Wembley 99 Play Off final - 25th Anniversary

[daveyboybluemoon]

Full match



Highlights



Weaver remembers



Radio commentary



City’s Destiny



Sky News reports

https://youtu.be/LDWQDynlQrc

Aguerooooo

https://youtu.be/u62haUFHDaU

Light at the end of a long dark tunnel

https://youtu.be/Fifh6otxBII

Ha ha, I made that City's Destiny video you posted. I made it about 11 years ago on an old laptop with Windows Movie Maker after ripping the footage off another YouTube video. I might have gone a bit overboard with the video effects, sorry (I didn't really know what i was doing!)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Booked a holiday in Tunisia the Monday after York away and in typical City fashion we got to the playoffs.

I wasn't fully pissed off until I tried to find a bar, back in the day Sky sports 2 wasn't available in Tunisia, ended up getting updates from a Gillingham girl who had a friend at the game, she fucked off for a shower at full-time.

Everyone at home who would know the score were either there on on the piss. Took fucking hours to find out the result.

 

[HelloCity]

Ha ha, I made that City's Destiny video you posted. I made it about 11 years ago on an old laptop with Windows Movie Maker after ripping the footage off another YouTube video. I might have gone a bit overboard with the video effects, sorry (I didn't really know what i was doing!)

Mate, I love that video!

You need to do a sequel using the same song with the 93:20 highlights.

 

[Vienna_70]

I was at Wembley to the left of the goal where the shootout took place

At 0-2, I thought it was over, and another season in the third tier was inevitable.

When SuperKev Mk I scored, the lad next to me didn’t even bother celebrating, though I and most of the others around us did. When Dicky equalised, we just went mental, and after we’d calmed down, I had the feeling that there was a certain inevitability that we’d win. The Welsh PEG had replaced his forwards with defenders, so Gillingham had very little attacking threat.

When Dickov went through in a one-on-one in extra time, he really should have scored, but that would have denied Richard Edghill his moment.

I was staying with friends in Barnet, and the journey back there seemed to take ages and I was shattered by the time I arrived at their house, though we did go to their local for a few celebratory pints.

I spent most of the next day singing, "You can stuff your fucking treble up your arse!" At one point, my mate, an Arsenal supporter, asked if I was tired of singing it yet, so I asked him if he was tired of hearing it. "No, not really," was his response.

 

[Marvin]

It was the start of the long road back and an incredible journey.

It was my first trip to Wembley. I remember being very unhappy at not being allowed to go to the Wembley Cup FInal in 1981. BY that time I had been going to City on my own, or with a friend from school, but my Mum and Dad would not let me go to London on my own. I remember being impressed by the twin towers from a distance, but up close Wembley was crumbling. I was right at the back of the stand. I remember looking down and thinking the view from behind the goal must be rubbish.

People might disagree but from the inside the new Wembley is absolutely stunning and blows the old one out of the water. No comparison at all. Wembley is by far the best stadium (from the inside) that I have ever been to.

Random memories of the day:

Gillingham fans. They were tourists. Loads of silly jokers hats, and families. They weren't football fans. Watford were a modern day equivalent.
The feeling of utter desolation at 2-0. I think I must have really expected to win that day because from Boxing Day we had been on a great run.
The elation of the equaliser. I remember the penalty shoot out. I remember the exhaustion and disbelief afterwards, and the feeling of utter satisfaction on the train trip back.
I also remember watching it back loads of times and looking for the reactions on fans faces when Dickov scored.

 

[bluemoon32]

It was the start of the long road back and an incredible journey.

It was my first trip to Wembley. I remember being very unhappy at not being allowed to go to the Wembley Cup FInal in 1981. BY that time I had been going to City on my own, or with a friend from school, but my Mum and Dad would not let me go to London on my own. I remember being impressed by the twin towers from a distance, but up close Wembley was crumbling. I was right at the back of the stand. I remember looking down and thinking the view from behind the goal must be rubbish.

People might disagree but from the inside the new Wembley is absolutely stunning and blows the old one out of the water. No comparison at all. Wembley is by far the best stadium (from the inside) that I have ever been to.

Random memories of the day:

Gillingham fans. They were tourists. Loads of silly jokers hats, and families. They weren't football fans. Watford were a modern day equivalent.
The feeling of utter desolation at 2-0. I think I must have really expected to win that day because from Boxing Day we had been on a great run.
The elation of the equaliser. I remember the penalty shoot out. I remember the exhaustion and disbelief afterwards, and the feeling of utter satisfaction on the train trip back.
I also remember watching it back loads of times and looking for the reactions on fans faces when Dickov scored.

I find the whole Wembley experience sterile , fantastic inside but the area around is all a bit shit, the Millennium ( Principality) stadium is better situated and is far more enjoyable imo

 

[mayo31]

I was there with 7 of my mates. All sat in a row. At 2 nil I wanted out but a very good mate said no we stay. So we stayed. Thanks Fudge.

Bedlam at 2 all and bedlam when weaver saved the penalty.

Out of the 7 of us, 6 still go regularly. Great picture from wembley of us celebrating the treble.

After the treble parade I bumped into Gareth Taylor in the Lower Turks Head pub. Told him not to forget that without his goal v Stoke none of it would have happened. It started the momentum. Anyone at that game must surely remember the atmosphere changed, City actually woke up to reality. Before there had been a sense of self pity. No one but ourselves was going to change things.

 

[FantasyIreland]

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[Marvin]

I find the whole Wembley experience sterile , fantastic inside but the area around is all a bit shit, the Millennium ( Principality) stadium is better situated and is far more enjoyable imo

I am not really interested in the surrounding area. The view from your seat at Wembley is stunning. Sterile? I would not say that. I doubt there's better place in the world to watch football.

