In those times, we cheered, we laughed, we even cried.
It gave us heroes like Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Francis Lee, Bert Trautmann, David White, Georgi Kinkladze and Shaun Goater to name just a few.
It was the venue for amazing games like the Ballet on Ice, the Maine Road Massacre and the Return of the King.
And as we get set to meet Southampton this weekend, memories of our May 2003 meeting with the Saints in our final ever game at our iconic former home come flooding back.
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Join Matchday Live presenter Alistair Mann as he returns to the site of Maine Road and discusses his own personal memories of the venue as well as his recollections of that final day, which saw a 1-0 defeat for the Blues.
This week marks 22 years since that final farewell, which also served as Shaun Goater’s last hurrah in sky blue.
The iconic former striker also talks in the video about his feelings about a day when emotions ran high for everyone of City persuasion.
Check out the video in the player above.
