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Neil Young - 17th February 1944 - 3rd February 2011
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TonyColemansbagofapples
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Always remember his performance against Schalke in the ECWC semi final second leg.
Bill Walker
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Yeah I loved watching him back then. Those long legs of his made everything look so effortless.Another City great who never received the credit he was due. Vastly underrated except by those who watched him playing regularly. Pleased to count myself amongst them.
People always say "Bell Lee & Summerbee" but I always include Young in that. He was a great player.
RIP Neil.
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One of my first heroes as a kid,probably for his goal to win the FA Cup in 1969, I was 4 and never ever forgot it.
RIP Nelly.
RIP Nelly.
JGL07
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Neil was an established starter for City when I started watching in 1963. Neil and David Wagstaffe were the wingers for City back then. When Wagstaffe jumped ship to Wolves at Christmas I was gutted. It was much worse because I had to go down to Shropshire every Christmas and the best I could hope for was was to get the supporters' bus to watch a match at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day. I arrived at Molineux just as they were introducing their new signing: David Wagstaffe!
Fortunately Neil stayed with City and was certainly the most underrated of the key City players in the 1960s through to the early 1970s. I remember his goals at Newcastle in 1968 and his winner in the Cup Final a year later.
I recall a midweek match away to Ipswich. It may have been an FA Cup match. City won easily and we went for a drink after the game and were talking to some Ipswich supporters. They were unanimous that Neil Young was the best player on the pitch.
Fortunately Neil stayed with City and was certainly the most underrated of the key City players in the 1960s through to the early 1970s. I remember his goals at Newcastle in 1968 and his winner in the Cup Final a year later.
I recall a midweek match away to Ipswich. It may have been an FA Cup match. City won easily and we went for a drink after the game and were talking to some Ipswich supporters. They were unanimous that Neil Young was the best player on the pitch.
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Lavinda Past
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Neil Young should have been in our 'Holy Trinity' rather than Francis Lee.
Just my opinion of course, but Neil Young was a bona fide legend for City.
Just my opinion of course, but Neil Young was a bona fide legend for City.
the blue panther
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Interesting point - I'd never thought of that.Neil Young should have been in our 'Holy Trinity' rather than Francis Lee.
Just my opinion of course, but Neil Young was a bona fide legend for City.
I'd have had him in instead of Summerbee.
Cracking player, Nellie, who could score from anywhere.
Lavinda Past
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Interesting point - I'd never thought of that.
I'd have had him in instead of Summerbee.
Cracking player, Nellie, who could score from anywhere.
Well it's either Lee or Summerbee to go then... Let's face it, we'd never leave Colin Bell out!
the blue panther
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I remember well a 30-35 yard goal at Maine Road and Nellie's scissor-kick goal - possibly against Wolves on Frannie's debut? What a sweet left foot he had.Well it's either Lee or Summerbee to go then... Let's face it, we'd never leave Colin Bell out!
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He lived in a block of flats on Spath Lane in Handforth. His flat was on the top floor and he overlooked my house. I use to wave to him all the time as he was always on his balcony. I always found it mad that he played for City scored an fa cup final goal and lived there.