Not May 2011 was it, with the rags losing to Barcelona 3-1 in the CL final at Wembley on the Saturday? I was on that flight with him too.
In the queue to dump the bags off for the flight, I had a chat with Pab Zab, who was in the next queue, bound for Madrid.
The night before was the "Homecoming" event at the Etihad, after the Cup Final win.
t’was Easter 2014.