I remember when we were that abysmal..

[skivitheblue9320]

Believe it or not, I was at York away when we hit our absolute nadir in terms of league position. The lowest point for me personally was losing at home to previously winless Huddersfield the season before. Losing one nil, about 5 minutes into the second half, horrid scouse bastard Ged Brennan sent a free kick from around the half way line sailing about 10 yards over the Huddersfield crossbar, which was a cue for me to depart and get the bus to meet my Mrs in a pub in Didsbury. Called in at Kwiksave in Rusholme on the way and by the time I got off the bus in Didsbury I'd downed the half bottle of smirnoff that I purchased, but was still seething.

That game against Huddersfield at home was for me my lowest point ever supporting City. I stayed till the end of the game, sat in my seat just looking out over Maine Road and thinking to myself, what the ****, why do I bother, after all these years. I honestly remember that I had to be asked to leave as the floodlights were being turned off! Oh the shit we have have watched, but both Pearce and Clarke as managers had to be the absolute bottom of our time watching our club. Oh how times have changed and I relish every game, enjoying the football no matter the result.

 

[Hiley rated]

My dad used to wait til he knew there were only restricted view tickets left at Maine Road!

 

[City Mike 1969]

I honestly remember that I had to be asked to leave as the floodlights were being turned off!

counting the floodlights that had been installed along the front of the Main Stand roof was something that I used to do at that time... a hell of a lot more entertaining than watching the crap unfolding on the pitch.

 

[ballbag]

I revel in the well deserved misfortunes of Ipswich and Charlton. Particularly Ipswich. Those two sets of fans went out of of their way to back each other and go against City in the 1999-2000 promotion campaign and revelled in our relegation season the year after. Particularly Ipswich and Burley. I will never forgive those "You're the weakest link - good bye" banners - on the day we went down at Ipshit - far beyond singing "going down" - just premeditated shithousery. They showed us no empathy and only hatred.

I'm not inclined to forgive or forget that ever.

Sure, I'm bitter but that's the way it is, and is highly unlikely to change.

In perspective, there was no problem with Palace fans during that promotion battle in 88-89 that Trevor Morley clinched for us. No discernible bitterness from Palace fans. I've written a piece about it in a Palace fanzine. No issues even if their team was a bunch of dirty bastards that kicked our kids off the park the year before. At a fan level, no issue. Some City and Palace fans even swapped shirts, scarves and best wishes at the Palace v City match week before their 1990 Cup Final against the scum. I bumped into a City fan I knew that night wearing a Palace top.

Luton hurt and still brings back terrible memories but I have moved on from that. They were trying to survive and there wasn't the vitriol towards City. Met several Luton fans since over a pint (a mate of mine follows them) and it hasn't been a problem, even if the words "Raddy" and "Antic" get an airing. They aren't rubbing it in. More them relating how happy they were to stay up (and get out in tact) and me conveying the mixture of anguish, shock and misery etc of the first relegation for many of us.

With Ipswich and Charlton its always been very different experience for me.

Every Saturday I take a peek at the 3rd Division results (wishing success to Wednesday, Sunderland, Donny and Rotherham) but also the quiet satisfaction of seeing Ipshit and Charlton losing - particularly Ipshit. It is exactly what those two sets of fans deserve without exception.

I loved their every struggle on their way down to Division 3 and I love their stagnation in it. I just hope they do a Grimsby or Stockport and fall further and further.

Talking of which, Stockport fans revelled in our demise beyond the pale forgetting how much they were (and still are to a degree) followed by City fans. I won't go as far as saying I enjoyed their demise as much - my cousin is a lifelong County fan - because even their behaviour falls short of the shithousery of Charlton and Ipswich fans in my book. Those Southern twats can rot forever and I will raise a glass to that till my dying day.

I grew a really unhealthy dislike of Charlton's John Robinson that year. I've always hated Ipswich since the abandoned waterlogged game when we went 2 up before half time (did Vonk score?).

 

[mancityvstoke]

Where were you when you were abysmal......doesnt have the same ring about it

 

[horlock_was_super]

I revel in the well deserved misfortunes of Ipswich and Charlton. Particularly Ipswich. Those two sets of fans went out of of their way to back each other and go against City in the 1999-2000 promotion campaign and revelled in our relegation season the year after. Particularly Ipswich and Burley. I will never forgive those "You're the weakest link - good bye" banners - on the day we went down at Ipshit - far beyond singing "going down" - just premeditated shithousery. They showed us no empathy and only hatred.

I'm not inclined to forgive or forget that ever.

