When I was a kid, probably 8 or 9 my mates dad used to take us to the games. We sat in the Platt Lane end and I remember Glynn getting a load of stick from the fans including my mates dad who used to call him “a bloody cart horse”
Malcolm Allison loved him. Turns out Malcolm was right and the...
I can’t remember exactly when it was, probably 1969/70. I was at Northenden Golf Club hoping to score a caddying job. Neil Young was outside the Clubhouse having just come off the golf course. He threw me a coin, probably two bob, and asked to me get him a bottle of lemonade from the cafe. When...
He’s not Rodri yet but he’s looking more like him every game. If he continues to develop at this pace he could be one of our greatest ever.
Btw, he’s 23, just think how he good he could be by the time he’s 29, Rodri’s current age.
He used to regularly cover the games on NBCSN and he was fine. Since he started doing the “big” games on SKY (ie. The Rags and the Dippers) he has become unbearable.
We let a lot of young players go and the vast majority turn out to be the right decision. Every now and again a real gem slips through the net. It can’t be helped. As someone said earlier players develop at different rates.
Wouldn’t mind having him back though.
I know he’s a shithouse but Martinez is a great goalkeeper. We are very fortunate to have Donnarumma but if we didn’t Martinez would have been a perfect replacement for Eddie.