Pretty sure I was with my family on Easter holiday, may have been in Scotland my mind's blank! I heard the news that we were promoted on radio 5 whilst we were driving down the motorway, It was more of a relief than a celebration!
I was at blackburn that day after having spent the weekend at a posh blackpool hotel, fantastic day waited behind to congratulate the players as they boarded the coach, kinsella 2 pints of lager in hand. Quality. Played we are the champions all they way home on the car cd player
Man City away on a Sunday that season was a blinding weekend up there, with a 27yr old @Riscardo patrolling the Manchester clubs in some rascal Gianluca Vialli / skool disco get up, and about 5am Covered End on here pulling a blinding prank on a very drunk East Terrace which resulted in him having a face covered in soot.
That was a classic ! As for the game I was at Blackburn with a few others. We bought some cheap champagne which we were necking, walking back to the station. For some reason the locals didn't take too kindly to our celebrations & offered some pavement dancing. Fortunately (not saying for who) the police turned up in the nick of time :-)
Can barely remember any of this....... except the soot in the wonderful Dolby Hotel!
When I found out we had been promoted me and a couple of pals went to the Beehive in New Eltham for an impromptu celebratory light ale - only two if I remember rightly. Sitting there we agreed that we would go up to Blackburn to see us crowned Champions - just! - and had the "pleasure" of watching Ian Cartwright behaving like a rabid dog as he plunged to the front to get Kinsella's shirt.
I barely remember what I did last week so I've got no chance with this. I would have been working and living in the woolwich or greenwich area. Single. My eldest daughter would have been 3. Funnily enough my youngest daughter will be 3 on the 15th april - so we might have to wait a week until promotion comes - for symmetry.
Went blackburn as a junior red, didnt know until i got there that they housed junior reds in the opposite home end upper tier, we was all singing though to the annoyance of the home fans. However they did let us in the away end for the full time celebrations.
I barely remember what I did last week so I've got no chance with this. I would have been working and living in the woolwich or greenwich area. Single. My eldest daughter would have been 3. Funnily enough my youngest daughter will be 3 on the 15th april - so we might have to wait a week until promotion comes - for symmetry.
Me too! I had a season ticket that year, but had young kids at the time and didn't go to any away games. I guess I would've been at home with the family.
That was a great season and a good squad of players.
and had the "pleasure" of watching Ian Cartwright behaving like a rabid dog as he plunged to the front to get Kinsella's shirt.
that is giving me a flashback , not sure if i'm remembering right but did he sort of take out a few passengers on his way to flying thru the air elbowing a woman and child and claiming the prized shirt!
Drove down from Scotland to go to the Good Friday game, then stayed with friends in Bedford on the Saturday, so heard the QPR result in a litle pub there and knew we were promoted - real anti-climax! Then headed on to Ewood Park on the Monday. Saw the team getting off the coach and suggested to Andy Hunt that he could score another hat-trick. He didn't, but at the end of the game in the celebrations he threw his boot straight at Mr W. Instead of catching it, he ducked, and the bloke behind him got it!!
In the Lake District for a few days. I think I found out from a shop in Ambleside. A pity we couldn't manage the winner against Pompey the day or two before.
Man City away on a Sunday that season was a blinding weekend up there, with a 27yr old @Riscardo patrolling the Manchester clubs in some rascal Gianluca Vialli / skool disco get up, and about 5am Covered End on here pulling a blinding prank on a very drunk East Terrace which resulted in him having a face covered in soot.
Was that this year ... ?? The vialli jumper/ slacks combo .... ahhhh
Great to stir up there memories. me and my mate got walked to the valley on the Saturday and spent the afternoon having some beers in floyds. we thought there would be load of addicks there, not so, us and Vince and his mate. was good though danced around a bit outside the main reception got battered. Vince got a pizza and shared it with u, top bloke.
and had the "pleasure" of watching Ian Cartwright behaving like a rabid dog as he plunged to the front to get Kinsella's shirt.
that is giving me a flashback , not sure if i'm remembering right but did he sort of take out a few passengers on his way to flying thru the air elbowing a woman and child and claiming the prized shirt!
Yeah, that's how I remember it too - but was trying to be charitable!
Amazing what you can remember. Don't remember anyhing of the game, but that has always stuck in my mind.
I believe @riscardo also spent the evening strutting round the dancefloor with an imaginary cane. The club was Royales. Remember as I got chucked out for complaining when a bouncer mistakenly chinned me whilst breaking up a fight. A feet only suppassed when myself and @jimmyseed (atleast that's his name on twitter) got chucked out of the same club twice in Liverpool. Only to be let back in after the boxer Shea Neary insisted we were with him and had done nothing wrong.
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We chose to pop the corks outside a pub and ended up getting chased back to the station.
Also memorable as I got kicked and sworn at by a dwarf - yes it was inside Ewood Park.
Great story huh?!
i spent oct 1999 - june 2000 mostly living and working on a farm in the sicilian countryside
no phone, no internet
usually went to town on fridays to go to market and watch a film at the cinema paradiso type set up
used that opportunity to check my emails in the office of the director of the local museum (internet was new! ish)
was amazed throughout the season at how well we pulled away.... then head in hands at the collapse... then elated when we clinched it
That was a great season and a good squad of players.
Amazing what you can remember. Don't remember anyhing of the game, but that has always stuck in my mind.
"Kins, Kins that shirt is mine"