Howard Kendall

[meeesh]

In hindsight and now thinking about it 99% of fans hated him when he left so he got his minutes applause but does'nt esca0e the fact he fucked us over and was a twat

Exactly this,hence why I stood up yesterday,but no clapping from me am afraid

 

[mancityvstoke]

I clapped for a few seconds...............he fucked off. RIP though

 

[cleavers]

I clapped for a few seconds...............he fucked off. RIP though

Same here, sad for his family and friends, but he could have become a great at City, as soon as Everton fluttered their eyes he couldn't wait to go back.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Not sure why he's still attracting so much opprobrium for going back to Everton. It wasn't like he moved for sinister or primarily financial reasons. The heart wants what the heart wants.

And it was a quarter of a century ago.

And he's just died.

Let it go ffs. All's well that ends well.

 

[FanchesterCity]

haha... 'He's just died' followed by 'all's well that ends well'.

Shouldn't laught, but I did chuckle at that Mr GDM!

 

[mancityvstoke]

Not sure why he's still attracting so much opprobrium for going back to Everton. It wasn't like he moved for sinister or primarily financial reasons. The heart wants what the heart wants.

And it was a quarter of a century ago.

And he's just died.

Let it go ffs. All's well that ends well.

Is that going on the new badge?

 

[cookster]

Not sure why he's still attracting so much opprobrium for going back to Everton. It wasn't like he moved for sinister or primarily financial reasons. The heart wants what the heart wants.

And it was a quarter of a century ago.

And he's just died.

Let it go ffs. All's well that ends well.

Well said that man.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

haha... 'He's just died' followed by 'all's well that ends well'.

Shouldn't laught, but I did chuckle at that Mr GDM!

Yes, my language was a little imprecise there! :-/

 

[M18CTID]

Not sure why he's still attracting so much opprobrium for going back to Everton. It wasn't like he moved for sinister or primarily financial reasons. The heart wants what the heart wants.

And it was a quarter of a century ago.

And he's just died.

Let it go ffs. All's well that ends well.

Can't deny that I was seriously pissed off when he left and he got a fair amount of abuse off me when we played them at Goodison for the first time since his departure and his first game back at Maine Road early the following season. After that, there was far less animosity towards him in subsequent meetings probably due to a combination of us getting it out of our system and Kendall not having anything like the expected positive impact upon returning to Everton.

I will add that I was totally gutted at the news of his resignation - it probably ranks in my top 5 worst moments as a City fan, only surpassed by relegations, etc. There was a real feeling that we were going places under him. In the space of 11 months he'd turned us from relegation candidates to outsiders for the title - I say outsiders because it's very unlikely that we would have won it in 90-91 if he'd stayed due to Arsenal losing only one game all season, but 91-92 would've been very interesting if Kendall had been at the helm.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Sadly, just as City's future seemed bright, Kendall walked out on the club to return to his first love Everton. Hate mail and cruel chants headed Kendall's way as supporters felt betrayed. Peter Swales was shocked and the atmosphere around Maine Road was particularly depressing. The new Everton manger even contemplated taking Peter Reid with him to Goodison but, wisely, decided against that move.

At Everton, Kendall struggled and was replaced by Mike Walker. He later managed Notts County, Sheffield United and even had a third spell at Goodison. Kendall should always be remembered as a great football manager, and a positive influence on City during 1989-90. As with McNeill in 1986, he was perhaps foolish to leave the Blues when he did as his City side probably would have evolved into a trophy winning team.