Started going to watch City on a regular basis towards the end of 73/74, over the next two years before his untimely injury he was absolutely brilliant for us, as others have said a true box to box player and a scorer of all types of goals from 30 yard screamer to tap ins.
Was at Elland Road when he scored his first goal in April 76 on his first comeback, great shot from the edge of the box. Also like many others was at the game against Newcastle on Boxing Day, It was amazing how one player could affect the crowd and the team as much as he did; the second half was won on a tidal wave of emotion.
Back in the summer of 75 I went down to Maine Road with one of my mates to buy our first junior season tickets for the Kippax. We then decided to hang around for a while to see if any players would appear so we could get their autographs. We soon spotted Colin along with Rodney Marsh and approached them slightly nervously. Both of them couldn't have been more obliging and happy to sign our scraps of paper but always remember Colin being very quiet whilst Rodney did most of the talking to us.
We would have definitely won the league in 77 if Colin hadn't been injured and maybe him being fit would have saved us from the catastrophe of the following years.
He would have also been brilliant in our current team as he would fit into Pep's philosophy of being able to play in a number of positions and would have been ideal as a false 9 because of the amount of goals he could score
RIP Colin, a true legend.
