Alan Ball: Did Franny Lee Really Think He Would Bring Trophies?

[Gingers Dad]

Cracking player

He was at Oldham

 

[bluealf]

He was at Oldham

Not Holden, l meant Hughes was a cracking player lol

 

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

Norwegian players always have cool-sounding names: Kare Inge Brigsten, Alf Inge Haalan, Jan Aage Fjortoft etc.

 

[Jamshopbridge]

Samaras signed for us mid-season so I doubt his first game was a friendly at Turf Moor

IIRC, Bradbury scored twice in a 3-0 pre-season win there just after he signed for us

Yes I remember Samaras first game. It was midweek v Newcastle
He came on as Sub and spent more time on his arse than on his feet. I remember us chanting to Graeme Souness that he was getting sacked in the morning.....and he was!

 

[Auden night mail]

I worked in the directors lounge when franny was chairman, it was just one big sing along and piss up after each game, it didn't seem like much bothered him and his singing buddies at the time even with the protests outside they just cracked on getting pissed and having a good old sing along.

 

[pride in battle]

I worked in the directors lounge when franny was chairman, it was just one big sing along and piss up after each game, it didn't seem like much bothered him and his singing buddies at the time even with the protests outside they just cracked on getting pissed and having a good old sing along.

Singing ? What did they sing ?

 

[Auden night mail]

It was old wartime songs and 40/50s tunes, wine on the go then once the brandy and cigars kicked it was a fecking mess. Quality food though from what I remember and cracking seats watching the game

 

[warpig]

Remember being behind the goal at Notts County in the late 90s when David Brightwell equalised in a Cup game.

That was my first away game I went to without my dad .put on a supporters coach at Maine Road with egg sandwiches and a tin of pop. Looping header iirc. Next time I went there was the 9/11 game. Can’t remember the score of that one.

 

[warpig]

I'll still always believe Horton was a defensive signing or two away from making City capable of winning something.

He has repeated that mantra on every after dinner/supporters night I’ve attended

 

[warpig]

Norwegian players always have cool-sounding names: Kare Inge Brigsten, Alf Inge Haalan, Jan Aage Fjortoft etc.

It rolls off the tongue a lot better than Fat Rick Holden.

 

[pride in battle]

It was old wartime songs and 40/50s tunes, wine on the go then once the brandy and cigars kicked it was a fecking mess. Quality food though from what I remember and cracking seats watching the game

No city songs :)

 

[warpig]

No city songs :)

Ciiity, we’re on the piss again, city , we’re on the poss again, 1 banana, 2 banana, 3 banana 4!!

 

[Auden night mail]

No city songs :)

I remember we'll meet again and shit like that, pissed up big time with not a care in the world. Might have been a song about bog rolls

 

[East Level 2]

That was my first away game I went to without my dad .put on a supporters coach at Maine Road with egg sandwiches and a tin of pop. Looping header iirc. Next time I went there was the 9/11 game. Can’t remember the score of that one.

Won 4-2 AET, spent the journey down wondering whether it would be called off at the last minute.

 

[warpig]

Won 4-2 AET, spent the journey down wondering whether it would be called off at the last minutes

I was working as a labourer for Cheshire
demolition at the time. The site manager was locked away in his office when the planes struck. He told no one. We worked as usual. Back home from the game and straight to work early the next day. I didnt see TV footage until the afternoon of the 12th. Well before the time of instant news to a mobile.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Brian Clark who also used the phrase 'Go go Gio' for Kinkladze. A stalwart of local radio.

You could hear the significant tension in Brian Clark's voice.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

With 3 games to go, City, Southampton and fucking Coventry were all on the same points. 2 teams had already gone down and the three teams were battling to avoid being the 3rd team to go down.
3 games to go, all 3 win.
2 games to go all 3 win.
Final game of the season and all 3 draw with the infamous Incident of Steve Lomas (?) running to the corner flag to keep the ball in the belief that a draw would see us safe.
Fucking Coventry…..

Love the attention to detail espegially when it comes to fucking Coventry.

 

[Bluesbrother]

Samaras signed for us mid-season so I doubt his first game was a friendly at Turf Moor

IIRC, Bradbury scored twice in a 3-0 pre-season win there just after he signed for us

I stand corrected

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Yes I remember Samaras first game. It was midweek v Newcastle
He came on as Sub and spent more time on his arse than on his feet. I remember us chanting to Graeme Souness that he was getting sacked in the morning.....and he was!

IIRC Samaras scored a perfectly good goal in front of me in the NS (I'd taken my Toon mate with me, he also thought the goal was good) sadly fucking Poll disallowed it.

I do wonder sometimes if Gorgeous George would have been a different player full of early confidence had that goal counted.

 

[jimharri]

Singing ? What did they sing ?

If it wasn't Agadoo, I'll be very angry.