southstander93
Well-Known Member
Think a few people are missing the point of this post, cause I agree with the OP.
Of course I would rather watch City travel to Old Trafford without fear. Of course I would rather go unbeaten at home for countless games. Of course I would rather take 93:20 over York away. All of those are a given.
However, when watching games now I feel so much more nervous, and I care about the result because it actually matters towards something. Anything less than 3 points is a disappointment. In the old days, I didn't care too much about the result as I didn't often expect one. Looking back, I question why I went to every home game throughout the Pearce era, cause it was mind-numbingly boring football with no result. The club was in a real mess. But I still went every week cause I loved going to see my team play, regardless of result. I loved going to cup games and seeing the players and hoping for that next step towards wembley.
I've been going to City since 1997, so have seen the rise and fall of this club, I haven't seen the lows of the late 80's that people have mentioned, but have seen the lows of the late 90's. Would I take any of that back? No. Would I fuck. City are the Premier League Champions. That is a sentence I never thought I would be able to say without being on a Playstation. My childhood dreams of seeing City win trophies has now come true, and I would not change it for the world. But the stress and pressure of expecting to win every game is something that I'm still not yet used to, as I'm still expecting Typical City to self destruct once again, doing what we do best. I will enjoy myself while we are good, as who really knows how long this is going to last. Now that I go on the train with my old man and his mate, we make every game a day out, get on the piss, and enjoy ourselves leading up to the game, cause its the only way that the nerves don't get to me. Having said that, if we do become shit again, I'll probably just do the same!
Of course I would rather watch City travel to Old Trafford without fear. Of course I would rather go unbeaten at home for countless games. Of course I would rather take 93:20 over York away. All of those are a given.
However, when watching games now I feel so much more nervous, and I care about the result because it actually matters towards something. Anything less than 3 points is a disappointment. In the old days, I didn't care too much about the result as I didn't often expect one. Looking back, I question why I went to every home game throughout the Pearce era, cause it was mind-numbingly boring football with no result. The club was in a real mess. But I still went every week cause I loved going to see my team play, regardless of result. I loved going to cup games and seeing the players and hoping for that next step towards wembley.
I've been going to City since 1997, so have seen the rise and fall of this club, I haven't seen the lows of the late 80's that people have mentioned, but have seen the lows of the late 90's. Would I take any of that back? No. Would I fuck. City are the Premier League Champions. That is a sentence I never thought I would be able to say without being on a Playstation. My childhood dreams of seeing City win trophies has now come true, and I would not change it for the world. But the stress and pressure of expecting to win every game is something that I'm still not yet used to, as I'm still expecting Typical City to self destruct once again, doing what we do best. I will enjoy myself while we are good, as who really knows how long this is going to last. Now that I go on the train with my old man and his mate, we make every game a day out, get on the piss, and enjoy ourselves leading up to the game, cause its the only way that the nerves don't get to me. Having said that, if we do become shit again, I'll probably just do the same!