Was Alan Ball as bad as people remember?

[HelloCity]

Looking back were we just in free fall and with Ball just happening to be the manager at the time, or do you think he played in big part in our ultimate downfall?

I read once that if you took away the awful first 3 months of the season where we collected around 2 points, we were actually top half from our first win up until the end of the season. Ultimately of course we were still deservingly relegated but I just thought it was an interesting note.

To be honest I don’t think he ever endeared himself to the players or fans and he even claimed after a thrashing away at Liverpool that he had enjoyed the scousers performance.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

No he was infinitely worse...

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Worst

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

He was a superb footballer , one of the first players to don white boots , a brave move in the 70's

 

[aguero93:20]

Should be banned.

 

[Uwe Already]

Ohh it’s a Weasley...

Mind you in the 70s I had a hand painted lead figure of him about 3 inches tall - turned out to be life sized!

 

[JGL07]

His record before joining City was horrendous apart from getting promotion for Portsmouth.

 

[squirtyflower]

Worse

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

He was fucking awful.

 

[northwichblue]

Aye