Heaviest home defeat you've witnessed either at Maine Rd or the Etihad

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

As far as best English defender is concerned I always felt Kevin Beattie at Ipswich,when fit,was a close 2nd to Moore rugged tough defender but very skilful too and would often carry the ball stylishly out of defence and could play long accurate 70 yard balls.... ,and score goals,something Moore wasn't renowned for..

Now there your knowledge surpasses mine, I will admit. I knew about Beattie, but didn't know he was that good. Was he part of that very skilful Ipswich side of the seventies? That was one of the easiest on the eye never to win anything, in my opinion. As I remember it, there was one season where they pushed LIverpool quite hard (but LIverpool finally took the title).
Ipswich were of course themselves champions in ’62, as they never tire of reminding Norwich F.C. Alf Ramsey's team.

Edit: it occurs to me that what you've said about Beattie is a perfect description of Stones. If only his fitness hadn't let him down so often, what a hell of player he would have been for us. As it is, he's been one of our best defenders, but if he'd been able to play full seasons…

 

[City & Blue Brazil]

Seen us get taken to the cleaners by a Thierry Henry inspired Arsenal. They were the only opposition team I've ever seen clapped off the pitch. I remember being proud we drew the second half 1-1.

Wasn't there a couple of streakers in the first half came out of the Kippax, one male one female, seem to remember her taking her city top off and waving it around her head .

 

[failsworthblueboy]

Used to dread Liverpool coming in the 70s they'd be 4 or 5 up with no effort, the defeat that hurt the most for me was the Luton relegation game, i felt sick for weeks after that.
Apparently we are second in the League and still in the Chumps League and FA cup yet we are still in a Crisis ffs.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Actually Boyce didn't lob Joe. Joe turned his back after kicking the ball out. Boyce controlled it with his chest and hit a low shot that ran along the ground. The crowd at the scoreboard end were screaming at Joe to turn round but he just looked bemused. Then he looked even more bemused as the ball rolled past him, still with his back to it, into the net. It was an absolute farce but it wasn't funny at the time.

Yer know, that scenario has repeatedly returned to my conscious state over the last sixty odd years and it was always with a lob over his head. I suppose I've embellished the scene to add more to the already farcical incident. I remember the stick that awaited me when I got into work.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Used to dread Liverpool coming in the 70s they'd be 4 or 5 up with no effort, the defeat that hurt the most for me was the Luton relegation game, i felt sick for weeks after that.
Apparently we are second in the League and still in the Chumps League and FA cup yet we are still in a Crisis ffs.

For some anything less thatn leading the PL by a minimum of ten points is a crisis. They need to go and look at some of the crap we endured in the early sixties.

 

[Blackcrowes]

We got beat at Maine rd by Arsenal and they was mint think we lost 5-1.

Yes - murdered us

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Actually Boyce didn't lob Joe. Joe turned his back after kicking the ball out. Boyce controlled it with his chest and hit a low shot that ran along the ground. The crowd at the scoreboard end were screaming at Joe to turn round but he just looked bemused. Then he looked even more bemused as the ball rolled past him, still with his back to it, into the net. It was an absolute farce but it wasn't funny at the time.

Aha, we both have dodgy memory cells. I've just found a video of it. Joe boots it out, straight to Boyce who hits it first time. It doesn't go over Joe's head but lands at the side of him, and he is totally unaware of where he kicked the ball and what happened to it and by whom! Never seen a goal like it.



The pitch was a shit heap!

 

[paulchapo]

Actually Boyce didn't lob Joe. Joe turned his back after kicking the ball out. Boyce controlled it with his chest and hit a low shot that ran along the ground. The crowd at the scoreboard end were screaming at Joe to turn round but he just looked bemused. Then he looked even more bemused as the ball rolled past him, still with his back to it, into the net. It was an absolute farce but it wasn't funny at the time.

He definitely lobbed him. I was a kid in the scoreboard screaming at Joe as the ball sailed over his head.

 

[Originals]

Whilst not the heaviest in scoreline, we got battered 3-0 at home to Leicester first year at the etihad. Dickov scored and slid on his knees against us. That game was horrible, we was battling with them to stay up and they rocked up and brushed us aside. Player called Stewart I think scored the first goal, rocket it was.

Wasn't it early in the season? We might have went top vs Sunderland the week before? Seaman got injured and Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard made his debut and Leicester hammered us.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Remember Oldham beating us 4-1 about 93/94

Jolly Roger Palmer with a hatrick - but was late 80’s.
The final whistle saw the regular march around to the main stand entrance for the frequent Swales Out demo