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

[Norman kneejerk]

Can still remember how low i felt when Clive left for Chelsea

Yeah was so draining knowing he was going at the end of the season. Typical moral sapping Swales move.

 

[Nevizade]

0 0 against them lot under Keegan probably motm

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.

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

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.

And after we’d been under the cosh for the first 20mins he started it all off in the 10-1 ;)

 

[jamesha]

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.

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.

 

[K-Bo]

On paper Anelka probably

 

[AliBobbyJ]

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."

 

[Legal Alien]

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.

 

[El Gringo]

Bernabia for me - Paul Lake would have been immense without that injury

 

[Zabbasbeard]

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.

 

[Legal Alien]

Paul Lake would have been immense without that injury

I agree, he was the best academy player i've seen, such a shame.