Watching the derby from the stretford end

[Blue Elmo]

At the end of the game just blast out Bluemoon at the top of the stretford end , then run .... it could be painful but very much worth it

 

[Eggsy]

I did this many years ago and it is not easy, infact it was when Ryan Giggs made his debut and scored against us. Then it was standing and it wasn't a very nice experience having to keep shut while raging inside.

Good luck

 

[Sugarloaf]

Was in the kippax for the 1-1 derby in the early 90's, the rags were in the far corner of the kippax with a gap between us and them. Mike Sheron scored for us, but then Cantona equalised and one corner of the kippax in the city bit, closest to the rags erupted in celebration. There was about a 500 rags in the kippax and they got fookin pelted with coins, gob and punches. The coppers had to open the gate onto the pitch and they all had to run along the touchline and were let into the rag corner. They were all dripping in gob. I remember seeing a rag lad from my college on his hands and knees crawling out of the kippax with his coat over his head. It was piss funny.

Anyone remember this? Think it was 93.

 

[1_barry_conlon]

Maybe. For the young fans of today football appears to be a TV sport. Tat's why fewer people support their local team.

If we got to a Cup semi or final would you rather watch it in the pub than the opposition's end?

I'd rather watch it at home, i only watch the games that are not on TV in the pub (on forigen tele) and i don't like that. I'd rather have 3 or 4 mates round, few beers, indian/chinese/pizza to be delivered dead on half time rather than watching it in silence whilst half the ground is going mental, i couldn't bear it.

And that last paragraph sums up todays modern day football supporter. Watching it with your mates eating chinese etc, ffs.

And then probably posting a thread when they do get an away ticket asking how safe they'll be.


Back to the main question. Like a few on here i've done it many a time as far back as the 70's with my old fella and then beyond with fellow blues. Cheer as loud as you can when we score and front the fuckers out, they'll soon sit down and shut up.

 

[danny123]

Don't start singing "Gary Neville is a Blue" but at the end of the game...stand at the top of the entrance and blast out Bluemoon and then run for your life :D

Couldn't do it me though to be honest...wouldn't be able to resist celebrating! There's been some bad cases of rags in our end at COMS and they weren't pretty

 

[inbetween]

When Benjani scored in the 2-0 quite a few of us jumped up in the streford end, we got some proper stares and a few snide comments but there's never anyone with the bollocks to try anything further, half of them are just on their day trip! Enjoy it lads even if it is a scaffolding shithole.

Was tempted to go this year but too expensive and i missed out on the points for our end.

 

[salfordpaul]

been in the utd end a lot more times than the away end! Been all over the place in the wrong end. Remember being in the spurs end at WHL when linekar and gascoine returned from the world cup and dusted us 1-0! Plenty of other places too!

At sold trafford they are by and large shit houses! No probs..every time me and a few handy mates have been in there they have nothing to say! cowards who will start on student types not 6"2" well built game lads! Never had a prob there that caused me concern!

Everyone around you will know you are a blue half way through the first half! just don't take the piss or you will be thrown out by stewards and miss the game! I've held court at half time telling them I was a blue only to be bought beers by irish rag fans! Dont worry they are a lot of tourists and i'm not joking.

Just dont take the piss too much!

Certainly don't worry...i can think of 300 grounds i'd be worried at before old trafford!

 

[Tueartsoverhead kick]

Done it myself a fair few times as well.

Mid eighties when we were two down, then Clive Wilson and an Arthur Albiston OG levelled it for us. Really, really difficult!!!

Stand when they stand and make sure you PRETEND to clap if they happen to score. Just the bare minimum to ensure you aint an impostor.

Saying that, your Manc accent will out you straight away, so talk like a cockerney when speaking to those around you

I was at that match in the Stretford end, in reality there will be blues all over the place, just like there are Rags at our place, there are family connections

I was on the front row in the stretford end seats at that game too with a fellow blue !!

 

[Freestyler]

last minute and we score to win 1-0 with a stunner from Tevez.

head in hands, look pissed off, storm out my seat, walk off face full of thunder...

get to the steps down the tunnel, eye the stewards up, then all of a sudden jump around celebrating like an idiot, calling every single one of them red bastards, run like mad belt out bluemoon and then leg it down the steps and out the turnstile.

magic.

 

[cptaidan88]

When City get to another cup final I'd do anything or pay anything to be there. Fuck the pizzas and shit. I couldn't eat. I've never missed a "historic" City game and don't ever intend to. I'd never forgive myself if we won something and I wasn't there.

Like i said it must be a generation thing, a european cup final may be different than a wembley one, if we were to get to Dublin and i didn't get a ticket then i will still be going. At wembley i'd watch it at home.

I would say its more of a individual thing than a generation thing. Fortunately I have enough points so I generally don't have any problems when I need tickets, but if it came to it I would sit in the other ends. I have done before off the top of my head at Bolton, Blackburn and Bristol Rovers and would do it again.

OP, like others have said as long as you don't take the piss you'll be fine.