 

[bluemoon32]

I am not really interested in the surrounding area. The view from your seat at Wembley is stunning. Sterile? I would not say that. I doubt there's better place in the world to watch football.

We'll have to agree to disagree, although, i'd imagine the Charity Shield game against Liverpool won't be as sterile as the cup final against Watford.

 

[CTID1977]

Followed all City games that season via BBC world service radio. I remember there was a coverage of our first game in Division 2 Darlington at home? 3-0 Tskhadadze scored that day. The rest of the season for me was just waiting for the score announcement on Saturday or Sunday. That particular day I came home just to listen to match summary on Sunday sport. After Dickov's equaliser I think I missed the whole penalty shootout. What a mad couple of minutes it was.

 

[Oyster28catcher]

https://cn.mancity.com/fans/memoriesbackto1999 [Man City Official site China]

The 1999 story is one that us international fans love to share. Back in '99 the idea that City would sign a Chinese player or have fanclubs over that way was way beyond thought

Shenzhen Blues posting for cultural reference and all that

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

At 1-0 I was sat there with a glimmer of hope thinking come on City, come on! But we just wasn't at the races. Then my stomach wretched as Fat Bob latched onto the ball.. bang! My head couldn't take in what I was witnessing, I was completely fucking numb. At this moment it was probably the worst moment in my 25 years of being alive. I looked up at about 25/30 lads I was with and they were all come on mate, we're getting off.. NO !! FUCK OFF! I'm staying here I shouted. I then started punching fuck out of my seat..at that moment Horlock scored. Well that just put me on an even bigger downer, screaming 'Why score one you useless bastards' thinking that thet there was literally 10 seconds left or something. One of lads said 4 or 5 minutes or whatever it was then it was a glimmer.. but them ****s had done it on the Wednesday so I was adamant lightening wouldn't strike agian. At one point the ref blew and I genuinely thought it was full time.. about 15 seconds later Goat shot..NNNOOOO blocked.. THEN FUCKIN BEDLAM !! I have never ever witnessed scene's before or since! I ended up about 10 rows down and even got a snog off some bird! It was the best feeling I'd ever had ( the goal not the snog) I knew from that point on we'd do it, it was ours. The only shitter of the day, was, I was having a piss in the underground station and the tube came, I quickly did my strides up and jumped on the train in the nick of time.. My mate then said NNNOOOO! ! You've left the vodka! We'd bought 2 bottles of vodka and about 15 cans of redbull for the journey home. Bad Stretch Ha Ha! Train was so weird coming home, it was almost like we'd lost, it was so quiet. Think everybody was just emoptionally drained. WHAT A DAY !! And 20 years ago today..and my daughters birthday too. :)

 

[why me? Blue Manchester]

The start of the come back road to where we are today

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[standupifyouhatemanu]

I was lucky, I never ever leave early but that day I decided to with my 13 year old lad, half way along a row and making my way out, said goodbye to my Sister in Law who was on the row behind, got to the end of the row when we attacked and Horlock scored, sat down on the last 2 seats of the row and saw Dickov's goal, I reckon I was 30 seconds from missing it all. When Dickov scored I lost my lad under a huge mountain of supporters who were stood in the aisle on their way out. Big smile on his face when he surfaced. Did not for one minute think we would lose the shoot out after that. One of my greatest days watching City. Never left a game early since. Due to circumstances couldn't get a ticket for the QPR game so me and my lad were in Mary D's, at 2-1 going into injury time I turned to him and said, it's over we need 2 goals, he smiled at me and without a word of a lie said "we've done it before we can do it again" 5 minutes later deja vu, he was on the floor of Mary D's with a load of lads on top of him! A lifetime of loving City brings back great memories like this.

 

[standupifyouhatemanu]

Followed all City games that season via BBC world service radio. I remember there was a coverage of our first game in Division 2 Darlington at home? 3-0 Tskhadadze scored that day. The rest of the season for me was just waiting for the score announcement on Saturday or Sunday. That particular day I came home just to listen to match summary on Sunday sport. After Dickov's equaliser I think I missed the whole penalty shootout. What a mad couple of minutes it was.

Tshadadze scored the 3rd but it was Blackpool not Darlington...

 

[jimharri]

Always surprises me (in a good way) how someone like Kev seems to have retained an affinity with us. He's not a local lad (down south, isn't he), therefore unlikely to have grown up a blue, and he wasn't with us all that long, compared to someone like Vinnie. But he still has a lot of time for us. But there's a few from that era who are almost adopted mancs now; the Goat, Dicky, big Andy, Nicky; all sound fellas.

 

[Vienna_70]

Always surprises me (in a good way) how someone like Kev seems to have retained an affinity with us. He's not a local lad (down south, isn't he), therefore unlikely to have grown up a blue, and he wasn't with us all that long, compared to someone like Vinnie. But he still has a lot of time for us. But there's a few from that era who are almost adopted mancs now; the Goat, Dicky, big Andy, Nicky; all sound fellas.

I think it’s correct that Kevin was either promoted or relegated in five of his six seasons with us.

I’m also amazed how many former players with no apparent connection have adopted us.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Always surprises me (in a good way) how someone like Kev seems to have retained an affinity with us. He's not a local lad (down south, isn't he), therefore unlikely to have grown up a blue, and he wasn't with us all that long, compared to someone like Vinnie. But he still has a lot of time for us. But there's a few from that era who are almost adopted mancs now; the Goat, Dicky, big Andy, Nicky; all sound fellas.

He was at City for nearly 7 years believe or not. 232 league games and 44 goals. He absolutely loves us. My mate follows him on Twitter and he loves ripping the piss out of rags and dippers. Love him ! He was our Bernardo back in the day.