Craig is right... you're up there with Helen the Bell and Pete the Badge.. in fact, i think you are more important than them. You travel, report, share it and contextualise it in a way no new "ticktock" voice could. You represent our collective consciousness as City fans, you have lived it - nobody knows the City psyche better than you. love you and your work Ian.
I Totally agree the first thing I look for after the Match is the 20 minute Vlog when you mention Manchester City I always include Ian in my thoughts I know Bernard Halford was named Mr Manchester City now if I need any information regarding club activities I usually contact Ian, Keep up the Great work.
spot on craig about cheesy he may not be held relevant by the club but he is by the supporters wake up city .like me a city season ticket holder for 48 years this man bleeds blue
Couldnt agree more with Craig . History is part of the future . Social media is the future and you are all over it . I do hope someone from the club hears the words spoken and puts right what needs to be put right .
Great interview, so much to enjoy and take in, hope City are listening and take note. I'm not often able to get to games these days Ian, so your podcasts are invaluable to me. My first game was at Maine Road on 22nd February 1964, we lost 4 nil at home to Grimsby Town. I was there every week after that, one week for the first team, following week was the reserves in the Central League. But as I say these days I can visit very rarely, so my thoughts probably don't count to a certain section of the City hierarchy. Won't stop me loving the blues though, keep up the great work Ian, and Thank You.
@@alanotterwell9667 Yes we expected a man utd cantilever and we got the very disappointingly retrograde north stand with open corners - blue disabled vehicles - Cheesey you should find a blue car disabled person who sat next to the pitch - if any are still alive! They must have had a birds eye view!
Well said Craig! Even new young vloggers really respect u & ur opinion. I respect u greatly, as u never judge or force ur opinions down our throats. Although, sometimes I wish u would! 😅
He's right Ian, I live to far away to be part of city, but you keep me updated all the time. About the fans and parts of the club and the going ons, which we wouldn't even have heard about.
Craig you are obviously a great city fan and I’m a Wolves fan.I want to tell you about a great moment about when City came to Molineux one Saturday end of 60’s or beginning of 70’s. At the time they started playing Mike Summerbee at centre forward, he came walking out to the centre spot to start the match. As he strode towards the centre spot, all greased up in Vaseline, the lady started ringing the bell and he turned round and saluted her like a Roman gladiator and I can honestly say it he looked abs magnificent and it is one of the highlights of my watching football over the years! To me , as a football supporter, what an icon of the game he was! 😊👌👍
I use to go watch Manchester city in the 80s and early 90s in the kippax with my mate who's a city fan and I'm a Liverpool fan and loved it. Andy dibble Paul lake Ian brightwell ect. I've never been inside the new ground but maybe one day as I'm living in Scotland now and only come down for family a few times a year
So glad you did a one to one vlog. Wasn't Caroline A. a big Blue as well? Craig's co-writer is a rag unfortunately...& drinks in my Didsbury local. Decent rag tbf. Cheers Ian 🍺🔝
I can't find anything that would suggest Caroline was even interested in football to be honest ... although she did move from London to Wythenshawe apparently when she was still a youngster.
Thanks so much Cheesy. So lovely to hear from a true blue like this, especially a successful one. Please do a similar interview with a common or garden blue too, it’s always great to hear about fellow City fans memories and opinions. Anyhow thanks Ian, great interview that I enjoyed watching
I Find that amazing that we dont give you a all areas pass ? You are Mr Manchester City as far as i am concerned! Well said Craig! I sat jus behind Helen! Great Ian thanks Craig!
hi ian that brought back memories of that great team i agree bell could play in todays team and think kompany could have played in the older team nice to think about that thank you for a great interview with dave
City should 100% do more to accommodate you Ian you bleed blue and give thousands of us a voice. Don't understand why City neglect the "old guard" in favour for new faces when some of them have the personality of a wet paper towel.
Cheesy at one time did have the support of the club, but they wanted to view all footage before release to check that no fans are calling the owner bad names including the players , which as fans when a loss occurs it happens ,cheesy refused so thats why no help from club
Brilliant interview Ian and city probably don’t realise how much you mean to the older city fans, who are being marginalised by technology at the ground and things like FIFA computer games. It’s great that the younger fans have their own identity and are our future, but Graig is right to stand up for the history of the club. And you are part of that history. City+ would benefit from your presence now and again as well. However Ian you are here whenever we need our fix, so it’s City’ s loss.
