Paul Hince

Played for Gorton Reseda, nick-named Sixer, absolutely greased lightning at amateur level. Typical Manc sense of humour, his comment on Chelsea buying SWP echoed many fans opinion of the deal. Rip, sadly missed.
 
Silvercloud said:
Bit before my time to see him in sky blue but remember his reporting. Think he was the first person I remember being city reporter. Worked with his daughter for a brief time in the 90’s. He was city mad.
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Funny as I worked with his daughter too around 1991/92. Think he might have 2 daughters though? She told me a story of sometimes having to drop Peter Gardner’s wages off at his house when she was a kid.

Gutted about this as I always preferred his reporting to Gardner’s - his columns were not only knowledgeable but also entertaining to boot - and I think he was long overdue getting the main City gig at the MEN
 
I have one personal memory of Paul Hince. Coventry away in the FA cup mid 90s freezing cold night match. Four of us in Coventry’s main stand went for a warm up in the concourse at half time and this door kept opening with a waft of warm air. So we went in and it was obviously the press room with hot cups of tea laid out. Of course we helped ourselves and thought we were doing great until Mr Hince announced “There are people in here that shouldn’t be” and we were duly told to leave. No hard feelings Paul, RIP.
 
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RIP Paul, top Journo, hope you saw our Champions League win and appreciated it, sad loss.
 
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A sad day. Spent almost a decade travelling the country covering City with Hincey in the 90s. A man with a million stories, all of them hugely entertaining. A brilliant writer and a kind man with a heart of gold. He often summarised at away games when I was commentating for BBC Radio Manchester and he was as as sharp, incisive and humorous on air as he was with his match reports for the MEN and his weekly column. Hincey loved City, loathed United. Thanks for the memories Paul. A first class journalist; a fan who played for the team he idolised and a character who lit up a press box the moment he walked in. Farewell my friend. Andy Buckley x
 
Was an instant success when he made his debut in the 67/68 season with several goals in his few games. He understandably lost his place owing to the signing of Francis Lee. His later journalistic column showed flashes of insight and humour. I well remember one issue in the 90s when he attended a press conference by old purple nose. Ferguson singled him out and tried to rip the piss out of him. Hince reported this exchange in full and gave as good as he got.
 
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Gone to, 'God's country' in the sky.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Paul Hince column

Perhaps this has something to do with my advancing years but to me professional football these days seems less like a sport and more like a fashion show.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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It’s bizarre to read an MEN article these days and not be faced with spelling errors and grammatical nonsense. That article just oozed with nostalgia and humour.

RIP Paul Hince.
 
StillBluessinceHydeRoad said:
I was away at University in the mid/late 60s and never actually saw Paul play for "God's own team" but I was an avid reader of his contributions to the MEN which were undoubtedly penned by a supporter but were never blinded by his love of the club. They were the only real source of info and comment about City at that time. I remember that this desire to speak of the club without fear or favour led Alan Ball to accuse the paper of running a campaign to undermine City but this was to malign him terribly. Paul was never anything but a rock solid blue and we shall all miss him. Sleep well, Paul, at that great Etihad in the sky.
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The charlatan Ball didn't need anyone to undermine him,his arrogance and incompetence did it for him.

DISASTER !!
 
bucko2001 said:
A sad day. Spent almost a decade travelling the country covering City with Hincey in the 90s. A man with a million stories, all of them hugely entertaining. A brilliant writer and a kind man with a heart of gold. He often summarised at away games when I was commentating for BBC Radio Manchester and he was as as sharp, incisive and humorous on air as he was with his match reports for the MEN and his weekly column. Hincey loved City, loathed United. Thanks for the memories Paul. A first class journalist; a fan who played for the team he idolised and a character who lit up a press box the moment he walked in. Farewell my friend. Andy Buckley x
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Often used to see the two of you rock up to away matches in the 90s in a Radio Manchester vehicle
 
RIP Paul, not old enough to see you as a player but read some brilliant and amusing articles back in the day when the MEN was respectable.
 
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