My First City Match

[MUS]

So monday was my chance to lose my city virginity in style... and i did lose it... but not without a few complications.

at first we were meant to take the car to the stadium but at 6 30, the car broke down and we were left stranded in heaton fucking mersey. the weather was miserable, everyone was fasting, so just picture 5 starving and grumpy arabs standing in the rain.

eventually we decided to get a train from stockport to piccadilly and then walk it to the stadium (tricky if you've never been before). we arrived at piccadilly at 745 and had 15 mins to navigate ourselves to the stadium and find our seats!

it took us about 20 minutes to get to the stadium, and we asked the friendly stewards for some help and got in the stadium. that moment when you first walk up those steps and see the stadium for the first time is incredible! goosebumps all over! just that experience alone is worth the 50 quid.

ive not been to many matches but the COMS is one handsome looking fucker... everything is just shiny, the pitch looks so good that my american cousin was convinced that it was actually "turf" and not real grass.

so by now its about 10 mins into the match, and wev still not found our seats... and we didnt have a clue what our seat numbers were only that it was in block 326. we asked a steward and he asked for our tickets, but all we had was the city accesscards cos we were never actually sent tickets only a letter saying welcome to manchester city with the cards attached. this meant the steward had to go find out where we were sitting which took another 10 mins, and then another 10 mins trying to find the bloody seats cos he kept going in the wrong entrance!

eventually we made it to our seats.. row EE, top of the stadium, with a pair of liverpool supporting cunts sat behind us.

oh and this was around the 30 minutes mark so i'd already seen my first goal at the stadium without realising it!

the atmosphere i would say is great... not amazing, its more of an atmosphere you get when your at the trafford centre.. its wierd to describe. it's like, the stadium is amazing, the football played was amazing, the view was amazing, the fans are amazing, but something seems to be missing from the atmosphere.

nevertheless it's still a fantastically addictive experience and now i'm proper hooked on and wanting to get onto the next match!!

the moment of the match was definitely Hart's save... what a phenomenal stop! i think that save made the crowd jump more than the actual goals! fantastic keeper.

funniest moments of the match was whenever one of the liverpool players would get tackled or lose the ball and the two nobs behind us would scream at them in a bizarrely high pitched voice. haha.

in the end, it was a great day and a fantastic experience even taking into account the crappy weather, the car breaking down and the fact we didnt get to our seats til the 30 minute mark. the boys played ok and yet we still ripped liverpool apart and never looked in danger of dropping any points. it really does feel like its going to be a special season, im just going to try and enjoy every game as they come.

oh and one last point, i couldn't help but notice how nice the people are! everyone there, from the fans to the stewards are exceptionally nice, happy and genuinely there for a good time.

also, my brother bumped into Paul LeGuen in the toilets so i wonder who he was there to watch.

fantastic day.

9/10

cheers :)

[HeyMark]

Glad you enjoyed it mate!

I'll never forget my first city match experience

[Burt]

Atmosphere like the fuclin Trafford Centre?!!!

[13021J]

Atmosphere like the fuclin Trafford Centre?!!!

Back of the 3rd tier to be fair

[MUS]

trafford centre meaning it seems like a day out for the family rather than a hardcore football mad chanting experience...

in a good way though i guess. its a great way of attracting as many people to matches as possible.

[the_georgian_genius]

Good stuff mate, allthough if you want to experience the atmosphere you need to get yourself in the first two levels, level 3 as good as it is for the view (best in ground imo) it is cut off from the rest of the ground!

[dazby]

I have to agree with your atmosphere comments Mus. I sat in the north stand for my first game and something was definitely lacking. Sorted for the next game by sitting in 110.

[gillie]

I stood on the Kippax for my first game.NOW THAT WAS A FUCKIN FOOTBALL ATMOSHERE.

[Burt]

I stood on the Kippax for my first game.NOW THAT WAS A FUCKIN FOOTBALL ATMOSHERE.

Me too Gillie fella. Hangin on to my big Bro's coat tails like I was in Heaven. That ol shithole of a stand was the biggest home end in the country, mainly because it wasn't an end. It was obviously all along the side of the ground. The steps up to the top were like climbin a fuclin mountain but as we went up each step, the hairs o me gregory peck stood like I never felt before or since and this repeated itself EVERY time I was there. Once at the top, we jostled to whichever part of the stand that we were gunna witness the days events. my Bro would take a stance at one of the terrace barriers and I as a short arse would pull myself up and sit on the barrier, watching the throngs come together in a mass of seething bodies in some kinda Zooloo dawn movie. The view was very resttricted, particularly due to the big, ugly stansions that supported the old asbestos type roof. I immediately felt at home and at one with all who surrouded me. Half time would arrive and my Bro would escort me down to the back of The Kippax and we would have a Bovril and talk about our Blue shirted heroes first half performance. My Bro was and is always positive about our efforts on the pitch. Then we would steel ourselves with enthusiasm for the 2nd half and push our way back through the throngs to take our position once more...............................Happy, Happy days indeed:o)