These last fifteen years

I remember around 2000-01 We played Ipswich in the league cup quarter final. It was the game when Royle mentioned decapitation not being worthy of a penalty(The referee was unbelievably rank that night) I went to that game in the hope of City getting to our first semi final(major trophy) since I was 8. City outplayed the fuckers that night and what with bad luck, bad finishing and terrible reffing, we lost 1-2(I think) and I walked away from Maine Road heartbroken, thinking, is just one semi final too much to fucking ask for !! :( Then we did again against West ham then Blackburn a few years later in the fa cup and then I started to believe we'd never ever win fuck all again. How wrong was I ! :)
 
Will always remember the excitement of the takeover day, then the subsequent rise to being the best club in the world and the demise of our neighbours. Hollywood script time.
 
I was actually so conditioned to failure and "Typical City" syndrome that even though we were the richest club in the world and had improved, I truly believed we were doomed and destined to fail. This apprared to be the case as I seem to remember with Hughes in charge we were in the bottom half of the table at one point. We then lost the 4-3 at the swamp and were knocked out of the semi final of the league cup by the rags. Our misery and their gloating continued. Mancini came in and we improved further but again failed to win a trophy and got pipped to top four by a Peter Crouch goal, supposedly a City fan. Yet another typical City moment. Finally the next season we actually won a trophy after 35 years and at last we were on our way.
 
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The fifteen years before it were incredible n’all.

We went from being a side that looked like it could take that next step up with a few more signings to challenge for/win trophies, after finishing 5th twice in a row in the early 90s (one of those was above United and the other above Liverpool)…

But that didn’t happen and in Typical City fashion we got worse, we got Swales out, Lee in, then we spiralled down to the third tier with two relegations, then the ’99 Play-off final, back-to-back promotions, Blackburn away, then down again, then that cracking Keegan promotion side (100+ goals), the emotional last ever season at Maine Road, finished 8th, the excitement of the move to the new stadium, moving to the CoMS, started playing in Europe again for the first time in my life, then just a few years later the takeover…

There’s rarely been a dull moment for the last 30 years.

There are clubs where nothing has happened in those 30 years! Rochdale spent 36 straight years in midtable of the same division from 1974-2010. But even Everton’s last 30 years have nearly been as boring as that.

Being a City fan is fucking mad, all the time!
 
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The Lightbowne Cowboy said:
I remember around 2000-01 We played Ipswich in the league cup quarter final. It was the game when Royle mentioned decapitation not being worthy of a penalty(The referee was unbelievably rank that night) I went to that game in the hope of City getting to our first semi final(major trophy) since I was 8. City outplayed the fuckers that night and what with bad luck, bad finishing and terrible reffing, we lost 1-2(I think) and I walked away from Maine Road heartbroken, thinking, is just one semi final too much to fucking ask for !! :( Then we did again against West ham then Blackburn a few years later in the fa cup and then I started to believe we'd never ever win fuck all again. How wrong was I ! :)
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Yeah the atmosphere before West Ham game was electric as well, really thought we were going to do it
Dean Ashton was unbelievable:(
 
It’s just the start.

I remember being early 20s and playing Spurs* in what would have been a place in the semifinals of the FA Cup. City in the fucking Semi’s! Of course though it wasn’t to be, but that taste of what could have been, given the fact we were never close to winning anything at all.

FF to 2011 and all that happened in between. To lift that trophy was fucking unbelievable. FF to now and all the success we’ve had, the fact we are the biggest club in England, the fact them lot are dog shit, the fact the best players come here, the fact we’ve secured Pep longer than any club has previously, the fact we are established as one of, if not thee best run club in world football….

To think where all this ends up is quite the thing.

*That was a fucking mental day in the end.
 
KS55 said:
For many FOCs like me, this is second time around……Dowd, Book, Pardoe, Doyle, Heslop, Oakes, Summerbee, Bell, Lee, Young, Coleman.
Lets not throw it away this time.
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The mid -late 70s team with the likes of Dave Watson, Dennis Tueart , Asa Hartford,Joe Royle, Peter Barnes, Brian Kidd ,Willie Donachie and Big Joe in nets was also a great time to be a blue.
League Cup winners 1976, 1st Division runners up 1977, and 4th in 1978 wasn't a bad record.
It's just after Big Mal returned that it all went tits up.
 
KS55 said:
For many FOCs like me, this is second time around……Dowd, Book, Pardoe, Doyle, Heslop, Oakes, Summerbee, Bell, Lee, Young, Coleman.
Lets not throw it away this time.
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It's funny but I was thinking back to this just the other day. Those of us around then and still here have lived through the two greatest periods in our history. We won every trophy available back then, even a European one. The Cup Winners cup may have been second to the European cup but it was still a major trophy. Like the European cup you had to have won a trophy to compete in it, not like the champions league now. The fairs cup was one that you went into based on league positions.

