The last time City were in a F.A. Cup Semi-Final

[manclad]

I drove to Villa Park in an Austin Mini Metro 1.0L.
No aircon,no elec.windows,no CD player,not even a radio.
And petrol was about 50p a GALLON.

I had just bought a terraced house in Middleton Junction for £12,300.
And my mortgage was £10,000.(I can't remember what the monthly payments were but it seemed alot at the time).

If you wanted to see a bit of porn,you bought a copy of Fiesta or Escort.
Only well off people had a video recorder - I didn't get one until the following year.

No mobile phones or internet.My landline phone still had a dialling wheel - no push buttons.

If you wanted to find somewhere like Villa park you used a map or asked for directions(or followed other cars and coaches full of City fans).

Everything was paid for in cash(no debit cards)or for larger items a cheque was written out.And I still had £1 notes in my pocket as £1 coins came into circulation in 1983.

And lastly I was still a single man.I got married to my good lady wife on April 18th 1981 the week after we beat Ipswich Town.
Our 30th wedding anniversary is 2 days after we play United.

The world has certainly changed alot in the last 30 years.
My undying love for Manchester City Football Club has not.

 

[Irlamblue]

I drove to Villa Park in an Austin Mini Metro 1.0L.
No aircon,no elec.windows,no CD player,not even a radio.
And petrol was about 50p a GALLON.

I had just bought a terraced house in Middleton Junction for £12,300.
And my mortgage was £10,000.(I can't remember what the monthly payments were but it seemed alot at the time).

If you wanted to see a bit of porn,you bought a copy of Fiesta or Escort.
Only well off people had a video recorder - I didn't get one until the following year.

No mobile phones or internet.My landline phone still had a dialling wheel - no push buttons.

If you wanted to find somewhere like Villa park you used a map or asked for directions(or followed other cars and coaches full of City fans).

Everything was paid for in cash(no debit cards)or for larger items a cheque was written out.And I still had £1 notes in my pocket as £1 coins came into circulation in 1983.

And lastly I was still a single man.I got married to my good lady wife on April 18th 1981 the week after we beat Ipswich Town.
Our 30th wedding anniversary is 2 days after we play United.

The world has certainly changed alot in the last 30 years.
My undying love for Manchester City Football Club has not.

What a fantastic Post.

 

[Mickeypoll]

Having been a blue for over 30 years and missing the 76 league cup final due to being in hospital, you can imagine the euphoria of watching city make the semi final. I had attended all the previous games goals galore despite a scare at peterboro and eagerly relished the match at villa park, despite not really liking the place. Fortunately come the end i loved it !!

I was 12 at the time, memories of those early days are a little bit foggy, but the team performance was outstanding even for a young lad to watch.

 

[Kenney_The_Blue]

Fantastic post mate

 

[jimharri]

And look at the cost of the ticket; £2:50 to get into a semi final, and £3:50 to get into the final!!

 

[squirtyflower]

i was in my final year at university
my dad drove me, my gf (now my wife), mum, and two mates to the game, god knows how he got us all in the car
i remember there being a huge traffic jam on the m6 and everyone getting out of their cars

when paul power scored our end went absolutely mental
tommy caton played the game of his short life

went and celebrated in the vale cottage, gorton, that night

 

[Ben888]

Great post, my Dad was talking about something similar the other day.

 

[Bluwhit]

Great post and thank you. Makes you realise 3 things - how much inflation has effected things , how technology has improved and finally how shit our beloved club have performed.

 

[Blue_Moonie]

Love it, great post.

I was only 3 at the time so can't add anything to this thread!

 

[bluemoon32]

I went with my Mam, same for the final.