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Man City away in the 1st Div. We lost 2:0 and it was a nightmare before and after the game. Derby County as well. It kicked right off outside the baseball ground and we all got nicked. I can remember being sat in the cells thinking “I wish I hadn’t bothered coming today”

 

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@Lanterne Rouge , yeah that one ?

Walsall play off Final, again obvious ,  but I did laugh after .

5-0 humping at Bradford ( I think that was the week before getting hammered at home by Wolves)

5-1 at Blackpool, 4-0 at half time, one mate left and went to the Pub. Actually turned into a great night out despite the football.

3-2 at Swindon . 3-0 down at half time, we were shite and it rained, we were in the open end and everything was wet. We left early as we were shit and England were playing. Then England were shite and lost.

Oh they go on and on, One I will add, West Ham. 0-0 under Osman. Looking back I'm amazed I kept going to home games, let alone away games. Never been so bored watching football.

 

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1 minute ago, Super said:

Notts county away early 90s. 0-0 no shots on target open end and a hailstorm.

and didnt I know it. Left Bristol in Jeans and T shirt and that hail storm had me shrammed. I even took a hailstone direct to the eye, and when my mate stopped laughing and asked what happened, I turned and copped another un in the other eye

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2 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said:

and didnt I know it. Left Bristol in Jeans and T shirt and that hail storm had me shrammed. I even took a hailstone direct to the eye, and when my mate stopped laughing and asked what happened, I turned and copped another un in the other eye

Similar to an away game at Gills. I just had a t-shirt and denim jacket on and we were on that big open end in a blizzard.

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Ipswich away, the season we made the play off final , that match with Hull.

Wife moaned I was driving too much and I should go by train. Train to London broke down, and the train to Ipswich stopped at every single station on the way. Arrived too late for the pub, missed the first 10 minutes of the game, and we lost 6-0.

Train back was just as slow. 
 

Last time I listened to the Mrs.

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Watford away around 2010 on a Tuesday or Wednesday don’t think city had a shot the whole game, lost 2-0 and to top it off my car got locked in the shopping centre car park and had to pay £25 to get it released.

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Rovers in the jpt when lambert scored that goal they all cream over. I was in the rovers end with a gashead mate.

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58 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

 

for most of us of a certain age it will no doubt be May 2nd 1990 but what others?

For me the second worst was Walsall in the playoffs.

 

Yep. Went to both of your nominations. 

3rd worst would be Wrexham on a cold, wet winter's night during the Pulis regime. It was 0-0 and we were lucky to get 0! A pathetic, abject display.

I could nominate a Plymouth game that has been well documented elsewhere on OTIB. We weren't allowed into the ground let alone get off the chartered train so I never witnessed how bad a performance it was!

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Away at Preston last game of the season mid to late 90's.

Drove up, couldnt get a ticket so walked back to the car to listen to the game on the radio as all the pubs were shut. Lo and behold, the local commentary was Burnley vs The Gas.

City lost and we lost one of our mates and spent hours trying to find him (before everyone had mobile phones). Got back to Bristol around 9:30pm.to find pur mate in the pub as he forgot where we parked so jumped on a supporters coach.

 

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4 minutes ago, archie andrews said:

we didnt score at ipswich....

The Ipswich game was a strange one though. We had plenty of the ball and chances, while everything Ipswich hit went in and they definitely took advantage of a 'homer' ref. We played a lot worse when they stuck 4 past us in the Cup some years earlier. 

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40 minutes ago, Grey Fox said:

Ipswich away, the season we made the play off final , that match with Hull.

Wife moaned I was driving too much and I should go by train. Train to London broke down, and the train to Ipswich stopped at every single station on the way. Arrived too late for the pub, missed the first 10 minutes of the game, and we lost 6-0.

Train back was just as slow. 
 

Last time I listened to the Mrs.

Ha ha...I had a ticket for that but didn't go as was suffering from "man flu"  - so glad when I saw the result.

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8 minutes ago, RED4LIFE said:

Away at Preston last game of the season mid to late 90's.

Drove up, couldnt get a ticket so walked back to the car to listen to the game on the radio as all the pubs were shut. Lo and behold, the local commentary was Burnley vs The Gas.

City lost and we lost one of our mates and spent hours trying to find him (before everyone had mobile phones). Got back to Bristol around 9:30pm.to find pur mate in the pub as he forgot where we parked so jumped on a supporters coach.

 

And we only needed a point to pip Watford to the title. 

Awful, awful game!

