Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I must have been to a few games before this one cos I remember sneaking up the stairs behind my dad to stand at the back of the Dolman, but my first clear memory was of Joe Royle scoring the winner against Liverpool in 1977, in front of the old open end. The place went mental, I was stood in the schoolboy enclosure (used to be a small terrace under what is now the family enclosure) and I opened a can of coke which had gopt all shook up and accidentally went all over the two liverpool kiddies stood in front of us - they were mighty ###### off. To put in in perspective for the young 'uns - Liverpool were to the 70s what Man U were to the nineties, won the league, FA Cup, European cup on a regualr basis, and we did em at the Gate.
elko Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 First game of what I think was the 95/96 season 0-0 vs. Sunderland, Dolman before the GWR Family Stand was built. Aged 7
Guest TimmerD Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 I must have been to a few games before this one cos I remember sneaking up the stairs behind my dad to stand at the back of the Dolman, but my first clear memory was of Joe Royle scoring the winner against Liverpool in 1977, in front of the old open end. The place went mental, I was stood in the schoolboy enclosure (used to be a small terrace under what is now the family enclosure) and I opened a can of coke which had gopt all shook up and accidentally went all over the two liverpool kiddies stood in front of us - they were mighty ###### off. To put in in perspective for the young 'uns - Liverpool were to the 70s what Man U were to the nineties, won the league, FA Cup, European cup on a regualr basis, and we did em at the Gate. This was the first game I ever went to at AG!! My dad took me and we too were sat in the Dolman, I was 8 years old and ever since then...... life has been full of pain!!!
Guest Why? Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 8th December 1979. Standing on a box (so I could see over the old Enclosure wall!) v's Tottenham Hotspur. Not my first game but the first I remember! Needless to say we lost 1 - 3. After that Glenn Hoddle was my favourite player, much to my Old Man's disgust! In fact I think it took me another year to pursuade him to take me again!
Gerry Gows' Tash Posted May 21, 2004 Author Posted May 21, 2004 8th December 1979. Standing on a box (so I could see over the old Enclosure wall!) v's Tottenham Hotspur. Not my first game but the first I remember! Needless to say we lost 1 - 3. After that Glenn Hoddle was my favourite player, much to my Old Man's disgust! In fact I think it took me another year to pursuade him to take me again! Remember that one - they had a full back called Miller I think, he ran the length of the pitch to get on the end of a corner, a perfect volley right in the top corner, despite my depression, I remember thinking that was some finish.
Guest TimmerD Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 do u still sit in the Dolman though Haven't done for a while, usually sit in the Williams, as when I started going more regularly in my teens, my favourite place to watch was the standing area at the front - that still is the best place I have ever watched a game of footie from. So I still go into the Williams hoping that someone might have taken all those pesky seats out !
Granty Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Sat at the front of the enclosure, most of the kids could dangle their legs over the wall at that time (some chance of that happening now - pesky stewards !!), was definately in the old 1st division but I could swear to who we were playing
tin Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Bristol City 2-2 Southend Utd. Was in about 1990 at the Gate in the old 2nd division, Southend had Brett Angell up front alongside a guy called Andy Ansah with a young Stanley Collymore on the bench. Sat in the Williams near what was the old open end (now the Atyeo) and have been hooked ever since
Guest BS XI Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Far Canal..... Can't remember the year exactly, but me 'ol man took me down to watch the City versus Fulham, I was about 8 or 9 years old at the time.... He told me "just watch Johnny Haynes, forget everybody else.." Well, we smashed 'em 5-0 and I've been addicted ever since. The first songs I can really recall from the East End was.... Galley, Galley... he is the king of the west country.. Gibbo, Gibbo, he's off to Mexico.... and the famous.... If I had the wings of a sparrow, if I had the wings of a crow CHRIS CROWE!! COME ON YOU REDS!!
Guest RedDragon Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Bristol City v Millwall, 27th April 1991 - I was 8. City were 1-0 up at half time and then Millwall brought Sherringham on and they won 4-1. Was stood in the East End. RedDragon
22A Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Feb 69, City 2 PNE 1. Walked through the turnstile, up the slope and onto the Open End. Chucked it down with heavy rain that penetrated my coat but that didn't put me off.
deadratinmycider Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 The first match I went to was at Eastville to watch Rovers v Brentford!!! My dad was a Brentford supporter, I believe it was the 85/86 season but not sure, so he took me along and it finished 0-0 and was the worst game I have ever seen!! It put me off football for a couple of years until I persuaded my Dad to take me to AG in the 88/89 season and we have never looked back!. I still give him grief for making my first memory of football so disgusting. :@ :@ :@ :@
tin Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Bristol City v Millwall, 27th April 1991 - I was 8. City were 1-0 up at half time and then Millwall brought Sherringham on and they won 4-1. Was stood in the East End. RedDragon I was mascot for that game, aged 7 years old!
