Michael's story: the man who handed out our PL winners medals.

[Kinkladze's crazy skills]

I'm not sure if this has actually been posted on here anywhere, even if it has though this story is beautiful it deserves a thread of it's own.

Lifelong City fan Michael Crowther from Reddish has onset dementia, talking about City makes him remember certain things...



It's stuff like this which is why we truly love this club pure class, I'm sure my missus started cutting onions while I was watching... This is the sort of stuff many neutrals around the world would love and appreciate too.

Not sure why the club or CITC haven't actually posted the full video on twitter? In my opinion it should 100% have been.

If the club were worried any trolls or any 115 merchants overshadowing dementia awareness, hopefully
that wasn't case but I'm sure any wronguns would've been shot down quickly.
Here's an evening news article too...

My memory is terrible with dementia but I love Man City to bits for helping me

Manchester City fan Michael Crowther was given a special role on the day that Pep Guardiola's side made history

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[I'm Blue]

Very emotional watching that at the game.
I always say ‘I’ll remember 93:20 till the day I die’
Sadly that isn’t always the case.
Awful disease.
Fantastic from the club and I’m proud to have a fellow Blue up there representing us.
He loved it and so did I.

 

[Blue Maverick]

At the game we couldn’t hear or see the subtitles so had no idea what the score was with this lad, but our club is fantastic at this stuff, bloody good job we won or he'd have been gutted !

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Was watching it in the ground but could not hear it

Watching it again is pure magical and emotional

I so love my club

 

[Aba452]

Michael got a great reception from Pep and the team, as did dickov.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Kings on the pitch.

Kings off it.

 

[beehive_bob]

I watched this before the game...yet again, sheer class from the club and it was clear that he was absolutely made up about it

 

[Middedon]

They just posted on Instagram about an hour ago. So I assume it will be making the rounds shortly.

 

[Gordyola]

I too wasn’t sure what it was all about couldn’t hear the video unfortunately, so glad you started a post about it My brother in his mid seventies, a lifetime City fan of course, has Alzheimer’s he’s doing well but not the man’s he was, so sad and difficult for his wife. For the club to choose Michael to present the medals is fantastic, they do get things wrong occasionally but most of the time they do fantastic things like this. I’m proud and so glad that they did this I feel that he represented my brother and the thousands of others like him

 

[Bettys Bell]

Love our club . Fantastic experience for Micheal

 

[napoleon dynamite]

I grew up with Mike on Marbury Rd Estate Stockport. Top lad and blue through and through. He could really play when he was younger too..a wand of a left foot. He's still got the nickname "tricky"

 

[RayCTID]

Awesome story and really touching gesture from both Paul Dickov and the club.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Brilliant from our club, great gesture from a great club, Hope he fully enjoyed his day.

 

[Col12]

Bloody hay fever making my eyes water again.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

I'm not sure if this has actually been posted on here anywhere, even if it has though this story is beautiful it deserves a thread of it's own.

Lifelong City fan Michael Crowther from Reddish has onset dementia, talking about City makes him remember certain things...



It's stuff like this which is why we truly love this club pure class, I'm sure my missus started cutting onions while I was watching... This is the sort of stuff many neutrals around the world would love and appreciate too.

Not sure why the club or CITC haven't actually posted the full video on twitter? In my opinion it should 100% have been.

If the club were worried any trolls or any 115 merchants overshadowing dementia awareness, hopefully
that wasn't case but I'm sure any wronguns would've been shot down quickly.
Here's an evening news article too...

My memory is terrible with dementia but I love Man City to bits for helping me

Manchester City fan Michael Crowther was given a special role on the day that Pep Guardiola's side made history

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

And just think - those despicable cads from
north London were actively looking to deny this man a once in a lifetime moment…

 

[failsworthblueboy]

I'm not sure if this has actually been posted on here anywhere, even if it has though this story is beautiful it deserves a thread of it's own.

Lifelong City fan Michael Crowther from Reddish has onset dementia, talking about City makes him remember certain things...



