Wayne Oldbury


Why Blue?

Despite being brought up in the shadow of Old Trafford (3/4 of a mile away), I became a Blues supporter in 1965 after watching the other half of Manchester play a boring draw against a team I’d never heard of before. So I vowed from that day to be a Blue. Oh, the other team in that match were Arsenal.

First printed in: MCIVTA Newsletter #650 on

2000/10/16

Wayne Oldbury