Who is bigger in Manchester? City or Utd?

[worsleyweb]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

 

[Mankymeat FC]

I wonder what it's like in schools now?

Aguero, Silva, Toure, Hart versus Rooney and RVP. We must be winning that hands down

well in swinton my 9 year old is the only blue in the class , and on his football team.

Well my 9 year old in Sale is probably outnumbered slightly, say 60/40, but he's been to more matches than the UTD boys combined, and your lad probably the same!

Actually, there was a more recent football in the communities study done, and the highest proportion of City and United season ticket holders had a Sale postcode (M33) I think it was 15%. That makes Sale the real battle ground.

 

[worsleyweb]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

Oh and I worked behind the bar in St caths for 10 years! Remember watching the 1985 cup final in there! One of my early rag memories

 

[worsleyweb]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

That will be Gareth!

 

[EalingBlue2]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

Ne'r the twain shall they meet.

It's a fair point I didn't know one kid on my street or anywhere who went to one of the Catholic schools and all I remember were beaver road and broad oak kids everywhere . Parrs wood was 1700 kids so must have been more of them than Barlow. Beaver road kids were everywhere on fog lane - going to a tiny primary school as is did I noticed them. Would be interesting to know if the Catholic schools and Irish communities were much more red. Funny to live in the same place at the same time and have such different experiences of who everyone was and where they went. I wouldn't even know where St Caths was and my only memory of Barlow (wasn't that Burnage in our day) was kids going off to fight them after school.

 

[Mankymeat FC]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

Oh and I worked behind the bar in St caths for 10 years! Remember watching the 1985 cup final in there! One of my early rag memories

No, we played at Fog lane. You might be thinking about the pub team that the Shields lads put together. That wasn't the official St Caths team. We used the school mini bus and played in a Parish league. Started in 91/92. Did you used to live round the corner from Renders shop? Think I know who you are. William Hulme blazer??

 

[worsleyweb]

I lived in Didsbury for 24 years and I can't remember anyone from Beaver road? School lane and Fog lane was completely dominated by St Caths and Barlow. The church, the social club, the parrs wood hotel. The first incarnation of the St Caths league football team wore the United away kit. I know coz I played for them! I can only remember 1 city fan who lived on my road. He went to Broad oak.

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

Ne'r the twain shall they meet.

It's a fair point I didn't know one kid on my street or anywhere who went to one of the Catholic schools and all I remember were beaver road and broad oak kids everywhere . Parrs wood was 1700 kids so must have been more of them than Barlow. Beaver road kids were everywhere on fog lane - going to a tiny primary school as is did I noticed them. Would be interesting to know if the Catholic schools and Irish communities were much more red. Funny to live in the same place at the same time and have such different experiences of who everyone was and where they went. I wouldn't even know where St Caths was and my only memory of Barlow (wasn't that Burnage in our day) was kids going off to fight them after school.

Back in the day I once organised a fight in fog one park between beaver road and St caths! 3 of my cousins and some good mates were playing for caths but there had been some trouble and about ten lads went down one night while st catha were
Playing! Nothing happened but we had to walk down to St caths to apologise on the Monday! The iriah community arond parra wood probably are in favour of the Reds but a lot of families who went to Barlow are huge blues - the ohares and Harris family of several brothers immediately spring to mind. All match going blues of generations.

 

[worsleyweb]

I must have been pissed for 30 years then! I played for that team I think - did they play at turn moss!

Oh and I worked behind the bar in St caths for 10 years! Remember watching the 1985 cup final in there! One of my early rag memories

No, we played at Fog lane. You might be thinking about the pub team that the Shields lads put together. That wasn't the official St Caths team. We used the school mini bus and played in a Parish league. Started in 91/92. Did you used to live round the corner from Renders shop? Think I know who you are. William Hulme blazer??

Yes that's me - mate with Mark for a bit

 

[goatinho]

I wonder what it's like in schools now?

Aguero, Silva, Toure, Hart versus Rooney and RVP. We must be winning that hands down

well in swinton my 9 year old is the only blue in the class , and on his football team.

Well my 9 year old in Sale is probably outnumbered slightly, say 60/40, but he's been to more matches than the UTD boys combined, and your lad probably the same!

exactly right mate...i dont know of one of them OR the parents who have been all the teachers take the piss and there is one teacher who is a blue...and guess what? yep....season card holder!

 

[worsleyweb]

Oh and I worked behind the bar in St caths for 10 years! Remember watching the 1985 cup final in there! One of my early rag memories

No, we played at Fog lane. You might be thinking about the pub team that the Shields lads put together. That wasn't the official St Caths team. We used the school mini bus and played in a Parish league. Started in 91/92. Did you used to live round the corner from Renders shop? Think I know who you are. William Hulme blazer??

Yes that's me - mate with Mark for a bit

Oh and I worked behind the bar in St caths for 10 years! Remember watching the 1985 cup final in there! One of my early rag memories

No, we played at Fog lane. You might be thinking about the pub team that the Shields lads put together. That wasn't the official St Caths team. We used the school mini bus and played in a Parish league. Started in 91/92. Did you used to live round the corner from Renders shop? Think I know who you are. William Hulme blazer??

Yes that's me - mate with Mark for a bit

I played for the team you are on about as well and also played for shields team for about 5 years! Dave shields - he was a rabid red! God rest his soul