Your very own "Overcome with emotion" thread... (4 Viewers)

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I thought we, the fans, should take ownership of this .
So what's your memory that stays with you most of all ? 1987 ? Beating Man U 2-0 at their place ? Promotion under Jimmy Hill ? Moldovan's goal at Villa ?

Mine is always an away game, when the city fans are in large numbers - The one I remember fondly is a 2-0 win against Wimbledon at Selhurst in the 1990's when the supporters invaded the pitch . I cannot recall city supporters ever being this loud and I remember having to stick my fingers in my ears as it was bloody painful. I remember David Burrows was absolutely outstanding. I remember Nuddy's second goal sending everyone absolutely wild. Even though all the other relegation rivals (Man City for one) won that day I couldn't have felt more proud. My hearing was never the same after that.

 

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[rob9872]

Apart from the obvious cup finals staying up games and last at HR/first st Ricoh .....

Grimsby away taking the piss out of Matt Jansen missin and the Jeremy Beadle ref, Walsall away when the queen mum died and phoning my mates mobile 3 times during the minute silence stood next to him. Forest st home the 5-4 game in the cup, Keith O'Neill cameo appearance before disappearing again and Led Sealey comeback on loan taking the jeers at the edge of the box from the West End.

 

[rob9872]

Oh and Peter Billing getting sent off in the Simon Cup early on in his City time. I remember thinking it was unjust but with what followed in the rest of his time I think I was probably seeing it through sky blue blinkers.

 

[the rumpo kid]

wembley 87, the quarter final at hillsbough , was unbelievable if you where in that leppings lane end , was better than the semi final. spurs at white hart lane . the other sunday was'nt bad either. beating liverpool 3-2 at anfield in the cup was good , nuddies hatrick at anfield was pretty good too.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The Villa cup game in 98 was a brilliant buzz, dominated the game but felt like we'd never score. 6k Cov there too.

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[Nick]

I'm a bit younger so can't remember as much!

Going on the actual football, I still think Preston in the JPT at the Ricoh was good in terms of going mental.

The atmosphere when we equalised against Newcastle at the Ricoh where thousands of people came running back in going mad.

Peterborough games where we managed to come back.

In terms of old school, last game at HR was pretty special too.

 

[CovBurty]

first up league cup (real cup) 1981 semi City v West Ham losing 2-0 half time Gary Thompson og. Top come back, we beat the Hammers 3-2. Gary Thompson hatrick (1 og). I genuinely thought we were going to Wembley.
2nd. (real cup no.2) 87 cup final. my dreams come true.

 

[ajsccfc]

Probs the shit cup lol

tin really shines in the sun

 

[ccfcway]

away to Oldham

roy wegerle got sent off and we lost to Darren beckford

pretty much sang "sky blue army" for 100 mins. (that includes HT), but not the first 10 mins, as the coach was late

 

[clint van damme]

Loads, that's why I want this club to survive and hopefully thrive so we can create a load more memories PUSB

 

[stevefloyd]

away to Oldham

roy wegerle got sent off and we lost to Darren beckford

pretty much sang "sky blue army" for 100 mins. (that includes HT), but not the first 10 mins, as the coach was late

Yeah he got sent off for swearing... but the pies were really really nice

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

My top 5 just thinking off the top of my head-

Sitting in the Villa end when we won 4-1 at VP!

Dele Adebola's goal at Blackburn in the FA Cup.

3-2 win over Man U and THAT Huckerby goal.

Injury time in THAT JPT game v PNE

Westwoods penalty save in the 95th min v Wolves (loudest moment we've ever had at the Ricoh!)

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

away to Oldham

roy wegerle got sent off and we lost to Darren beckford

pretty much sang "sky blue army" for 100 mins. (that includes HT), but not the first 10 mins, as the coach was late

Was that a night game as I may have been there

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The Preston cup game
Hillsborough quarter final
For pure emotion the Wycombe game in the only cup that matters this year
Man City game when Lee Hughes scored soon after we had been relegated.

