Where were you on Sunday 30th May 1999 (Gillingham play off game?)

At the game mates wanted to leave told them only sat in a car park for a hour might as well stay 4 left 6 Stayed ...
 
Watching on TV whilst playing lego ( not Arteta!) with my little folk. Hubby was gardening. I nipped out to take him a cuppa on 85 minutes, all over. Had a chat to him, come back in and we had levelled at 2-2. Banging loudly on window to hub, young uns thought I had lost it!! Still remember now as they really were only used to me being sensible mum in those days - dad was the fun guy! Seen plenty of me like it since though what with Wembley 2011, sick Swan, 93.20, Vinny v Leicester, Gundo FA Cup and literally rolling on the floor when we won the CL!
So yes many memories of that day in '99!!
 
Wembley. My dad was at home listening to it on the radio in his kitchen. When Dickov equalised my dad screamed that loudly, his next door neighbour hurtled over the adjoining fence and into my dad’s house, thinking my dad had been electrocuted.
 
Wembley. On our first wedding anniversary, but did take her with me.

Wife obviously enjoyed the day as she regularly brings it up...
 
I was at home and being a City fan I was nervous enough not to even bother with the radio.
Had a phone call from my then brother in law who lived near Gillingham who gloated at the two - nil.
In disbelief I checked Teletext and there it was. He still rambled on about their famous win then Kev Scored followed by Paul. He put the phone down and I didn’t hear back from that night.
 
My dear old Mum somehow managed to magic up a couple of tickets for me and my lad. Best thing she ever did!

I know a few people binned it off after the 2nd Gillingham goal - but bizzarely the fella sat next to me never came back from the half time break. I often wonder what happened to him given what he ended up missing.

Amazing day.
 
At Wembley with my youngest son. I often think how the Dickov goal changed history. No promotion that season and maybe none of what's happened would happen. No Keegan, No Sven, no City of Manchester Stadium, no Shinawatra, no Sheik Mansour, no knocking the rags off their pedestal and imagine never having Pep and the greatest team in history changing the style football forever.
One thing that moment in 1999 hasn't changed is the bias and lording of the red tops by the media and running of the Premier League. The creation of never ending financial rule changes to scupper our club is criminal and a fair balanced media would be highlighting this. Which at the same time makes our achievements all the greater.
 
In the Broadway pub in new moston.
I was on police bail and couldn't attend any football stadium as bail conditions.
 
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