Evening Chron

[ccr]

Manchester City are looking for a happier season than close season. Unsuccessful bids for Joe Baker and John Charles mean that the club have made no major close season signings although several promising juniors have joined the staff.
Disappointment too, that Denis Law is going to Old Trafford has been widely felt although every best wish goes out to the player for a successful and happy career with United.
Nonetheless form in pre-season matches suggested that the exciting development of the clubs younger players is continuing and that it could be the basis of a successful if not world-breaking season for the Blues.
The defence looks rugged on paper and Bert Trautmann, in his last season seems to have lost little if any of his remarkable powers between the posts. The attack could do with strengthening although Peter Dobing came on a ton towards the end of last season.
With £80,000 in the bank, only 29 full professionals on the book and lacking an experienced specialist centre-forward, City are prepared to bid high when good players become available.

If this is in the wrong place please move.............Just thought I'd share.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Moved to the History forum. This I assume refers to the 1962/3 season.

The previous season we'd finished mid-table, Ipswich, Burnley & Spurs were the big teams of the era and Liverpool & Orient had been promoted to the First Division. We were relegated at the end of that season with Everton winning the league.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Moved to the History forum. This I assume refers to the 1962/3 season.

The previous season we'd finished mid-table, Ipswich, Burnley & Spurs were the big teams of the era and Liverpool & Orient had been promoted to the First Division. We were relegated at the end of that season with Everton winning the league.

This was in the middle patch of what I can only label 'My formative City years!' Jeez, I've seen some shit in my time!

 

[ccr]

Goalkeepers. Dowd, Fleet, Trautmann
Full-backs. Betis, Gomersall, Kennedy, Loftus, MacDonald, Sear.
Half-backs. Batty, Benson, Chadwick, Cheetham, Eyre, Leivers, Oakes, Plenderleith, Shawcross.
Forwards. Aimson, Barlow, Darlington, Dobing, Fletcher, Hannah, Hart, Hayes, Hodgkinson, Wagstaffe, Young.
Apprentice Professionals. Clay, Cunliff, Doyle, FrostGoddard, Howard, Pardoe, Wood.

Correct Years Dave, we appear to have had the same history.

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

Loftus, MacDonald, Darlington, Frost and Hodkinson seem to have dropped out of my memory bank.

 

[lancs blue]

Goalkeepers. Dowd, Fleet, Trautmann
Full-backs. Betis, Gomersall, Kennedy, Loftus, MacDonald, Sear.
Half-backs. Batty, Benson, Chadwick, Cheetham, Eyre, Leivers, Oakes, Plenderleith, Shawcross.
Forwards. Aimson, Barlow, Darlington, Dobing, Fletcher, Hannah, Hart, Hayes, Hodgkinson, Wagstaffe, Young.
Apprentice Professionals. Clay, Cunliff, Doyle, FrostGoddard, Howard, Pardoe, Wood.

Correct Years Dave, we appear to have had the same history.

So we splashed the cash on Alex Harley IIRC?

I was 7 at the start of that season and can just about remember the Chron and its Saturday night Green 'Un(?) - that was when I started taking a real interest in City's results and league football in general.

 

[yeseye]

I knew I was a time traveller but nobody believed me.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

A few names in there that got involved with City after playing, Steve Fleet, Colin Barlow, John Benson, Johnny Hart, Glyn Pardoe, Fred Eyre