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Remembering Maine Road: Man City’s famous old home

Ryan Foley steps back in time to when Manchester City played at their famous old ground.

Ryan Foley steps back in time to when Manchester City played at their famous old ground.

Three hours to kick-off. Under a slate grey Saturday sky, you and your mates dodge raindrops on the way to The Whitworth, an old, compact boozer located at the start of the ‘curry mile’.
A pint of Marston’s Pedigree finished in three long pulls, you take the five-minute jaunt down Wilmslow Road to the Albert Inn. Still thirsty, parched even, the falling rain is like a taunt. You speed-swallow a pint here and then another at the Huntsman before turning the corner and heading down Claremont Road.
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