by BlueDownUnder » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:20 pm
Hi All my name is Stu – Blue Stu has a nice ring to it, I was born a BLUE in Crumbsall Hospital 11th May 1961. Family emigrated to OZ in 1962 and then back to Manchester in 1966. My Dad use to take my older brother and I to as many City games as he could afford mostly at Maine Rd in the Kippax Street. Those were the days hey the late 60's and early 70's. On the terraces in the Kippax as a 6 year old, freezing winters and will always remember the cup of Bovril at half time to try and warm me up. Dad took my brother and I to the League Cup Final in 1970, brother was lucky enough to be taken to the FA Cup Final in '68 while I watched it on the TV. The brother was also lucky enough to go to Newcastle for the 4-3 win on the 11th May 1968 to see City win the title. You would of thought my Dad could of taken me too, after all it was my birthday :0( Family emigrated in 1971 again to OZ and we have followed City the best way we could BBC world service at first then MOTD coverage then of course the internet. Travelled back to England in 1987-88 only to see City relegated to the old Div 2 and was at the last game of the season at Upton Park which we lost 2-0. Always remember how well the City fans took it, singing to the West Ham supporters after the final whistle "We're going down you're not, you're not" haha. Remember travelling to Leicester with my brother in law a mad Leicester City fan and experiencing a beating 4-0 at the hands of the mighty foxes. Fast forward to May 2003 and I return for the last game at Maine Road with my 9yr old son. Travelled to Anfield to see City beat Liverpool 2-1. We left on a high, looking forward to City v Southampton, the last game at Maine Road. Surely City can finish on a winning note at Maine Road! Unfortunately it was typical City and we lost 1 nil and on my birthday as well the 11th May :0( The highlight of the trip was watching my 9yr old son pull on a City shirt for their Under 10’s and play against Liverpool at the Kirkby Academy. April-May 2005 and we return again games included a 2-0 win over Portsmouth at COMS, 2-1 win over Villa at Villa Park and a draw against Boro the last game of the season. April 2010 and we return again to see 5-1 defeat of Birmingham, the 1 nil loss to Manure – Scholes in injury time – another typical City, the dour 0-0 at the Emirates against Arsenal when Given was injured and 8 minutes of injury time was played…….So there you have some of my City story, wanted to return in 2011 for the FA Cup final but did not due to work commitments – my brother managed it – the lucky so and so. Finally what a unbelievable final day this season was, finally a Happy B’day the Blues delivered me and I am hoping that there will be many more to come. CTID.
Stu from Adelaide – OZ…
