Blue2112
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Garrinchas---Dog said:
Did you wonder why keeper's need gloves ;-)
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Have you ever caught the ball at a City game?
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Did you wonder why keeper's need gloves ;-)
Blue2112 said:In 41 seasons of watching City I've never once caught the ball at a game? Saturday against Newcastle was the closest I've come when Lescott kicked the ball into the East stand and I thought here it is, my big moment has arrived, should I head it I thought as I closely followed the trajectory of the ball from Lescott's boot, maybe I'll punch it as it sailed high into the stand. Nah I'm gonna catch this fucker I decided whilst getting my body into shape, feet firmly grounded and balance poised, the pace was perfect as it sailed towards me and then in a moment it was gone, whether or not it was the wind or Joleons inability to accurately pick me out with a pinpoint hoof into the crowd I know not but the ball swerved unnervingly slightly above me and out of reach to a couple of rows behind.
My head was filled with disappointment and then suddenly the guy behind fumbles it and with my body contorted looking behind me I can once again see the ball is coming down the rows again directly at me. I'm nervous fuck I was genuinely nervous with too much time to think as a second chance to grasp that damn ball was within reach. It's here it's here screamed a voice inside my head and then some fuckers fist comes out of nowhere and punches it 4 seats to my right on the same fucking row into the safe hands of somebody else who would never know of my anguish. For the next five minutes the rows infront and behind were as giddy as fuck with tales of people touching it, punching it, feeling it and what not. All the while I sat in silence ashamedly hating all my fellow blues and their moment in the sun. BASTARDS!
So I'm still at 41years loyal service a ''Non-touch football Virgin.''
Block 106 row r ish by any chance??
Blue2112
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dukyblue said:Blue2112 said:In 41 seasons of watching City I've never once caught the ball at a game? Saturday against Newcastle was the closest I've come when Lescott kicked the ball into the East stand and I thought here it is, my big moment has arrived, should I head it I thought as I closely followed the trajectory of the ball from Lescott's boot, maybe I'll punch it as it sailed high into the stand. Nah I'm gonna catch this fucker I decided whilst getting my body into shape, feet firmly grounded and balance poised, the pace was perfect as it sailed towards me and then in a moment it was gone, whether or not it was the wind or Joleons inability to accurately pick me out with a pinpoint hoof into the crowd I know not but the ball swerved unnervingly slightly above me and out of reach to a couple of rows behind.
My head was filled with disappointment and then suddenly the guy behind fumbles it and with my body contorted looking behind me I can once again see the ball is coming down the rows again directly at me. I'm nervous fuck I was genuinely nervous with too much time to think as a second chance to grasp that damn ball was within reach. It's here it's here screamed a voice inside my head and then some fuckers fist comes out of nowhere and punches it 4 seats to my right on the same fucking row into the safe hands of somebody else who would never know of my anguish. For the next five minutes the rows infront and behind were as giddy as fuck with tales of people touching it, punching it, feeling it and what not. All the while I sat in silence ashamedly hating all my fellow blues and their moment in the sun. BASTARDS!
So I'm still at 41years loyal service a ''Non-touch football Virgin.''
Block 106 row r ish by any chance??
Yeah row T spot on it wasn't you that caught the fucker was it ;-)
Remember a warmup in a preseason match against Donny a few years back. Donny players kept on kicking it into the crowd, the ball kept on getting thrown over the fence. Halfway through the warm up they were just standing around with no balls left to warm up with.
2 balls, you've only got 2 balls. You've only got 2 balls.
1 ball, you've only got 1 ball. You've only got 1 ball.
etc.
2 balls, you've only got 2 balls. You've only got 2 balls.
1 ball, you've only got 1 ball. You've only got 1 ball.
etc.
Blue2112 said:dukyblue said:Blue2112 said:In 41 seasons of watching City I've never once caught the ball at a game? Saturday against Newcastle was the closest I've come when Lescott kicked the ball into the East stand and I thought here it is, my big moment has arrived, should I head it I thought as I closely followed the trajectory of the ball from Lescott's boot, maybe I'll punch it as it sailed high into the stand. Nah I'm gonna catch this fucker I decided whilst getting my body into shape, feet firmly grounded and balance poised, the pace was perfect as it sailed towards me and then in a moment it was gone, whether or not it was the wind or Joleons inability to accurately pick me out with a pinpoint hoof into the crowd I know not but the ball swerved unnervingly slightly above me and out of reach to a couple of rows behind.
My head was filled with disappointment and then suddenly the guy behind fumbles it and with my body contorted looking behind me I can once again see the ball is coming down the rows again directly at me. I'm nervous fuck I was genuinely nervous with too much time to think as a second chance to grasp that damn ball was within reach. It's here it's here screamed a voice inside my head and then some fuckers fist comes out of nowhere and punches it 4 seats to my right on the same fucking row into the safe hands of somebody else who would never know of my anguish. For the next five minutes the rows infront and behind were as giddy as fuck with tales of people touching it, punching it, feeling it and what not. All the while I sat in silence ashamedly hating all my fellow blues and their moment in the sun. BASTARDS!
So I'm still at 41years loyal service a ''Non-touch football Virgin.''
Block 106 row r ish by any chance??
Yeah row T spot on it wasn't you that caught the fucker was it ;-)
Ha ha no. I'm a couple of rows further back and had the same thoughts as you as it heading towards me. Fortunately, I've been going 10yrs less than you and caught the ball twice before at MR when I was a kid.....!!!
Blue2112
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dukyblue said:Blue2112 said:dukyblue said:Block 106 row r ish by any chance??
Yeah row T spot on it wasn't you that caught the fucker was it ;-)
Ha ha no. I'm a couple of rows further back and had the same thoughts as you as it heading towards me. Fortunately, I've been going 10yrs less than you and caught the ball twice before at MR when I was a kid.....!!!
Haha nice one Duky, it doesn't often come over near us and you'd think we'd be in a good spot for a bit of hoofing it out but it doesn't seem so. It was quite funny though and was probably the most exciting part of the day.
Hung
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Never caught it, but headed it once in the '70s. I was standing about four people in from the front of the Kippax and the ball came flying over. I got my forehead full on it. I think the game was against Villa around 1978.
-- Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:32 pm --
Never caught it, but headed it once in the '70s. I was standing about four people in from the front of the Kippax and the ball came flying over. I got my forehead full on it. I think the game was against Villa around 1978.<br /><br />-- Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:32 pm --<br /><br />Never caught it, but headed it once in the '70s. I was standing about four people in from the front of the Kippax and the ball came flying over. I got my forehead full on it. I think the game was against Villa around 1978.
-- Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:32 pm --
Never caught it, but headed it once in the '70s. I was standing about four people in from the front of the Kippax and the ball came flying over. I got my forehead full on it. I think the game was against Villa around 1978.<br /><br />-- Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:32 pm --<br /><br />Never caught it, but headed it once in the '70s. I was standing about four people in from the front of the Kippax and the ball came flying over. I got my forehead full on it. I think the game was against Villa around 1978.
danny123
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Never caught the ball but I had an embarrassing moment at Bower Fold a few years back watching Maine Road against FC United. A blue shot low and wide and it ended up bouncing UNDER the advertising boards and twatting me in the face before I even had time to react and move/catch the ball. Proper painful and thought I'd broke my jaw!
Caught the ball at the league cup game at Anfield back in 1995. Threw the ball back to Eike Immel. It was the highlight of the game as we went on to lose 4-0. Hell of a week actually, we played them again on the Saturday and lost 6-0. The chant of 'Alan Ball's a football genius' still ringing in my ears!