He was a great signing and rejuvenated and galvanised the woeful autumn 1980 team. After he joined we were cheated out of a League Cup Final that December, but had a fantastic run to the centenary FA Cup final. Where Tommy scored...
What I do remember, apart from Tommy being a slick player that I thought ( I was 22 at the time) he was a veteran at 30!! Amazing what time and the passing of the decades does. We have a lot thank Tommy for in contributing to that exciting 80/81 season.
I was 10 in that 80/81 season,I still remember plenty from that season,I was in Leyland one night I remember my mum took me as a City eleven was playing.
Tommy was playing that night,I'll always remember him coming over to take a corner,and there was a delay in taking it,as there was an opponent bent down tying his laces up,and Tommy shouted to ref who had told him to hang on,in his mad scotch voice,"it's his fucking laces",much to my mothers bemusement.
Don't remember the score or out like that but do remember sending a steward in with my autograph book into the clubhouse to get the signatures of Trevor Francis and a few others who had gone in to play snooker,whilst game was still going on !
Came back out with 4 autographs,think Nicky Reid,Asa as well,always remember that night,also got Big Joe's who was sat in stand with his wife,my mum hitched me up and I just appeared in front of him,he laughed so all was well.