manimanc
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Always remembered.
Never forgotten.
Never forgotten.
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Eccles Blue
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RIP Bert. A true legend
threespires
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If you've not already done so, Trautmann's Journey is a fascinating read.
As well as being a City legend, according the club site he was also the first person in the UK to wear adidas by virtue of his friendship with Adi Dassler. Bert Trautmann: a brilliant keeper, as hard as nails, a reconciler of people and to top it off the original casual!
As well as being a City legend, according the club site he was also the first person in the UK to wear adidas by virtue of his friendship with Adi Dassler. Bert Trautmann: a brilliant keeper, as hard as nails, a reconciler of people and to top it off the original casual!
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Possibly the biggest this club has ever had.Legend.
Of all those I've seen play for Manchester City, some wonderful and some not so good but still fondly remembered, Bert Trautmann is the one I'd always start with if I had to explain why I'm a City supporter.
Made me think, is there any City player whose story we know so well or enjoy telling or care so much about? There are some good ones, sure, but for me no one comes close, probably because Bert's story goes beyond football and because he forged a link with the people of Manchester where there was love on both sides.
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Very true. The man played a not insignificant role in building bridges between peoples who had been at war for large chunks of the previous four decades. When you add in that no one will ever again be allowed to play through an fa cup final with a broken neck it's going to take a heck of a lot to ever top Bert's story.Made me think, is there any City player whose story we know so well or enjoy telling or care so much about? There are some good ones, sure, but for me no one comes close, probably because Bert's story goes beyond football and because he forged a link with the people of Manchester where there was love on both sides.
BillCarlisle
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Very true. The man played a not insignificant role in building bridges between peoples who had been at war for large chunks of the previous four decades. When you add in that no one will ever again be allowed to play through an fa cup final with a broken neck it's going to take a heck of a lot to ever top Bert's story.
Can anyone envisage a scenario where Bert's story could ever be topped ? I can't.
JRockBlues
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Still the only man to have been awarded an Iron Cross, OBE & FWA Footballer of the Year.