Jim Melrose

Colin_Bell said:
MCMP Page recently caught up with former City striker Jim Melrose to talk about his move to City, THAT goal v Notts.County, 5-1 Charlton Promotion game, teammates and City of 2018

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1653960338212329/
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Thanks for posting that - at least my memory of the keeper not being far off his line was accurate, it was the late dip on the shot that beat him.
 
lancs blue said:
Thanks for posting that - at least my memory of the keeper not being far off his line was accurate, it was the late dip on the shot that beat him.
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Not been able to read the article just yet, but I had a brilliant view of the goal, in the original 'Gene Kelly' part of the ground near to where it bordered the Kippax, and I remember thinking as the ball was approaching the keeper (and looked to be going over) 'what a fuckin shame that's not going in, it would have been sensational', then out of nowhere it was hitting the roof of the net.

Everything just seemed wrong, the ferocity of the shot, the angle he hit it, the trajectory, so weird, almost like the ball momentarily morphed into one of those shitty 'flyaway' balls you got when you couldn't afford a 'Wembley Trophy ' or a 'Mitre'.
 
I missed this game due to knicking a bag of minstrels in Tip Top in the Arndale. The one and only time I've stole anything(apart from hotel rooms) my mate's knocked on about 10 to go Xmas shopping( I was 11 years old at the time) I said I'm going to City at about 2 with mi dad, but they talked me round and said we'd be back in Moston for 1 easy. Anyway, we all dared each other to knick a chocolate bar or something, but a fucking eagle eyed fat bastard rag away top wearing twat store detective grabbed us on way out. In Bootle street until 5.30 and missed this goal :( luckily my mum got me from the station (and kept shtum) and not my slipper wielding dad who was fortunately at Maine Road. And that is why I never stole again. CTID
 
Stretch said:
I missed this game due to knicking a bag of minstrels in Tip Top in the Arndale. The one and only time I've stole anything(apart from hotel rooms) my mate's knocked on about 10 to go Xmas shopping( I was 11 years old at the time) I said I'm going to City at about 2 with mi dad, but they talked me round and said we'd be back in Moston for 1 easy. Anyway, we all dared each other to knick a chocolate bar or something, but a fucking eagle eyed fat bastard rag away top wearing twat store detective grabbed us on way out. In Bootle street until 5.30 and missed this goal :( luckily my mum got me from the station (and kept shtum) and not my slipper wielding dad who was fortunately at Maine Road. And that is why I never stole again. CTID
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See crime dosen't pay, sadly you found out the hard way, at that age missing a game would hurt much more than the slipper.
 
lancs blue said:
Thanks for posting that - at least my memory of the keeper not being far off his line was accurate, it was the late dip on the shot that beat him.
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I was right behind it in the North Stand - one of the very few games I actually watched from there. When he whacked it, it went very high and I remember thinking ''what the fuck was that for?'' I thought the keeper was further off his line. The whole thing happened in slow motion like that Jimmy Grimble goal against Reckingham on that gravel pitch in Hulme.... All of a sudden it dips and the keeper starts back peddling and the crowd around me rise in silent expectation..... then a huge roar as it went in.
Good interview (buy a microphone Mark!) and really chuffed he recalled the youth team players :)
 
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