Happy 80th Birthday Rodders!

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The original City Rodders turns 80 today.
I was doing my mock o- levels in March 1972 and I remember a school friend bringing a newspaper into school and Rodney's signing for City was plastered all over the back pages.
He was a very divisive signing for City, we should have won the 1st Division in 1972, but ended up fourth instead.
But he was a great talent and a skilled dribbler, and he was a real crowd pleaser and adored by many City fans.
Happy Birthday Rodney.
 
He divided the fans like no other. I was one of those who was undecided about him. Seems that the players were divided about him too later. He entertained on and off the pitch and was one of the few pundits worth listening too back in the day, with a great sense of humour.
 
Happy 80th Birthday Rod.

He was my favourite player as a young kid.

I was too young to understand the "he ruined the team chemistry" stories but can remember my old man and uncles blaming him for us not winning the title, but me and my cousin just loved watching this skillful, brilliant player playing for City.

Oh Rodney, Rodney....
 
Good guy, we were in the commonwealth bar couple of years after we opened he walks in goes the bar ( just been sacked by sky ) and says loadly has anyone got any jobs going so funny had the place in stitches
 
bakerdave76 said:
Yes it was ,my sister found it in a charity shop in Bournemouth and sent it to me ,send me a pm of your address you can have it if you want.View attachment 134659
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Aww that's so good of you pal. I'd love that. Thankyou. I'll send you my address but please let me pay for postage, its bloody expensive these days. :)
 
Rodney was my favourite player back then too. Loved how he played (and yes I know that it was probably the wrong move for City at the time), but I loved watching him - well the bits that I saw on the telly anyway. I actually looked like a younger version of him at the time and was always trying fancy stuff on the football pitch like him - not quite as well mind...;) My mates in school used to call me Rodney too, which of course I totally encouraged.

Finally saw him in the flesh when he made a few guest appearances for my favourite club in Ireland; Cork Hibernians around 1975 or so. Such a thrill to see him and he didn't disappoint although he only paid a couple of games with them as I recall, and was paid in cash. The story is that he would leave after every match with a bag full of cash...
Hibs sadly went bust some years later. Anyway, great to hear that he is still around. Happy birthday Rod-nee!
 
I was 7 in 1972 and I loved him.
Always remember a game,where he was just taking the mickey out of some away player,so much so he sat down on the ball taking the piss even more,i hope i haven't imagined that.

Iv chatted,tweeted to him a few times over the years,i once said my dad always says you cost us the league,he replied " tell your dad he's right"

Happy.80th Rodney
 
blue b4 the moon said:
The amount of fans who wanted to get into the Chelsea game when he made his debut was crazy, struggled to get into the open bit between the NS & Kippax, just a solid wall of people.

Happy birthday Rodders, always smiled at that little buckle on your shorts.
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I was at that game in the newly covered North Stand. Everybody singing the Oh Rodney Rodney song outside. Pre internet days I remember everyone asking if he'd actually signed and if he was playing.
 
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