Absolute quality!!!! What a game to make your ‘City debut’ at! I was only 8 at the time but I remember the passion of the fans, even at 2-0 down, and we stayed behind the team until the final whistle. If that’s not enough to make you blue for life, then I don’t know what is!

My first ever Man City game was back in 1999 at Wembley Stadium for the Division 2 Playoff final Vs Gillingham. What A first game? I always wanted to go to Wembley after being glued to the TV during Euro96 and was given the chance to 3 years later.

I don’t think anyone could have asked for a better game! Coming back from behind at the stroke of full time taking it to extra time and then penalties. Some City fans were leaving in the last few minutes and then when news came through that City had equalised they came running back in.

It was a day of firsts for me:
First City Game
First Time on TV
First Time (and sadly last time to Old Wembley)
First Radio Interview
First experiences of a Penalty Shootout (not on TV)
First time in a crowd bigger than 15,000
Was also a record breaking attendence for a div 2 playoff final with some 79,000+

Still to this day been my favourite game. This was the awakening of a footballing giant

I remember this like it was yesterday, was 13 years old, a big group of us drove up from Somerset in a mini bus. I was so excited as it was my first time seeing City, our tickets were in the temporary open stands at Maine Road! The atmosphere was like nothing id ever experienced before, the singing and taunting of the away fans was incredible.

When the first goal when in the place erupted, its a an amazing rush, i couldnt believe how loud a football stadium could be! Then the whole stadium was bouncing, we got a second goal, Richard Edghill, it was his first ever goal for City and again the whole place went wild.

The City fans really made that day special, since then ive been to many games and no other club comes close to having fans as passionate as ours.

City till I die – Ant