Only ever had one, it was Wiekens 4. I went through some old city kits the other day and saw it, I thought it was abit strange looking back. Maybe I was trying to be abit different, but I wasn't spoiled for choice I suppose.
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Who did you have on the back of your shirt as a kid
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I couldn't afford a name on my back, or even the shirt tbh. (Having a football wasn't even a sure thing) . But I played as Mark Hateley.
I played like Pele though.
I played like Pele though.
shevtheblue
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Same, always wanted David White though.I couldn't afford a name on my back, or even the shirt tbh. (Having a football wasn't even a sure thing) . But I played as Mark Hateley.
I played like Pele though.
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I remember getting the Philips shirt about 85 or 86.
You had to pay extra to have the sponsor on it.
I didn't get the sponsor me old man say fuck that
You had to pay extra to have the sponsor on it.
I didn't get the sponsor me old man say fuck that
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Got my first kit in 1981....Right scruffy effort from Club shop with one collar longer than the other...
My mam sewed a woeful attempt - bless her - at a number 11 on it, so these days there would have been a "Reeves" on my back.
She did the same with the black and red Villa park semi one, with a number 5, but cutting out the letters for "Power" would have been too intricate for her fingers.
(Would have stood more chance if shed gone for the Gerald Stinstad (dirty old man) spelling of the name Paul "Paar")
My mam sewed a woeful attempt - bless her - at a number 11 on it, so these days there would have been a "Reeves" on my back.
She did the same with the black and red Villa park semi one, with a number 5, but cutting out the letters for "Power" would have been too intricate for her fingers.
(Would have stood more chance if shed gone for the Gerald Stinstad (dirty old man) spelling of the name Paul "Paar")
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Oops!Was that a shop for sharpening things?
Didn’t sharpen my spelling
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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When I was a kid you could either get a sky blue shirt or a red shirt, both of which could have doubled up if yer played rugby! No sponsors, no badges, no names. Even though the players had numbers the 'replica' shirts didn't!
Thats going to be worse than your not straight 1 if its got a R in the middle :-)I got my first City shirt from Donaldsons sports on Hyde Road. It was sky blue with white round neck and cuffs. My favourite player was David “Waggy” Wagstaffe a tricky winger who went to Wolves. My Mam sewed a number “11” on the back bless her but one of the “1”’s was not quite straight !
Looking at my grandson who’s 6 - and a fifth generation blue - it’s number 9 Haarland of course.
same for meWhen I was a kid, you just bought a generic light blue shirt and sewed the City badge on it. No names on shirts back then, and no squad numbers.
I used to be peter barnes or paul power when playing on the playground, so if the option had been available it would have been one of them
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I had David White on an away that I was getting for my birthday. We'd bumped into him Llandudno the earlier summer where my family had been having a caravan holiday (I assume he could afford a hotel, but I don't think players have their summer hols in Llandudno these days), and he'd signed the cast of my broken arm. He was sold before my birthday, though, which took the excitement off a bit.