gordondaviesmoustache
Well-Known Member
"Defining" to me marks a turning point, rather than the product of that pivotal moment.
As others have posted, the Stoke game on 28th December 2008 was one such game, although the victory away at Wrexham two days earlier could also claim to be such an event.
Our defeat to Brighton in the 4th Round of the Cup in 1983 is often overlooked, but that result, and some of the abuse from the City fans iirc, accelerated John Bond's resignation from the club and led to John Benson's disastrous tenure and ultimately the destiny altering relegation v Luton a few months later.
QPR at home, the penultimate match of the 97/8 season is often the game that's remembered for Pollock's own goal, but it's often forgotten that we'd have stayed up if we'd won that game, which we should have done.
Our 6-0 win v Sheffield United three games into the 99/00 campaign really kick started our season after a draw and a win in our opening two games. The same was true about a 2-1 win v Brighton five games into the 88/9 season, before which we were yet to register a victory.
In terms of Cups? What about Notts County away in 2011? We were heading to defeat until Edin scored relatively late on, to force a draw, with us winning the replay at the Etihad. Without that goal there would have been no semi against united, no final against Stoke and our Trophy drought would have been extended further.
Who knows how different our club's narrative would have been if these games had turned out differently.
Season and destiny defining games, perhaps.
As others have posted, the Stoke game on 28th December 2008 was one such game, although the victory away at Wrexham two days earlier could also claim to be such an event.
Our defeat to Brighton in the 4th Round of the Cup in 1983 is often overlooked, but that result, and some of the abuse from the City fans iirc, accelerated John Bond's resignation from the club and led to John Benson's disastrous tenure and ultimately the destiny altering relegation v Luton a few months later.
QPR at home, the penultimate match of the 97/8 season is often the game that's remembered for Pollock's own goal, but it's often forgotten that we'd have stayed up if we'd won that game, which we should have done.
Our 6-0 win v Sheffield United three games into the 99/00 campaign really kick started our season after a draw and a win in our opening two games. The same was true about a 2-1 win v Brighton five games into the 88/9 season, before which we were yet to register a victory.
In terms of Cups? What about Notts County away in 2011? We were heading to defeat until Edin scored relatively late on, to force a draw, with us winning the replay at the Etihad. Without that goal there would have been no semi against united, no final against Stoke and our Trophy drought would have been extended further.
Who knows how different our club's narrative would have been if these games had turned out differently.
Season and destiny defining games, perhaps.