1987 (4 Viewers)

[Flying Fokker]

Stuck on a train outside Rugby for what seemed ages and had to disembark and walk track side to the front of the train and realight then moving off and arriving at Wembley seconds before kick off dressed in a gorillas outfit...jeez it was hot.

That reads like it’s a level of Donkey Kong!

 

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[Mucca Mad Boys]

This points system is hopeless for the pay at the gate fans and there are many who don’t or can’t afford STs. Work patterns don’t suit having a season ticket etc.

Do they not allow fans to upload tickets or something to their account?

For the England FAN, they recommend keeping ticket stubs in case caps aren’t added.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

My son is soon to be 21, he text me yesterday and said for all the younger supporters next Saturday is their 87 moment.
I really hope they enjoy it as much as we did the cup final.

It really is - I’m 28. My mum talks of how exciting the buzz was around the city on cup final day and the parade… Coming from someone who does not care about football at all. If only I had a time travel machine!

 

[clint van damme]

Yep. many memories of the day. @SkyBlueSam01 's granddad (RIP) doing the Mexican wave on the coach on the way back to Leamington Spa; stopping off in a village in the middle of nowhere and invading the local 'disco' and the camp DJ being terrified, until he realised that we were not going to wreck the joint. Someone (RIP) from Cubbington, without a ticket on our coach who vaulted the turnstiles twice, before getting in (not even sure he supported us). Telling my ex brother in law (then about 17) that we'd be fine when his face dropped after Clive Allen's early goal. Great day and memories.

I thought Leamington was a village in the middle of nowhere

 

[clint van damme]

It really is - I’m 28. My mum talks of how exciting the buzz was around the city on cup final day and the parade… Coming from someone who does not care about football at all. If only I had a time travel machine!

The excitement really started building after we knocked United out and just carried on building all the way to May, it was incredible.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It really is - I’m 28. My mum talks of how exciting the buzz was around the city on cup final day and the parade… Coming from someone who does not care about football at all. If only I had a time travel machine!

Robins has one, that’s how he’s got us 5th. You have no idea how many times he’s used it to get Ben Wilson to score.

 

[nicksar]

Me and four mates went down to London on the Friday lunchtime,train was full of Cov fans,stayed in a hotel in Kings Cross... literally full of Cov fans and bumped in to an old mate who had flown in from the USA and was staying in the same hotel.
Great days!!

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

The excitement really started building after we knocked United out and just carried on building all the way to May, it was incredible.

Hearing fans talk about this has always made me envious and especially before this last 6 years it felt rubbish that the last generation of Cov fans had glory days to reminisce. For me, my top 3 best moments were being mascot v PNE back in 2004/05 season, beating Man U 2-0 under Dowie and Westwood's last minute penalty save in a win over Wolves - I couldn't get tickets to the final home game at HR.

For me the excitement of the playoffs started when we beat QPR 3-0 - I sent a message to a few of my Group chat saying 'this is not a drill!' That's the moment where playoffs wasn't just a pipe dream like it was when we went away to Peterborough and won 1-0 and were momentarily 7th I think.

Robins has one, that’s how he’s got us 5th. You have no idea how many times he’s used it to get Ben Wilson to score.

It's easy to overlook just how significant that result actually was! Had we lost against Blackburn it's possible our season would be over and the vultures would be circling for Gyokeres and Hamer. Now we're all buying tickets to Wembley for a shot at the top league! If there was a time to use a time machine, that was it!*

* Or Swansea at home when we bottled a 3-0 lead...

 

[skybluecb]

I was there, 12 years old. Me and my dad went to semi final, I think we were only people to look glum after that game, as we were going to miss the final due to family holiday to Spain. We were gutted. A few days later family decision, cancel holiday and go to Wembley. Best decision we ever made. So my mum, dad, sister and me head down to Wembley on coach which gets lost in Slough. We get to Wembley just as abide with me is being sung, Seats on half way line right in line with royal box, perfect view of killer lifting the FA cup. One of the best days of my life.

Sadly my mum and dad are no longer with us, they would be so proud of city's achievements this season. Let's, make some new memories - Premier League !!!!! Come on City PUSB

 

[Brylowes]

Me and four mates went down to London on the Friday lunchtime,train was full of Cov fans,stayed in a hotel in Kings Cross... literally full of Cov fans and bumped in to an old mate who had flown in from the USA and was staying in the same hotel.
Great days!!

