Malcolm was the turning point for me. He dismantled and ruined a very, very good team and turned it to dust. We never recovered that level of talent (on the pitch and managerially) until ADUG/ Mancini.The actual big turning point was John Bond leaving like that. We weren’t badly placed in the league when he walked out after we lost away to Brighton in the FA Cup.
It always amazes me how little John Benson’s name gets mentioned when worst City manager threads pop up on here.
Our track record under his stewardship was appalling. Our form completely collapsed.
That sent us into a tailspin from which we didn’t really recover until as @pauls has said, 2008.
It was Big Mal’s recklessness that was the source of that tailspin though. Weakened the foundations. We had a fine group of players when he came in. He tried to change too much, too quickly.
And fucked it up.
I only got back yesterday.That was a depressing night.
That’s no way to talk about Eddie Large!Bond (IMHO) was merely an interregnum amidst the kings of shite that paraded in that dugout.
Ha ha ha. Barely believable.That’s no way to talk about Eddie Large!
I don’t disagree with anything you’ve said there, but I think it’s sometimes forgotten how abruptly and unexpectedly Bond went, and that seemed to take our legs from under us.Malcolm was the turning point for me. He dismantled and ruined a very, very good team and turned it to dust. We never recovered that level of talent (on the pitch and managerially) until ADUG/ Mancini.
Bond (IMHO) was merely an interregnum amidst the kings of shite that paraded in that dugout.
So fucking small time.Ha ha ha. Barely believable.
Little even.So fucking small time.
Or Malcolm sadly.Alan Ball. Come on, it just is.
Yes he tried to show Giggs on the outside and Giggs completely did him and smashed a shot in iirc.
Curle was worth every penny. A Rolls Royce of a centre half.I was still getting over Poynton and Hendry being let go and the stupid money we paid for Phelan and Curle.