His penalty in the '81 Cup Final is the 'forgotten' goal of those two games. It was a cracking spot-kick.Henkeman said:gordondaviesmoustache said:I too liked a Kevin Reeves, BTP. He wasn't nearly prolific enough, but he had a great first touch, held the ball up very well for his size and was superb at flick-ons. My favourite player in the early 80's.Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:I enjoyed reading that. I would say that Kevin Reeves was a cracking little player, though. No Kenny Dalglish, but no Steve Daley either.
He scored the first City goal I ever saw live (a penalty), so he's a God of my childhood.
gordondaviesmoustache said:His penalty in the '81 Cup Final is the 'forgotten' goal of those two games. It was a cracking spot-kick.Henkeman said:gordondaviesmoustache said:I too liked a Kevin Reeves, BTP. He wasn't nearly prolific enough, but he had a great first touch, held the ball up very well for his size and was superb at flick-ons. My favourite player in the early 80's.
He scored the first City goal I ever saw live (a penalty), so he's a God of my childhood.
I understand he's a very highly regarded scout these days.
The strange thing about that Cup run is that all the rounds were covered on the BBC (via MOTD) except that Palace one iirc. This was most unusual at the time as they only covered three games for each round.Henkeman said:gordondaviesmoustache said:His penalty in the '81 Cup Final is the 'forgotten' goal of those two games. It was a cracking spot-kick.Henkeman said:He scored the first City goal I ever saw live (a penalty), so he's a God of my childhood.
I understand he's a very highly regarded scout these days.
It was the 3rd round match v Palace I was taken to. I had no idea why the opposition manager was getting such a warm reception from the fans. Bless.
They seem to, they got the story of City turning down di Maria first last night "from a senior club official". Knowing how much Soriano hates leaks, that wasn't done without his say so.Rammyblues said:I know we have all knocked the Mirror in the past but maybe its me they seem to have been reasonable about our transfer activity as well, I wonder if they have got the "ear" of our club for information.
gordondaviesmoustache said:The strange thing about that Cup run is that all the rounds were covered on the BBC (via MOTD) except that Palace one iirc. This was most unusual at the time as they only covered three games for each round.Henkeman said:gordondaviesmoustache said:His penalty in the '81 Cup Final is the 'forgotten' goal of those two games. It was a cracking spot-kick.
I understand he's a very highly regarded scout these days.
It was the 3rd round match v Palace I was taken to. I had no idea why the opposition manager was getting such a warm reception from the fans. Bless.
Can't recall if it was on ITV or not, but I do remember we won 4-0 - at least I think I do!
*shuffles off to history section*
Good game to have as your first, mate. The FA Cup had a real buzz around it those days and a 4-0 win on your 'debut' is a....errrrr...... massive result. Also, as you've referred to, Big Mal's return added a further layer of intrigue to proceedings.Henkeman said:gordondaviesmoustache said:The strange thing about that Cup run is that all the rounds were covered on the BBC (via MOTD) except that Palace one iirc. This was most unusual at the time as they only covered three games for each round.Henkeman said:It was the 3rd round match v Palace I was taken to. I had no idea why the opposition manager was getting such a warm reception from the fans. Bless.
Can't recall if it was on ITV or not, but I do remember we won 4-0 - at least I think I do!
*shuffles off to history section*
Highlights were on The Big Match that evening!
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:I enjoyed reading that. I would say that Kevin Reeves was a cracking little player, though. No Kenny Dalglish, but no Steve Daley either.