Was the derby win our greatest ever victory?

[Wheelsy]

Yes.

 

[BillCarlisle]

I think the 3-1 derby win in '68 was greater because it came so close to the end of season and hence had a much greater impact.

That match was probably on a par performance wise, just didnt have the 3 injury time goals which gave the gloss to sunday's win.

I'd agree with you on that. Very few neutrals expected us to win that night.
That game was the turning point in the title race that season.
The other thing was that we came from behind within a minute to completely outplay them.

However, for sheer impact and shaking the world of football to it's feet, Sunday has it's own pedestal alongside the 1968 match. There's no way the Rags will match that. They've scored 3 at our place on more than one occasion over the years, but they'll never put 6 past us there.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I think the 3-1 derby win in '68 was greater because it came so close to the end of season and hence had a much greater impact.

That match was probably on a par performance wise, just didnt have the 3 injury time goals which gave the gloss to sunday's win.

I think we even went a goal down in that one as well after a mistake by Tony Book. That was the game where we leap-frogged them into second and set us up for the title.

 

[baldmosher]

Greatest? No.

Funniest? Yes.

 

[LoveCity]

I'd say so, yeah.

Result of the decade in world football.

Arguably so but Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid last season is a strong challenger.

 

[8luemoon]

a tie for me with the semi result as this led to the win that broke the hoodoo - BBC posted some newspaper headlines for Sundays result - my favourite which was from the Telegraph i think........

"For the oppressed people of the nation of Manchester City, this was the day in which they ousted the dictator, toppled the statue and walked blinking into the light, wondering what to do with this new-found liberty."

 

[Deleted member 14625]

On the scale of things it was only three points, BUT what it signified was huge, so was this win our greatest victory? Beating them in the semi was huge but this seems to top that, to humiliate the scum in their own back yard takes some beating.
Thoughts please...

Dozens and dozens of games were more important and more crucial than Sunday. It was great, it will go down in folklaw but every single final we've won was much bigger and better than Sunday's derby, even the semi-finals to get to them finals. Every single crucial promotion promotion games. Newcastle away in 1968 is a million times bigger than Sunday's 6-1. To think this derby is our greatest ever win makes me think you're getting a bit carried away, you don't know our history, you're messing about, or you're just thinking very small time!

 

[manimanc]

i`d have to say the semi was a greater victory,beating them on the way to the final and getting the 35 year monkey off our back was very significant..

sunday was disgusting,only scoring 6 against that shower of shite hasn`t gone down well with me,it should have been 9 or 10 in my eyes...

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Our greatest every victory was when Thaksin sold out to ADUG.
If Carlsberg did footy club owners! ; )

 

[Bilboblue]

we've won trophies numerous times, which are obviously brilliant but they will be won again and again by lots of clubs, sunday will (hopefully not) probably never happen again. all around the world people will look at that result and just say wow.

until we win the champions league i'd say that will be yes.

wtf????

Hopefully we will do it every so often now, rather than once every 81 years!