What is the daftest thing you've seen at a City match?

I'd forgotten all about this until seeing the game referenced on Facebook but in October 94 City lost 2-0 at Elland Road.

I don't remember too much about the game, but we arrived late and weren't allowed in the away end as it was supposedly sold out.

We walked around the ground and after finding a turnstile for the Main Stand, sat in the corner close to their home "end" (North Stand?)

Unbeknown to us we were sat amongst the touring Australian Rugby League team, and our block was subsequently invaded by young, enthusiastic autograph hunters after the players had been introduced to the crowd at Half Time.

I'm not sure if I resembled an Aussie Prop Forward but my signature appears just below Mal Meninga's in at least a dozen autograph books.

I wouldn't mind but the kids were ever so polite and grateful that I'd taken the time.
 
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mexico1970 said:
If you'd have walked down to the match at Maine Rd and seen rafts and rafts of half and half scarves you'd have honestly thought you'd landed in another universe, it genuinely would have been unheard of.
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But there were half and half hats. Remember those?
 
s1ty m said:
But there were half and half hats. Remember those?
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I genuinely don't and the reason for that is that they weren't everywhere and were probably just for special matches like wembley and such.

Now they are literally everywhere it appears to be the norm.

Like this abomination, surprised it hasn't got a picture of Bobby Sands on it too.

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Imagine wearing a half and half scarf 20 years ago in a Manchester derby?
 
After the FA Cup Final last season at one of the City-allocated pubs outside Wembley. Obviously none of us are in a great mood given the result

Some kid who looked about 15 was trying to go outside onto an extremely crowded patio area

Bouncer at the entrance to said patio turned him away as they were at capacity

The bouncer happened to be black. Kid gives up and for some reason, strikes up a conversation with me (I'm inside and probably like 10 feet away from the entrance to the patio). This kid immediately starts saying some pretty vile racist stuff to me about the bouncer as if I'm going to be sympathetic toward his bad attitude. As far as I could tell he was upset simply because the bouncer was doing his job

No idea if he felt safe being a racist in front of me because he heard my Trumpistan accent or if I was just the first person he saw but it was absolutely wild. My Manc friend I was with was also lost for words
 
Matt Diablo said:
Surely Pearces ridiculous bloody cuddly toy he had on touchline every fukin game no goals, drew every game nil nil or got beat for entire season it felt like didn't we??!
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My dad let me borrow his season card for a game in the Pearce era, we didn’t have a shot the entire first half.
I’ve still not forgiven him.
 
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