Dynamo Tbilisi A Sept 15th 1976

The crowd is recorded as 100,000.
Did anyone from this message board go or does anyone know anyone that went?
It seems a made up figure.

Remember them saying it at the time

Didn't Tony Clemo, along with one or two other board members go?

Saw the home game. A bare few went away, just officials I think.

Their record attendance was 110,000 against Liverpool, whom they beat 3-0 so it's quite likely that the purported attendance of 100,00 against us was correct. I do remember this figure being bandied about at the time.

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

Their record attendance was 110,000 against Liverpool, whom they beat 3-0 so it's quite likely that the purported attendance of 100,00 against us was correct. I do remember this figure being bandied about at the time.

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Made up of about 30,000 military in uniform, given complimentary tickets (okay, I just made that bit up, but I wouldn't be surprised!) :hehe:

Yes, my father went.
The only thing I remember him telling me about it was that an interpreter from Cardiff University, who was hired by the club, met a local girl who he subsequently married and brought back to South Wales.

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Originally Posted by Majorblue

Yes, my father went.
The only thing I remember him telling me about it was that an interpreter from Cardiff University, who was hired by the club, met a local girl who he subsequently married and brought back to South Wales.

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Brilliant story 👍
I would imagine it would have been difficult to get visas back then.

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Originally Posted by insider

Brilliant story ��
I would imagine it would have been difficult to get visas back then.

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From my rather time addled recollections it actually made the Echo.

The old Soviet Union was viewed with huge concern in those days and contact/ travel across the “Iron Curtain” was almost unheard of.

Accordingly love over the divide was seen as quite a novelty and yes I seem to remember that getting her permission to leave was quite an effort.

My dad was on the board at the time and he definitely went

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Originally Posted by Dave Blue

Saw the home game. A bare few went away, just officials I think.

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Ain't that the naked truth.

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Originally Posted by Majorblue

Yes, my father went.
The only thing I remember him telling me about it was that an interpreter from Cardiff University, who was hired by the club, met a local girl who he subsequently married and brought back to South Wales.

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What a great story 👍❤️

I vaguely recall that someone won a "free away trip of your choice" competition in one of the red tops, so chose this game!

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Originally Posted by Majorblue

From my rather time addled recollections it actually made the Echo.

The old Soviet Union was viewed with huge concern in those days and contact/ travel across the “Iron Curtain” was almost unheard of.

Accordingly love over the divide was seen as quite a novelty and yes I seem to remember that getting her permission to leave was quite an effort.

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Great story and, unlike our visit to Real Madrid, I believe the recorded crowd for the game was correct.

I was certainly at the home game. Sadly I have yet to see City away in Europe, unless you count my trip in the Anglo Scottish Cup circa 1975/6. We went to … Bristol Rovers.