day. Can't believe its 33 years ago though. That 5th goal!..the utd hardmen struggling to get over the North stand fence . My wife at the time was from a rag family too and it was her brothers 21st party that night so you can imagine the tomfoolery I got up to...
We should have beat the bastards at castle greyskull later in the season as well.

Jeez, is it 33 years? That explains it then, could have swore Lakey scored our fourth, memory plays tricks. I’ll never forget Hinchcliffe’s fifth though, can’t fathom his apparent dislike for us with memories like that. Let’s hope we repeat it next week or go one better again.

 

[stockportblue]

I was in the Kippax that day. But must give a special mention to the blues in the North Stand for their invaluable contribution to that win!

 

[jamesha]

I was in the Kippax that day. But must give a special mention to the blues in the North Stand for their invaluable contribution to that win!

Great refereeing from Neil Midgley - no over-reaction - took players off until errant rags were relocated and then got on with the game.

 

[KimDeal]

Great refereeing from Neil Midgley - no over-reaction - took players off until errant rags were relocated and then got on with the game.

Spoke to Neil's wife a few weeks ago about that game. She said fergie came into his office after the game claiming the 3rd goal was offside. He said ok Alex, call it 4-1 then. Brilliant!

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Even scarier is my lad turned 15 a fortnight ago!!

So to recap, he has seen six Prem titles, six League Cups and two FA Cups.

In the same period, beating United 5-1 was about as good as it got until the Stoke Final in 2011.

I think it's fair to say the likes of our generation were more than owed this last decade!

I'm not an old timer like you but I would love for Pep to stay long enough that we have 10 league titles (CL or no CL).. because that would mean we'd have dominated the league for an entire decade in our land.

The CL would be cherry on top but I love the cake.