Maine Road - the place where we dreamed

[peoffrey]

Yes it's a housing estate now so sad

That I knew. I had no other business in Moss Side with the exception of City.

 

[manimanc]

Nope you've got me mate......???

 

[remember arthur mann]

Nope you've got me mate......???

 

[crazyg]

December 26th 1977. My biggest memory. That's all.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

Soooooo many memories ....... Does anyone remember what standing capacity of the was?

I think the original was 55k standing, before the platt lane was seated, late fifties I think.

 

[sir baconface]

If I'm not mistaken, the Kippax alone used to hold 26,000 in the 60s and 70s.

 

[manimanc]

Pink Elephants?

 

[Ric]

Watching that reminded me how absolutely shite Swales Platt Lane stand was.

Awful, wasn't it? Such a drab, unambitous stand. I don't think the ground could've looked any more lop-sided if you tried.

 

[mick10]

In honesty I don't care how shit the stands looked. I loved the place, just loved it. No matter how hard I try I just cannot generate the same feeling for the Etihad. I want to I just can't. Doesn't change my love of the club I just don't feel the same about the place. Had to happen though. Loved the vid and the song after it. My biggest smile of today. Thank you.

 

[kippaxkid74]

I too have affectionate memories of Maine Road but we've moved on and progressed. Has anyone been to where the ground was since? I haven't. I'm unsure I could.

Love the place.. not ashamed to say i still miss it.

I went back twice a week every week for 6 months (stop laughing!!) during demolition, to take a billion photographs.. Got let in once, had a pic sat where the centre circle was and also stood where i reckon my seat was (ish) on the kippax ;)

Had the centre spot pic as my season card last season - i'm a glutton for sad memories ;)

(blurred out my face cos you'd have to be mad to show your face on this forum!!)

and one i took in 2012

Last went there last summer... it still feels weird.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Don't want to be the party-pooper, but not quite sure why the play-off final's in there.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

If I'm not mistaken, the Kippax alone used to hold 26,000 in the 60s and 70s.

Peter Swales says hi. The whole ground wouldnt hold that in the 80s

 

[mancyman]

very emotional after watching that. as a child of the moss i will always miss a 5 minute walk to maine road. i still miss it now even though i suppose we had to move. great memories though

 

[ancoats]

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Love the place.. not ashamed to say i still miss it.

I went back twice a week every week for 6 months (stop laughing!!) during demolition, to take a billion photographs.. Got let in once, had a pic sat where the centre circle was and also stood where i reckon my seat was (ish) on the kippax ;)

Had the centre spot pic as my season card last season - i'm a glutton for sad memories ;)

(blurred out my face cos you'd have to be mad to show your face on this forum!!)

and one i took in 2012

Last went there last summer... it still feels weird.

I walked right across Moss Side on the day we won the PL in May 2012. Didn't have a ticket for the match, unfortunately. It was a kind of pilgrimage. I was really, really shocked by seeing this (last photo). It made me think of the Trotsky in Red Square treatment, where he was just airbrushed out of all the photos after going into exile. It's incredible to me that there's just no trace of us there. No plaque, no statue, nothing. Times we live in, I suppose.

 

[peoffrey]

@kippaxkid74 Lots of people show their face on Bluemoon. We had a popular photo thread for a while. My Twitter handle is peoffrey.

 

[Tanzeylee]

Isn't there a plaque or something where the centre spot used to be, or did I just dream that

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Watching that reminded me how absolutely shite Swales Platt Lane stand was.

All of the developments of our brilliant old stadium were worse than what was there before.

It went from this:

To this:

For people like my Grandad who saw Maine Road when it was great back in the 30s/40s/50s to see how it looked by the end must have been frustrating. And most of the seating and two of the stands were almost brand new by the time we left so it was hardly like it was a crumbling old ground - just a shit one!

 

[jimharri]

I too have affectionate memories of Maine Road but we've moved on and progressed. Has anyone been to where the ground was since? I haven't. I'm unsure I could.

Quick word of advice; don't. It's a soulless place now.

 

[Oasis1980]

well that took me back.
it was an unbelievable journey through almost 40 years for me. I was in tears at the last game. sat where I once stood with my man and my dad from 1965 onwards. both not with us now of course but they absolutely loved city, how they afforded to take me at times i'll never know. now I take my kids (lol) and my grandson to every home game and as many away games as poss, I will saviour that for all time. we'll be in Gladbach Tuesday and I can't wait. many many families will have been exactly the same. that's city you see, its about people, sure a title win here and there is great but in truth its nothing over walking to the stadium with my grandson clutching my hand and holding on through the crowds. his face when we score is most likely just what I was like in my first season.

here's to 50 plus years for him to enjoy.

Great post Bill. My little lad is 2 and a half years old and has been to three games this season - hoping it transpires into a lifetime of memories for him when he is older!