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From my viewpoint Tommy - it seemed to me that Stockdale gave our defence immediate confidence when he was here. Defenders knew he was going to dominate the crosses and also that his distribution was first class. Stockdale's ability and confidence rubbed off on the whole team. Just the way I...

I think that's right Dreamer. But you could go back a little further. Fabien Barthez was the first modern keeper who was technically good enough to play outside goals. I watched the Qatari U21s train (long story!) a couple of years back and it was very notable how much time was spent on...

I see what you are saying Clint. Sealey (taken from us at the age of 43) was certainly a larger than life 'Cockney geezer' and not lacking in confidence in any way. He's actually an iconic figure at United as many believe that his epic performances in a short cameo saved Ferguson from the...

On a far more outrageous technicality you could throw Peter Shilton into the mix as the greatest keeper ever to be on the books - even though he never made it onto the pitch!

Completely on your side Gint. Boateng makes it into my all time City team of the players that have worn the shirt for us since circa 1978.

Marosi is certainly the only keeper we've ever had who looks as if he could play outside goals and not be out of place at all. The only question mark I would have (and hope to be proved wrong over time) is his ability to dominate the area and collect crosses. Don't get me wrong - I truly think...

Could not agree more. Blyth is not discussed enough as an absolute legend. I remember if his transfer to United had gone through it would have been a world record for a keeper at the time. He's always the first name on my fantasy team of players I have watched in Sky Blue.

Special cameo mention to David Stockdale. He looked absolutely class in his short time with us.

This is written so well it deserves another read - top class writing and captures both the goal and celebrations perfectly: "Then we arrived at the moment of the game. There were five minutes remaining and neither side really looked on the cusp of stealing it. Zain, having another quiet game...

Fantastic description of Max's goal and the celebrations that followed. Very high quality writing all round. Look forward to this every week - thank you Mint.

Got it! I agree with 1. Just from my perspective disagree with 2; I think he was a seriously talented player. All opinions Gint.

Guilty as charged MusicDating! My remarks were actually intended to be light hearted - a comment on the usual mental breakdowns on the site whenever City play (even the U23s!).

100% agree with you Gint. But this is a different type of thread!

I gave up after 10 minutes - after feeling that I was wasting my life watching the U23s with no commentary :emoji_grin:

This is classic SBT. A rare opportunity to watch the U23s online. Most would view it as a positive opportunity to see the talent coming through the ranks in a League where results are not really that important. Instead we get the usual high quality in game analysis "this is...

Not entirely sure that everyone understands why we are having this thread. So far we've had mentions for Hadji, Boateng, Dublin, Hartson, Hutchison, Wallace, Ndlovu, Huckerby and Gallagher :emoji_grin:

If I begin watching the U23s online - I might need to seek some kind of help as I already spend far too much time focused on CCFC. But the chance of seeing Ngandu, Walters, Kast and Bremang is just too good to turn down. I need an intervention.

I think that's unfair JB; Dabo's a highly decent player with many positive attributes. Not without a few flaws but in my view our best signing over the summer. Just like the legend (that is Danny Thomas the player!) he has an ability to influence games from right back - on attitude alone...

From memory didn't we also play Morrell out of position as well? Seemed to be pretty common for a number of years for Cov managers to play quite a few players out of position. Never a big fan of that for the player or the team.

I see your point 84. From what I can see Kast is a very dynamic player with pace and physicality. Technically his touch is not there but I hope that's down to match fitness/trying too hard in short cameos. What I would say is that his performance off the bench against Donny was very exciting...