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So, erm - yeah, gosh wednesday yeah. Hmmmm
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seantheduck said:During the war we used to .........Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sleep?! Its a wonder we won!
greenie
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GStar said:Can't. Fucking. Wait.
this, will be an epic night
squirtyflower
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things come full circle
the last time we were in a semi-final i was in my final year at university
on wednesday i'll be going to the game with my eldest daughter (she goes to most of the away with me) and she is in her final year at the same university, we haven't been in a final all my working life!
lets hope we can make it through
not nervous though, what will be will be
and if we lose i'll get shit loads of abuse at work on thursday
the last time we were in a semi-final i was in my final year at university
on wednesday i'll be going to the game with my eldest daughter (she goes to most of the away with me) and she is in her final year at the same university, we haven't been in a final all my working life!
lets hope we can make it through
not nervous though, what will be will be
and if we lose i'll get shit loads of abuse at work on thursday
Cheltblue
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squirtyflower said:things come full circle
the last time we were in a semi-final i was in my final year at university
on wednesday i'll be going to the game with my eldest daughter (she goes to most of the away with me) and she is in her final year at the same university, we haven't been in a final all my working life!
lets hope we can make it through
not nervous though, what will be will be
and if we lose i'll get shit loads of abuse at work on thursday
Good story that mate.
My first game was as a 12 yr old in 76 just a few games before our last trophy win. Never went to the final so for me its been the full 34 years of fuck all. My boy is now 16 and im prepared to forget the shite we have been dished up and the amount of money i have spent over the years as long as he gets a great run of success as a passionate blue.
Having said that, i've been feeling sick since the draw was made!!!
1894
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Speaking as an older fan, there was not quite the same tension in previous years.
No 24/7 news channels, no SSN talking games up, no internet, no forums, no texting, no phone-ins, no twittering...
Any tension tended to be created on-the-ground between fans. But the feeling was the same then as it is now. High tension. high expectations, day-dreaming of a last-minute winner against the opponents - a winner scorched in from 25 yards leaving the goalie stuck in mid-air, not one scrambled in from 3 yards via a deflection.
Dreaming of how you'd get to Wembley, how much it would cost, buying a new scarf or rosette with a tacky cut-out of the FA Cup stuck in the middle.
Finally getting to work on Monday, having WON the cup, and enjoying the reflected glory of YOUR team being cup-winners. Bragging rights lasted forever...
Nothing changes...except it will be a new experience for many City fans now, but at least I have experienced it.
No 24/7 news channels, no SSN talking games up, no internet, no forums, no texting, no phone-ins, no twittering...
Any tension tended to be created on-the-ground between fans. But the feeling was the same then as it is now. High tension. high expectations, day-dreaming of a last-minute winner against the opponents - a winner scorched in from 25 yards leaving the goalie stuck in mid-air, not one scrambled in from 3 yards via a deflection.
Dreaming of how you'd get to Wembley, how much it would cost, buying a new scarf or rosette with a tacky cut-out of the FA Cup stuck in the middle.
Finally getting to work on Monday, having WON the cup, and enjoying the reflected glory of YOUR team being cup-winners. Bragging rights lasted forever...
Nothing changes...except it will be a new experience for many City fans now, but at least I have experienced it.
This is most definitely the biggest game I've ever experienced as a City fan. 90 minutes against the rags for a place at Wembley in a major final. It couldn't get much more tense especially with the result last Tuesday. I just wish we could have got a 3rd, I'd feel so much easier then. I'm going to the swamp for the first time and I'm absolutely shitting it. Please City, please beat them. You have no idea how much it would mean to me.
Tuesday was the most muted I've been after a derby victory. Yes I gave a bit out but nowhere near as much as usual. There's still 90 minutes to go, an hour and a half on the pitch at the theatre of debt until we can celebrate in earnest. I would love to see us win something before I'm 18 in March, throughout my childhood I've had to put up with rags gloating and winning the trophies. Now it's our turn. CTID.
Tuesday was the most muted I've been after a derby victory. Yes I gave a bit out but nowhere near as much as usual. There's still 90 minutes to go, an hour and a half on the pitch at the theatre of debt until we can celebrate in earnest. I would love to see us win something before I'm 18 in March, throughout my childhood I've had to put up with rags gloating and winning the trophies. Now it's our turn. CTID.
r.soleofsalford
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the tention is worse.
in the glory days, we went to the shithole and won 5 on the trot, we new we were the best and looked forward to giving it to the slimy fuckers.
i think we know we can be again the best, in time, maybe as soon as next season, but is it just this minute and will we be on wednesday i hope so, but we do have a cobbled together team, what with injuries and the like.
regarding our repective owners
the best bit about these happenings recently is even the rags own fans realise their party might well be coming to an end. you could tell the way they rose to the bait in the first leg. they also realise we are on the march.
so yes the tention is worse. but i have had a smile on my face everyday since our owners took over. its a great time to be a blue and barring a few slips along the way it should be a hell of a ride so enjoy it.
in the glory days, we went to the shithole and won 5 on the trot, we new we were the best and looked forward to giving it to the slimy fuckers.
i think we know we can be again the best, in time, maybe as soon as next season, but is it just this minute and will we be on wednesday i hope so, but we do have a cobbled together team, what with injuries and the like.
regarding our repective owners
the best bit about these happenings recently is even the rags own fans realise their party might well be coming to an end. you could tell the way they rose to the bait in the first leg. they also realise we are on the march.
so yes the tention is worse. but i have had a smile on my face everyday since our owners took over. its a great time to be a blue and barring a few slips along the way it should be a hell of a ride so enjoy it.