Colin Bell

[alibobs36]

Why wasnt the king on the stage with the legends?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Why wasnt the king on the stage with the legends?

dunno mate had the same thought, also what about the likes of tommy booth, alan oakes mike doyle etc, were they invited?

 

[neil jung]

I don't think his knees would have coped with the Poznan.

 

[masterwig]

He doesn't get on with Lee and seems unable to let bygones by bygones. He doesn't like the limelight anyway, parading on stage isn't his thing.

 

[Stretford Born Blue]

Bell, Booth, Corrigan and many others weren't at the annual Ex Players Association sportmans dinner at the ground either.
Micah brought the cup up after the parade though which was nice.

 

[Wilmslow Road]

Blames Lee for getting him sacked at Maine Road.
Although if you ready Rodney Marsh book it totaly exhonarates Lee
and states that when Bell and the other two sued City for wrongfull dismissal they would have lost.
Lee got the club to fork out settlements to save having to drag Bell into
the witness box.
He goes on to say that several City old players have made Bell aware of this
but he still will not back down.

 

[spacecadet]

Blames Lee for getting him sacked at Maine Road.
Although if you ready Rodney Marsh book it totaly exhonarates Lee
and states that when Bell and the other two sued City for wrongfull dismissal they would have lost.
Lee got the club to fork out settlements to save having to drag Bell into
the witness box.
He goes on to say that several City old players have made Bell aware of this
but he still will not back down.

So sad- they were both on pitch for Nelly minute silence I think

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

Blames Lee for getting him sacked at Maine Road.
Although if you ready Rodney Marsh book it totaly exhonarates Lee
and states that when Bell and the other two sued City for wrongfull dismissal they would have lost.
Lee got the club to fork out settlements to save having to drag Bell into
the witness box.
He goes on to say that several City old players have made Bell aware of this
but he still will not back down.

Wasn't that one of the first things Lee did when he became chairman, Bell was something to do with the youth team at the time?

 

[Wilmslow Road]

Blames Lee for getting him sacked at Maine Road.
Although if you ready Rodney Marsh book it totaly exhonarates Lee
and states that when Bell and the other two sued City for wrongfull dismissal they would have lost.
Lee got the club to fork out settlements to save having to drag Bell into
the witness box.
He goes on to say that several City old players have made Bell aware of this
but he still will not back down.

Wasn't that one of the first things Lee did when he became chairman, Bell was something to do with the youth team at the time?

I,m only going off the Rodney Marsh book.
There was CB and two others (I dont have the book with me to quote their names) working with the Juniors.
Aparently there was a load of rumors of mismanagment and other things (not
stated in the book ) going on.
City hired a team of private investigators/consultants to look into the goings
on and they came back with a report so bad that it recomended fireing
the three of them on the spot.
Lee would not have it as he idolised CB.
He went away on hoilday and whilst he was away the other board members sacked them.
He was furious but it had been done and CB blamed him.
Then as I said three took them for unfair dismisel.
Aparently what ever was in the report was so bad for the three of them and
CB in particular that Lee did not want such a legend as CB to have it brought
out in the courts, so got the club to settle.
The report has never been made public knowledge.

 

[The Silver Surfer]

Very interesting.
I'd ave thought that the Freedom of Information act would make the report available?