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Just had that BT Infinity installed and got talking to the lad doing it. Turns out we were at school together in the mid 80's. He started saying how he was only here for 6 months as he moved to Tampa. He then said about how his dad was a footballer and at the end of his career went to America. 'Who was you dad mate?', I asked. 'Tony Towers', he replied.
Went on to say he was here during Marsh's era and Tueart.
Anyone remember him? Actually felt embarrassed when the obvious look of , 'sorry mate never heard of him' was etched on my face!
 
Pigeonho said:
Just had that BT Infinity installed and got talking to the lad doing it. Turns out we were at school together in the mid 80's. He started saying how he was only here for 6 months as he moved to Tampa. He then said about how his dad was a footballer and at the end of his career went to America. 'Who was you dad mate?', I asked. 'Tony Towers', he replied.
Went on to say he was here during Marsh's era and Tueart.
Anyone remember him? Actually felt embarrassed when the obvious look of , 'sorry mate never heard of him' was etched on my face!
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Call yourself a Blue, Pidge?

Played a good few games early 70s. Before my time but I know my City history.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Pigeonho said:
Just had that BT Infinity installed and got talking to the lad doing it. Turns out we were at school together in the mid 80's. He started saying how he was only here for 6 months as he moved to Tampa. He then said about how his dad was a footballer and at the end of his career went to America. 'Who was you dad mate?', I asked. 'Tony Towers', he replied.
Went on to say he was here during Marsh's era and Tueart.
Anyone remember him? Actually felt embarrassed when the obvious look of , 'sorry mate never heard of him' was etched on my face!
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Call yourself a Blue, Pidge?

Played a good few games early 70s. Before my time but I know my City history.
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Don't worry DD, i've slapped my wrists good and proper!
 
yea tony scored a vital winner in the cup winners cup in extra time at maine road, the year we won it, i think tony moved to sunderland in a make weight deal for dennis tueart and mick horsewill, great player very underated, played right midfield?
 
Tony Towers was a very good hard player for City, the last time I spoke to him he was the Manager at Whitefield Golf Club and drinks in the Eagle & Child also in Whitefield.
 
Pigeonho said:
Just had that BT Infinity installed and got talking to the lad doing it. Turns out we were at school together in the mid 80's. He started saying how he was only here for 6 months as he moved to Tampa. He then said about how his dad was a footballer and at the end of his career went to America. 'Who was you dad mate?', I asked. 'Tony Towers', he replied.
Went on to say he was here during Marsh's era and Tueart.
Anyone remember him? Actually felt embarrassed when the obvious look of , 'sorry mate never heard of him' was etched on my face!
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i remember him very well , did a great job for us, local lad and played that way, city meant something to him.i think he was from moston.
did he not go to sunderland as part of the tuert/ watson /horswill deal?
 
I remember him, he played about the same time as: Ray Ranson, Bobby MacDonald, Nicky Reid et al. Just into the John Bond era I believe which ironically was after Big Mal's last stint (RIP and God bless him). He had a tash reminiscent of Gerry Gow and Kenny Clements. He was a midfielder I think though he didn't play too many games that I saw back then, he was a squad player reall. Then again there wasn't after that FA Cup Final v Spuds :-(
 
Yep , he played 122 games for us .... then went to Sunderland where he played almost as many games , and then to Birmingham ..... he then went to the States to play for Tampa Bay and Vancouver.

He was a useful player to have around , was pretty reliable and always did a decent job ....... i think his last game for us was in the 74 league cup final.

Wikipedia has him down as finishing his career playing two games in 1984/85 for ...... Rochdale!

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Greenjob said:
I remember him, he played about the same time as: Ray Ranson, Bobby MacDonald, Nicky Reid et al. Just into the John Bond era I believe which ironically was after Big Mal's last stint (RIP and God bless him). He had a tash reminiscent of Gerry Gow and Kenny Clements. He was a midfielder I think though he didn't play too many games that I saw back then, he was a squad player reall. Then again there wasn't after that FA Cup Final v Spuds :-(
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That's not Tony Towers....Think you have him mixed up with Tony Henry
 
Who? He played in the European Cup Winners Cup final !
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Balti said:
Who? He played in the European Cup Winners Cup final !
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not a good picture that, he looks like that guy from dirty harry, scorpio or summat.
 
IMO he was a very good player,definately underated and should have never been allowed to leave as part of the swap deal.
City bought in Rodney Marsh and IMO that was a terrible mistake as TT was then dropped and we seemed to lose it in midfield from March onwards.
The title semed to be heading to Maine Road and would have done if TT had carried on playing in that team.
All history now,but still a bloody good player was TT.
 
Great Player. Should have kept him when we bought Tueart. As he went on to play
for England. Could have been our captain for years.<br /><br />-- Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:09 pm --<br /><br />Great Player. Should have kept him when we bought Tueart. As he went on to play
for England. Could have been our captain for years.
 
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