Best player from our doldrums years (1980 to roughly 2009)

GoatersLeftShin said:
I also think Andy Morrison was one of the most important signings we ever made. He turned the club around and I can't think of any other player who's had such a massive impact for us - literally that one signing pushed us from 12th(?) in Div 1 to the PL in a couple of seasons.
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Big fan of Morrison myself, and fit beautifully into that rag tag bunch in the 3rd tier, but i think his impact was mainly in the 3rd tier where he bullied opposition strikers. He was slightly marginalised in Div 1 and barely played a PL game. loved him though.
 
eastmanc said:
Ricky Holden was a very average winger.
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Remember going to watch oldham in the league cup early 89/90 against arsenal or leeds (maybe I went to both) but remember him and Dennis irwin stood out thought City should sign them. We definitely signed the wrong one think he had an allergy to grass way before mario.

As for decent players I always remeber micheal Hughes having some good games for us and being a bit miffed why we sold him. Plus always think Kevin Horlock never gets the credit he deserves
 
Jack74 said:
0 0 against them lot under Keegan probably motm
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Gonna say there were a couple of games where he had Fake Ronaldo in his pocket. This one and one I think the following season where he didn't get a kick and got himself sent off.
 
Whether or not said:
Neil McNab. Probably not the best player, but for me the best attitude. In a series of struggling teams, he never hid, always wanted the ball and never ducked a tackle. Really underrated player.
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And after we’d been under the cosh for the first 20mins he started it all off in the 10-1 ;)
 
Whether or not said:
Neil McNab. Probably not the best player, but for me the best attitude. In a series of struggling teams, he never hid, always wanted the ball and never ducked a tackle. Really underrated player.
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He was the old head in Machin's team when I started going to Maine Road and, if I remember correctly, won player of the year in the promotion season. I loved his wind assisted goal against Birmingham.
 
City have had plenty of world-class players in the Silva-Yaya-Sergio to the present times (I.e. since the money rolled in) but before that I've only seen three, Bobby Johnstone, Bell and Benarbia. That's using "best" to mean best, not just "very good."
 
We had some very good players and teams during this time period.
But when on form, Trevor Francis and Nicolas Anelka were brilliant, top class players, who could've (and did) played for any team.
 
1 Trevor Francis
2 SWP
3 Nicolas Anelka
4 Paul Lake
5 David White
6 Ali Benarbia
7 Eyal Berkovic
8 Clive Wilson
9 Richard Dunne
10 Sylvain Distin

Several other very good players:
Asa Hartford, Paul Power, Niall Quinn, Tommy Booth, Peter Reid, Colin Hendry, Nicky Reid, Tommy Caton, Paul Waldh, Peter Beagrie, Uwe Rosler, George Kinkladze, Joe Corrigan, Tony Coton etc

Of course, there's no wrong and no right, just opinions, and I may have forgotten someone.

I will also say that I do strongly believe Trevor Francis, Clive Wilson and Paul Lake particularly would have been ideal in a Pep team.
 
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