Just found early doors on bbc player what a show, if you wanted to show someone what a proper English pub used to be like that's the show 👌 classic comedy
You should be able to walk in anywhere at city your our own national institution Ian, thats so disrespectful after all you ve done for city and city fans over all these years, Craig's right
Were you gutted when Lee went to Derby, Ian ? He was such a showman for the Rams and who could ever forget that famous punch-up with bites yer legs haha.
Love Craig cash so that’s why this popped up. But I never knew he was a city fans 🙄 kills me to say it as a utd fan but I’ve got to hand it to how you and the likes of Liverpool are run, fair play. We will be back. I fucking hope 😂
When they say City is boring it just might have something to do with only one team turning up to play. The majority of matches have the opposing team playing 11 men behind the ball. This is why the Liverpool game is so exciting because they turn up to play football.
Football is football both great teams but could our team of today play on the Maine road pitch diets are different Tony book was 30 + when Malcolm signed him
Completely agree with Craig. You should be given the freedom of the Etihad, Ian. Another great podcast, in which I noticed that Craig has a similar laugh to Mark E Smith!
Wig, bit of lippy and a dress Ian and claim you're trans, they will snap you up as the new face of the club 😁 i do think like Craig said, you should be given an all access pass. All you've done for the club over the years it's scandalous not being able to gain access to interview people. Craig's are great bloke and what a nice interview. Hopefully we beat Liverpool, as i want us to win the league. Cheers Ian
forget all the great PR stuff working at city over the years cheesy i think you should have a lifetime seasons ticket just for selling pork pies. crisp's. drink. on the city special train on away days
Do the club really know the majority age group who follow city to away games? I don't think so, I get to a few games played in the south, where I now live, as you know Ian, met you at Southampton. And most city fans who have travelled, are over 40 at least. Its bizarre, what the club don't realise, and I've even heard pep say the away fans are amazing. Well we don't always get tickets from official sources, because we can't always afford season tickets, or live to far away to go to all the games. But there's never any trouble from these older fans like myself, in fact! We put the young ones in there place if we see them getting into trouble. And for some one like you, to not have anything to do with the club, is disgusting. I'll get off my soap box now.
Craig is right... you're up there with Helen the Bell and Pete the Badge.. in fact, i think you are more important than them. You travel, report, share it and contextualise it in a way no new "ticktock" voice could. You represent our collective consciousness as City fans, you have lived it - nobody knows the City psyche better than you. love you and your work Ian.
I Totally agree the first thing I look for after the Match is the 20 minute Vlog when you mention Manchester City I always include Ian in my thoughts I know Bernard Halford was named Mr Manchester City now if I need any information regarding club activities I usually contact Ian, Keep up the Great work.
Spot on about your lack of access at City these days, hard to believe
spot on craig about cheesy he may not be held relevant by the club but he is by the supporters wake up city .like me a city season ticket holder for 48 years this man bleeds blue
Love Craig Cash, he and Caroline Aherne made one amazing team. He's such a talented writer
2 really decent blokes. So down to earth. No ego.
All the best!
Brilliant interview Ian ..... that story Craig told about his stay in that Porto hotel cracked me up , it 'ruined his full english' , lol !
John Henshall of Early Doors fame is also a big City fan.
Couldnt agree more with Craig . History is part of the future . Social media is the future and you are all over it . I do hope someone from the club hears the words spoken and puts right what needs to be put right .
Craig is a national treasure...Ian you should have a box as he says...great vlog
I’m all for Diversity Ian but we’re Blue.! There will always be a place for you Ian , you are City .
You're from Oldham Cheesey - how diverse can you get?
Terrific interview, Ian. Nostalgia at its best.
Great interview, so much to enjoy and take in, hope City are listening and take note. I'm not often able to get to games these days Ian, so your podcasts are invaluable to me. My first game was at Maine Road on 22nd February 1964, we lost 4 nil at home to Grimsby Town. I was there every week after that, one week for the first team, following week was the reserves in the Central League. But as I say these days I can visit very rarely, so my thoughts probably don't count to a certain section of the City hierarchy. Won't stop me loving the blues though, keep up the great work Ian, and Thank You.
