Blue2112
Well-Known Member
For me the point in time has arrived.
But first its worth a quiet moment of reflection on where we have been and what we have endured. Fill in your own begining but for me the journey began in 1972 sat on those wooden benches in a dark foreboding Platt Lane stand. I think it was Derby County and we won but for now thats not important, what struck me most was the floodlights, the smell, the noise, the advertising boards and Trumanns for steel and I think it was Stardrops (funny what sticks in your mind) but most of all for a 6yr old boy those wonderful sky blue shirts were the real deal. Love at first sight and a marriage that offered everything but would ultimately cheat you time and time again.
Do you, Blue2112 (fill in your own name) take Manchester City to be your football team, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.
A fleeting look through the pages of history since in no particular order saw us losing to Wolves in 74, Denis Law's backheel, beating Newcastle in 76, Colin Bells injury, runners up in 77, Bell's return v Newcastle, Juventus and AC Milan, Malcolm Allisons return, John Bond, Tommy Hutch, Bobby Mac and Gerry Gow, Tottenham and Ricky 'bloody' Villa in 81, Trevor Francis,relegations, promotions, fans on the pitch, youth cup winners, Paul Lake, Andy Hinchcliffe, David White, 5-1, 10-1, Peter Swales and an endless stream of managers, inflatables, relegations, promotions, cup knockouts at Halifax and Shrewsbury, league games v York, Lincoln, Stockport and Bury to name a few, demonstrations, forward with Franny, The Goat, Gillingham, Blue Moon, Uwe Rosler, Gio, Alan Ball, relegation and promotions, Bernstein, Wardle and Makin, Joey Barton, Coms, Thaskin Shinawatra, will it ever end, the takeover, Robinho a statement of intent, but Kaka bottled it, Tevez welcome to Manchester, Mancini and the first real signs of a Blue moon rising but coming 5th to tottenham would it ever really happen?
Well it did. Finally last season as we all know we took our most important step and won our first trophy as a team together, as fans together and as a club together. The signing of Aguero seems to have taken us to a whole new level and I'm sure Samir Nasri and others players looking in at the project as it comes together, must be busting a gut to play in this team. We now have everything at our disposal and for the first time ever since 1972 I feel so content and confident that we will go into any game at any level knowing we can win it. How good does that sound and feel?
Take a deep breath Blues, hold it in and as Joe Hart said on monday night 'feel the love'....I, Manchester City take you, Loyal Blues to be my faithful and loyal supporters. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.
But first its worth a quiet moment of reflection on where we have been and what we have endured. Fill in your own begining but for me the journey began in 1972 sat on those wooden benches in a dark foreboding Platt Lane stand. I think it was Derby County and we won but for now thats not important, what struck me most was the floodlights, the smell, the noise, the advertising boards and Trumanns for steel and I think it was Stardrops (funny what sticks in your mind) but most of all for a 6yr old boy those wonderful sky blue shirts were the real deal. Love at first sight and a marriage that offered everything but would ultimately cheat you time and time again.
Do you, Blue2112 (fill in your own name) take Manchester City to be your football team, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.
A fleeting look through the pages of history since in no particular order saw us losing to Wolves in 74, Denis Law's backheel, beating Newcastle in 76, Colin Bells injury, runners up in 77, Bell's return v Newcastle, Juventus and AC Milan, Malcolm Allisons return, John Bond, Tommy Hutch, Bobby Mac and Gerry Gow, Tottenham and Ricky 'bloody' Villa in 81, Trevor Francis,relegations, promotions, fans on the pitch, youth cup winners, Paul Lake, Andy Hinchcliffe, David White, 5-1, 10-1, Peter Swales and an endless stream of managers, inflatables, relegations, promotions, cup knockouts at Halifax and Shrewsbury, league games v York, Lincoln, Stockport and Bury to name a few, demonstrations, forward with Franny, The Goat, Gillingham, Blue Moon, Uwe Rosler, Gio, Alan Ball, relegation and promotions, Bernstein, Wardle and Makin, Joey Barton, Coms, Thaskin Shinawatra, will it ever end, the takeover, Robinho a statement of intent, but Kaka bottled it, Tevez welcome to Manchester, Mancini and the first real signs of a Blue moon rising but coming 5th to tottenham would it ever really happen?
Well it did. Finally last season as we all know we took our most important step and won our first trophy as a team together, as fans together and as a club together. The signing of Aguero seems to have taken us to a whole new level and I'm sure Samir Nasri and others players looking in at the project as it comes together, must be busting a gut to play in this team. We now have everything at our disposal and for the first time ever since 1972 I feel so content and confident that we will go into any game at any level knowing we can win it. How good does that sound and feel?
Take a deep breath Blues, hold it in and as Joe Hart said on monday night 'feel the love'....I, Manchester City take you, Loyal Blues to be my faithful and loyal supporters. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.