Most underrated player to play for city

Wont be a popular choice but Andy Cole.

Everyone associates Stuart Pearce with that dreadful 06/07 season, but people forget, the first half of that 05/06 season was pretty decent, up until Christmas I think we were top 4. Andy Cole may have been past his best but he still scored 10 goals in the first half of that season, including some real stunners. Then injury kicked in and he fucked off to Portsmouth.

They may have been inconsistent, but him and Fowler, on their day were still natural goalscorers. We then sold them both and replaced them with Samaras and Corradi. No wonder we didn't score at home for about a year!
 
Mr Partridge said:
Wont be a popular choice but Andy Cole.

Everyone associates Stuart Pearce with that dreadful 06/07 season, but people forget, the first half of that 05/06 season was pretty decent, up until Christmas I think we were top 4. Andy Cole may have been past his best but he still scored 10 goals in the first half of that season, including some real stunners. Then injury kicked in and he fucked off to Portsmouth.

They may have been inconsistent, but him and Fowler, on their day were still natural goalscorers. We then sold them both and replaced them with Samaras and Corradi. No wonder we didn't score at home for about a year!
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Id agree with Cole, obviously had his best days elsewhere but he was a more complete player than many gave him credit for, fairly quick in his day iirc as well. Linked well with Vassell for a few months, Vassell was a grafter but not quite the same without Cole.
 
Tony Coton, to this day I will never understand how he wasn't England's first choice for years(let alone the fact he didn't win ANY caps), indeed for a three seasons I would say he was better than Peter Schmeichel
 
Rosler's Mullet said:
Funny because at the time (I was about 15) I thought all three were really uninspiring signings, how wrong was I, three of the most influential signings the club have ever made imo, and it was quire a simple strategy really, good solid pro's, experience in every department, you're right, it was short, but a fantastic ride whilst it lasted.


I've told this story before, and I'll tell it again, because Edgy deserves that, and it shows just much he loved this club despite the totally unwarranted shit he took, but a friend of mine was out in town one night stood at the bar, turns round and Edgy is stood next to him, now my mate is a HUGE blue, but with a bit of a weird sense of humour, so goes "Aight Richard, you still playing for that shit team" ? Edgy was having none of it and was ready to take his coat off then and there, luckily my friend managed to get in quickly that he was a blue himself and just having a laugh and the whole thing took a different direction.

As fans, I always think we let this lad down, like we did with other players, players like Paul Power, Clive Wilson and Dave Bennett, lads who would have run through brick walls for the club, imagine as fans getting the chance they did, a dream come true playing for the club you supported, and making a mistake and your own fans turning on you to such an extent it actually left you psychologically damaged, always been a sense of shame for me this one, and no coincidence the above 3 went on to win major honours or have very good careers with other clubs.
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Great post chum.
 
Rosler's Mullet said:
Funny because at the time (I was about 15) I thought all three were really uninspiring signings, how wrong was I, three of the most influential signings the club have ever made imo, and it was quire a simple strategy really, good solid pro's, experience in every department, you're right, it was short, but a fantastic ride whilst it lasted.


I've told this story before, and I'll tell it again, because Edgy deserves that, and it shows just much he loved this club despite the totally unwarranted shit he took, but a friend of mine was out in town one night stood at the bar, turns round and Edgy is stood next to him, now my mate is a HUGE blue, but with a bit of a weird sense of humour, so goes "Aight Richard, you still playing for that shit team" ? Edgy was having none of it and was ready to take his coat off then and there, luckily my friend managed to get in quickly that he was a blue himself and just having a laugh and the whole thing took a different direction.

As fans, I always think we let this lad down, like we did with other players, players like Paul Power, Clive Wilson and Dave Bennett, lads who would have run through brick walls for the club, imagine as fans getting the chance they did, a dream come true playing for the club you supported, and making a mistake and your own fans turning on you to such an extent it actually left you psychologically damaged, always been a sense of shame for me this one, and no coincidence the above 3 went on to win major honours or have very good careers with other clubs.
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Bang.on.the.button.
 
Bill the Blue said:
Mine Road was packed for the LC semi against the dippers..

When Kevin scored, I was swallowed up in the crowd, when I resurfaced, the Dippers were on the attack and I had no idea that our 'goal' had been disallowed..

I thought we were winning for a good few minutes before it dawned on me we'd been fcuked over..!

Cheating ****'s then and diving, VAR assisted cheating ****' s now..!

Did you sing 'John Bond we love you' to the Grandma tune from the St Winnifrids school choir?

I did.. Ha!

For a short period back then, watching City was brilliant, until the wheels came off of course..

Still followed them all over but it took a while to recapture the sparkle..

We're not too bad now though..!
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As an out of town Blue....i can,t tell you how much John Bond meant to me.
He ripped all the depression and ridicule to bits.3 Swift,smart signingsBang Bang Bang!! Hutch Bobby mac and Gerry Gow.all hardened professionals.they gave me life.City stopped losing.almost immediately..
We had a team.transformation.No longer the team anybody could take fhe piss out of.
God bless John Bond.....and Gerry Gow.City werent fragile anymore.Rejoice!
 
DontLookBackInAnger said:
Tony Coton, to this day I will never understand how he wasn't England's first choice for years(let alone the fact he didn't win ANY caps), indeed for a three seasons I would say he was better than Peter Schmeichel
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Apparently Coton says in his book that City would have owed Watford £1m if he played for England and City couldn’t afford it so Swales made it clear at the FA that he shouldn’t be considered.
 
Shaelumstash said:
Apparently Coton says in his book that City would have owed Watford £1m if he played for England and City couldn’t afford it so Swales made it clear at the FA that he shouldn’t be considered.
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That wouldn't shock me there was something very odd about that at the time, the rumor was that there was some kind of issues with Taylor, but it wasn't something I ever believed.
 
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