Andrew Jackson Salford

Why Blue?

My dad has been a City supporter all his life after his dad started taking him to matches in the early sixties. My first match was away at Oldham in the 83/84 season when I was only four years old. My first match at Maine Road was the last game of the 85/86 season when we drew 1-1 with Luton. From that moment I became hooked on City, and this became even stronger when I first went in the Kippax the season after. I had never experienced anything like the Kippax before. All the blokes (and women) singing and willing City on from the terraces was brilliant, and is the thing I miss most about watching City today. Disaster struck in 1990 when my dad moved jobs from Manchester to Barnsley, but we kept travelling over for matches as I had a season ticket along with my dad and my brother. In 1997 I came back to Manchester, as I moved to Salford University and I have now started going to more City away matches. I went to Tranmere last Saturday, and today I’ve just got tickets for the away match at Norwich on the coming Saturday. My mum thinks I’m mad spending all my time and money watching City, but my love of the club has become stronger since I moved back to Manchester and I just can’t wait until City come good again, as I’m sure they will.

First printed in: MCIVTA Newsletter #369 on