Congrats to Rich for winning the Fantasy League this season, third time lucky lad! A disappointing 8th for me despite a strong start. Need to finish a bit more like Everton next season...
# Team Manager GW TOT 18 Grubers Losers Luke Donaldson 39 1,582
There was cruelty, when sections of Sunderland supporters began doing an impromptu Poznan, the dance of the blue half of Manchester.
QuoteThere was cruelty, when sections of Sunderland supporters began doing an impromptu Poznan, the dance of the blue half of Manchester.
United spent almost £20m on Anderson and even when he's fit, he hasn't been good enough. And what of £30m Wayne Rooney and £30m Dimitar Berbatov? United have no moral high ground on spending.
I managed to avoid the score all day, so I could watch it "live" on match of the day. Only to look out of the front window at home (nottingham) and see some fat bloke in a city shirt skipping past my house singing championays!
Well well well. What a day. A real emotional roller coaster.I'm 41 and have been supporting City since I was tiny as an inheritance from my parents and grandparents who were all born and raised in Rusholme and Fallowfield. Gran had a house on Dalton Avenue, one of the small terraced streets surrounding Maine Road. My first girlfriend at school, was Joanne Parker, now Lake and married to Paul. I married a true blue, Nicola, a season ticket holder with her Dad.Yesterday, I took a train into town with Martin (Daley), his brother and Pete and we found a pub near Piccadilly showing the match. Full of Blues and a bunch of Leeds supporters on a stag-do rooting for City. Nerves settled a bit after Zab scored and we were horsing around after half time when QPR scored. Shit.....When Cisse scored the second we were distraught, shouting at screen trying to summon something from our players who seemed unable to hit the target. Screaming at Barton. I went outside for a cigarette (I gave up smoking a long time ago) and talked to a girl outside saying 'We've blown it'. I couldn't believe we'd thrown it away. Then a roar from inside the pub, the equaliser. I ran back down the steps and we stood clutching each other as the minutes ticked away. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon. Then it happened, the miracle. Aguerro, keeping a cool head slots the ball away to win the fucking league in injury time. The place erupted, screams of joy and elation. Tears, songs, champage being sprayed and drinks shared. I cried. Those of you that know me well know its been a tough year and I always thought I'd be celebrating this moment if it ever came with my wife but sadly that's not to be. I just hope she didn't leave the match early with her Dad to beat the traffice and missed the goals.Outside the pub, cars passing, horns tooting with flags and scarves draped out of the window. We go to another pub to celebrate. Feeling drained and reflective. Some food at a Chinese restaruant and then onto Piccadilly with hundreds of others. To cheers, two young lads climb the statue of Wellington draping a scarf round his neck and placing a trophy in the hands of the male warrior at his feet. Then a lift home from a generous girlfriend of Pete. "you lot stink" Burp....I fell asleep on the sofa in my rented flat and woke up, contact lenses glued to my eyes in the small hours and slunk off to bed. Woke early without a sore head and have been on the computer watching replays and reading all the news. I know it's only a game but days like that will stick in the memory.Thanks for all the Tweets, texts and best wishes. I'll be off to the victory parade later if anyone's in town and fancies a pint or two. It'll be a good one and welcome to anyone.CTID
The sign was thought to refer to a 2009 response by Ferguson, when asked if United would ever be City's underdogs. Fergie "Not in my lifetime"
Fuck me. Did anyone see that? My heart cannot take a night like that. Definitely a game for the neutral. Oh well looks like am off to old Trafford! Wembley
Glad you did in the end FD Grubes do I win a fiver for predicting you against the blunts at Wembley ?
I've got mixed feelings here. On one hand I'd love some more Steel City derbies, but then again would be great to see the pigs beaten by another Yorkshire team in blue and white stripes at Wembley