Slightly strange actually - in that until recently I'd have said something low key in terms of the game in question, there are a few memories that are so personal.
But for the cup final last year, I wanted very much to get a ticket for my father, who first took me to Maine Road as an 8 year old back in 1981 against Crystal Palace at the start of that cup run. He went week in week out for 30 years or more, but doesn't live in Manchester anymore. I knew I had a ticket for the final, but kept it quiet. So it was the phone call to my Dad last May, when I said it would be nice given the symmetry if we watched the game together. He agreed and asked if I wanted to come round and watch it on the telly with him. When I said that yes I could, but wouldn't it be nicer if he came with me to Wembley.....well I will remember that long silence on the other end of the phone for the rest of my life.
And yes, apart from the result of course, we had a wonderful day. So my memory is slightly less about City and more about family.
