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  1. DannyThomas_1981

    Best Loans XI - Pay No Cash

    great memory blind faith; but a number of that lot would be prime candidates for the worst loan XI of all time (and by worst I'm not just talking about City loans).
  2. DannyThomas_1981

    Players we didn't give a chance to and pretty much immediately dismissed - Take no patience

    Capel & collindridge - I was there and Terry_dactyl is not far wrong. No one in the history of the world has conceded so many penalties in so few games. It had to be seen to be believed. We're not talking 50:50 or debatable pens either; Steve found unique and different ways of giving away...
  3. DannyThomas_1981

    Players we didn't give a chance to and pretty much immediately dismissed - Take no patience

    As fans we sometimes go the other way. Hyping players up after a couple of appearances. Most dangerously if they are on loan and available for a few quid. Who can forget as an example, an ecstatic West Terrace loudly singing "SIGN HIM UP, SIGN HIM UP" for about 90 minutes after Lee Mills put...
  4. DannyThomas_1981

    Best Loans XI - Pay No Cash

    Stockdale Duffy (legendary loanee) Chris Whyte (brilliant in his one game for us, 5-0 vs. Blackburn) McCallum Chris Marsden Walsh Maddison (admittedly useless on loan but I'm not going to miss out one of the Premierhship's biggest stars) Henderson Partridge (before McAllister's tactics ruined...
  5. DannyThomas_1981

    Players we didn't give a chance to and pretty much immediately dismissed - Take no patience

    Followed by the even bigger suicide of appointing Jim Smith as 'advisor.' Who then recruited a whole coach load of his former players who destroyed the team. Just a shambles and would be comical if it hadn't actually happened.
  6. DannyThomas_1981

    Shagger's XI - Take the p***y

    Interesting stuff UpNorth - sounds like you might have had a few connections with the squad at that time?
  7. DannyThomas_1981

    Best Budget Team

    Exactly right. I think Boateng emerged during McAllister's time out injured and the team actually improved. McAllister's improved form also coincided with the recruitment of Carlton Palmer. Speaking of which it was typical of the mismanagement of that time to spend big on players (such as...
  8. DannyThomas_1981

    Best Budget Team

    From memory we paid £2 million+ and a huge amount (for the time) in wages. Richardson wanted to take a 'punt' all round on getting City into the big time - unfortunately he appointed the wrong managers to do so.
  9. DannyThomas_1981

    City's Biggest Transfer Disaster - Burn the Cash

    I could not agree more. It was a disgrace that Strachan took us down with all of the money at his disposal. In moments of wishful thinking, if only we'd had Robins (with his current experience) and his management team in charge at that time. Robins is exceptional at spending money sensibly...
  10. DannyThomas_1981

    Opposition players city fans hate

    Got to be Gary Megson for ruining the career of Dean Emerson - who was set for very big things. (on a much lesser scale, most likely Paul Dickov....hated his attitude on the pitch......I also despised the attitude of the Man Utd players to referees under Ferguson.......in fact I hated Ferguson...
  11. DannyThomas_1981

    Best Budget Team

    shmee I always like your work! But I'm certain we paid far more for McAllister.
  12. DannyThomas_1981

    Physio Room XI - take no patients

    'Take no Patients' loving these titles!!
  13. DannyThomas_1981

    Shagger's XI - Take the p***y

    That would effectively make Strachan his potential father in law (since Telf was his favoured son) :D
  14. DannyThomas_1981

    The grass was not greener

    All down to injury Grendel; a fully fit Ferguson was near to unstoppable and his career record shows that.
  15. DannyThomas_1981

    The grass was not greener

    I think we can all agree that McGinnity was a total disaster. The appointment of Reid was one of many awful decisions.
  16. DannyThomas_1981

    City's Biggest Transfer Disaster - Burn the Cash

    Eastwood was an enigma. You could see that he was great technically and had brilliant feet. But as you say it just didn't work out and we paid a very high fee.
  17. DannyThomas_1981

    City's Biggest Transfer Disaster - Burn the Cash

    This is obviously a highly competitive list. In terms of money spent, money we got back and very little contribution on the pitch, Kevin Drinkell or Kevin Kyle have to be in with a pretty good shout. Many contenders. Discuss.
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