Heartbreaking moments as a City fan - when your favorite player leaves

[KS55]

My reaction has always been annoyance at the sheer stupidity of certain sales and the financial incompetence that made them necessary, plus certain managers’ ego.
Wagstaffe, Barnes, Owen, Walsh, Allen, Reid, Mackenzie.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Lee Bradbury and Gerry Creaney

 

[1961_vintage]

None.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Was gutted when White joined Leeds.

Silva though, that’s the one that was hard to take. What a player.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Franny ......I was totally devastated

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

As a kid, Peter Barnes, but as an adult nobody really as I’m hard as nails, although I’m not looking forward to the days when Kev and Bernardo go. That might be too much.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Dave Wagstaffe, no internet in those days we literally turned up at the ground to hear he had been sold. I’m sure it was over the Christmas period.

I think there wasn't a team in the league that could 'outdo' the pairing of Young 'n Wagstaffe. That game against Haringey after Spurs won that European trophy midweek. 6-2.

But the one that really got to me when he left was Denis Law, and then the bastard came back to United - just unbridled treachery. And the backheel didn't quite make up for it, Denis!

 

[Roachy]

I get the sentiment, but the term "heartbreaking" is a bit much especially for grown blokes.

 

[bluemoon32]

Clive Wilson leaving, i remember being absolutely gutted

 

[Kumpel]

The sudden departure of Johnny Crossan for me. We played a pre season friendly against Borussia Dortmund, which he missed (injury from a car crash I think). He was then sold before the first league game, so never saw him in a City shirt again!