Hoghead
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Yeah, you're right there. I shouldn't have used the word 'effectively' but it played a part.
I was sweeping the garage floor listening to the radio at the time.
If you had a time machine......
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Yeah, you're right there. I shouldn't have used the word 'effectively' but it played a part.
I was sweeping the garage floor listening to the radio at the time.
doubleblue
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May 22nd 2018 -;Gabriel Jesus scores the goal that relegates the rags
Being a Dundee fan as well as a city fan and having had one of my best nights in years watching the dees relegate dundee utd in a derby on may 2nd this year I'd love to experience a night like that again. Great article about the joys of relegating your fiercest rivals
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...s-relegation-celebrate-dundee-united-scotland
Being a Dundee fan as well as a city fan and having had one of my best nights in years watching the dees relegate dundee utd in a derby on may 2nd this year I'd love to experience a night like that again. Great article about the joys of relegating your fiercest rivals
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...s-relegation-celebrate-dundee-united-scotland
crazyg
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First pint I had that day was at the Scotch Corner hotel on the way back! Got the round in, then a coach load piled in - made it 3 rounds before they started to order.
urmston
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You'd be ten years early.
jamesha
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One game that I have always regretted not going to is the last game of the 88/89 season away at Bradford (13th May 1989). I had gone to loads of matches that season but could not get a ticket - I should have gone just to be in the vicinity. The article below covers the game well.
Scorers City Morley(86) Bradford Ellis(24)
Ref P Wright
City Cooper, Lake, Hinchcliffe, I Brightwell, Megson, Redmond, White, Morley, Moulden, McNab, Gleghorn – unused subs Oldfield, Taggart
By the time of the final match of the 1988-89 season, City were in second place in Division Two with a goal difference of 24, but Crystal Palace were only three points behind with a goal difference of 19. This meant the nervous Blues had to get a point from their last match at Bradford to be certain of promotion. The game commenced with City in typical 1980s big-match form, they conceded a goal from Mark Ellis after 24 minutes! Bradford pressed forward and the Blues simply panicked, although they did manage to get their act together a little before the interval.
At half time various scorelines filtered through from the delayed Palace-Birmingham match, with the most frequent rumour suggesting Palace were 4-0 up and in rampant form. City fans feared the worst, especially as, at times, it appeared likely Bradford would increase their lead despite considerable City pressure.
More whispers circulated that Palace had scored again. The tension was unbearable and for one fan, lvor McKenna, it was all too much. He ran on to the pitch to plead with the players for more effort, speaking with Paul Lake for a few moments before the police led him off the pitch. It later transpired he’d told the players Palace were leading 5-0.
With only four minutes remaining experienced goalkeeper Paul Cooper quickly threw to the unmarked Nigel Gleghorn, who passed to Paul Moulden. With David White racing down the wing it was inevitable Moulden would feed to the speedy attacker. Trevor Morley’s view of what happened next: “All l can remember is Whitey getting it on his left foot and clippirg it in. I got goalside of the defender. The ball bobbled and I got very good contact. As soon as l did I knew it was going in.”
City were level. The final minutes provided few further opportunities for either side to take the winner, and at full time Bradford officials wisely allowed the City fans onto the pitch to enjoy their celebrations. Following the awful Hillsborough disaster only four weeks earlier the sensible decision had been taken to keep the gates unlocked. On the pitch fans greeted their heroes and a few players lost their shirts to souvenir hunters. The Bradford supporters seemed equally delighted with the result and many celebrated with the men from Manchester.
AN EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE BY GARY JAMES PUBLISHED IN THE CITY PROGRAMME 14TH OCTOBER 2000
Scorers City Morley(86) Bradford Ellis(24)
Ref P Wright
City Cooper, Lake, Hinchcliffe, I Brightwell, Megson, Redmond, White, Morley, Moulden, McNab, Gleghorn – unused subs Oldfield, Taggart
By the time of the final match of the 1988-89 season, City were in second place in Division Two with a goal difference of 24, but Crystal Palace were only three points behind with a goal difference of 19. This meant the nervous Blues had to get a point from their last match at Bradford to be certain of promotion. The game commenced with City in typical 1980s big-match form, they conceded a goal from Mark Ellis after 24 minutes! Bradford pressed forward and the Blues simply panicked, although they did manage to get their act together a little before the interval.
At half time various scorelines filtered through from the delayed Palace-Birmingham match, with the most frequent rumour suggesting Palace were 4-0 up and in rampant form. City fans feared the worst, especially as, at times, it appeared likely Bradford would increase their lead despite considerable City pressure.
More whispers circulated that Palace had scored again. The tension was unbearable and for one fan, lvor McKenna, it was all too much. He ran on to the pitch to plead with the players for more effort, speaking with Paul Lake for a few moments before the police led him off the pitch. It later transpired he’d told the players Palace were leading 5-0.
With only four minutes remaining experienced goalkeeper Paul Cooper quickly threw to the unmarked Nigel Gleghorn, who passed to Paul Moulden. With David White racing down the wing it was inevitable Moulden would feed to the speedy attacker. Trevor Morley’s view of what happened next: “All l can remember is Whitey getting it on his left foot and clippirg it in. I got goalside of the defender. The ball bobbled and I got very good contact. As soon as l did I knew it was going in.”
City were level. The final minutes provided few further opportunities for either side to take the winner, and at full time Bradford officials wisely allowed the City fans onto the pitch to enjoy their celebrations. Following the awful Hillsborough disaster only four weeks earlier the sensible decision had been taken to keep the gates unlocked. On the pitch fans greeted their heroes and a few players lost their shirts to souvenir hunters. The Bradford supporters seemed equally delighted with the result and many celebrated with the men from Manchester.
AN EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE BY GARY JAMES PUBLISHED IN THE CITY PROGRAMME 14TH OCTOBER 2000
gordondaviesmoustache
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I always wondered if he'd ever been 'named and shamed'!
Given the events of 1989 and 2012 combined, 13th May should be henceforth known as 'City day'.
dennishasdoneit
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More like Heart-Attack-Day!!
Was in Bradford main stand that day the tension was definitely unbearable.not so bad before the game as our supporters side played a Bradford team in a morning k.o (beat them 13-1) so we had something to take our minds off the real match.I scored a powerful left foot blast from 3yards out that day so was buzzing...until the buzzing turned to butterflies, lol...ended up on the pitch at the final whistle,after weighing up if I should or not for ages..Didn't realize that match was only 4 weeks after Hillsborough...that may have been weighing on my mind.
Typical City leaving it so late.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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FA Youth Cup final 1986.
And this time I'd take a VHS camcorder and film the game from the Kippax!
And this time I'd take a VHS camcorder and film the game from the Kippax!
I lost contact with the two mates that went that day many years ago, but I just remember one in particular banging on about it. Those days were pretty shit with all the fighting but ever since when I talk to lads that went they all say that was fucking brilliant. I'd never even met a Geordie but I knew I liked them.