Johnny Mars Bar
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The guy who ripped his season ticket in front of the Kippax
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Scouser.
Those old season ticket books were used for my first ever side hustle, as a young ‘entrepreneur’
Me and my mate would keep all the old books from previous years and as he lived local, he’d nip down to the ground a few hours before each match to see which number they were using. We’d go through all the old books to see if that number was unused from previous years and if not sell them outside the ticket office.
Never had any comeback, so can only assume the gatemen either didn’t notice or didn’t care that they were old tickets.
The problem with buying a season ticket stub from a tout was they didn't say what seat or row it was al on if I remember correctly. The number matched the game number but it's nice you got in you just had to find an empty seat and hope for the best.
blue b4 the moon
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Posh fucker, my book was for the Kippax....ok it was seated eventually but you get my drift.The problem with buying a season ticket stub from a tout was they didn't say what seat or row it was al on if I remember correctly. The number matched the game number but it's nice you got in you just had to find an empty seat and hope for the best.
Buckshaw Blue
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Was he Geoff Capes ( RIP), cos those fuckers were thick back in the day like a telephone book ;)
I remember when you had coupons in the back you could use towards certain sort after away tickets. I remeber I needed a number 8 voucher to get a Backpool away ticket in the FA cup but for some reason it was missing, so I forged the no 3 ..turning it into an 8, the lass behind the counter at the ticket office sussed it straight off, but taking pity on me let me buy one anyway, giving me a sly smile and a knowing wink. Cue last minute scrambled goal and some mad limbs in the crumbling away kop end they had at that shithole. Possibly the worst ground I've been to ( before the new incarnation of Bloomfield Road was built). Ah, halcyon days indeed
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Was it this goal?
TonyColemansbagofapples
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Looks like Barry Siddall in goal. I'm sure I was there for that one. Didn't a big orange beachball get thrown on and hold the match up at one stage?
Zabbasbeard
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This for me was an iconic moment for City fans. The guy did what everyone was thinking at the time and couldn't handle watching anymore of our performances.
Does anyone remember it? Does anyone know the guy? Where is he now?
Unforgettable. The worst performance I've seen at Maine Road.
Posh fucker, my book was for the Kippax....ok it was seated eventually but you get my drift.
I didn't have much choice if it was a sold out game I bought a ticket for any part of the ground.
Unforgettable. The worst performance I've seen at Maine Road.
Valentine's day 1998. My birthday was the day before and my then girlfriend had travelled up from Wiltshire for both events, a romantic weekend. She wanted to go to the game as she knew how much City meant to me and wanted to share that with me ( Bless. )
I remember just after halftime she turned to me and said incredulously, "This is awful and I know nothing about football. How do you watch this rubbish every week????" I had to agree. She found it hilarious when the lad ripped his season ticket up right in front of us lol.
Cookieproof
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It was actually my birthday and I applauded him for ripping up his ticket. I was sharing the season ticket with my brother at the time, so I got the honour of watching that borefest. When anyone says that our football was the worst under Pearce I would say to them, "You obviously weren't there for the Bury game."
It was actually my birthday and I applauded him for ripping up his ticket. I was sharing the season ticket with my brother at the time, so I got the honour of watching that borefest. When anyone says that our football was the worst under Pearce I would say to them, "You obviously weren't there for the Bury game."
It was voted the worst ever game in our history on some website and I probably wouldn't argue with that. Mind you a 0-0 draw at home to Sheffield United under Pearce, on a bitterly cold day, comes close. The one game I contemplated fucking off at halftime. At the final whistle I wished I had.