Players that we always used to get linked to but never signed...

[billymumphrey]

Shatov.

By that 'scout'.

I wonder what he's doing now...

 

[City_Sean]

Steed Malbranque.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Shota Averladze

 

[sir baconface]

Avery Mercer-Nary.

 

[Whitefield Blue]

Arthur Numan, Peter Reid chased him all summer and he ended up signing for Rangers. We ended up with Alfons Groenendijk instead.... I remember Reid describing his qualities and saying he could open a tin of peas with his left peg.
Might have been more useful if he could do something with a football with it instead.

It was PSV that Numan signed for at that time.

I think it ended up at some kind of tribunal because he agreed to sign for us but changed his mind.

 

[i've got that terry phelan]

Ronnie mauge. Or did he sign eventually?
Dave Bassett

 

[Whitefield Blue]

Ronnie mauge. Or did he sign eventually?
Dave Bassett

Think he played for us in a ZDS Cup game at Sheff We'd either on loan or as a trialist.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I was devastated when our £5m bid for Steed Malbranque was unsuccessful!

 

[nj1894]

As mentioned on the above, I'll start the ball rolling with 2 - Geoff Thomas, Tore Andre Flo

Thomas is a mad one "Id walk down the M6 to sign for City" Hes a blue but he said on Twitter he was on way to sign for us and Trevor Francis rang him and warned him about the Swales chaos and to steer clear

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I remember a mate telling me that Garry McAllister always wanted to play for City. Obviously not enough.