Cellarite
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 12 Jan 2010
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- Team supported
- Manchester City
As others have said;
1. Roberto Mancini. He just seemed to get us from day one. He said all the right things. He promised to take the banner counting the years we’d not won a trophy down from the Stratford End. He did. We won 6-1 at Old Trafford. We won the league in the most astonishing way. He stood up to Ferguson and won. A bit of a twat by all accounts but as a supporter, I loved him and would’ve backed him had we not made it 3-2 against QPR. I was doubtful when he came in but he well and truly won me over.
2. Brian Horton - I was approaching the end of my school days and was travelling all over the country to watch City. Rösler, Walsh, Quinn, Summerbee and Beagrie all played occasionally and it was a sight to behold. Glorious at home but a bit naïve away. At Maine Road, beating Tottenham with Klinsmann, Barmby, Dumitrescu and the rest 5-2 was a highlight. Beating Champions elect Blackburn away 3-2 on a rainy Monday night was a strange one. We didn’t know whether to laugh or cry behind that goal.
3. Joe Royle - dragged us back from the depth and gave us our pride back. It ended a bit sour but the back to back promotions were probably the happiest days of my football supporting life. Wembley 99 and Blackburn 2000 were the highlights but watching Shaun Goater rattle them in week after week was fantastic.
4. Kevin Keegan - I’m not his biggest fan and he annoyed the fuck out of me at times but I can’t deny that Championship winning team of 2002 was a delight to watch. If they played Pep’s City tomorrow, they’d either lose 10-1 or win a 6-5 classic. Ali Benarbia - I’ve never annoyed the missus as much as I did upon my return from Hillsborough after a 6-2 win. I was as pissed as a fart and continuously chanting “Ali! Ali! Ali!” in the kitchen. “Shut up you dickhead, you’ll wake the baby up.”
5. Barry Fry - the one that got away. I wanted him in during the season that we named 5 managers. My slightly lager affected thinking was that if we were going to pot, we might as well have a good laugh doing it.