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CliftonCliff

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16 hours ago, NickJ said:

Agree with those 3 and would add the famous 1-0 victory at Elland Road in 1974, the 1-0 promotion night home to Portsmouth 1976, and 6-1 at Bradford in 2014 to gain promotion under Cotts.

Great occasions, all three of those, but I was only present at one of them.

I was at University in 1974 - wait for it - sharing a flat with a guy who, though from Bradford, was actually a Leeds supporter. Couldn’t go to the game and hadn’t heard the result until I returned home from a tutorial to find my flat mate in a foul mood. It was a sweet moment. (We’re still in touch: he’s my only surviving friend from university days.)

By 2014 my away trips had dwindled to a bare minimum, so wasn’t at Bradford, either, but yes, Portsmouth in 1974 is a treasured memory. I didn’t think of it as the focus was on away grounds, but if we’re talking special occasions whether home or away, that would be right up there. Thanks for reminding me!

 

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51 minutes ago, italian dave said:

So, slight tangent - but it’s an international break.

Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Portsmouth, Mansfield - all memorable because of what we achieved.

How about games that were memorable despite us not achieving a result?

I’d go for the two League Cup semi finals, at Man City and at Forest. 

More than 50 years ago Gary Sprake decked Chris Garland as we lost 0-2 to Leeds. IIRC we went on a special train and were escorted by police to the ground.  I thought we played quite well.

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58 minutes ago, italian dave said:

So, slight tangent - but it’s an international break.

Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Portsmouth, Mansfield - all memorable because of what we achieved.

How about games that were memorable despite us not achieving a result?

I’d go for the two League Cup semi finals, at Man City and at Forest. 

Think you’re allowed a small digression: they’re quite good fun during a slow news week, aren’t they, these little nostalgic trips down memory lane? 
 

Again, the Man C games came after I’d  hung up my travelling boots, but I was at Forest. Another one for the archives. Both the away and home legs  were fantastic games, in fact, and incredibly close.

After some of the depressing and infuriating rubbish of a week or two ago, it’s actually therapeutic to be reminded of some of the highs of an adult lifetime spent following City.

 

 

 

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I suppose a twist on this would be what grounds will you never go to as they no longer exist or the clubs defunct that you wish you had?  I'll never have gone to the Old Brighton & Hove ground for just chance, and I never went to the old Colchester ground before their new bowl.  But I did go to the old Manor Ground, the Vetch,  Bury etc, there are a few Yorkshire/East Midlands clubs where I've only ever been to the new grounds.   Only ever been to the Majaski for Reading as well.

I do like grounds where Boverille is still considered a valid halftime treat.

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1 hour ago, italian dave said:

So, slight tangent - but it’s an international break.

Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Portsmouth, Mansfield - all memorable because of what we achieved.

How about games that were memorable despite us not achieving a result?

I’d go for the two League Cup semi finals, at Man City and at Forest. 

And Spurs.

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21 minutes ago, Lorenzos Only Goal said:

I suppose a twist on this would be what grounds will you never go to as they no longer exist or the clubs defunct that you wish you had?  I'll never have gone to the Old Brighton & Hove ground for just chance, and I never went to the old Colchester ground before their new bowl.  But I did go to the old Manor Ground, the Vetch,  Bury etc, there are a few Yorkshire/East Midlands clubs where I've only ever been to the new grounds.   Only ever been to the Majaski for Reading as well.

I do like grounds where Boverille is still considered a valid halftime treat.

I’ve got fond memories of the Goldstone Ground: I lived in Brighton for 4 years, when Brighton were making their way to the top flight, and Peter Ward was scoring goals for fun.

The old Colchester ground was horrible. You didn’t miss much. It’s just a bit sad that they gave up one of the worst ‘old school’ grounds and all they did was replace it with one of the worst examples of the modern ground.

I think Derby did better than many with their move: the Baseball Ground was vile (and an awful pitch!) and I quite like their new one.

Stoke I find strange: the old ground seemed to be one of the noisiest you ever went to, the new one has seemed dead the last few times we’ve been there - maybe it’s just because we always win!

I don’t know why, but I’ve always wished I could have got to Bradford Park Avenue.

You’re not one for a glass of wine as your half time tipple then?! 

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35 minutes ago, italian dave said:

I’ve got fond memories of the Goldstone Ground: I lived in Brighton for 4 years, when Brighton were making their way to the top flight, and Peter Ward was scoring goals for fun.

The old Colchester ground was horrible. You didn’t miss much. It’s just a bit sad that they gave up one of the worst ‘old school’ grounds and all they did was replace it with one of the worst examples of the modern ground.

I think Derby did better than many with their move: the Baseball Ground was vile (and an awful pitch!) and I quite like their new one.

Stoke I find strange: the old ground seemed to be one of the noisiest you ever went to, the new one has seemed dead the last few times we’ve been there - maybe it’s just because we always win!

