Steve Warrington

Why Blue?

Well

• Watching City beat newcastle 4-3 to win the Championship.
• Watching City beat Spurs 4-1 ar White Hart Lane (was it the FA cup semi?)
• watching Neil Young’s superb FA cup goal at Wembley – I was 10.
• Meeting Malcolm Allison at Maine Road while he was training one on one with big Joe Corrigan – I was 9 and big Mal asked me what position I played. I told him goalie – big mistake. He told me to get on the goal line – he hit the ball straight at me (not very hard) and it sent me skywards into the back of the net.
• Seeing Joe Mercer and Big Mal and the glory team do a lap of honour at Maine Road.
• Watching City get trounced at Wolves 5-1. My first away game without my Dad – we went on a Finglands Coach.
• Playing a game of snooker against Franny Lee at Wilmslow Conservative Club just before he took over when he told me “Just keep the faith – it may take a while but I love this club”
• Crying when Joe Mercer died.
• Meeting the 1970 glory team at Maine Road and getting a (almost) complete autographed team photo (real signatures)

Knowing that this too shall pass…

First printed in: MCIVTA Newsletter #232 on