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November 20th, 2008 rob mcpike
A pre season friendly. We,d just won the cup and i was old enough to go to maine road for the first time, as i climbed to stairs of the old platt lane stand, i was so excited just to be there and then the sight of this deep green field took my breath away and i knew there and then this is where i want to be! there was some special about maine road floodlit games and my memories never seem to fade even after all this time so ill never forget my first game.by the way we won 3-0 and the king got 2, i now live in canada but i will always be a blue.
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November 18th, 2008 Matt Willard
In March of 2002 my friend and I took a vacation to England with the primary goal of seeing Maine Road before it was gone. When I walked into the Main Stand and saw the pitch, I felt like I was home. We saw City defeat Coventry City 4-2 on their way to dominating First Division, and have never looked back.
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November 18th, 2008 Peter Shephard
My First and last game at Maine rd, yes we won 2-0, and then i got on a flight to canada to live, and all i do is watch the blue on the box. boy do i miss it live.. nothing better..
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November 18th, 2008 John Lim
My memories from my first game was against Liverpool in the mid sixties.
Arriving early to Maine Road and standing in the scoreboard end.
Well we won 2-1 and what a feeling, I was hooked for life – now almost sixty years old (past 26 years in New Zealand now) I have stood by City after those great 5 years from 1966! I was a season ticket holder and went to all the Wembley finals, last one being the 2 games against Spurs in 1981 FA Cup Final, leaving for NZ in 1982.
My last trip home 2 months ago, I brought a jacket from the City shop to wear on my trip back, as seen in NY from photo. Longer for another ‘final’ – any spare tickets!
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November 18th, 2008 Elliot
When I went to my first City game i was an Arsenal Supporter. As soon as i got into the Stadium I knew from that day on I would be a City Fan. The crowd was amazing, the football was amazing and the ground was amazing. Now I have a season ticket and try to go to as many games as possible even though I live in London
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November 17th, 2008 Dave Doherty
I watched my city game @ 6 years old with my father I was very young but still remember the excitement & joy of every one around us I been a true blue ever since through thick & thin
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November 17th, 2008 Brian Capes
August 1934 was my first City match,my Dad took me as a 5th birthday surprise. We stood in the North stand and I shouted my head of for Eric Brook (the SWP of the time). If the kids couldn’t see the match we were carried overhead by the crowd to the concrete perimiter to get a better view. Half time we had a penny bag of Uncle Joes mint balls.
Ive been supporting City ever since, going all over to watch them and will not hear a bad word said against them.Tempus fugit has caught up with me and I don’t go to many games now but still have a Citycard, believe me my support is still(and always will be) as strong as ever.
Cum on u bloos
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November 17th, 2008 sue hoffman
my first game was when we played scunthorpe united in the fa cup 3rd round we beat them it was great day because it was my future husband who took me to whom i married in july this year
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November 17th, 2008 Daniel Watson
Before this game I was on the verge of becoming a United fan but my Dad took me to see City at Maine Road. I was 7 at the time and my view was limited in the North Stand so the only goal I saw was Jeff Whitley’s consolation goal in the 80th minute. So to me it was like City had won. Since then I have been City. I would consider myself to be a die-hard fan now. Most city fans remember the 1999 play-off final win but I wasn’t into football then so my favourite memory is the Derby win at Old Trafford in early 2008. The defeat at Maine Road warned me of City’s inconsistency but I am City Till I Die.
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November 17th, 2008 Chris Hughes
My first game was as a 9th birthday treat, just checked the date and it was 6th December 1975 vs QPR. My dad, a red, took me as ‘they are never at home two weeks running’. Course this match finished 0-0, then the week after the team won 4-2 vs. Coventry, a game closer to my birthday but didn’t get to go to. Anyway, I was still hooked and have had a season ticket every year since 1984.