Have you any idea what this hotel was called ?
Myself my brother and a big group of city fans were drinking where we could but being refused at many establishments across the West end, I don’t know how, why or by who’s instruction but w e ended up at a big suburban hotel I wanna say the “Hotel Lilly” but can’t be absolutely sure.
There was a huge bar/nightclub room with a disco playing it was absolutely mobbed with city fans and from what we could gather about 30 city fans had rooms booked ‘I’m not kidding when I say there must have been anywhere up to a thousand city fans in that hotel completely took the place over.
The police turned up in numbers but in all honesty the mood was never sinister, everyone was in party mood and the police and hotel staff seemed content to concede the hotel for that one night and were just relieved there was no trouble.
I woke up at 8.10am sitting in a chair opposite 2 lifts on the 6th floor with a Spanish cleaning lady hoovering round my feet, it quickly dawned on me I was on my own (obviously no phones back then ) no brother, no wallet, no idea and worst of all no ticket
panicking I made my way down to the foyer and explained my situation to a receptionist, she informed me that there was a large number of football supporters congregating in the club room, I made my way there preying under my breath, entered the room and walked straight into my cheering brother & mates.
Turns out we were persuaded by 1 staff member & 2 cops to book a room at 4.30am, my brother took my wallet to pool the cash to pay for the room in reception and when he turned round I’d vanished.
I’ve so many fantastic memories of that weekend, it was epic and could never be topped

 

[Brylowes]

My son is soon to be 21, he text me yesterday and said for all the younger supporters next Saturday is their 87 moment.
I really hope they enjoy it as much as we did the cup final.

Yeah they threw themselves on the lines, not the brightest fan base them.

 

[Ashdown]

Fabulous day and so very special. All at a time when you hardly saw live football on the TV that much. Growing up in the 70s and 80s the whole country would dash out in the morning to get the shopping sorted on Cup final Saturday. It was a special event in the calendar and that year everyone was watching us…..I was so proud.

 

[Brylowes]

Fabulous day and so very special. All at a time when you hardly saw live football on the TV that much. Growing up in the 70s and 80s the whole country would dash out in the morning to get the shopping sorted on Cup final Saturday. It was a special event in the calendar and that year everyone was watching us…..I was so proud.

Yes definitely, always be thankful that we had our day in the sun when it was still the biggest domestic football match on the calendar, 3pm k/o, last game of the season, neutral ground semifinals etc
All these things played there part in contributing to the magic of the cup, and sadly their removal has contributed to the FA cup final now being just another game.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yes definitely, always be thankful that we had our day in the sun when it was still the biggest domestic football match on the calendar, 3pm k/o, last game of the season, neutral ground semifinals etc
All these things played there part in contributing to the magic of the cup, and sadly their removal has contributed to the FA cup final now being just another game.

Agreed, the semi finals should go back to Old Trafford and Villa Park

 

[nicksar]

Have you any idea what this hotel was called ?
Myself my brother and a big group of city fans were drinking where we could but being refused at many establishments across the West end, I don’t know how, why or by who’s instruction but w e ended up at a big suburban hotel I wanna say the “Hotel Lilly” but can’t be absolutely sure.
There was a huge bar/nightclub room with a disco playing it was absolutely mobbed with city fans and from what we could gather about 30 city fans had rooms booked ‘I’m not kidding when I say there must have been anywhere up to a thousand city fans in that hotel completely took the place over.
The police turned up in numbers but in all honesty the mood was never sinister, everyone was in party mood and the police and hotel staff seemed content to concede the hotel for that one night and were just relieved there was no trouble.
I woke up at 8.10am sitting in a chair opposite 2 lifts on the 6th floor with a Spanish cleaning lady hoovering round my feet, it quickly dawned on me I was on my own (obviously no phones back then ) no brother, no wallet, no idea and worst of all no ticket
panicking I made my way down to the foyer and explained my situation to a receptionist, she informed me that there was a large number of football supporters congregating in the club room, I made my way there preying under my breath, entered the room and walked straight into my cheering brother & mates.
Turns out we were persuaded by 1 staff member & 2 cops to book a room at 4.30am, my brother took my wallet to pool the cash to pay for the room in reception and when he turned round I’d vanished.
I’ve so many fantastic memories of that weekend, it was epic and could never be topped

I honestly can't remember the name of the hotel but we had been drinking in Covent Garden and when we returned to the hotel there was a large bar/disco which was rammed with Cov fans and it was a great finish to the night,I got chatting to an American girl who was staggered that we were so loud and singing before we had played the game

 

[Brylowes]

I honestly can't remember the name of the hotel but we had been drinking in Covent Garden and when we returned to the hotel there was a large bar/disco which was rammed with Cov fans and it was a great finish to the night,I got chatting to an American girl who was staggered that we were so loud and singing before we had played the game

Mate we were with you, we’d been all round Covent Garden, as I say, I have no idea how or why we ended up at that hotel but my god it was unreal in there

 

[GaryJones]

I had a season ticket with a mate so got 2 Cup Final tickets but needed to get hold of another 1 so I joined the "Executive Club" the week or two before the final as it guaranteed you a Cup Final Ticket.
Cant remember what the "Executive Club" even was now.