Roberto Mancini... actually played at Maine Road

[RodneyRodney]

Probably true but a big fat pay rise and ‘give us another year’ might have swung it.

Swales allowed an awful lot more talent to leave City than just Barnes and Owen by the way.

MacKenzie

 

[RodneyRodney]

who did he play for?


(off to the sobriquets thread)

Strangely, I have trouble remembering ; but I'd love to know . . .

 

[Zapcity]

Unlike some others like Owen and Barnes, I’m sure it was Caton agitating for the move away himself.

“I want to play for England. “

When Tommy Caton played against us for Arsenal at Highbury I do remember the City fans mocking him by singing that (he never did play for the full England side I believe).
It never really totally worked our for him after he left us did it!, he had a lot of potential but probably never realised it.
It was very sad that he died so young, early 30s with young kids too.

 

[Stephen230]

When Tommy Caton played against us for Arsenal at Highbury I do remember the City fans mocking him by singing that (he never did play for the full England side I believe).
It never really totally worked our for him after he left us did it!, he had a lot of potential but probably never realised it.
It was very sad that he died so young, early 30s with young kids too.

Things that are funny when you’re in your teens, maybe might seem a bit silly as a Middle aged man but I spent about three hours giving him “ I want to play for England” at the Soccer 6’s at G-Mex, not long after he’d signed for them.