You must have imagined all that-it was 12-30 pm kick off!.......A couple of weeks ago, we played Sunderland at home, I left my house at about 2pm and got in the car to drive to Car Park 1 at the Ricoh, parked up and walked the 10/15 mins down the road to the ground. Got to the Ricoh around 2:55, 5 mins before kick off. The first half was relatively drab but it came alive in the second half, former premier league player Lee Cattermole put Sunderland ahead only to be pegged back by Jonson Clarke-Harris in the 68th minute. Both sides had chance to win the match but due to some poor finishing and high class goalkeeping it ended in a stalemate. I left the stadium and walked the 15 mins back up the road to the car park, got in my car and drove home. Got back around 5:30.
Mentioned it before, but I was best man at my brother's wedding. City were at home. I didn't say anything to anyone.
Wedding was at 1. Got to the reception, quickly did my best man's speech and they just slipped out without telling anyone and drove straight to HR to watch City v Leicester. Made it with about 10 mins before kickoff and stood on the West End terrace in a three piece suit complete with carnation in my button hole.
Family wasn't best pleased, but the marriage only lasted 3 months and I felt fully justified.
A couple of weeks ago, we played Sunderland at home, I left my house at about 2pm and got in the car to drive to Car Park 1 at the Ricoh, parked up and walked the 10/15 mins down the road to the ground. Got to the Ricoh around 2:55, 5 mins before kick off. The first half was relatively drab but it came alive in the second half, former premier league player Lee Cattermole put Sunderland ahead only to be pegged back by Jonson Clarke-Harris in the 68th minute. Both sides had chance to win the match but due to some poor finishing and high class goalkeeping it ended in a stalemate. I left the stadium and walked the 15 mins back up the road to the car park, got in my car and drove home. Got back around 5:30.
You didn't give him a slap for opening one of your prezzies ?Brother came down from Geordieland to see City v Newcastle with about 6 mates - about 1992 ish and I put them all up overnight in my then little flat in Whitley Village. When I woke up in the morning one of them had unwrapped one of my Xmas presents (a jumper) and was wearing it as he had been cold during the night! I had to bail 2 of them out of Little Park Street (drunk and disorderly - didn't even get into the match). Quite a weekend!!
Yeah that was a great new year it finished 0-0 but a good game and jug ears was quality that day tooGazza breaking his arm when he elbowed Lloyd McGrath in the face.
How we laughed.
Yeah, I am still waiting for my hubcaps back, thanks.Best memories - First away game at Spurs when I was about 7 years old. Just stood in awe of the ground and the atmosphere. Winning at Villa in the cup was a special day
worst - Getting relegated at Villa and having to walk through their fans back to the car park. Feel justified now they have gone down!
A lot of good days (usually revolve around alcohol and taking souvenirs) but too many to mention!
the best was a full pub sign!Yeah, I am still waiting for my hubcaps back, thanks.
I had tickets for the original game and I am sure after it was postponed they didn't give us any tickets for the rearranged game as the Gallowgate had been demolished but the game was shown live on a massive screen at HR. Newcastle hammered us and it was the first we saw of Sandy Robertson. We did get tickets for the 3rd round FA Cup tie at St James' Park that season and were in the Gallowgate and Beardsley & Cole ran riot and we escaped with a 2-0 drubbing, I was sure we were the last away fans in the Gallowgate before it was demolished but Newcastle had another home draw in the FA Cup and would have had to give Luton ticketsWe went back up on the coach for the rearranged game. Last game in their Gallowgate end before it was demolished and rebuilt. Superb atmosphere but hammered 4-0!
We went back up on the coach for the rearranged game. Last game in their Gallowgate end before it was demolished and rebuilt. Superb atmosphere but hammered 4-0!
I had tickets for the original game and I am sure after it was postponed they didn't give us any tickets for the rearranged game as the Gallowgate had been demolished but the game was shown live on a massive screen at HR. Newcastle hammered us and it was the first we saw of Sandy Robertson. We did get tickets for the 3rd round FA Cup tie at St James' Park that season and were in the Gallowgate and Beardsley & Cole ran riot and we escaped with a 2-0 drubbing, I was sure we were the last away fans in the Gallowgate before it was demolished but Newcastle had another home draw in the FA Cup and would have had to give Luton tickets
The female half?I met Nuddy and his agent after a 0-0 Tuesday night bore draw vs QPR at HR. Came on as a half time sub....pretty sure it was his debut.
Peter barely knew a word of English but his agent (who was also Bruce Grobelaar’s agent) translated that Nuddy had a sweetheart in Zimbabwe and that he was going to bring her to England and marry her. He barked on for ages about what a good lad Peter was. (Can’t remember why, but I ended up giving his agent a lift to Coventry train station that night.)
Anyway, around a month later Nuddy was on the back page of the Sun for allegedly inseminating half of Coventry.
The ramrod.
David Armstrong?My first home Game was against Southampton 84/85 I was in the west end with my 2older brother I would of been 8
Someone had a shot that went over and I caught the ball and threw it to a Southampton player can’t remember his name but he was bald
But my favourite memory was beating Chelsea 3-1 opening game of the 97/98 season Dions hat trick
Come back from my first lads holiday abroad the day before
Highfield Road Bathed In sunshine put on the lash round town after , mortgages, children and hangovers were a thousand miles away
Yes that rings a bellDavid Armstrong?
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