My first game was at maine rd in 1977,against spurs & for a first game a 5-1 win was the best,brian kidd scored,peter barnes too,that was the end of the season & by the next year wed signed big dave watson+mick channon to help in our european campaign,we drew both games v widzew lodz of poland & went out on away goals,by then i had a kippax season ticket.it cost £ 6 !!that was xmas/birthday pressy in one.now most kids expect these as normal !
The derby that year 1st game was at maine rd & i didnt have to queue to get a ticket,city won 3-1 united scorin a cracker from the halfway line,we beat liverpool 3-0 too,chelsea 6-2+in 1977 we were runners up a year after winnin the league cup-with 9 english men+2 scots+tony book,english manager.
That season i saw the best crowd i have EVER seen at a game,colin bells comeback game v newcastle,city won 4-0 & from 1pm to 5pm the fans sung colin the king constantly,a feat ive seen equalled by west ham fans at norwich once,jhonny lyles claret & blue army fer 90 mins,no breaks.Im pretty lucky that my 1st game was a dream game & ive been to many grounds in the uk but none felt as good as maine rd-now we have the best stadium in the world-the one used for the games in manchester,its now called eastlands,or coms(city of manchester stadium).
im lookin f0rward to 2010 like i was a lil kid again!!! blue mooooooon
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