Crazy decisions of years gone by.

[Pearceman]

Keegan getting rid of Goater to bring in Fowler/Macmanaman, both of whom were utter rubbish.

 

[manimanc]

Mate, like you I will never ever forget that vile banner which epitomises what that club is all about! In fact I am going to save it somewhere and whenever my attitude softens towards them bring it out. How the vermin who made and took that there every week didn't get slapped is beyond me.

I thought that banner was hilarious.
He they was telling us for years we meant nothing to them and ickle old citeh and all that yet there was that banner and all their songs was about us.
Strange lot them over the road are.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Selling Francis Lee before he led Derby County to the title.

Buying Rodney Marsh at the wrong time then selling him at the wrong time.

 

[paulchapo]

Selling Francis Lee before he led Derby County to the title.

Buying Rodney Marsh at the wrong time then selling him at the wrong time.

Yes the commentary on MOTD when he hit a screamer to win the game at Maine Road for Derby in 1974 of, " Look at his face....... just look at his face!" .............will never be forgotten.

 

[Abattoir Blue]

For some reason at the time I had no idea we'd signed Barry Conlon and to be honest I had no idea who he was and I'd never heard of him. I remember him coming on as a sub, possibly against Swindon when we were hammering them and even though he was a young lad, he looked about forty. He was running around like a headless chicken and it was as if he been written to Jim'll Fix It ( Prior to knowing he was a sick perverted fucker) and they arranged for him to play.

Ha! I remember it was towards the start of the 97/98 season so the agony hadnt truly set in - and Maine Road was in silly season...when he strode out to come on as sub almost to a man the crowd audibly said 'who the f*ck is he?'. Then every time he touched the ball the crowd went wild as if it was a galactico we were watching. I do still wonder if at the time he realised it was tongue in check or whether he genuinely thought we thought we had spotted the next white, bald Pele.

To be fair to Bazza he had a decent lower league career after, especially at Darlo.

 

[pace89]

I’d love to know the story with this one - did Walsh want to leave or something?

Can't remember where I read it but apparently Walsh decided that his legs had gone and he couldn't cut it in the Prem any more. He certainly did tail off towards the end of the 94/95 season.

 

[Abattoir Blue]

We were very direct - but he did have Quinn up front to aim to

5th and 9th though.....compared to what happened next....?

Fair point. I felt though that he'd taken a good Kendall team and was gradually making it worse.

 

[york away to this!]

who decided to let badly drawn boy lead the end of an era post-defeat celebrations at maine road?

 

[Mike D]

Swapping Paul Walsh and handing over money for Gerry Creaney an utter shambolic decision. At the time him and Rosler has a nice little partnership blossoming and we ended up with a fat turd and significantly out of pocket.

 

[Mike D]

Ha! I remember it was towards the start of the 97/98 season so the agony hadnt truly set in - and Maine Road was in silly season...when he strode out to come on as sub almost to a man the crowd audibly said 'who the f*ck is he?'. Then every time he touched the ball the crowd went wild as if it was a galactico we were watching. I do still wonder if at the time he realised it was tongue in check or whether he genuinely thought we thought we had spotted the next white, bald Pele.

To be fair to Bazza he had a decent lower league career after, especially at Darlo.

We didn't pay much for Bazza and he was a legend in the lower leagues