Have you ever caught the ball at a City game?

[macky]

almost 48 years watching city and no I have never caught the ball.

never give it a thought tbh op. you weird fucker.

Haha I'll take that as a compliment mate but it does makes a refreshing change from the Mancini thread though ;-)

or the "am i ill " thread ,
now which weird effer started that ;)

It happens to folk that spend too much time in carpet shops Macky ;-)

hmmm prob rite Josh :)

 

[dannybcity]

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 ;-)

I must sit a couple if rows in front of you as the very same ball pinballed its way on to my seat. However like you, just as I was thinking my chance to throw the ball back had finally arrived the young boy behind me went to pick it up at the same time I did. He looked so disappointed and made me feel so guilty that I had to pass it to him so he could throw it back.

 

[we are the east stand]

Never caught one, but my uncle was talking to his mate (on the row behind us) at Walsall away around 98/99 and Kevin Horlock hit a thumping free kick way over the bar into the city end, it flew into the stand and it was heading right for us when my uncle turned round to take it full in the face.....knocked him backwards and left him dazed, the mark the ball made was still on his face on the way home. As a 12 year old this made my day it was funny as F**k.

 

[Bill]

Haha I'll take that as a compliment mate but it does makes a refreshing change from the Mancini thread though ;-)

or the "am i ill " thread ,
now which weird effer started that ;)

It happens to folk that spend too much time in carpet shops Macky ;-)

hi fish boy, we are doing your kids place this week :)

 

[Blue2112]

Block 106 row r ish by any chance??

Yeah row T spot on it wasn't you that caught the fucker was it ;-)

I must sit a couple if rows in front of you as the very same ball pinballed its way on to my seat. However like you, just as I was thinking my chance to throw the ball back had finally arrived the young boy behind me went to pick it up at the same time I did. He looked so disappointed and made me feel so guilty that I had to pass it to him so he could throw it back.

Yeah think the ball came our way a couple of times on Saturday. Most unusual but it gives me hope that one day just maybe....<br /><br />-- Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:39 pm --<br /><br />

or the "am i ill " thread ,
now which weird effer started that ;)

It happens to folk that spend too much time in carpet shops Macky ;-)

hi fish boy, we are doing your kids place this week :)

Ah nice one mate they're well pleased but try and rip his sons RAG posters will you ;-)

 

[urmston]

I've never caught the ball but I was the first boy to it once when it landed between some empty seats.

That was in the Platt Lane stand in the early 70s.

 

[cheddar404]

I caught one of the balls at Wembley at the cup final. Ballotelli hit one during the warm up into the crowd.

It is in my kitchen, I organised a coach to the match so I got all on board to sign the ball. Nice little piece of memorabilia.

Balotelli nearly broke my finger in the warm up at Liverpool. That boy can hit a ball!!

 

[Falastur]

Never at a City game, though I remember being right in one of the front rows watching Weaver practicing saves when a ball went high above me. Screamed my head off for the kids up above to throw me the ball so I could hand it to him and was bitterly disappointed when the kid who caught it actually managed to get it to him first try. Ahh well, I was about 10 at the time, it seemed like such a big thing then.


Went to the Stevenage - Newcastle FA Cup game a couple of seasons ago - now that was a different story. I was stood in the home end right smack dab in the centre and one of the Stevenage strikers was taking practice shots before kick-off and got his angles totally wrong when shooting from a tight angle. Should've caught the ball in retrospect but it was going straight at my face at quite some speed and so what I did was impulsively dropped to a crouch and let some other poor blighter take a ball to the face for me instead.

When Barton scored his goal right at the end, that shot was heading right for my face, too. Thankfully for my good looks, the net intercepted that one...

 

[risingblue]

No but I called (shouted) shouted Pepe a **** and he turned around when we had Madrid at home earlier this season.

That was better.

 

[SB Blue]

Never at a first team game, caught the ball at an EDS game last season when Tevez made his comeback. He headed it out off a throw-in and I just stuck my hands up, caught it and threw it back..... my kids were impressed anyway!!