I first went to watch City on October 3rd 1964 aged 7. Me and my best mate Dave Esser were taken by his Dad and Uncle who were season ticket holders. We sat on top of the parapet above the tunnel in the Kippax.(No health & Safety in those days!)Maine Road seemed so vast and crowded…yet there was only 15,000 there. City beat Rotherham 2-1. From then on we attended nearly every home game and few away as well.Particularly remember the FA cup games against Leicester and Everton where the crowds really were huge. My over riding memory is of the pitch being very muddy, Citys shirts getting more pale blue as the season wore on and the all pervading smell of cigarette and tobacco smoke.I moved away from Manchester in 1968 but have always continued to follow City and get back to COMS 5 or 6 times a season and go to most matches in London. Did’nt get ticket for 69 cup final but made the League cup final in 70 and the 81 Cup finals. Looking forward to what this new era brings but am prepared to be patient!