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    What are your favourite City games?

    City 2 v Sunderland 1 in 5th round FA Cup 1963. City 1 v Colchester 0 1964 to gain promotion to the old Div 2 and City 3 v Wolves 1 1967 to gain promotion to the then 1st Div
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    R.I.PJack Boxley

    Fond memories of Jack on one wing and his mate Jimmy Rodgers on the other terrorising defences every week.
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    This was my era . what was yours ?

    My first game was on April 5th 1947, aged 3. beat Sheff Weds 5 - 1. The start of a long love in with my beloved City.
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    Next season's kit

    But if you are even older (like me) then the City wore blue and white stripes and were nicknamed the Bantams
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    Bournemouth player in

    Has this been confirmed yet?
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    51 years ago

    Ronnie Farmer no angel? He was compared to Brian Nicholas
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    The things they say....

    Took my (then girlfriend. now wife) to her first match against the Wolves. Biggest gate in our history. c50k dressed in skyblue. teams come out. She says "which lot or ours". Never taken her back in 47 years.
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    Worst ever decision by a referee?

    Neil Midgley for disallowing Cyrille's perfectly good goal in the 87 final. Bloody disgraceful
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    51 years ago

    Was it really 51 years ago. Can remember that team like it was yesterday. What a season culminating in that George Hudson tap in against Colchester. Great cross from Willie H if memory serves me right..
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    Best City XI of All-time (Strikers)

    The thread title is "Best City 11 of ALL TIME (Strikers}. Therefore can only be Clarrie Bourton and George Hudson.
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    Best City XI of all-time (GK)

    Without a shadow of doubt The only GK who has a legends wall at the Ricoh. Bill Glazier
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    Terry Bly: The Modest Marksman

    Remember him well. like a lot of fans at the time I thought JH was mad in letting him go. But his replacement (George Hudson)turned out to be the best goal scoring centre forward the City have ever had since the one and only Clarrie Bourton.
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    Favorite EVER CCFC Player

    Agree with all the above but would like to add one more. Denis Mortimer probably the best ever midfielder never to get an England cap. My eldest lads first teddy was a skyblue one named after i. The teddy is still going strong living with my great grandson in Austria.
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    Pick a player from the past who you'd like to see in todays lineup

    George Hudson
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    Player of the Season ??

    Pennington by a country mile. Such a shame he won't be with us next season
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    The Old Five

    The term "old 5" refers to the forward line of the 36 37 season who regularly scored 5. Clarrie Bourton was the centre forward. Got the best goalscoring record of (I think) 46 in that season alone. Pity we couldn't clone him or George Hudson
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    Away day memories

    Remember being at the Old Den Millwall and seeing Ronnie Farmer miss a penalty. I,m still convinced he did it on purpose to save our fans a battering
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    51 years ago

    Thanks for the memories Rupert. I too was at that match, having managed to get some leave from RNAS Brawdy (West WALES) where I was stationed during my time in the Fleet Air Arm. I knew a chap that had an old VW camper van and managed to persuade him to let me take it, along with a few...
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    Doncaster gate tomorrow?

    Bringing great grandson up from deepest Wiltshire for his very first match. he wanted to go to Swindon but I told him he has blue blood in his veins
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    Ex Player Watch

    Jay Tabb scoresxfor Ipswich
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