Peter Swales Interview 1983

[BelleVue53]

I am trying to find a TV interview that Swales did right after relegation to Luton in 1983 when he said something like Manchester City will still be here long after you and me to the interviewer. Can recall seeing it but cannot find it anywhere in archives or Youtube. Does anyone else remember it or better still does anyone have a link?

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

Dunno, but watched the documentary called "CITY! A club in crisis" the other day. Man we were poorly ran back then. Malcolm Allison seemed absolutely clueless and arrogant, Swales seemed just clueless.

 

[Keeper!]

Any interview with that **** made me ill, he was a horrible, ignorant, incompetent little man.

 

[paulchapo]

Dunno, but watched the documentary called "CITY! A club in crisis" the other day. Man we were poorly ran back then. Malcolm Allison seemed absolutely clueless and arrogant, Swales seemed just clueless.

Bloody hell we almost agree on this one lol. Swales was a despot, an egotistical man out of his depth at a club as big as City. Malcolm, along with Joe Mercer, had been a brilliant young coach at City the first time around. Swales gambled that if he brought him back and bankrolled him massively he could recreate those years of success. Unfortunately Malcolm dismantled a very solid side and spunked the money on unproven players who failed miserably. It almost put us out of business and took us years to recover from.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Any interview with that **** made me ill, he was a horrible, ignorant, incompetent little man.

And those were his good points.

 

[Keeper!]

And those were his good points.

Any top hat that wears Cuban heels and had a comb over should have been jailed.

 

[dadnlad]

there's him chatting on some programme think when saturday comes along ?

their talking transfers and he say's "do you know who could do a job for us "
the lad we just let go this just about summed it up

 

[mscenterh750]

It wouldn’t have been half as much fun without him.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Any interview with that **** made me ill, he was a horrible, ignorant, incompetent little man.

But apart from that he was alright…..

 

[Moss Side's Finest]

Bloody hell we almost agree on this one lol. Swales was a despot, an egotistical man out of his depth at a club as big as City. Malcolm, along with Joe Mercer, had been a brilliant young coach at City the first time around. Swales gambled that if he brought him back and bankrolled him massively he could recreate those years of success. Unfortunately Malcolm dismantled a very solid side and spunked the money on unproven players who failed miserably. It almost put us out of business and took us years to recover from.

Sorry mate, I was probably being a bit of a WUM in the other thread, I just got on one.

Was absolutely amazed at how amateurish Allison was. The way he spoke to the players was odd, very little instruction or guidance. Bond obviously didn't like him because he used to belittle him, but was respectful. Swales actually seemed a bit scared of Allison too. Makes what's happening now seem so trivial