The importance of Wembley 1999

[mancityvstoke]

I wouldn't swap what we had for what we have now. It's what we dreamt about winning trophies.

But I'd swap the Maine road 'match day experience' with the Etihad any day of the week.

fucking amen

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

The Kippax surge was not a place for the faint hearted, and it often happened when we got in the final third of the pitch. Was like a human tsunami picking me up and launching me 10 yards!

And yes, the Piccadilly jingle. If I didn't go to the game, Piccadilly was my best friend at 3pm on Saturdays.

"It's a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, OH NO" was heard more frequent than "IT'S A GOALLLLLLL!!!!!"

Oooo Nnnnoooo.. silence.. .. Rochdale have fallen behind.. cue me scream at the radio.. 'Fuckin Rochdale! Who gives a fuck about them? Giving us heart attacks for nothing'. Then seeing the sheer relief in r Kids face.