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5 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

The Ipswich game was a strange one though. We had plenty of the ball and chances, while everything Ipswich hit went in and they definitely took advantage of a 'homer' ref. We played a lot worse when they stuck 4 past us in the Cup some years earlier. 

we had em at home about 3 weeks later and beat em 2 nil....

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Some shocking away days. Some as in the 70s you were there by the time it was called off. 
 

The one that still gives me nightmares is Forest away in the cup. 1/0 up with 5 minutes left list 2/1. The dodgiest penalty in history given by a homer ref. Wallace scored in injury time. At least the four Forest fans that decided it was a good idea to come in our end and take the piss got the living shit kicked out of them. Worse day for them I guess!!

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Gillingham away, first game of the season. All pay on the day ( their shite of a chairman alleged they couldn’t afford to print tickets for advance sale) so away end full and locked by 130 while the rest of the ground was deserted. About 90 degrees, no shade, no refreshments- a killer. Think we got a result though, with a brace from the Goat?

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I remember an away game at Shrewsbury (93/94 ish?) on a cold Tuesday night. We got stuffed 4-1 at The Old Gay Meadow.

My Dad, who's no longer with us drove and asked me if any of my mates wanted to come in the car.

2 of my mates were up for it and needless to say they never came again and stuck to Spurs (who they vaguely supported).

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35 minutes ago, Bedred31 said:

Gillingham away, first game of the season. All pay on the day ( their shite of a chairman alleged they couldn’t afford to print tickets for advance sale) so away end full and locked by 130 while the rest of the ground was deserted. About 90 degrees, no shade, no refreshments- a killer. Think we got a result though, with a brace from the Goat?

lost 3 2 ...

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Oakwell, New Year's Day, first time we'd played them in a very, very long time. No public transport but that didn't deter the ground-spotters.

AKA the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' game. All day Monsoon, freezing wind, the only cover being the underside of a very small platform (think it was the Police above.) 

Like Shackleton's finest and purely for survival once the Old Bill refused to open the gates to let us go (game was immaterial,) the terrace decanted like penguins into the space. Barely room to breath let alone move to see the game. 

Utter misery.

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18 minutes ago, TomF said:

Layer Road, Routinely got done over there 

The one time we didn't, we were 2 or 3 down after about 20 minutes and half the City fans left - and we went on to win - I think it was 4-3.

10 minutes ago, BTRFTG said:

Oakwell, New Year's Day, first time we'd played them in a very, very long time. No public transport but that didn't deter the ground-spotters.

AKA the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' game. All day Monsoon, freezing wind, the only cover being the underside of a very small platform (think it was the Police above.) 

Like Shackleton's finest and purely for survival once the Old Bill refused to open the gates to let us go (game was immaterial,) the terrace decanted like penguins into the space. Barely room to breath let alone move to see the game. 

Utter misery.

Remember it....that day was freezing!

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2 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

5-1 at Blackpool, 4-0 at half time, one mate left and went to the Pub. Actually turned into a great night out despite the football.

What a cracking pre and post match though - in the Manchester Bar! Hated that game though, our chaps really didn’t look like they cared at all - and if I remember correctly, at the start of the game we still had a chance of making the play offs - fantastic away following totally let down and we finished 7th - gutted 

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2 hours ago, Mike Stone said:

Molineux,  any game featuring Steve Bull 

Yep, we always used to play a high line against Wolves, usually approximately the edge of their penalty area. As a result the whole game, it seemed like a lot more than one half, was watching Steve Bull bearing down on us before he lashed home a volley/half volley (he was definitely of the David Kelly, min 3 goals a game, vintage). Remember a Freight Rover/Leyland DAF midweek game with the South Bank threateningly (not sexily) whistling at us and we still had that underpass to come. 

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3 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said:

What a cracking pre and post match though - in the Manchester Bar! Hated that game though, our chaps really didn’t look like they cared at all - and if I remember correctly, at the start of the game we still had a chance of making the play offs - fantastic away following totally let down and we finished 7th - gutted 

I went with 2 mates. One only managed to go by taking his Mrs & young daughter. In the Manchester late on, Wurzels being blasted out, we were ringing him and just holding the phone up to the music ?

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48 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Oxford early to mid 90's 3-0 down after 15 minutes.

Remember that- and wasn’t another Oxford away at about that time so foggy it was called off at half time?

Remember Millwall away midweek in the early 90’s when we were 3 or 4 down after 15 mins.

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Two of mine (5-1 Blackpool away and Swansea in Tinman’s last game as manager) have already been mentioned. 

Others that spring to mind:

Wolves away, late 90s. We lost 3-0 and one of the goals involved Flapper missing the ball when he tried to kick it and it rolled into the empty net. 

