My first memory of a game at Maine Road was the FA Cup 6th Round in 1969. We played Spurs and won 1-0 with a Franny Lee goal. I went with my mates from next door, down on the 41 bus from Sale Moor. We got in the ground 90 minutes before kick-off and explored the Kippax, reading the programme and drinking juice.

We watched the game from the very back of the stand, up on the steel framework, holding onto the roof supports and twisting our shoes on the spikes that were meant to prevent anyone climbing up.

My mum went mental when she found big holes in the heels of my school shoes, the following Monday! It didn’t stop us doing the same thing every week until we were tall enough to see the match from among the crowd, though.