The club should do a documentary on the fans who've witnessed both successful eras as we're not getting any younger, even those of us who were kids back then are in our sixties now.
 
bluemc1 said:
It’s been incredible and we are so lucky it happened to us
I can remember being a young teenager sat with my dad and grandad watching United tonk us 5-0 and whingeing about the bashing I was going to get in school ( I’ve always been the only blue in all my groups of mates to this day )
It led to my dad and granddad arguing after my grandad told me along the lines of “ you tell them I remember us beating them 5-0 at their place back in 1943 “ ( probably not exact but something like that ) and my old fella saying what good that going to do him tomorrow and rolling his eyes.
I remember saying I’m just annoyed cos they get to have all these great days and trips to Wembley and I’ll never see City ever win a trophy
So for us to have done what we’ve done in these last 15 years really was beyond my wildest dreams
The start of it all really does stand out more than the rest for me though, the 2 seasons we won the FA cup then the league will never be matched for me even if we won the quadruple
The signings, Agueros debut, the FA cup semi against United, the 1-0 Kompany header game v United, the 6-1 at the swamp, Newcastle away Toure, the songs, it was probably the happiest 2 years of my life
Since those days I’ve never called a player or manager or manager’s decision, I’ve had my opinions on who I rate or don’t and will give it on here but I will never in conversation say “ such and such was shit today “
There’s just so many positives to take from 99% of games it amazes me the first thing people want to do is criticise
Grealish was quiet today and had no effect on the game yet an 18 year old local academy lad just bossed the midfield, why would your first comment on the game be “ Grealish is shit “

You’re experiencing more than 99.9% of football fans ever will, appreciate it and enjoy it fellas,

A win today will destroy a few hearts around the league so fingers crossed, just hope he doesn’t start that fuckin Nunes, can’t believe we paid 60 million for that show pony
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You’ve never called a player in your life according to above and then you end by slagging off Nunes. Sad
 
Born in 74 i think my generation had the worse of it. Missed the mercer glory years and the relative success of the 70s, i had the 80s onwards which was mostly heart breaking.
I had amazing days , i was lucky dad took me to every home game and lots of aways and saw some amazing games, charlton 5-1, bradford 1-1 etc but into the 2000s id had enough and after one derby drubbing i properly saw my arse and bollocked my dad, asking him why he made me a blue (there was no choice it was his great grandad that set those wheels in motion in 1898!!). Told him he had made my life a misery

Now every time we win something he reminds me i said that, as though he knew what was coming and it was all part of some sort of masterplan
 
Realistically there is only the Club World Cup left.

After that we are talking comparing this City team with best rival teams from different eras. I believe we are already the best ever on these shores and perhaps the 4th best anywhere ever with the potential to be higher while Pep remains.

Obviously there will always be historical trophy counts to look at but stand alone records are more interesting I think like winning the treble and 100 points.

What has already happened is beyond anything anybody could have imagined, not just what was achieved but how and when it was done and the stories behind it all.

Remember the guy interviewed after 93.20 “It’s too much, it’s too much”
 
paulchapo said:
It's funny but I was thinking back to this just the other day. Those of us around then and still here have lived through the two greatest periods in our history. We won every trophy available back then, even a European one. The Cup Winners cup may have been second to the European cup but it was still a major trophy. Like the European cup you had to have won a trophy to compete in it, not like the champions league now. The fairs cup was one that you went into based on league positions.

The club should do a documentary on the fans who've witnessed both successful eras as we're not getting any younger, even those of us who were kids back then are in our sixties now.
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I was 20 in 1968. Nuff said.
 
manclad said:
The mid -late 70s team with the likes of Dave Watson, Dennis Tueart , Asa Hartford,Joe Royle, Peter Barnes, Brian Kidd ,Willie Donachie and Big Joe in nets was also a great time to be a blue.
League Cup winners 1976, 1st Division runners up 1977, and 4th in 1978 wasn't a bad record.
It's just after Big Mal returned that it all went tits up.
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Spot on..we could have won the league on 2 or 3 occasions in the 70's.
There was only one team in Manchester back then.
My Dad took me to my first game was the only time I saw Franny play...he was playing for Derby who were reigning champions...we won 4-3.
Great time to be a blue!
 
paulchapo said:
It's funny but I was thinking back to this just the other day. Those of us around then and still here have lived through the two greatest periods in our history. We won every trophy available back then, even a European one. The Cup Winners cup may have been second to the European cup but it was still a major trophy. Like the European cup you had to have won a trophy to compete in it, not like the champions league now. The fairs cup was one that you went into based on league positions.

The club should do a documentary on the fans who've witnessed both successful eras as we're not getting any younger, even those of us who were kids back then are in our sixties now.
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still awaiting the treble documentary , has one even been made ?
 
Bluesince1979 said:
Born in 74 i think my generation had the worse of it. Missed the mercer glory years and the relative success of the 70s, i had the 80s onwards which was mostly heart breaking.
I had amazing days , i was lucky dad took me to every home game and lots of aways and saw some amazing games, charlton 5-1, bradford 1-1 etc but into the 2000s id had enough and after one derby drubbing i properly saw my arse and bollocked my dad, asking him why he made me a blue (there was no choice it was his great grandad that set those wheels in motion in 1898!!). Told him he had made my life a misery

Now every time we win something he reminds me i said that, as though he knew what was coming and it was all part of some sort of masterplan
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my dads the same and when he remnided me of what I used to say to him after a lot of disappointments , and after our recent success he told me (probably with a grin) "patience was never your strong point
 
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