 

[ajsccfc]

The game last season where we battered whoever was our rivals at the top (Gillingham maybe?) and I felt a sense of both disbelief and genuine optimism for the first time in years.

There was a league cup game where Scott Dann equalised at the death too, I thought it was West Ham but reading Nick's post it's probably the Newcastle game he mentioned.

My memory's not what it was

 

[CovBurty]

Terry Gibson hatrick 4-0 thrashing Liverpool. Micky Gynn winner at Stoke 5th round of 87 cup run sitting next to my traitor brother who supported Stoke. Recently, 6-0 thrashing of Bury (3-0 up after 15mins). Fergy and Wallace partnership all those goals and away wins, great SBA tour. Not sure the Joy Sepalla letter understands our true emotions. If she did she would let us go to an owner who does understand what our club means to us.

 

[torchomatic]

Gynn's equaliser against Leeds in the SF at Hillsborough. Had felt so sick up to that point as time was ticking away and I thought we had come so far only to fall at the final hurdle.

The level of tension on the terrace and then the relief was something I've not experienced before or since. Magical.

 

[Hadji's_Goatee]

Smashing Villa 3-0 at HR on Boxing Day '92. I was ten at the time. We scored 3 goals quite quickly in the second half. Quinn and Rosario tore them up. I remember each time we scored the SBA erupting jumping everywhere and all their spare change flying out there pockets. Must of picked up a few quid that day. Happy times

 

[olderskyblue]

THE Bristol City match. You could feel the tension in the packed ground 45 mins before kick off. Everyone was on edge. And when it finished the relief was incredible.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

The game last season where we battered whoever was our rivals at the top (Gillingham maybe?) and I felt a sense of both disbelief and genuine optimism for the first time in years.

There was a league cup game where Scott Dann equalised at the death too, I thought it was West Ham but reading Nick's post it's probably the Newcastle game he mentioned.

My memory's not what it was

It was Newcastle, Gunnarsson launched the ball boys chair out the boy to get in his run up for the long throw!

Think Owen scored the winner for them a 1 on 1 in extra time, as soon as he went through you'd put your life saving on him scoring!

 

[CovBurty]

Gynn's equaliser against Leeds in the SF at Hillsborough. Had felt so sick up to that point as time was ticking away and I thought we had come so far only to fall at the final hurdle.

The level of tension on the terrace and then the relief was something I've not experienced before or since. Magical.

that whole day was a magic day. tension just getting to the ground. emotional day.

 

[CovBurty]

whenever City scored a goal the celebration in the West End at Highfield Road in attendances of 30k or more. You can't buy that one anymore!

 

[Covkid1968#]

I thought we, the fans, should take ownership of this .
So what's your memory that stays with you most of all ? 1987 ? Beating Man U 2-0 at their place ? Promotion under Jimmy Hill ? Moldovan's goal at Villa ?

Mine is always an away game, when the city fans are in large numbers - The one I remember fondly is a 2-0 win against Wimbledon at Selhurst in the 1990's when the supporters invaded the pitch . I cannot recall city supporters ever being this loud and I remember having to stick my fingers in my ears as it was bloody painful. I remember David Burrows was absolutely outstanding. I remember Nuddy's second goal sending everyone absolutely wild. Even though all the other relegation rivals (Man City for one) won that day I couldn't have felt more proud. My hearing was never the same after that.

That's the game I hate the most......I had to study for my Accountants final exams that week and had to revise and all my mates have never shut up about it being the best away game...EVER

it comes up every feckng time I see them and talk football.."remember Wimbledon away...that was awesome blah blah blah".. just the mere mention of that game pisses me off...

Spurs away when we needed to win and we sent Sunderland down..again (pahahahahaha) that was awesome....full on turn out from every head there has ever been a head up the City. Trouble is...my mates went to that one aswell!!!!! pffff

 

[Leamington Pete]

Absolutely agree with this. Think the explosion of celebration and relief was greater than any other game (remember I ended up about 20 feet from where I started and twisted my ankle in the process!). The dream we thought was over was alive again.

