Maine Road (Manchester City FC)

I really miss this ground, being a city fan all my life ( 26 years old) I spent a good 9 years going to this ground week in week out and although we have a stunning new ground in the City of Manchester stadium, it will never be the same as Maine Road. I had a season ticket for those 9 years in the Kippax stand, once one of the biggest terrace in England but after the Taylor report it was rebuilt into a huge 3 tier stand. As for the ground itself , it was located in Moss side, which is one of the most deprived areas in the UK, was originally built back in August 1923 and the last game to be played there was just under a 100 years later in May 2003. ...

Well from reading other people's reviews on here it is clear to me that Maine Road is not popular, well not amongst the people you don't know how or why to appreciate. In my opinion Maine Road has quite a few positives over the new, prettier stadium "Eastlands." First of which is that. "Eastlands" is a poor name in my opinion and just does not fit the character of the club unlike Maine Road which I believe does. Simply because MCFC is not all about glamerous football and money, if you support them for that then you are delusional! It is about character, perhaps the one thing that has kept the club roped together, the fans of Manchester city have shown ...

I recently moved away from London to the vibrant if wet city of Manchester. The main problem in this move was that I would not be able to watch my beloved Tottenham Hotspur as much as I would like. So when the opportunity to see Spurs at Maine Road came about I gladly accepted the chance. I wasn't expecting much of a match. It was a wet Feburary afternoon and both teams weren't playing too well. Sergei Rebrov settled the match with a neat finish late on in the game but this simply increased my desire to get out of the stadium. The atmosphere inside the ground was abysmal throughout and the much celebrated Kippax did not impress me. The City fans ...