Remember Bradford 87 (yes 87)?

[its a Barm]

Yes we went to this game don't remember much but do remember being in seats in stand side of pitch not in end as normal no idea why

 

[bluesteve1964]

I went to all the previous 34 without a win and then my van broke down on the way to Bradford!!! Fucking gutted.

 

[M18CTID]

Think us being top of the league back then helped season after fell back down to our normal crap standard.

I actuallý went through one of our programmes at the start of the season and the club was over the moon at selling 2k season tickets !!!!!!!!!

Still great days glad i lived through it despite how crap my teamis and still are .............remember coming over to Maine Rd think it was the spurs games 1989 1-1 ...........cheap train ticket, paying in on the gate ........the amazing thing of getting the pink after the game and being totally blown at the technology of a full match report and the full time score init after ...............i know your club have gone on to better things and time has moved on but thank god i saw them days as well

I remember reading an article - it might’ve been in the Sunday Times and I think it was the weekend after this game - which stated that at the time there were only 2 teams in the whole Football League pyramid who were regularly selling out their home games that season. One was Liverpool and the other was…..Bradford! That might seem strange to younger posters but attendances were very poor in the 80s compared to the present day and sell out crowds weren’t very common. United were getting the biggest crowds but most weeks they weren’t selling out.

 

[M18CTID]

I could watch that Paul Stewart goal all day! Interesting hearing the bloke on that video referring to us just as Manchester. That’ll piss United fans off.

 

[M18CTID]

On a related note, does anyone remember our near 5-year wait for a top flight away win on a Saturday? It ran from that win at Spurs in January 1986 and finally ended over Christmas 1990 when we won 3-1 at Forest. Cue blues at the City Ground singing “5 years, we’ve only waited 5 years!”

 

[dennishasdoneit]

It was before I started doing away games but yes, I remember Bradford were top at the time and thinking we didn't have a prayer of winning. I recall listening to Piccadilly for this one but I think it was limited to score updates and going over to Brian Clarke after each goal rather than full commentary.

87/88 was my first full season watching City home and away. I saw a lot of games that season,but wasn't at Bradford. At the time ,it was a big match as they were top of the league, I'm not sure how we suddenly decided to turn up that night, I was a amazed at the final score, Paul Stewart was a powerhouse centre forward for us,brilliant finishing on the night,scoring with the outside of his right foot whilst running at full speed,Quality.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

That Stewart goal is still one of my favourite ever goals, what a dude he was, what a moment

It was a brilliant goal.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I went to around 30 of the previous games but, for some reason, may have been work I was unable to go to Bradford...I was pissed off & elated at the same time.

 

[jimharri]

This thread is nonsense. Everyone (and his dog) knows we were only founded in 2008. Ask any rag, dip or tarq; they'll confirm it.

 

[bluestevei]

Was there my 2 mates was in away end because they had tickets but I went in the home end behind goal we decided to meet after game at pub up the hill, a very enjoyable evening watching the strippers doing there job