WiganSkyBlue
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I have supported the sky blues since 1963, when I was 19 years old. I worked for the club from 1971 to 1974 on match days at Highfield Road with a little stall in the main stand at the top of the stairs above the shop selling flags, badges, programmes, etc. just for free entrance to the matches. Great memories of finishing 6th in 1970 and gaining entry to the European inter-city Fairs Cup, as it was then. Memories of great managers at Highfield Road - Bertie Mee, Don Revie, Brian Clough, Bill Shankly and many others. What about our managers - the great Jimmy Hill then Noel Cantwell and Gordon Milne who laid the foundations, in my view, for our prolonged stay in the top flight.
1987 was the pinnacle when we won the FA Cup but were robbed of playing again in Europe. My 7 year old was on my shoulders for the whole match at Wembley, and that got him hooked on the City. I am crying as I write this as Richardson and co started the rot and this has been continued by SISU who now, with 20/20 hindsight, were only ever going to strip the clubs assets (that's what hedge funds do).
Even though living in the North West, as does my boy, we went to City matches in Coventry as often as we could, and certainly all of the NW games. If it's true that my team is to play home games outside of the city then that's me done. I will not contribute to these asset strippers any more - I couldn't. It really is the straw that broke the donkeys back for me.
1987 was the pinnacle when we won the FA Cup but were robbed of playing again in Europe. My 7 year old was on my shoulders for the whole match at Wembley, and that got him hooked on the City. I am crying as I write this as Richardson and co started the rot and this has been continued by SISU who now, with 20/20 hindsight, were only ever going to strip the clubs assets (that's what hedge funds do).
Even though living in the North West, as does my boy, we went to City matches in Coventry as often as we could, and certainly all of the NW games. If it's true that my team is to play home games outside of the city then that's me done. I will not contribute to these asset strippers any more - I couldn't. It really is the straw that broke the donkeys back for me.