(Edit: This refers to Gynn's semi final equaliser btw. Quote function didn't seem to work on my phone).

 

[xcraigx]

Stockport away in the first game in the championship. Huge away following, easy win, Lee Hughes looking class and a sense that we would piss the league. Oh dear.

 

[CovBurty]

Stockport away in the first game in the championship. Huge away following, easy win, Lee Hughes looking class and a sense that we would piss the league. Oh dear.

I was at that game. Hughes took his goals well but as we found out later was a piss head and he failed us as is usual. Expectations were high and the outcomes never got anywhere near. bugga ain't it. So it goes on and on.

 

[oscillatewildly]

My first ever game - A very uneventful end of season 2-0 defeat to M'boro 1974/75 will still hold memories. The slaying of Wolves and Alan Green's hat trick to send them down at end of 1975/76 (Altho true reason for memories of this fixture have been detailed in another thread)
That incredible first leg turn around v West Ham in Lg cup semi 1981. Both the victories at VP, the cup win at Liverpool late '90's.

 

[fernandopartridge]

away to Oldham

roy wegerle got sent off and we lost to Darren beckford

pretty much sang "sky blue army" for 100 mins. (that includes HT), but not the first 10 mins, as the coach was late

It was 3-3

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[SussexSkyBlue]

I'm not sure if many will remember or will stand out. But I remember winning 1-0 at Peterborough. 4,000 city fans packed into the terrace, were chasing the playoffs having just sold Leon Best.

Brilliant atmosphere that day

 

[Calista]

Gynn's equaliser against Leeds in the SF at Hillsborough. Had felt so sick up to that point as time was ticking away and I thought we had come so far only to fall at the final hurdle.

The level of tension on the terrace and then the relief was something I've not experienced before or since. Magical.

You describe it exactly the way I remember it Torch. The sound from the city fans felt like an atomic bomb going off. Years later, I spoke to Micky Gynn about it, and was cheeky enough to suggest that he had mishit the shot, but he insisted he’d aimed it right into that bottom corner. Having watched it again, I’ve no reason to doubt him. Best moment ever - bought him a pint to say thank you

Inevitably, many of the other emotional memories are of the great escapes, mostly in the seventies and eighties. But in the 90’s I remember going embarrassingly crazy at the end of a game against Chelsea at Highfield Road, when Strachan almost single-handedly got us the points we needed to be safe.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

I'm not sure if many will remember or will stand out. But I remember winning 1-0 at Peterborough. 4,000 city fans packed into the terrace, were chasing the playoffs having just sold Leon Best.

Brilliant atmosphere that day

Jon Stead with the goal!? We were 6th that day.

We played Chelsea in the cup a week later lost and the season fell apart.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Winning 4-1 at villa park. I was right at the front next to the goal as they went in. I very nearly went on the pitch to give boatang a cuddle.

 

[Brylowes]

Apart from the obvious.
5-4 v Norwich at HIghfield Road, I was only 9 but just remember it being a real roller coaster
Of a game, it had everything.
Thrashing the champions Everton on the last day of the season to stay up.
Beating Blackburn in the 5th round of the cup at the Ricoh 23000 crowd IIRC and a real
Terrific atmosphere, showed what the Ricoh could be like if we could sort our issues.

 

[Nick]

I'm not sure if many will remember or will stand out. But I remember winning 1-0 at Peterborough. 4,000 city fans packed into the terrace, were chasing the playoffs having just sold Leon Best.

Brilliant atmosphere that day

Was that jon stead scoring?

Edit, isss beat me to it

 

[Nick]

Apart from the obvious.
5-4 v Norwich at HIghfield Road, I was only 9 but just remember it being a real roller coaster
Of a game, it had everything.
Thrashing the champions Everton on the last day of the season to stay up.
Beating Blackburn in the 5th round of the cup at the Ricoh 23000 crowd IIRC and a real
Terrific atmosphere, showed what the Ricoh could be like if we could sort our issues.

1000s of Leon best masks