Players you wished had stayed longer

[kinky's boots]

I think it would have worked out quite well. It’s no secret that he likes his forwards to press and I can’t think of a better striker than him when it comes to harrying defenders.

He also likes them to pass the ball though...

 

[Eccles Blue]

Vincent Kompany, Richard Dunne, Joe Hart, Sami Nasri.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Maybe controversial....persuading Peter Schmeichel to play another year may have worked out better than signing Seaman....although that indirectly led to us signing James when Seaman got injured and subsequently retired mid season.

Remember Schmeichel's display in our last Anfield win in 2003 with a very late Anelka winner.

 

[Kenward Garg]

He also likes them to pass the ball though...

I think he has the ability to recognise this: Sergio certainly changed his tune.

 

[Kenward Garg]

1/1 going into the last minute.
I blamed Hart at the time no idea what he was doing rushing out like that.

Ah. Thanks for the correction. As for Mr Hart: I’d say nerves got the better of him for I was nervous.

 

[Kenward Garg]

John Aldridge showing his true self yet again at the final whistle, what a nasty, little , vile alcoholic individual he is.

I hadn’t noticed that.

 

[JGL07]

Has anyone mentioned David Wagstaffe? A fine player, sold before he reached his prime.

I agree about Wagstaffe. He was just reaching his peak when City sold him. He became a club legend for Wolves.

Imagine what a forward line of Summerbee, Bell, Lee, Young and Wagstaffe would have achieved!

The circumstances of his move left a bad taste as it appeared to signal the start of a ‘sell anyone who can attract a transfer fee’ phase. Fortunately the Board did a rethink and shortly afterwards signed Johnny Crossan.

I was dragged by my parents to the grandparents in Shropshire for Christmas. I got the supporters bus from Oakengates to Molyneux on Boxing Day to see them announce their new signing: David Wagstaffe.

 

[Kenward Garg]

I don’t remember this match. Was it home or away?

Away, dude. If it helps, one of our comrades here corrected me. It was actually 1-1 going into the last minute.

 

[mscenterh750]

Paulo Wanchope. It’s a real shame the time he spent with us, was hampered through injury. When on song he was virtually unplayable.

 

[Kenward Garg]

Whatever happened with Nastasic, it wasn't about what he did on the pitch. I'm 90% convinced that there's stuff we don't know about, behind the scenes.

I believe you’re right. Someone once wrote about a “Big Five” at City in those days: Hart, Kompany, Toure, Silva and Aguero. As with all types of “cabals”: they are very powerful and ultimately, destructive in some aspects such as playing even their unfit or out of form and ostracism if you’re considered a threat to that privilege.
Pep, God bless him, dismantled this “Big Five”: Hart was transferred; Kompany rarely played; Toure was sent to the reserves until he showed some humility and Jesus was preferred to Aguero. The results of this, eventually, was back-to-back Premier League titles, records broke that had stood for decades and other trophies and records including the first domestic treble.

PS. I forgot to mention David Silva in the Pep revolution and that’s because he was/is the consummate professional throughout all of this and why he will always be - in my humble opinion- one of the finest footballers to ever wear the City shirt.