On a warm sunny day in August 1972, my Dad took me to Maine Road for the first time to see City play Norwich. After parking on Whitmore Road, which would turn out to be the same spot for the for the next eleven years & then hearing a local lad asking my Dad ” Mind your car for you ? ” I was only six years old so it took me a few years to understand why he was never there after this or any game ! Going through the turnstiles into the Platt Lane Stand & seeing the huge pitch, and the flags lining the North Stand roof, followed by the sense of anticipation waiting for the teams to come out. City made my day with Francis Lee among the scorers in a 3-0 win.
Rick Worsley.