Thanks for your kind words & support - means a lot from someone like you 💙
Brilliant vlog, thank you really enjoyed it 💙
Think his team was correct late 1960's Heslop was at CB, but Mulhearn was in goal not Joe Corrigan.Brilliant as usual Ian keep them coming Please.
They were all English when we won the league in 1968!
@@alanwhitney3263 the season after we signed the Scotsman Arthur Mann and those jovial rags asked when are we going to sign the other half ?
Remember Ron Healey slightly after too - semi final vs Chelsea 1971 - they scored from the corner - we wuz robbed by injuries
@@sim5847 I was there that night, seem to remember the North stand (Old Scoreboard End) being rebuilt.
@@alanotterwell9667 Yes we expected a man utd cantilever and we got the very disappointingly retrograde north stand with open corners - blue disabled vehicles - Cheesey you should find a blue car disabled person who sat next to the pitch - if any are still alive! They must have had a birds eye view!
Well said Craig! Even new young vloggers really respect u & ur opinion. I respect u greatly, as u never judge or force ur opinions down our throats. Although, sometimes I wish u would! 😅
He's right Ian, I live to far away to be part of city, but you keep me updated all the time. About the fans and parts of the club and the going ons, which we wouldn't even have heard about.
Great interview
Another great vlog ,,,everyone forgets ged keagan
Craig you are obviously a great city fan and I’m a Wolves fan.I want to tell you about a great moment about when City came to Molineux one Saturday end of 60’s or beginning of 70’s. At the time they started playing Mike Summerbee at centre forward, he came walking out to the centre spot to start the match. As he strode towards the centre spot, all greased up in Vaseline, the lady started ringing the bell and he turned round and saluted her like a Roman gladiator and I can honestly say it he looked abs magnificent and it is one of the highlights of my watching football over the years! To me , as a football supporter, what an icon of the game he was! 😊👌👍
Craig is spot on about the old pitches, like swamps, the fan facilities were archaic too.
I use to go watch Manchester city in the 80s and early 90s in the kippax with my mate who's a city fan and I'm a Liverpool fan and loved it. Andy dibble Paul lake Ian brightwell ect. I've never been inside the new ground but maybe one day as I'm living in Scotland now and only come down for family a few times a year
So glad you did a one to one vlog. Wasn't Caroline A. a big Blue as well? Craig's co-writer is a rag unfortunately...& drinks in my Didsbury local. Decent rag tbf. Cheers Ian 🍺🔝
I can't find anything that would suggest Caroline was even interested in football to be honest ... although she did move from London to Wythenshawe apparently when she was still a youngster.
Great vlog 👍 enjoyed listening to Craig .
Great podcasts you do a great job.
Keep up the good work Ian👍 COYB!!
Thanks so much Cheesy. So lovely to hear from a true blue like this, especially a successful one. Please do a similar interview with a common or garden blue too, it’s always great to hear about fellow City fans memories and opinions. Anyhow thanks Ian, great interview that I enjoyed watching
Great video that two down to earth fans saying how it is graig has wrote and stared in some fantastic stuff but is so ordinary great bloke.
like meeting a friend thanks ian watching that lovely
I Find that amazing that we dont give you a all areas pass ? You are Mr Manchester City as far as i am concerned! Well said Craig! I sat jus behind Helen! Great Ian thanks Craig!
Excellent Stuff
I loved the Royle Family: so beautifully observed. The episode when Jim and Twiggy were trying (not very hard) to redecorate the room was a classic.
hi ian that brought back memories of that great team i agree bell could play in todays team and think kompany could have played in the older team nice to think about that thank you for a great interview with dave
What a great interview, he speaks so much truth especially about you Cheesy 💙
Craig,Craig please make some more Early Doors please !!!
City should 100% do more to accommodate you Ian you bleed blue and give thousands of us a voice. Don't understand why City neglect the "old guard" in favour for new faces when some of them have the personality of a wet paper towel.