Guest ayrton Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 City v Leeds Feb 1974 FA Cup 5th Round. 1st City & Leeds game. Supported Leeds then but watched from the East End sat on one of the barriers. 37141 crowd with goals from Fear & Bremner. How the fortunes have changed. Two of that Leeds side went on to play for City (Hunter / Jordan)
RedTop Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 City vs Leeds Utd in April 1979 was my first game. I'd just turned eight and was nominally a Leeds fan on the basis that my namesake Brian Flynn played for them, so my dad took me to the Gate. It was a dour game. Brian Flynn was out injured (he was the shortest player in the league and notorious for filthy tackling) so I didn't get to see him, I don't think there was a single shot on target, I stood in the Enclosure and the only action I remember was Peter Harvey tipping a long distance shot over the bar which turned out to be offside anyway. I seem to remember it was the last home game of the season - and coincidentally the first game of the next season was at home to Leeds too, so dad took me to that one (2-2, Peter Hampton got sent off). I loved the experience so much that dad started taking me regularly, and as you know you only have to watch a few City games to become hooked. Before long I had a special chipboard box made for me by my dad with a door handle on the bottom so I could carry it to games and see the action, and we'd wait around the player entrance after games in the freezing cold so I could collect autographs. Oh, and the catering was crap. Special memories...
Guest Huddersfield Red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Early 1970 City reserves v Southampton reserves - I think I was being tested to see if I had the concentration for a full game.We were stood in the Open End. I must have passed with flying colours because I had a season ticket for the newly opened Dolman the next season. I remember being sat on the concrete for the first game as the seats hadn't been finished (wouldn't get away with that today). We beat Sunderland 4-3.
Stylus Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 By first Memories are goin to the City - Rovers 2-2 game. I just remember a mass pich invaison and chairs being chucked into the gasheads! Quite a disturbing first memory
Wardie Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 city v wrexham 96/97 season i was 9 sat in the williams stand and city won 2-1 goater and junior bent scored
B-Rizzle Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 can't remember who it was against but seeing david seal miss a penalty i was so upset because it was the first live penalty i had seen given.
The Man In Black Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Good god, no idea of the year or the opponents. I was probably about 7 though (which would make it about 1990/91) What I remember was that on Saturdays my two older brothers would go with my great grandfather and mother to the football on the coach from Midsomer Norton. One day my oldest brother was ill, so they decided to take me. I still remember climbing onto the coach and the driver asking "where's Michael then?" [my brother] and my mum saying "ill, but this is the youngest who's going today". I can't remember much of the game, but I think that it was a big game, because there was ridiculously long queues for the ticket offices by the Williams - it was on the local news afterwards... I think that I was seated in the Dolman - most likely in Block F or G, since that's where the old 'family' areas were. Oh, and at half time I asked my mum where the adverts were (like on the tele...)
BournemouthRed Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 First game of the 90/91 season - I was 5. We beat Blackburn Rovers 4-2 with Junior Bent getting a couple of goals. Hooked ever since.
bcfcrobin Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 No ideal who it was against or when but it was at AG and i remember Andy Cole picking up the ball on a counter attack and him running the whole way and slotting it in the back of the net. Was sat in the williams.
Lita For Congo Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Torquay in the League Cup 1st Round, is my earliest memory at the City. Sat in the Dolman, and heard Banging against the sides of the tin to make an atmosphere and asked my Dad why they was doing it and he said "Because we're Crap son". Then Agostino came on as a sub and was confused at the chants of Ago, Ago, Ago, then i asked again and my dad told me it was for, odviously Paul Agostino. Was in Year 2/3 so i would say i was about 7?
Guest lilciderhed Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 My dad tells me he took me to the odd game here and there when I was around 4. I can remember being sat in teh Williams, but I cant remember who against or anyhitng about it other than that. My first real memory, would be when we oplayed Chelsea in a friendly when I was 5/6, sat in the Dolman. 1-1 I think.
Guest worle-red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 first home vs northhampton 0-0 in the season we got promoted and my first away game was vs preston 1-2 also in the season we got promoted
Guest TB Mutiny Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 The first time I saw AG was from the window of a British Airways flight from Munich, Germany in November 2001. At the airport some mates picked me up and latter that afternoon/evening we went to have a pint at the Red and White. A few days latter attend the Blackpool match and wateched from the Ateyo has Murray scored in the 88th minute to steal snatch a win and send City on a month long winning streak!
