Players you didn’t realise how good they were or appreciated them until they left.

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Paul Stewart.

 

[117 M34]

I agree. One of those players that watching on TV didn't do him justice. Watching him live you could appreciate he had a great tactical awareness and he knew where to be at the right time.

Definitely. You don't realise how good he is until he plays for you.

I've got blue scouse cousins and they were moaning when they signed him from us and I told them he would be their favourite player by the end of the season. They didn't believe me.
I was right.

 

[mscenterh750]

Paul Simpson

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Steve Redmond.

 

[madloaf]

For the year that Bravo was in net I truly appreciated Joe Hart.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Riyad Mahrez

Didn’t rely on pace. Still maintaining his goal every 3 games in Saudi

I for one did not appreciate him. Still only 33

Always surprises me when people say this. Mahrez is the best winger in our club’s history, imo.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Palmer in recent years. Knew he was good, but not this good.

Boateng and Van Buyten both had very good careers after us. Both multiple CL finalists and CL winners.

Looking back we did well to have Anelka play for us for where we were back in early to mid 00s. Champions League quality player.

Van Buyton was quality, pity we only had him on loan for a handful of games.

 

[Shirley]

Always surprises me when people say this. Mahrez is the best winger in our club’s history, imo.

Obviously you never seen Buzzer or Waggy

 

[i kne albert davy]

Obviously you never seen Buzzer or Waggy

Or Tueart

 

[Sergio<3]

Mahrez was one of my favourite players when he was at City. So many people held that penalty miss at Anfield against him for years. Chipped in with so many under the radar goals, now none of our wingers have a goal in them

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Or Tueart

Or Barnes, or White, or Wright-Phillips : )

 

[nmc]

Or Barnes, or White, or Wright-Phillips : )

Or Rick Holden…. Oh wait.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Gordon Smith.
Terrific player, stylish and creative. Our promotion winning season 84/85 he was top scorer from midfield with 13 goals (no penalties).
Truly appreciated by my good self but not by many others because of his cup final ''miss'' in the last minute against the rags in 1983. But missed by many after he left....

 

[JGL07]

Ian Bowyer. He ran like he had two left feet and looked totally ungainly.

He had a few decent games but was never really appreciated by the support at City. Brian Clough made him a world beater at Forest.

Stan Bowles was a similar case.

 

[city2]

Hanmann was brilliant at breaking up attacks

 

[roy.or.r]

Mangala and Bony.

 

[KS55]

Or Tueart

Or Peter Barnes

 

[KS55]

Demichellis

 

[Bluesince1979]

Paul Stewart.

Did you not know how good he was at the time?
He was far and away our best player

Id have been 14 when we sold him. Was in a car going to france when it came on the radio he was going spurs and i cried

 

[DMA's]

Mahrez was one of my favourite players when he was at City. So many people held that penalty miss at Anfield against him for years. Chipped in with so many under the radar goals, now none of our wingers have a goal in them

He also never missed a game through injury. As you say many just had it in for him after that Anfield game.

If you didn’t appreciate mahrez then i dont think football is for you. Mahrez was a truly elite winger