Spurs would certainly change places with us now.Possibly it hasn't turned out to badly losing that to Spurs is probably the only thing i still fret about :-)
Agree, a fabulous goal, much better than Villa's fluke ! Did anybody else sell their ticket for Springsteen at the Apollo that night of the replay, or was it just me !? Queued up all night outside the Apollo on the Saturday night, Sunday morning for a ticket when they went on sale a couple of months earlier. Still, it was worth it to see us lose the replay !The best goal of that Final was the amazing Steve McKenzie goal. It wasn’t the winning goal which is why I feel that it is largely forgotten about (except by City fans).
He made three great signings in Bobby McDonald, Tommy Hutchison and Gerry Gow. It transformed the team. Loved watching Tommy Hutchinson and Gerry Gow was a legendary.
Spot on mate think power got the other, what a following that day.Spurs would certainly change places with us now.
Favourite Bond game Stoke away Trevor Francis debut, as I remember won 3 1 Trevor scored twice. Apart from the Boothen End we took the ground over. Felt like we were kings of the world that day another false dawn. If I have the score wrong blame FOCs memory.
I was there too. I think Boyer got the other goal.Spot on mate think power got the other, what a following that day.
Brain fog :-)I was there too. I think Boyer got the other goal.
Yes it was still a big trophy back then. It was only five years after we had won the league cup and four years after we'd come runners up to Liverpool in the league. In spite of a wobble we were still classed as a top club and maybe winning the cup that year our history would have turned out differently. Who knows?
That's so weird him saying that. I was about 8 or 9 when he fucked Reid off, but what I do remember reading in City programmes is that Reid was massively into his fitness. I remember one of them interviews and question and answer things, and whilst a lot of players loved snooker or going to the pub, he loved to train and go for runs in the hills etc. That interview sticks in my mind.It's true that his last season went downhill big time, and he's not remembered in a good light largely because of that. On the other side of the coin John Bond was a guest at our SC Branch in Manchester at the time when he had dropped Nicky Reid in favour of Kevin Bond. From the floor I asked him outright as to why, and he answered that it was down to a mixture of application and ability. He also said that if I would care to approach him after the meeting he would buy me a pint and he would be happy to chat further. So I did, and sure enough he bought me a pint and went into detail about what had gone on. Basically, he claimed that some players at the club didn't train as well as he required, and their attitude wasn't right, Reid being one of them. He also said that he liked Reid and hoped that it would give him the kick up the arse to go out and win back his place. He was happy to talk a lot more about the way he felt the club was going and TBF he came across as a decent enough bloke. Much better than his public persona, in fact. Perhaps he might have done better at City if we had a chairman who delivered on his promises to the Manager.
He scored a screamer from miles out, I forget against who (maybe Everton) ... I think Francis got sent off too in the same game. KB wasn't great but we had many worse over the next 2 decades.I was willing to give him the benefit of my doubt, then he signed his son……
….and here is that amazing goal.The best goal of that Final was the amazing Steve McKenzie goal. It wasn’t the winning goal which is why I feel that it is largely forgotten about (except by City fans).