BertTrautmann'sParachute
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Love Rodney. He didn't cost us the league, that was Allison.
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Rodney Marsh and Dennis Tueart
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He seems to be doing alright doing his shows to the US audience. Probably a blessing for him he was given the boot.I may be mistaken about what happened but the way he was ‘cancelled’ before cancel culture was even a thing for a very ill advised throwaway comment was a little harsh. Considering spitty carragher despite his ‘crimes’ is still on TV.
It’s almost as if there’s an agenda...
(Dons tin hat)
As Joe Mercer said after we had thrown the title away in such glorious fashion, '£200,000 is a lot of money to spend to lose the title'.
We were 6 points clear at the top of the table when he arrived, when it was 2 points for a win with only a few games left to play. Lee and Davies had been working well together, and his arrival derailed everything.
Not only at the end of the 71-72 season. It carried on into the next. I don't think we won a game until November.
We had the title sewn up, he came in, and it all went to pot after that.
I don't blame Marsh, as he has said on numerous occasions he wasn't the right player for City and he wasn't fit enough when he joined. He was a special individual to watch when the ball was at his feet, he weaved his magic when he wanted, but I put the blame on Allison for bringing him in.
49 years later, it still rankles we lost the title in 1972 in such fashion, but it has to be said Gordon Banks had a huge part to play in our freefall that season as well.
We were 6 points clear at the top of the table when he arrived, when it was 2 points for a win with only a few games left to play. Lee and Davies had been working well together, and his arrival derailed everything.
Not only at the end of the 71-72 season. It carried on into the next. I don't think we won a game until November.
We had the title sewn up, he came in, and it all went to pot after that.
I don't blame Marsh, as he has said on numerous occasions he wasn't the right player for City and he wasn't fit enough when he joined. He was a special individual to watch when the ball was at his feet, he weaved his magic when he wanted, but I put the blame on Allison for bringing him in.
49 years later, it still rankles we lost the title in 1972 in such fashion, but it has to be said Gordon Banks had a huge part to play in our freefall that season as well.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Broke my 12 year old heart when he left in 1975 to Tampa Bay Rowdies....
He is still in Tampa and so am I!
Asked him (via a friend who has a mutual friend who knows him) to be the President of the Tampa Bay City supporters club.
He is still in Tampa and so am I!
Asked him (via a friend who has a mutual friend who knows him) to be the President of the Tampa Bay City supporters club.
SatOnTheWall
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Good wicketkeeper and he could bat a bit as well.
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He scored an absolute cracker of a goal against Newcastle in the 1972/3 season.
I was behind the goal in the old scoreboard end and saw him send a bunch of defenders the wrong way with a simple body movement and then curled the ball into the bottom corner of the net. We won 2-0 by the way.
I was behind the goal in the old scoreboard end and saw him send a bunch of defenders the wrong way with a simple body movement and then curled the ball into the bottom corner of the net. We won 2-0 by the way.
Richie Benaud would have liked this postGood wicketkeeper and he could bat a bit as well.
G'day mateGood wicketkeeper and he could bat a bit as well.