What City memories bring a smile to your face? (1 Viewer)

[Sterling Archer]

- Huckerby and Dublin partnership 1997-98
- Peter Ndlovu at Selhurst Park Vs Wimbledon 1994-95
- Anytime Big Mo went on one of his runs
- Gary McAllister's goal against Derby during the Christmas games when he was player/manager
- Michael Mifsud Vs Manchester United at Old Trafford
- Roland Nilsson - Every single game he played
- Robbie Keane!

 

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[elephanttears]

One of the funniest things is seens is when david rennie went flying in to an opposing player, half the west terrace was singing off,off,off, he turned round and stuck his twos up to the west terrace lol

 

[tower_skyblue]

I could be here all day listing stuff but here's a few -

First match walking up the steps and seeing the HR pitch for the 1st time.
As a kid in the 70's walking past the MOD and Star Soccer TV vans around HR and realising we're on TV then waiting all weekend
to see the match highlights again.
Tommy Hutchison and Colin Stein's first HR match
4-0 win over league leaders liverpool 1983
Atmosphere at the hillsborough quarter and semi finals
The greatest memory - Gynn's equaliser in the Hillsborough semi-final
Being top of Division 1 although for a short time
The 5-4 league cup win over Forest

 

[Skybluerevolution (Pt2)]

Cracking story.....

I have one that will make all the older fans jealous. Walking up Ellys Road, ball under my arm one Sunday morning to join my mates to play our routine footie match before dinner, I passed a green Sunbeam Alpine sports car parked outside no 1, the boot was open and as I passed the one and only Ian Gibson came out the house, only God was higher than Gibbo, still the best Sky Blue ever. He smiled and winked so I threw the ball to him and he headed it back, I jabbered to him to come up the "rec" and have a kick about. Running up to my mates spluttering who I had just seen and not sure if they believed me until up he came, God, the King and stayed and played for ages, we were all like dogs with 3 dicks

 

[Skybluerevolution (Pt2)]

Speedie was in for Wimbledon??

Do remember a neutral semi up here me n mates sneaked lpool arsenal bout 80/81
Plus first ever away game with my dad at anfield 2-2 in league cup lost replay at ous r peeeed down all nite as I recall
Oggys goal at hillsboro , bannisters goal at old trafford 88/89? Speedie going in goal millwall away funny , west brom away 82 quarter-final lost but great support , great days loads too many to mention I will say as a kid going match away from early 80s the older men always looked out for you seen you were ok said hi etc etc more chamaradry them days was a big family age didn't matter you were following cov that's all that matterd

 

[Skybluerevolution (Pt2)]

As a 15 year old, I tried to get tickets and couldn't, my mate and I went round to the main entrance in King Richard St, and other fans were there remonstrating as they had tickets, but the turnstiles were closed...then out come George Curtis to speak to the fans (20 to 30 of them) he said follow me (me and my mate followed them) and he took us through the corridor and out of the tunnel, walked us to the Spoin Kop opened the gate and told us to enjoy the game - the rest is history...the only down side was after celebrating our goals by jumping on the fences I realized I had got grease all over my new Farah trousers...lol what a gret day and one of my most vivid, made more special with the result and the actions of a true sky Mr George Curtis.

Travelling to Anfield towards the end of the 1983/84 season to see us go down 5-0, but we outsang the kop for 90 minutes, and continued afterwards while awaiting the police escort out of the ground. I took a QPR supporter and a Man U supporter (our driver from London was a Red at the other end), and they both got into the vibe and jumped and sang with the SkyBlue mob, it was that infectious.

Watching the SkyBlues fly up the table in 1984 (I think) after the team was rebuilt with players bought dirt cheap from the lower divisions, many of whom went on to play in the Cup Final.

More of a mixed memory was getting up in the middle of the night in central London to catch the bus to Coventry in 1985 for a 10.30am kick-off on the last Sunday of the season needing to beat Everton by 4 goals to stay up. But all the fair-weather supporters turned up to fill Highfield Road and we didn't get in. Dejected, we went to the Transport Museum to fill in time, and at 12.30-ish were confronted by museum staff members running towards us shouting out "we did it!". It made the journey almost worth while, but how much better it would have been to have actually watched the game.

 

[Skybluerevolution (Pt2)]

http://coventrycity.wix.com/coventrycityplayersofthe80s#!__gibson

I remember the club did a live show of this game up at The Sky Blue Connextion...I LOVE CITY, this thread has reminded me why I love this club...

 

[James Smith]

Going to Hillsborough in 1987 knowing that we were one game away from Wembley and potentially winning the biggest prize in English football. I spilt all my orange juice in my dad's car on the way and being terrified of telling him, especially if we lost. Had no voice left as I got back into the car after shouting myself hoarse and plucking up enough courage to tell him when we were driving home playing "Mr Blue Sky" and honking the horn at others of a Sky Blue persuasion also heading south. Mifsud at Old Trafford decimating United, to the stunned silence of the rest of ground. And after another great escape last match where Oggy had made relegation beating saves to keep us up, hearing him being interviewed on CWR and asked if that was it for him as our goalkeeper. He said something like never say never at which point I burst into tears from a combination of exhaustion and emotion.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Winning 4-1 at the Scum all makes me smile on anyday, the SBA were going crazy that day.

 

[ccfc_Tom]

Were you like me ..I only ever bought the pink when we won..still to this day I very rarely read football reports if we loose...obviously I don't read a lot

I do the same with the highlights on footy league show or sky blues player, pisses me off too much watching us lose!

 

[Johhny Blue]

I think it may have been Donal Murphy

Two spring to mind,
The disallowed goal by QPR at the Spion Kop end, a "rocket" which hit the goal stanchion and came back out everyone new it was a goal except the ref. Also a city player that got wound up so he kneed one of the opposite in the balls as they were walking off at half time, seem to remeber it being Brian Joicey but I could be wring.

 

[deanocity3]

I think it may have been Donal Murphy

yes it was
http://coventrycity.wix.com/coventrycityplayersofthe1970s#!__murphy