The inside story behind City’s march to treble - Times Article

[chedinho]

I don't think that's 100% accurate as I was at the youth cup final in the eighties with all those players playing and our opponents were United, whom we beat. Their star man was the keeper, Gary Walsh I think who didn't fully fulfil his potential due to injury. I know they nicked Giggs from us just as he was going to sign a professional contract. I think Swales thought he could rely on all those kids to do it at first team level when if he had got some top class players alongside them we could have had a sustained period of success ourselves. Probably the reason he didn't was we wasted millions in the second coming of Allison.

The youth success was one thing. It was when they hit the first team and beat Utd 5-1 that it hit home.
That was when Utd changed tack.

 

[paulchapo]

The youth success was one thing. It was when they hit the first team and beat Utd 5-1 that it hit home.
That was when Utd changed tack.

I was at that game as well, Hinchcliffe scoring the fifth with that great header. Ferguson hadn't been there long and we absolutely hammered them that day, their fans wanted him out.

 

[chedinho]

I was at that game as well, Hinchcliffe scoring the fifth with that great header. Ferguson hadn't been there long and we absolutely hammered them that day, their fans wanted him out.

What an advert for our youth system. It was copied by many.
We’ve finally got back to producing great players but a heads up to all the good ones that have come through.