Hard man city 11

[eric pode of croydon]

I remember Bruce going into Peter Reid in front of me in The Kippax. You could hear the impact and those around me winced, he got up and walked away. Turned out he got a couple of broken ribs. Wouldn't put him in an all time list but he was nails after that tackle.

 

[stockportblue]

At a very young age away at Birmingham I saw a left back carried off on a stretcher after falling out with Mike Summerbee.So he is probably the first name on the team sheet.Andy morrison and Mike Doyle as centre backs.Although if I palyed a back three Dave Watson would be a good shout-Players of that era reckoned he was even harder off the pitch than he was on it.
Cant leave out Franny Lee after his performance against Norman Hunter.
Tony Coton and Joe Corrigan both good shouts for teh keeper.
Gerry Gow and Asa Hartford would keep the opposition honest in central midfield.
Uwe Rosler would probably put Tony Books name forward after his first training session at Platt Lane.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Bert Trautmann, Dave Ewing, Bill Leivers, Mike Doyle 'n seven others carved from Scottish granite.

 

[johnny crossan]

Eddie Clamp was notorious in the 60s. Think he was playing for Stoke when he flattened his winger then picked him and nutted him. Legendary hard man - should've signed him for rags games only.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Pablo Zabaleta is in fact Harder than Jaap Stam

 

[radcliffe1309]

Coton
Zabba
Doyle
Watson
Pearce
Gow
De jong
Summerbee
Lee
Kidd
Coleman

Sub Morrison

 

[Goatmeal]

Apparently Neil pointon was nails
Heard it from very good source
I remember him kicking Giggs up in air after gigs fouled him

 

[bluedave1894]

Think the legendary Dennis Tueart should be in with a shout out wide. Remembering a cup clash with Hartlepool, 70's probably. Dennis was stretched out injured in front of the Kippax, George Potter, Pools' 6' 13" centre half steamed into him as he lay prostrate on the turf. Dennis leapt up & nutted Potter who then went down like a Redwood, resulting him being dispatched to A&E. Potter's next appearance was from his hospital bed, being interviewed for Granada Reports. He was threatening legal action, whether he proceeded I can't remember.

 

[kingn6]

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Think he also said in his book he had a run in with Wanchope who I also seem to recall attacking a fan abroad for giving him abuse.

I'd go with

Bert
Doyle Watson Morrison
Zab Gow NdJ Paul Summerbee
Lee Kun

Sergio could dish it out when he wanted to.

 

[BillCarlisle]

I'd go with

Bert
Doyle Watson Morrison
Zab Gow NdJ Paul Summerbee
Lee Kun

Sergio could dish it out when he wanted to.

That's a great shout IMHO

 

[eyalluvitt]

Barton’s a fucking coward. Fuck all hard about him

The first city player to lay a glove on Keane in about 5 years

 

[tornandfrayed]

Micky Horswill didn't play many games for us but I'd have him in there. Kiddo as well - he often got his retaliation in first if he thought the centre back was trying it on.

 

[sky tot]

Bosvelt punched the lights out Barton in training I guess that makes him hard as well then :-).

That’s a new one I’ve not heard. Can you elaborate?

 

[Maly]

The first city player to lay a glove on Keane in about 5 years

He’s a poor man’s Steven Gerard, who was also a cowardice ****, as proven by both their actions

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I expect the hardest players to play for City did so in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. I reckon Merideth in his prime would have been hard as fuck by today’s standards.

 

[jamielowndes]

Fernandinho was more than capable of handling things when required. Just wasn't loud and obnoxious about it.

 

[idahoblues]

Mike Doyle 10:02 into the video of this very famous game makes him the captain of any hard man team.

How much trouble was there outside after that game ?

 

[mexico1970]

How much trouble was there outside after that game ?

I wasn't there but my recollection was that there was always trouble and you had to be a bit wary. My older brother is a red and I can remember having a right old time ripping the piss out of him and my mum trying to keep the peace.

 

[AsaMac]

Another mention for Asa Hartford. He left so many opponents lying in pieces after 50:50 tackles.
All backed up with great football skills.

 

[Moss_side_lad]

In truth at most we have had the odd lad that definitely could handle him self on the pitch in the past twenty years. But no one truly worried the opposite team that a slapping could happen on or off the pitch if they tried to give us a kicking. And as a fan who's first City hero was Neil McNabb I'm not sure how I feel about that.