Cheesy at one time did have the support of the club, but they wanted to view all footage before release to check that no fans are calling the owner bad names including the players , which as fans when a loss occurs it happens ,cheesy refused so thats why no help from club
ian and craig top lads xx love em both xx
as all the others say, you are mr city ian, we love you.
That’s very kind - Thankyou
Agree with Craig about the Liverpool games, would like to win both but a draw in the league would do us.
I am a United fan, but not biased, so recognise City as the most attractive side and by far the best in Europe right now.
Brilliant interview Ian and city probably don’t realise how much you mean to the older city fans, who are being marginalised by technology at the ground and things like FIFA computer games. It’s great that the younger fans have their own identity and are our future, but Graig is right to stand up for the history of the club. And you are part of that history. City+ would benefit from your presence now and again as well. However Ian you are here whenever we need our fix, so it’s City’ s loss.
Mulhearn, Book, Pardoe side rolls off my tongue, the team only changed due to injury in those days, marvellous stuff😃
He missed Tony Coleman!
Freedom of Manchester for you Cheesy
Just found early doors on bbc player what a show, if you wanted to show someone what a proper English pub used to be like that's the show 👌 classic comedy
He right about Heslop
You should be able to walk in anywhere at city your our own national institution Ian, thats so disrespectful after all you ve done for city and city fans over all these years, Craig's right
George Heslop was the same era as bell lee summerbee - as was tony coleman, ian mellor, stan bowles, Frank Carrodus, Dave Connor
Bloody ell Dave!!
Were you gutted when Lee went to Derby, Ian ? He was such a showman for the Rams and who could ever forget that famous punch-up with bites yer legs haha.
And scored against the Blues. “Just look at his face”
Graig is correct about George Heslop
Craig is almost like the male version of Caroine Aherne. Not many people know that Bonehead (Paul Arthurs) is his cousin either
I met Mike summerbee
From Manchester... Meet the Cheesemans. (Gogglebox theme plays)
Craig couldn’t have put it better
Love Craig cash so that’s why this popped up. But I never knew he was a city fans 🙄 kills me to say it as a utd fan but I’ve got to hand it to how you and the likes of Liverpool are run, fair play. We will be back. I fucking hope 😂
When they say City is boring it just might have something to do with only one team turning up to play. The majority of matches have the opposing team playing 11 men behind the ball. This is why the Liverpool game is so exciting because they turn up to play football.
And can afford better players
Football is football both great teams but could our team of today play on the Maine road pitch diets are different Tony book was 30 + when Malcolm signed him
Completely agree with Craig. You should be given the freedom of the Etihad, Ian.
Another great podcast, in which I noticed that Craig has a similar laugh to Mark E Smith!
Wig, bit of lippy and a dress Ian and claim you're trans, they will snap you up as the new face of the club 😁 i do think like Craig said, you should be given an all access pass. All you've done for the club over the years it's scandalous not being able to gain access to interview people. Craig's are great bloke and what a nice interview. Hopefully we beat Liverpool, as i want us to win the league. Cheers Ian
Nailed it about Ian.
Everybody else has it to do
To the Regiment! 🍻
forget all the great PR stuff working at city over the years cheesy i think you should have a lifetime seasons ticket just for selling pork pies. crisp's. drink. on the city special train on away days
Do the club really know the majority age group who follow city to away games? I don't think so, I get to a few games played in the south, where I now live, as you know Ian, met you at Southampton. And most city fans who have travelled, are over 40 at least. Its bizarre, what the club don't realise, and I've even heard pep say the away fans are amazing. Well we don't always get tickets from official sources, because we can't always afford season tickets, or live to far away to go to all the games. But there's never any trouble from these older fans like myself, in fact! We put the young ones in there place if we see them getting into trouble. And for some one like you, to not have anything to do with the club, is disgusting. I'll get off my soap box now.
Not diverse enough!!! That’s the world we now live in .. ffs 🤦♂️
I skipped the first 16 minutes of this beacuse i dont like football and i find it boring listening to football talk
Just seen @elzthewitch - does she twitch her nose - I think you should get her on a podcast Cheesy
Does Craig have no furniture in his front room? Sounds like it.