Sure, I'm bitter but that's the way it is, and is highly unlikely to change.

In perspective, there was no problem with Palace fans during that promotion battle in 88-89 that Trevor Morley clinched for us. No discernible bitterness from Palace fans. I've written a piece about it in a Palace fanzine. No issues even if their team was a bunch of dirty bastards that kicked our kids off the park the year before. At a fan level, no issue. Some City and Palace fans even swapped shirts, scarves and best wishes at the Palace v City match week before their 1990 Cup Final against the scum. I bumped into a City fan I knew that night wearing a Palace top.

Luton hurt and still brings back terrible memories but I have moved on from that. They were trying to survive and there wasn't the vitriol towards City. Met several Luton fans since over a pint (a mate of mine follows them) and it hasn't been a problem, even if the words "Raddy" and "Antic" get an airing. They aren't rubbing it in. More them relating how happy they were to stay up (and get out in tact) and me conveying the mixture of anguish, shock and misery etc of the first relegation for many of us.

With Ipswich and Charlton its always been very different experience for me.

Every Saturday I take a peek at the 3rd Division results (wishing success to Wednesday, Sunderland, Donny and Rotherham) but also the quiet satisfaction of seeing Ipshit and Charlton losing - particularly Ipshit. It is exactly what those two sets of fans deserve without exception.

I loved their every struggle on their way down to Division 3 and I love their stagnation in it. I just hope they do a Grimsby or Stockport and fall further and further.

Talking of which, Stockport fans revelled in our demise beyond the pale forgetting how much they were (and still are to a degree) followed by City fans. I won't go as far as saying I enjoyed their demise as much - my cousin is a lifelong County fan - because even their behaviour falls short of the shithousery of Charlton and Ipswich fans in my book. Those Southern twats can rot forever and I will raise a glass to that till my dying day.

I really want to have the same dislike for Charlton, but I bought a single that Squeeze, well Glen Tillbrook (he's a season ticket holder apparently) really, brought out to raise funds to support their fans with their efforts to get back to The Valley so feel a bit hypocritical. Played the single once it was shit so haven't got a clue what I did with it! I have even made a good friend of a Charlton fan who lives in The Algarve who likes City, hates rags and dippers too. In fact he REALLY hates the dippers. Everything else I totally agree with you on though.
Ipshit were a bastard of a bogey team at their place and that cup game the following year was superb. The first goal came from a corner that wasn't - just seemed to make it even sweeter.
Half time was brilliant with the 'experts' all having a go about it not being a corner.
Cue Mick McCarthy "I don't care if was a corner or not - it was a bloody good goal!" Good old Mick. Berkovic screamer IIRC.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I grew a really unhealthy dislike of Charlton's John Robinson that year. I've always hated Ipswich since the abandoned waterlogged game when we went 2 up before half time (did Vonk score?).

Vonky got 2 playing up front that day.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I grew a really unhealthy dislike of Charlton's John Robinson that year. I've always hated Ipswich since the abandoned waterlogged game when we went 2 up before half time (did Vonk score?).

Oh him. I'd forgotten about him. A proper little diving, narky, scrawny little Cockney shithouse with limited talent...his critics, however, are less kind.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

I really want to have the same dislike for Charlton, but I bought a single that Squeeze, well Glen Tillbrook (he's a season ticket holder apparently) really, brought out to raise funds to support their fans with their efforts to get back to The Valley so feel a bit hypocritical. Played the single once it was shit so haven't got a clue what I did with it! I have even made a good friend of a Charlton fan who lives in The Algarve who likes City, hates rags and dippers too. In fact he REALLY hates the dippers. Everything else I totally agree with you on though.
Ipshit were a bastard of a bogey team at their place and that cup game the following year was superb. The first goal came from a corner that wasn't - just seemed to make it even sweeter.
Half time was brilliant with the 'experts' all having a go about it not being a corner.
Cue Mick McCarthy "I don't care if was a corner or not - it was a bloody good goal!" Good old Mick. Berkovic screamer IIRC.

No need to feel hypocritical. Love Squeeze and what a great songwriter Glen Tillbrook is. While Charlton aren't quite as dislikeable as Ipshit or the rags and Dippers we don't have to dislike everyone who supports them! Some of my closest friends and family are United fans!

 

[horlock_was_super]

No need to feel hypocritical. Love Squeeze and what a great songwriter Glen Tillbrook is. While Charlton aren't quite as dislikeable as Ipshit or the rags and Dippers we don't have to dislike everyone who supports them! Some of my closest friends and family are United fans!

me too!