Here's what Makin said to Jimmy Wagg on that famous call:
“The reason I am not at the ground is that six months ago, or four or five months ago, I saw my backside with the chairman. I think there a massive chemistry problem within the club. I really do. He overrides everybody. He tries to be dominant. I am in business and I know if you haven’t got a happy workplace then there are problems. I don’t think City is a happy workplace and, frankly, I think there is a problem.
So everybody is looking at Frank. Yes, I’ll be honest, so am I. His tactics have left a hell of a lot to be desired but, by the same rule, I think it’s upstairs and I think Francis should do us all a favour and live up to what he said [a reference to Lee’s statement that he would get out within three years if City hadn’t won anything].
I get down like the best of the City fans and I’ve had enough. I will be doing my best in the next few weeks to remove the chairman because he is staying there and I don’t know whether he is bloody minded or stubborn. He is being proud. If I was him I think I would put a moustache and a cap on hide. I know there are people ready behind the scenes ready to take over I not going into any details. It can happen — that’s for certain — and I think it should. I have seen enough and I know the fans are hurt. I still go in the Kippax. I have been near to tears with the best of them.
The first thing I would do when Franny is gone is to find the guy who has probably been barred for throwing his season ticket away on the pitch and put him in the directors’ box. It sums up how the fans feel. I own about ten per cent of the shares, or my missus does, because I was sick of it, I just wanted to get out. I was just gutted. I know for a fact that there are people waiting to take over Manchester City.
I am privileged to know that information. I just want to go on record as saying — because Lee won’t listen himself and maybe this is a way of pushing things’ along, that I believe the chairman, !f he has any pride, should be walking away.
There is no doubt that with the fan base they’ve got a chance of getting back to the top. But it is eroding, there is no doubt about it. My kids are in primary school where there are not that many City fans. When I was in primary school it was 50:50"
Incredible stuff and it spelled the end for Franny, who resigned a month later, as well as Frank Clarke, who found out he'd been sacked when listening to GMR on his way to the ground. He then went to Franny's house and they had a furious showdown.
