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Keegan made changes when he came to the club. There was investment, and the training ground was updated. We had the feeling that with him in charge, anything was possible – he did the same thing at Newcastle. Shaun Wright-Phillips got his first goal, we got a win, and that was a major result. There were others, of course, after that, but that was probably the turning point for me.” A London-based City fan who also managed to get in, along with his 15-year-old daughter and a friend, was appalled at the levels of racist abuse. Every game was a bit of them against us for City at that time – the Blues were a scalp. And they had the former England manager and European Footballer of the Year in charge, so no matter where they were, everyone wanted to take them down.” Read More Related Articles But he was undaunted and, together with wife Jane and two pals, they set about finding a way to see the game they weren't allowed to attend.

But what happened that night, as fans racially abused City players Shaun Wright-Phillips, Shaun Goater, Ali Benarbia and Eyal Berjovic, helped to cement the team together and spark a winning run which sent the Blues careering to the Football League title.The match, and possibly City’s season, was in the balance, and the unpleasantness pouring down from the stands reached fever pitch. The supporters had left the game early and carefully removed the windscreen wipers from the away fans’ coaches and, as it was raining, it meant the transport was unusable. He wouldn't speak to me about it... and I wouldn't speak to him about it': Micah Richards on the dark side of the game he loves When we scored, it was the easiest thing in the world not to celebrate, because it was about surviving. The sound of the ball hitting the net will live with me, because you could hear it hit the nylon, it was that quiet.”

We came in on the team coach with very heavy police protection. The hostility and aggression was at a much higher level than usual,” he said. The City fans who quietly made their way out of the game managed to contain their joy – for a while. After Palace, City went on a remarkable run, winning 19 of the remaining 24 games, winning the league by ten points and scoring 108 goals, with the brilliant Goater netting 32 of them. How Taylor Swift, a bad bus journey and a goldfish bowl intensified Liverpool's modern Manchester rivalry The Rileys made their way out of the stand to get some refreshment, and spotted a fellow Blue, one of an estimated 30 to 40 who got in that night, by hook or by crook.We were sitting next to a lad who looked like a student, with John Lennon glasses and a duffel coat, who was with his dad and grandad. We didn’t let on we were City fans, but we were chatting with them about football . Up in the stand, Sean Riley was busy containing his glee: “It was Shaun's first goal, so I can say I was there to see that.

The three points belonged to the Blues and, while they narrowly lost their next game, another exhausting trip to south London four days later, to play Crystal Palace, the Millwall result was crucial. One of those fans was Sean Riley, a City fan who had not missed a game for 12 seasons and was desperate to keep his record intact. He managed to find a way in and continue an unbroken run of loyal support only broken by another fan ban – when he failed to get in to CSKA Moscow in 2014.

Two years earlier, when City and Millwall met at Maine Road, down in Division Two, a particularly inventive piece of vandalism by some Blues fans had led to serious trouble. We tried to join in, just to avoid anyone looking at us – in the end we probably over-egged it a bit!” says Sean. Says Bernstein: “Kevin was sent off and came and sat next to me, in the directors’ box. We were taking a lot of abuse from the Millwall fans, things were thrown, and signs were made. Not very nice!