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

[sheikmedick]

Random question...who was the under performing striker for City who scored a hatrick in a pre season friendly at Turf Moor?
All I can think of now is Joy Divisions A New Dawn Fades...
Was it lee badbuy?

I remember Preston away pre season a few seasons after when a striker called Mateus vuoso I think scored a hat trick and we thought here we go,then never saw him again.

 

[bluebanana83]

David Brightwell didn't play. Terry Phelan was at left back.

It was the 2-0 loss in April 94 at the Swamp he played left back. Cuntona scored both. He was exposed for one of the goals by Kanchelskis’ pace and had a bit of torrid time with him.

Before they scored we were probably on top but our high line did us…sounds familiar!

 

[jma]

Ball bought Phillips from Exeter after Exeter found money missing dating back to when he was their manager. Phillips was hyped up to cover the fee. I heard this first hand from the Exeter chairman. I’ve no idea if Franny Lee knew if the transfer was a sham to cover up a fraud, but I doubt it.

Shocking if true

 

[pride in battle]

It was Georgios Samaras it was his first game for us. At the time I thought we signed a cracker

Er no...

 

[jma]

Probably the best collective example of false memory syndrome in history.

I believed it for years

 

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

Shocking if true

Did that ever get investigated?

 

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

I remember Preston away pre season a few seasons after when a striker called Mateus vuoso I think scored a hat trick and we thought here we go,then never saw him again.

I remember a Norwegian guy called Kare Ingebrigsten playing for City, he scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup againt Leicester in 1994, and I'm not sure if he ever scored for City again.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Shocking if true

Depends what you mean by shocking.

If you mean reprehensible then I agree: if you mean surprising then I don’t.

 

[East Level 2]

I remember a Norwegian guy called Kare Ingebrigsten playing for City, he scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup againt Leicester in 1994, and I'm not sure if he ever scored for City again.

Only made six appearances, 4 in PL and 2 in FAC, (I thought it was a lot more) and that hat-trick represented his only goals for City.

 

[pace89]

I remember a Norwegian guy called Kare Ingebrigsten playing for City, he scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup againt Leicester in 1994, and I'm not sure if he ever scored for City again.

I think he scored in the abandoned fixture against Ipswich in early '94.

 

[warpig]

I remember Preston away pre season a few seasons after when a striker called Mateus vuoso I think scored a hat trick and we thought here we go,then never saw him again.

I think that was against Rochdale iirc. Can’t remember him scoring either.

 

[warpig]

I think he scored in the abandoned fixture against Ipswich in early '94.

Yes he did. Michel Vonk the other goal scorer as well. 20 yard howitzer in off the post.

 

[warpig]

Er no...

Agreed. He ran around like a headless chicken. Awful.

 

[Tevez32mcfc]

I remember Preston away pre season a few seasons after when a striker called Mateus vuoso I think scored a hat trick and we thought here we go,then never saw him again.

Story to that one was that Keegan would not play him in a competitive game until he could speak fluent English, which he obviously never bothered with.

 

[nmc]

David Brightwell didn't play. Terry Phelan was at left back.

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

 

[Cellarite]

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

2-2? We won the replay 5-2? I was there if so.

 

[nmc]

2-2? We won the replay 5-2? I was there if so.

Yep 2:2 think Beagrie scored our other goal.

 

[Citizen Green]

So I asked him on Twitter

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Well worth watching all the way through.

 

[OnlyOneUweRosler]

So I asked him on Twitter

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