He was around at the wrong time, I presume (I was only a nipper at the time). The Bell/Lee/Summerbee era. Plus, I don't know if he was a maverick in his youth; if he was, that mightn't have gone down to well with Joe and Malcolm. Just guesswork on my part.What's his City story Jim, why so few games, ta
Great great playerBorn in Collyhurst (which I didn't know), and Played 17 times for us in the late 60s....
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Obviously, he'll be better remembered for his time at QPR. A very good player in the era of Tony Currie, Frank Worthington, Duncan Mackenzie etc etc. Sleep well Stan.
He had a problem with the bookies and the pubs when he was younger, at City.He was around at the wrong time, I presume (I was only a nipper at the time). The Bell/Lee/Summerbee era. Plus, I don't know if he was a maverick in his youth; if he was, that mightn't have gone down to well with Joe and Malcolm. Just guesswork on my part.
I had a QPR shirt when I was a young un…..even though I was a blue…..RIP proper character, he was always at White City stadium down the Bush…..R I P Stanley, never managed to see you play for us. Saw you many times for QPR. In the best five footballers, I have ever seen.
I think everyone knew about his fondness for the bookies when he was down in London. I had no idea whether he was at it when he was at City; he'd have been only around 20/21 at that time.He had a problem with the bookies and the pubs when he was younger, at City.
They used to say ‘He can pass the ball, but unfortunately he can’t pass the Bookies or the pub’.
Without wishing to sound too pedantic, wasn’t the exact quote: "If he could pass a bookies as well as he can pass a football, he’d be a great player"?He had a problem with the bookies and the pubs when he was younger, at City.
They used to say ‘He can pass the ball, but unfortunately he can’t pass the Bookies or the pub’.