I don’t know why, but I’ve always wished I could have got to Bradford Park Avenue.

You’re not one for a glass of wine as your half time tipple then?! 

Interesting what you say about Stoke. I was in the area as a student for four years in the seventies and went to a lot of games. 
Fifty years or more is a long time and memories fade, but a few things stand out. I saw Best, Law and Charlton (RIP) there during that era, and Bobby Moore for WHU, among many others. George Eastham and Alan Hudson were among the more illustrious names to appear on the home team sheet, and Dennis Smith was a stalwart who of course later managed City.

I had a certain affection for them then that has long since dissipated, but I do recall that old Victoria Ground as being a good old-fashioned traditional stadium and the home fans were passionate and very vocal. It used to be rocking for the bigger games.

I’ve never been to the new Brittania stadium, but it doesn’t greatly surprise me if it’s somewhat soulless: so many new identikit grounds suffer from that. Any lingering soft spot I might have had for them was effectively extinguished after losing to them at Wembley and their subsequent association with Pulis (or TCP, as I usually refer to him)…

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7 minutes ago, CliftonCliff said:

Interesting what you say about Stoke. I was in the area as a student for four years in the seventies and went to a lot of games. 
Fifty years or more is a long time and memories fade, but a few things stand out. I saw Best, Law and Charlton (RIP) there during that era, and Bobby Moore for WHU, among many others. George Eastham and Alan Hudson were among the more illustrious names to appear on the home team sheet, and Dennis Smith was a stalwart who of course later managed City.

I had a certain affection for them then that has long since dissipated, but I do recall that old Victoria Ground as being a good old-fashioned traditional stadium and the home fans were passionate and very vocal. It used to be rocking for the bigger games.

I’ve never been to the new Brittania stadium, but it doesn’t greatly surprise me if it’s somewhat soulless: so many new identikit grounds suffer from that. Any lingering soft spot I might have had for them was effectively extinguished after losing to them at Wembley and their subsequent association with Pulis (or TCP, as I usually refer to him)…

My, far more limited recollection, is of one of the best chip shops in the football league! 

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On 14/11/2023 at 11:58, North London Red said:

It's a great effort either way! 

I've seen City at 71 of the current 92 grounds, at 11 clubs who are currently non-league, at 10 former grounds of current 92 clubs, and at Wembley and the Millennium, which I think gives me a total of 94 different grounds with City (counting old and new Wembley as one ground instead of two). 

Have done a further 9 of the current 92 grounds either with England or as a neutral, so need to tick off 12 more to complete the current 92.

Haven't worked out the overseas ones but have seen England in 41 different countries so far.  

Realised I'd forgotten Bury, Rushden & Diamonds and Tamworth, so my City total should be 97. 

Have also totted up the overseas ones. I've seen England at 92 different grounds (13 of which are in England or Cardiff), and 15 other overseas grounds for non-England games. 

Overall total is, I think, 206 (97 with City, 9 of the current 92 not with City, 79 others with England that aren't already counted, 15 other overseas grounds, and 6 others in the UK).

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9 hours ago, italian dave said:

So, slight tangent - but it’s an international break.

Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Portsmouth, Mansfield - all memorable because of what we achieved.

How about games that were memorable despite us not achieving a result?

I’d go for the two League Cup semi finals, at Man City and at Forest. 

I would go for Newport (a) followed by Fulham (h) the following week in early 1982.

Both draws but what happened in between meant both were very emotional affairs.

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On 16/11/2023 at 10:24, CliftonCliff said:

Think you’re allowed a small digression: they’re quite good fun during a slow news week, aren’t they, these little nostalgic trips down memory lane? 
 

Again, the Man C games came after I’d  hung up my travelling boots, but I was at Forest. Another one for the archives. Both the away and home legs  were fantastic games, in fact, and incredibly close.

After some of the depressing and infuriating rubbish of a week or two ago, it’s actually therapeutic to be reminded of some of the highs of an adult lifetime spent following City.

 

 

 

What about the start of the climb back?

Chester City to go up from Div 4.

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1 hour ago, cidered abroad said:

What about the start of the climb back?

Chester City to go up from Div 4.

Yep, mentioned it in an earlier post that you may have missed. I was there. It might just be my favourite memory of all of them, actually, because of the historical context. As you say, start of the long road back after the club came so close to going out of existence. In some ways, on an emotional level, it counted for even more than going up to the top tier. If you could wave a magic wand and transport me back to relive just one iconic moment, that might well be the one I'd nominate. 

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5 hours ago, CliftonCliff said:

Yep, mentioned it in an earlier post that you may have missed. I was there. It might just be my favourite memory of all of them, actually, because of the historical context. As you say, start of the long road back after the club came so close to going out of existence. In some ways, on an emotional level, it counted for even more than going up to the top tier. If you could wave a magic wand and transport me back to relive just one iconic moment, that might well be the one I'd nominate. 

or beating the gas 2 1 at Eastville

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