Poll being run on the bbc website
Naturally I will have to be shamelessly bias and go with ‘Agueroooo’ it was a moment unlike anything I’ve experienced before or since in football. We’ve all seen our sides make unlikely comebacks (second half Spurs away in the FA Cup) we’ve seen a goal take you from nothing to ecstasy in a split second. But the Aguero goal was different, it didn’t take us from nothing, it took us from less than nothing to having it all, and at the expense of United.
I’d gone with my dad and at 1-2 to QPR remember sitting there and asking why the feck we’d done this to ourselves - all seemed lost after Arsenal, then we bounced back, and after watching United unwind against Everton in my mates brothers pub the possibility of a comeback seemed on. The derby was next, a nervous day which ended up being too boozy, I don’t remember much of the game, but I woke up the next day with us top, finding a photo of me and Ricky Hatton on my phone taken... somewhere...
It wasn’t done and dusted with that though, Newcastle away was a tough fixture that year - they ended up finishing 5th. Again, another day spent a bag of nerves, Yaya Toure found us a way through, again, they really couldn’t contain him when he was pushed up after De Jong came on with about half a hour to go.
Down to the last day, City fans are a bag of nerves at the best of times, but today was the first game since Arsenal where there seemed to be a palpable nervousness with the players on the pitch. Scruffy goal from Zabaleta, couldn’t care less, at half time all was well. Minutes after the break all was not well however, and it got worse.
Going into stoppage time I never expected us to score. We kept floating high balls into the box, it’s a sign of desperation whenever I see City attack that way - we have a 5ft 10 striker, and it’s so easy for defenders to step up. Admittedly it happens much less under Guardiola, but if you ever need a sign we’ve run out of ideas, it’s high floated balls into the box. That said, it took one of these for Dzeko to score. I barely celebrated his goal at the time.
I felt we were down to our last attack, can’t remember exactly but a mix up with Nasri, or Clichy, or a combination of the two ended up with a QPR throw in, and I thought that was that. But, we got that last chance, and it was difficult to see as the ball went in at the opposite end of the pitch to me, but within a split second of the goal I was about 4 rows away from where I started! I’ve never seen a goal celebrated like that before. Sergio Aguero is more or less given the keys to (half) the city after that, he can do what he wants, City legend for life.
I’m sure United fans will pick on Ferguson’s farewell, and rightly so, and there will also be those backing Leicester’s incredible 5000/1 title win. But for me, football will struggle to beat the day that we almost threw it all away, and the moment that meant we didn’t.
English footballs moment of the decade
posted on 18/12/19
England’s u17s winning the World Cup would of been a better shout than a few of these
posted on 18/12/19
Man.City - Agueroooo and the domestic treble
Chelsea - CL 2012
Man Utd- overtaking Liverpool's title count
Liverpool - CL 2019
Leicester - PL 2016
Arsenal - back to back FA Cups
Spurs - erm, a CL final and a few 2nd place finishes
posted on 18/12/19
Rooney's goal is only in there because they have a hard on for Man United.
And why the Liverpool comeback against Barcelona and not Spurs' against Ajax?
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Dubbed the new Freddie (U21076)
posted 50 minutes ago
Man.City - Agueroooo and the domestic treble
Chelsea - CL 2012
Man Utd- overtaking Liverpool's title count
Liverpool - CL 2019
Leicester - PL 2016
Arsenal - back to back FA Cups
Spurs - erm, a CL final and a few 2nd place finishes
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You do know they won the league cup in 2008 don't you...
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 24 minutes ago
Rooney's goal is only in there because they have a hard on for Man United.
And why the Liverpool comeback against Barcelona and not Spurs' against Ajax?
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Just because...
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 24 minutes ago
Rooney's goal is only in there because they have a hard on for Man United.
And why the Liverpool comeback against Barcelona and not Spurs' against Ajax?
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Just because...
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Think that ends any idea that the BBC have been up our arses.
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 24 minutes ago
Rooney's goal is only in there because they have a hard on for Man United.
And why the Liverpool comeback against Barcelona and not Spurs' against Ajax?
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Just because...
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Think that ends any idea that the BBC have been up our arses.
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Who’s said that?
posted on 18/12/19
comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 40 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 24 minutes ago
Rooney's goal is only in there because they have a hard on for Man United.
And why the Liverpool comeback against Barcelona and not Spurs' against Ajax?
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Just because...
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Think that ends any idea that the BBC have been up our arses.
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Who’s said that?
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Arsenal fans used to, while we had Poch.
posted on 18/12/19
Is Gerrards slip against Chelsea on the list?
posted on 18/12/19
Losing to Iceland is up there. Underdog story and a half. Leicester winning the league is above Aguero id say