Manchester City v Hamburg Enemy At The Gates April 2009

Ground 68  Eastlands

April 16th 2009

Manchester City 2-1 SV Hamburg

City lose 4-3 on agg

Attendance 47,009

Found a few old photos so thought i'd put them on my website .

I've only attended a few football games in the last 25 years . I'm more used to a warm front room and my remote control .

Visited Eastlands to sample European football . Tagged along with a few friends to Manchester via British Rail and ended up in Wetherspoons before the game . There were loads og Hamburg supporters in plus a contingent from Glasgow Rangers . I believe Hamburg are twinned with them as Celtic are coupled with St Pauli , the German clubs fiercest rivals . Seems like a good idea - there's twin Cities so why not have a twin club to support .

Was with Kev , a True Blue City fan ; a season ticket holder for years . In the middle of the photo is Neil - a true Hammer - West Ham mad . Kev stuck two fingers up to signify City 2-0 Hamburg . I presume this meant City would go through .

Kev woke me up and reminded me , ' If you're expecting prawn sandwiches - you'll have to go a few miles down the road ! ' I thought you'd bring your armchair , remote and slippers with you ! '





The guy in the glasses is an Aberdeen fan - quite a mix of allegiances .

We'll drink to that - City getting beat - oh dear .

At the end of the match City just failed to go through much to my amusement but Kev was seething - his face was brighter than Hamburgs shirts !!

Kev was even more upset when Neil collected his bet winnings for predicting the score LOL !!!!!!

Cleveland indians Road Trip April 09 v Minnesota Twins

Ground Progressive Field










Managed to get tickets to see the awesome Minnesota Twins - not just satisfied with one city they have two cities !! Later in the week Boston Redsox are in town . Now associated with Liverpool , probably because they're greatest rivals , ' The New York Yankees ' are associated with Manchester United .

Red Rocks Colorado 2008

Red Rocks Famous Natural Amphitheatre

Jefferson County



Red Rocks Park is a mountain park in Jefferson County, Colorado, owned and maintained by the city of Denver as part of the Denver Mountain Parks system.
The park is known for its very large red sandstone outcrops.

The Beatles Sex Pistols U2 and others have performed here .













Later on the tour , we visited the grave of Bill Cody Buffalo Bill . His travelling show did visit Manchester , England almost one hundred years ago .

Colorado Rockies May 2008 Road Trip v Giants & Twins

In MLB the home team is listed last as opposed to Soccer/Association football .



The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains. The Rockies play their home games at Coors Field in downtown Denver.The first game in Rockies history was played on April 5, 1993, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. First franchise home game at Mile High Stadium, and first win in franchise history, came four days later with an 11–4 win over the Montreal Expos. One of the most memorable plays in the game, and in team history, occurred in the bottom of the first inning when 2nd baseman, Eric Young of the Rockies hit a leadoff home run. The game was played before 80,227 fans, to date the largest crowd to see a single regular-season Major League Baseball game

Ground Coors Field



Ground Capacity 50,490




Opponents San Francisco Giants





Matt Holiday





Stayed at the Mile High Hotel next to Invesco Field Denver Broncos Stadium

Kansas City Royals 2008 Road Trip v Detroit Tigers

Ground The Kauffman Stadium

Capacity 37,903



The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium.




The park's best-known feature is the fountain and waterfall display (known as the Water Spectacular) behind the right-field fence and a superb ultra modern scoreboard .







Royals Magazine and Official Team Sheet



We managed to win a few prizes after answering multiple choice questions in front of a film crew .





The Moss Meister stuns the Ballpark in Kansas with his knowledge of MLB Watch out Johnny & Josh !!!!!





Think we're smack on behind Home Plate - Well dne MossMeister !!!!





Jim Leyland Detroit Tigers Manager & Players + Ticket Office








KC & The Sun shi ine Shop