Any time I’ve seen us play at Ipswich. 

Millwall away about 4 seasons ago. I was on a CATS coach, terrible journey there (accident meant we ended up going ages around the M25, got to the ground just before kick off, City were terrible, journey back took ages too. 

Stockport away in the Wilson era, we lost 2-0 in a very gutless performance.

 

 

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Just now, Offside said:

Two of mine (5-1 Blackpool away and Swansea in Tinman’s last game as manager) have already been mentioned. 

Others that spring to mind:

Wolves away, late 90s. We lost 3-0 and one of the goals involved Flapper missing the ball when he tried to kick it and it rolled into the empty net. 

Any time I’ve seen us play at Ipswich. 

Millwall away about 4 seasons ago. I was on a CATS coach, terrible journey there (accident meant we ended up going ages around the M25, got to the ground just before kick off, City were terrible, journey back took ages too. 

Stockport away in the Wilson era, we lost 2-0 in a very gutless performance.

 

 

I was there for that 3-0 defeat when Flapper Phillips missed his kick.

Although it was an awful day i remember that Molineux was rocking and the atmosphere was decent... no consolation tho obviously!

 

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28 minutes ago, Edgy Red said:

I think i remember that game at the crappy old Manor ground.

We had a terrible record there and i'm sure Joey Beauchamp tore us apart!

Was that the game when future Rovers boss Penney scythed down Junior Bent who was in full steam mode on the touchline?

At the rear of the terrace was a small hut serving hot drinks. They had a paper plate on the serving hatch which was full of sugar lumps. 

City was attacking our end in the first half. We had just won our first corner when their keeper was suddenly pelted with sugar lumps. The ball was cleared but the 6 yd box was left littered in white cubes. 

 

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2 hours ago, sticks 1969 said:

2nd may 1990 

nothing comes close …… 

It really is a case of close the thread. i guess the only other game that you could make an argument for is the 1-0 defeat to Man Utd in 1909. If we'd won that game, we'd now proudly have a major honour.

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27 minutes ago, beaverface said:

Newcastle away for Keegans return wasn't too nice. Packed house with loads of Geordies in the away end with us.

Wasn't that bad given my previous 4 trips there finished 0-0.

Geordies were also (absolutely true this,) buying the shirts off City supporters backs just so they could get in. Never seen that before.

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1 hour ago, Offside said:

Two of mine (5-1 Blackpool away and Swansea in Tinman’s last game as manager) have already been mentioned. 

Others that spring to mind:

Wolves away, late 90s. We lost 3-0 and one of the goals involved Flapper missing the ball when he tried to kick it and it rolled into the empty net. 

 

 

 

 

First game of the season ?

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For me, that 7-1 second-half capitulation at Swansea took the biscuit. We conceded on the stroke of half-time and folded like a pack of cards after the break. I remember trying to leave the Liberty after Britton scored their fourth only to be told to stay put as we were in a bubble. It was a slow death and the demise of a legend. 

Notable mentions for debacles at Blackpool under Millen and Bradford, I think under Wilson. 

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2 hours ago, Edgy Red said:

I remember an away game at Shrewsbury (93/94 ish?) on a cold Tuesday night. We got stuffed 4-1 at The Old Gay Meadow.

My Dad, who's no longer with us drove and asked me if any of my mates wanted to come in the car.

2 of my mates were up for it and needless to say they never came again and stuck to Spurs (who they vaguely supported).

Oh yes. My first game of the season new ground. Early season, full of optimism. Pathetic. 

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2 hours ago, BTRFTG said:

Oakwell, New Year's Day, first time we'd played them in a very, very long time. No public transport but that didn't deter the ground-spotters.

AKA the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' game. All day Monsoon, freezing wind, the only cover being the underside of a very small platform (think it was the Police above.) 

Like Shackleton's finest and purely for survival once the Old Bill refused to open the gates to let us go (game was immaterial,) the terrace decanted like penguins into the space. Barely room to breath let alone move to see the game. 

Utter misery.

Miserable as hell. Hungover from night before. F**ng freezing.

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West Brom 4-1 City end of 2019. Drove up from Plymouth with my younger brother. 

The game was bad enough, but on the way home my brother suddenly fell properly ill and we had to stop in Cheltenham I think, spent the night in hospital before being discharged at 5am and having to drive the rest of the way home.

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14 hours ago, Super said:

Notts county away early 90s. 0-0 no shots on target open end and a hailstorm.

i remember getting soaked early nineties there. such a disappointment after walking past forests ground to get there. slimy grey dump with an even worse slimy grey burger at half time

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