My dad took me to my first game in 1981. It was a cold winter day for the visit of Norwich in the 4th round of the FA Cup. I was 9 and we sat in the North Stand.
We won 6-0 and there were 6 different scorers that day. The match finished under floodlights and the sky blues players dancing on the pitch looked magical – i was in heaven, it must be like this every week i thought as we ploughed on to Wembley.
That night i looked through my Panini stickers i had collected and played out the match again on the lounge carpet.
To cap a great day City were on match of the day that night and you could clearly see my dad and me on the tele!

John Bond was manager and kevin Bond had just been signed. City came to Leyland Motors to offiially open their new floodlights.
i haven’t a clue what the score was, I was about 10 years old and had pestered my Dad to take me.
City sent out a strong side , and I remember asking John Bond for his autograph whilst he was sat on the bench.
After the game I hung about outside the changing room, autograph hunting, and the kit man gave me a sock tie that had been left on the floor!!! Some things are magical to kids!

Sat 21st November 1981. We won 4 nil against Swansea at Maine road. I was 10. My dad had promised to take me to a first team game although I had been to loads of reserve games with him as he used to help out by taking the elderly to either city or united reseve games (they were free admission).

He was a red too!! This was it. From memory Tuert scored a hat trick and thats it. I sat in the Main stand and had bovril at half time. Sometimes the memories come flooding back as a faint whiff of bovril fills the air I can still see Dennis wheeling away scoring another.