My first game was in February 1974, my friend and I had said we would go and watch City, but we went and picked a league cup semi final against Plymouth Argyle! We were 14 at the time and the queues were amazing, one kind soul got us near the front of the queue to go into the Kippax near to the North Stand. We ended up coming up the steps in the corner, what I saw was just breath taking with the floodlights on and the immense noise from all around the ground, it is something that will never ever leave me and I can conjure it up in my mind whenever I doubt my sanity at supporting City, then I know why I have paid for a season ticket every year since, it is love, plain and simple. We won 2-0 and were at Wembley.