I cannot remember much about my first visit to Maine Road other than it was a warm spring day. I cannot even remember whether we won or not, just being there was enough. My father was a Cornish man and quite neutral where Manchester football was concerned. He had given me two cigarette cards, one of Johnny Haynes of Fulham and one of Johnny Crossan of City. I loved the Blue of the City shirt and he bough me a blue football shirt with white collar and cuffs for Christmas 1965. One Saturday my mate from school, Mark (we were both 11 and in the last year of primary school) came and told me that his dad was taking him to Maine Road and would I like to come. His dad worked for the Gas Board and we went to Moss Side in a huge old Gas Board Van with all three sat on a bench seat in the front. I can remember paying 2/6 to get in at the juniors turnstyle to the Kippax and a shilling for a programme. But what left the lasting impression and what cemented my loyalty to the Blues was the huge number of people all chanting for their team and waving their blue and white scarves. City won the 2nd Division I remember and I was hooked and went with neighbours and friends to practically every home match the following season and for years to come. I only stopped in 1974 when I started working in retail and Saturday was a working day. But the feeling remained and in 1996 I returned to Maine Road with my two small boys. The feelings that engulfed me walking up to the Junior Blues North Stand area and seeing the pitch, the Kippax Stand, brought tears to my eyes. Never again would I stay away!

my first game was at home to cardiff city we won 3 nil my heart was bursting, i new i was in love with MANCHESTER CITY and still am today! thank you for the joe and malcolm, we won trophys – Robert