My first ever time watching the Blues was on a derby day at Old Trafford when I was a 12 year old who had won an art competition on the old Granada TV football show “Kick Off”. The prize was a matchday of your own choice with Bobby Charlton as your chaperone.Obviously I chose a City game and it was arranged to be the derby game.On the morning of the match I was dropped off by taxi at Old trafford and after a few bemused looks by people with me asking them: “do you know where Bobby Charlton is?” eventually a flustered Granada official turned up and ushered us upstairs to meet Bobby and his wife where we were to have a prematch meal. So there was me a young City fan sat at this dining table when in walked Bobby and his wife.We were introduced and everything and then in walked Dennis Law and he shook my hand and said “are you red or are you blue?” and once he had heard my answer he winked and said to me “you will do for me” and then proceeded to sit next to me.After a few minutes waiting around, in walked Sir Matt Busby to take his place at the table and Law introduced me mentioning that “he is a City fan,Sir Matt!”So after a look round the changing rooms and such, it was time to wait in the tunnel for the teams to come out for kick-off and out walked City and I am sure I was nearly crying with pride and excitement as the players walked towards me.After patting each one on the back I took my seat with Bobby and his wife in the stand and after a few autograph hunters coming over to Bobby we settled down to watch the match.The game kicked off and I just had to pinch myself to make sure I wasnt dreaming.The game was just getting warmed up when City broke down the right wing and Ranson crossed over for Reeves to head in for City.I jumped up high out of my seat shouting “YES!” and after suddenly remembering where I was and who I was with quickly sat down again but Bobby realising my precidament said in a shot: “go on lad get up and cheer, your alright son”in which i will never forget.United eventually equalised to my dismay but Bobbys delight and the game ended in a draw. After post match interviews and meetings with City players including Trevor Francis,Kevin Reeves,Alex Williams and Tony Coton to name just a few it was time to say goodbye to Bobby and his missus.So I soon found myself back in the taxi on the way back home to Collyhurst and all that I wanted and dreamed of was to be one of them Blue shirted heroes that I had met in the flesh that day.