simplyared
Full Member
That night will go down as the most memorable night in the history of the club. I was there, 16 yrs old with my mates, train from Manchester Picadilly to Wembley Central Station. Coppers lining the way from the station to the iconic arena just to keep us all in check. Something you had to accept as so were the times then. However there wasn't going to be any vandalism or aggrivation that night. We were all there to soak up the atmosphere of that hot summer night, mix with the Benfica fans before the game and then witness a football match that had just about everything. Yes Johnny Aston shone that evening. Going on previous performances I didn't even want him anywhere near the starting line-up, but he surprised everyone that evening and he chose to do it on the biggest stage of all. It was a one off but fantastic even so. Fairy tale!