Memries of Man. City

[SUFC Handsworth]

Saw United at Maine road 9 times in 80/90s plus guns n roses in 92, new ground U2, bon Jovi and england v turkey but not United yet!

 

[Silent Blade]

Played seven, Lost six, drawn one, will you be going tomorrow SB?

Yes but it will be my first time to see Blades play at Etihad!

 

[Rusty view]

Been once to Maine Rd.

Tracey got sent off early
Lost 6 nil or so.
Coach blew up in car park when we got there
Got coach home with nutters
Coach got pulled over as fire door was opened knocking a copper off her horse
Two banned lads pulled off the coach by coppers
Got told to get off coach by other lads to all stand in the road blocking traffic. Forcing coppers to release said lads.
Got dropped off outside White horse on halifax road while rest of passengers said "hello" to our rivals in said pub.

I was about 15 and 4ft tall
Rate day.

 

[S64 Blade]

My early memories are from the late 90s. Their team that consisted of the likes of Kinkladze (what a player!) and the big away followings at the Lane.

I also recall it kicking off by the South Stand at a game, at half time... must have been around 2000.

 

[XM657]

Yes but it will be my first time to see Blades play at Etihad!

I not going but I have a metophorical lucky hat you may borrow, no?

 

[Liverpool blade]

Mid 80s first visit losing 2-0 early doors if memory serves, away fans in a corner next to kippax who at this point did stop throwing golf balls at us but somehow we turned it around to win 3-2 bedlam in away end but the golf balls did make a reappearance....

Remember that game so well. Absolute bedlam in the away end despite the golf balls

 

[JJ Sefton]

I’ve got a video somewhere of us beating them 3-2 at Maine Road in 1987ish.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Remember that game so well. Absolute bedlam in the away end despite the golf balls⚔⚔

That’s the one I have on VHS.

 

[Bladeaway]

Well this is going to sound pretty mundane compared to some of these stories, but here are my memories anyway.

2006. Was a student at Manchester. Could get cheap tickets from the student union, but only for the home end. Took a fellow fresher from Belgium.
Drab game. Think Michael Tonge hit the bar. Ended 0-0.
However, our seats were next to the blades fans, separated only by some netting and a couple of stewards.
Spent the whole game receiving abuse from you lot, and my Belgian friend took a plastic cup on the nose.
He didn’t come again. Soon went back to Belgium.
Quite glad we didn’t score because I wouldn’t have been able to sit still. The only time I’ve sat in the home end at an away game.

Tickets were £5!

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

2006. ... Think Michael Tonge hit the bar.

Rob Hulse?

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Losing 6-0 under the management of Adrian Heath - remember all the City fans laughing at us as we exited the shower of bastards - they were on a temporary gillingham'esque scaffolding type stand in the corner and I did so wish a it would rain or hail in biblical proportions.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

Remember that game so well. Absolute bedlam in the away end despite the golf balls

The other thing that's sticks in my mind from this game was seeing alcohol being sold in ground for first time since it was banned, think either law changed or clubs discovered loophole that it could be drunk if not in view of pitch as now?

 

[Paisley Blade]

Been once to Maine Rd.

Tracey got sent off early
Lost 6 nil or so.
Coach blew up in car park when we got there
Got coach home with nutters
Coach got pulled over as fire door was opened knocking a copper off her horse
Two banned lads pulled off the coach by coppers
Got told to get off coach by other lads to all stand in the road blocking traffic. Forcing coppers to release said lads.
Got dropped off outside White horse on halifax road while rest of passengers said "hello" to our rivals in said pub.

I was about 15 and 4ft tall
Rate day.

Best thing about that day ( after driving all the way from Scotland ) was I sat quite near the front and got a lovely tan.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

4 visits and 4 defeats for me seeing the lads at Maine Road , at our gaff the reverse seen us beat them 3 times . First visit there was around Easter 85 lost 2-0 stood on Kippax there were more coins been exchanged either side of the fence than are tossed in the Trevi Fountain in a year !

 

[Crackers]

Was it against them one of their fans kept blowing a whistle in the Bramall Lane terrace and the ref stopped the game? 1971-2 season? Well whoever it was, I was there. Went to Maine Rd once, parked on a street close to the ground and some local youths said they would 'look after the car' for us. I told them to get stuffed and by some miracle it was still in one piece when we returned. (Ford Escort Popular)

 

[brownie4583]

I went to the 4-2 cup defeat at Maine Road in 1988 it was a really good game tho and I think City were 2 divisions above us at that time

 

[Revolution]

I went to the 4-2 cup defeat at Maine Road in 1988 it was a really good game tho and I think City were 2 divisions above us at that time

they were 1 above. We were both promoted that season.

 

[Silent Blade]

Was it against them one of their fans kept blowing a whistle in the Bramall Lane terrace and the ref stopped the game? 1971-2 season? Well whoever it was, I was there. Went to Maine Rd once, parked on a street close to the ground and some local youths said they would 'look after the car' for us. I told them to get stuffed and by some miracle it was still in one piece when we returned. (Ford Escort Popular)

Not sure about the game in February 1972 but I remember when we played in the Texaco Cup in August 1974 (we won 4-2, Denis law played and then he played one more game a few days later before deciding to retire), TC was on the left wing (John Street side) receiving a kick from Jim Brown, caught the ball with his hands and booted it towards the back of the John Street Stand. I was wondering what was going on and then dad had explained to me that someone in the John Street had blown a whistle and the ref ran over to a policeman to report the phantom whistler. Dont know if the police or stewards found who the whistler was.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Was it against them one of their fans kept blowing a whistle in the Bramall Lane terrace and the ref stopped the game? 1971-2 season? Well whoever it was, I was there. Went to Maine Rd once, parked on a street close to the ground and some local youths said they would 'look after the car' for us. I told them to get stuffed and by some miracle it was still in one piece when we returned. (Ford Escort Popular)

I think the ref was Roger Kirkpatrick, a fat little toad but actually a decent ref.