It's stuff like this which is why we truly love this club pure class, I'm sure my missus started cutting onions while I was watching... This is the sort of stuff many neutrals around the world would love and appreciate too.

Not sure why the club or CITC haven't actually posted the full video on twitter? In my opinion it should 100% have been.

If the club were worried any trolls or any 115 merchants overshadowing dementia awareness, hopefully
that wasn't case but I'm sure any wronguns would've been shot down quickly.
Here's an evening news article too...

My memory is terrible with dementia but I love Man City to bits for helping me

Manchester City fan Michael Crowther was given a special role on the day that Pep Guardiola's side made history

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

That is beyond class and I'm so happy for Michael and all his family and helpers, what a day for them and what an experience for Michael, Manchester City, I thought you couldn't make me prouder to be a blue, I was wrong. Thank you.

 

[glenowen]

What a lovely video that was and kudos to Paul Dickov (and indeed the club itself) for their understanding and compassion. Puts things in perspective and makes me proud to be a City fan.

 

[Rascal]

I'm not sure if this has actually been posted on here anywhere, even if it has though this story is beautiful it deserves a thread of it's own.

Lifelong City fan Michael Crowther from Reddish has onset dementia, talking about City makes him remember certain things...



It's stuff like this which is why we truly love this club pure class, I'm sure my missus started cutting onions while I was watching... This is the sort of stuff many neutrals around the world would love and appreciate too.

Not sure why the club or CITC haven't actually posted the full video on twitter? In my opinion it should 100% have been.

If the club were worried any trolls or any 115 merchants overshadowing dementia awareness, hopefully
that wasn't case but I'm sure any wronguns would've been shot down quickly.
Here's an evening news article too...

My memory is terrible with dementia but I love Man City to bits for helping me

Manchester City fan Michael Crowther was given a special role on the day that Pep Guardiola's side made history

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Wow, just Wow!

I have been working with a fella from Bolton who was has early onset dementia, he is a fucking superstar. He has spoken to a parliamentary committee and has wrote a foreword for a book on dementia that had me in tears. He speaks about the loneliness of dementia and the friends who never call any more. He is still a funny man though and it is a fucking honour to know him.

Micheal you lived the dream, fair fucking fucks to you and everyone at City for enabling it.

It has made me more proud of our club than any trophy. We are City, the pride of Manchester and we look after our own.




To see our beautiful club do that for Micheal is far more important than winning trophies, its a million times more than the 115 shit, CITC is a brilliant advert for us as a club and as a community.

 

[Mr. Shush]

That was brilliant. What an absolute treat for Michael. I didn't know who he was when I was watching it and we were asking ourselves who was it. I'm so glad I'm finding this out. Tremendous job from the Club. They do this stuff and it makes me proud that they are doing things for these communities. My grandmother passed away from Alzheimers back in 89. When little was known about it. So glad and proud the Club did this.

 

[FLManc]

I'm not sure if this has actually been posted on here anywhere, even if it has though this story is beautiful it deserves a thread of it's own.

Lifelong City fan Michael Crowther from Reddish has onset dementia, talking about City makes him remember certain things...



It's stuff like this which is why we truly love this club pure class, I'm sure my missus started cutting onions while I was watching... This is the sort of stuff many neutrals around the world would love and appreciate too.

Not sure why the club or CITC haven't actually posted the full video on twitter? In my opinion it should 100% have been.

If the club were worried any trolls or any 115 merchants overshadowing dementia awareness, hopefully
that wasn't case but I'm sure any wronguns would've been shot down quickly.
Here's an evening news article too...

My memory is terrible with dementia but I love Man City to bits for helping me

Manchester City fan Michael Crowther was given a special role on the day that Pep Guardiola's side made history

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Don't know if anybody else noticed, but all the players shook his hand and had a brief smile....but when Jack got to him, he stopped and had a bit of a chat with him.
Love Jack Grealish for how he takes time with people who have problems (if that's the correct word) and really feels for them.
Excellent player and a wonderful person.