Having just moved up from the North East as a 10yr old a family friend Harry Cooper who was a life long Blue took me to this match. City won 1-0, loosing the next game 5-1 against the Hammers (what’s new?). The referee wore White as Acedimica were wearing Black. freezing cold night but the excitement warmed me up.
All of my school mates were Reds and the presure from my peers to become a red was always there. But “once a blue always a blue”
Since then my son and daughter have followed in the family tradition and will be “city till we die”.
Harry Cooper who took me to the match unfortunatly died a few years ago.
Those memories of the game will always be with me.

Paul Russell