Surreal Moments at City Games

[dobingsdobber]

My dad told me he went to the 1934 6th Round game v Stoke (84,569), left his bike leaning against a lamp post on Maine Road unlocked and it was still there after the game.

The lamp-post had gone though.

 

[jitsubluedan]

Bellamy being sent off at Bolton when the referee adjudged him to have simulated in the box, when he was fouled. The thing that made that odd was his first yellow card was given to him at the end of the first half walking off the pitch and no one in the ground knew he had already been booked. That was odd.

A Spurs game at Maine Road 80s? when we left the field after about 10mins because of a colour clash and changed into our away kit.

I believe the ref was a Mr Clattered-Bent, or something. A man believed by many to be less than honest with some of his decisions. Must be a scurrilous rumour though.

It was indeed Twattenburg; he booked Bellamy for remonstrating with him for not giving us a throw-in after the ball had gone out. Think Bolton scored shortly after, having benefitted from the incorrect decision.

No-one knew of the booking as he did it as he was walking away from Bellamy and didn’t raise his arm to show the yellow card - it was highlighted on MOTD later that night.

Twattenburg then booked Bellamy for diving - which was later found to be a wrong decision (again) and he was sent off having been booked twice.

 

[Big Swifty]

It was at home to Bury on 8th Feb '64. Before the days of subs, Harry ended up being injured and replaced in goal by an outfield player, and then instructed to stay on and make a nuisance of himself up front. He only went and scored, it ended 1-1.

Colin Bell played for Bury that day - I think it might have been his League debut. I can't recall if he sdored or not.
Matt Gray was the City ouyfield player who went in goal when Dowd was injured.

 

[Big Swifty]

Colin Bell played for Bury that day - I think it might have been his League debut. I can't recall if he sdored or not.
Matt Gray was the City ouyfield player who went in goal when Dowd was injured.

Just checked - and yes, a 17-year-ld debutant called Colin Bell scored for Bury that day.

 

[give it to gordon]

Resemblance is uncanny!

Nice to see Rodri is still wearing Norman Wisdoms shorts.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I believe the ref was a Mr Clattered-Bent, or something. A man believed by many to be less than honest with some of his decisions. Must be a scurrilous rumour though.

Indeed it was. I'll have to dig out my 'You're Worse Than Clattenburg" KOTK article, where I listed all the dodgy decisions he gave against us.

 

[harborough manc]

City fans pushing a piano out of the pub
Notts county away in the 80s

 

[Kippax77]

Indeed it was. I'll have to dig out my 'You're Worse Than Clattenburg" KOTK article, where I listed all the dodgy decisions he gave against us.

Can't wait as i have a couple of hours to kill before our game.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Can't wait as i have a couple of hours to kill before our game.

Might not be enough time!

 

[Groenendijk's tin of peas]

What was that name they used to announce over the tannoy at Maine Road, Mr someone, that was code for something?