Ash Tongate Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 First game was March '69. We beat Carlisle 3-0!!. Remember being at the front of the Open End trying to kick the numbers off the half time scoreboard. Galley, Garland, Sharp, Gibson, Briggs............. They were all super human to me.
Guest Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 First game was March '69. We beat Carlisle 3-0!!. Remember being at the front of the Open End trying to kick the numbers off the half time scoreboard. Galley, Garland, Sharp, Gibson, Briggs............. They were all super human to me. Snap 68/69, add a few more Alan Skirton,Bobby Kellard, G Low,Gerry Gerry, Gerry Gow; few tough boys there
Guest exiledred Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 about ten years ago agiainst either luton or wba can't quite remember, against wba a wba fan and his lad were sat behind me i remember that!!
Clevedon Red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Portsmouth - 1976 - Clive Whitehead - The rest is history.
Guest torquay red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 mine was in 77 i think,against Arsenal,i was 12 at the time and my cousin was a bootboy and used to take me in the eastend,anyway on this occasion i had a dodgy pasty on the way to the ground, and while we were watching the match the crowd surged forward and poor little me was squashed against a safety bar,hence the pasty erupted and i managed to empty part of the eastend on my own!{this explains my intense dislike of pasty munchers}Apart from this game i used to come up for most home games when we were in the old 1st div.Remember Norman bite yer legs Hunter scoring against his old club leeds?
Ash Tongate Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Snap 68/69, add a few more Alan Skirton,Bobby Kellard, G Low,Gerry Gerry, Gerry Gow; few tough boys there Bobby Kellard could run through a brick wall!
chowie Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Memories when very young in the Grandstand but first one to mind was 1984. Against West Ham in the Milk Cup and on the centre spot was a huge inflatable bottle of milk. I was standing in the EE in front of Pillar 5 (because my dad always used to stand to the left of that pillar half way up, infact he hasn't been back since it was seated) there was trouble in the enclosure before kick off I think. Some great West Ham players were playing Liam Brady & co, we drew 2-2 and got thrashed 6-1 in the replay at upton park.
City Rocker Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 mine was in 77 i think Mine too, against Man City. Can't remember much of the game, except that we won 1-0 with Chris Garland scoring the winner. My memories? Queing for half an hour to get in.... the massive crowd (28,000 or so?).... the incredible atmosphere and the deafening roar when Garland scored.... standing on a milking stool in the enclosure so we could see.... the vicious fighting that took place in the Park End when we scored.... the seething, swaying, bouncing, surging mass of bodies in the East End.... the smell of cigar smoke and bovril.... asking "can we come back next week?"....
Clevedon Red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Mine too, against Man City. Can't remember much of the game, except that we won 1-0 with Chris Garland scoring the winner. My memories? Queing for half an hour to get in.... the massive crowd (28,000 or so?).... the incredible atmosphere and the deafening roar when Garland scored.... standing on a milking stool in the enclosure so we could see.... the vicious fighting that took place in the Park End when we scored.... the seething, swaying, bouncing, surging mass of bodies in the East End.... the smell of cigar smoke and bovril.... asking "can we come back next week?".... the jumpers for goalposts, dogs mess on the park isnt it mm isnt it? Marvellous
brady bunch Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 my first game was millwall at home when I was 17 so 19 years ago! there was a riot in the park! first time I knew of city was in a church car park when I was about 4 and a load of the kids were shouting Rovers, rovers and another group were shouting city, city! I turned to my brother and said who do we support? and he said CITY! so i started jumping up and down and screamin CITY, CITY and strangly enough I still do that 32 years on!! just from the middle of the dolman stand now!! so every since 4 I have been CTID! Even though I have had to leave gods own city of Bristol many years ago I still follow the boys and get to most home games and now take my 5 year old who stayed up with me to watch the game on wednesday at home (with my wife moaning about him needing to go to bed!!!) it brought a tear to my eye when our goals went in and he leapt for joy!!! I know it is brain washing and I know in a way life would be easier at school etc if he followed scum utd or liverpool or arsenal, but I was born a ziderhead and he is too....
JudgeRed Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Remember that one - they had a full back called Miller I think, he ran the length of the pitch to get on the end of a corner, a perfect volley right in the top corner, despite my depression, I remember thinking that was some finish. That was my first ever game i remember my dad taking me and seeing the 2 Argentina world cup winning players Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa playing against us. I have had the AG bug ever since
Rutland Red Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 It was about 14 or 15 years ago against Blackburn. City won but the most vivid memory was David Speedie acting like a tool.
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