Mancity1980
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True Legends
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I cant disagree with what people have said .but it horses for courses .so many great players before and after the war .bigest legend for me was George Smith .bagged a shed against them rags .was injured during the war but never gave a f×ck
pikku
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Silva..Kompany...Aguero...Yaya
The blue phantom
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Im at a loss that a few of you on here well more than a few have'nt got Yaya in fuck me ive heard it all now
If you look back at past threads he's been called every name under the sun. Fans can't wait to have a pop if he has a bad game, his agent mouths off, he cops it. It beggars belief mate that some just don't like him.
I'd honestly say he's a fuckin distance clear of any of our current crop of players for legend status.
He's a fuckin monster of a player who will be sorely missed when he's gone.
City_Shirts
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Doyle, Bell, Power, Goater, Silva, Kompany
cleavers
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My five (as someone requested), in order.
Bell
Yaya
Doyle
Watson
Silva
I struggled with number 4 and 5 if I'm honest, and I'm sad that I can't include Summerbee (M), Book, Zab, Kompany, and a host of others to boot.
I feel truly honoured to have seen a huge range of talent play for us, players like Schmeichel (the rag), that game at Anfield was the best goalkeeper performance I've ever seen, and he played a few other good games, Vieira, and Lampard, even if they were in the twilight of their careers, were immense for us briefly. Andy Morrison in the context of where we were, Richard Dunne, Franny Lee, Dennis Tueart, Paul Lake, Gio, Joe C, Sergio, all very very different players for different times, Marc Vivien Foe, who I rated highly, even though others didn't appreciate him so much, and I'm sure I've missed many many others.
Bell
Yaya
Doyle
Watson
Silva
I struggled with number 4 and 5 if I'm honest, and I'm sad that I can't include Summerbee (M), Book, Zab, Kompany, and a host of others to boot.
I feel truly honoured to have seen a huge range of talent play for us, players like Schmeichel (the rag), that game at Anfield was the best goalkeeper performance I've ever seen, and he played a few other good games, Vieira, and Lampard, even if they were in the twilight of their careers, were immense for us briefly. Andy Morrison in the context of where we were, Richard Dunne, Franny Lee, Dennis Tueart, Paul Lake, Gio, Joe C, Sergio, all very very different players for different times, Marc Vivien Foe, who I rated highly, even though others didn't appreciate him so much, and I'm sure I've missed many many others.
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His back 'eaders were the stuff of legends. If Bert were still about he would testify that they invariably caused him more problems than some of the strikers he had to face.
You're even older than you look Dave !
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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You're even older than you look Dave !
Oh, I'm a lot older than I look. It's called 'wearing well'!
I recall, back in 1973, after 50 years of being at Maine Road, the club polled the fans for their greatest ever player, and Bert Trautmann won by a huge margin.
He'll hardly get a mention these days as the supporters who remember him so fondly have sadly passed on, and I include my father in that number, who always, and without hesitation, said he was City's finest ever player, and he took me to Maine Road in the late 60's and early 70's when we watched legends like Bell, Lee and Summerbee.
He'd been watching City since the late 20's, so never saw Meredith playing for us. Maybe if he had, he'd have said he was our finest ever player. Who knows?
I never asked him about Roy Paul, or Ernie Toseland, and if I had he may have gone all misty eyed and warmly remembered them.
Some on here name players in our recent history as legends. I don't agree they are. Paul Dickov for instance, who was keen as mustard to score the penalty for Leicester that would probably have relegated us, but fortunately failed. No, he was as useless as a headless chicken, and ran around the pitch with as much effect.
I wouldn't even put Kinky in the list. He couldn't be bothered playing for us one day because he had toothache.
If you want a legend, look no further than Zabba. I don't know how many times he's broken his nose playing for us, but he was there, fighting the cause and doing his very best, and never shied away from anything. We'll not see him trying to relegate us or crying off because of a bit of toothache.
I've seen some wonderful players over the years in the blue shirt. Rodney Marsh is by far the most skillfull I have ever seen. Dave Watson was an absolute rock, Summerbee the trickiest winger I have seen playing for us, and Francis Lee was a blunderbuss, but I can honestly say, out of all the players I have seen over the years, Pablo Zabeleta is the cream of the crop.
After 50 years of watching City, he is the main man for me. He's my number one player.
He'll hardly get a mention these days as the supporters who remember him so fondly have sadly passed on, and I include my father in that number, who always, and without hesitation, said he was City's finest ever player, and he took me to Maine Road in the late 60's and early 70's when we watched legends like Bell, Lee and Summerbee.
He'd been watching City since the late 20's, so never saw Meredith playing for us. Maybe if he had, he'd have said he was our finest ever player. Who knows?
I never asked him about Roy Paul, or Ernie Toseland, and if I had he may have gone all misty eyed and warmly remembered them.
Some on here name players in our recent history as legends. I don't agree they are. Paul Dickov for instance, who was keen as mustard to score the penalty for Leicester that would probably have relegated us, but fortunately failed. No, he was as useless as a headless chicken, and ran around the pitch with as much effect.
I wouldn't even put Kinky in the list. He couldn't be bothered playing for us one day because he had toothache.
If you want a legend, look no further than Zabba. I don't know how many times he's broken his nose playing for us, but he was there, fighting the cause and doing his very best, and never shied away from anything. We'll not see him trying to relegate us or crying off because of a bit of toothache.
I've seen some wonderful players over the years in the blue shirt. Rodney Marsh is by far the most skillfull I have ever seen. Dave Watson was an absolute rock, Summerbee the trickiest winger I have seen playing for us, and Francis Lee was a blunderbuss, but I can honestly say, out of all the players I have seen over the years, Pablo Zabeleta is the cream of the crop.
After 50 years of watching City, he is the main man for me. He's my number one player.
goatersnipple
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Can't say much to that really.I recall, back in 1973, after 50 years of being at Maine Road, the club polled the fans for their greatest ever player, and Bert Trautmann won by a huge margin.
He'll hardly get a mention these days as the supporters who remember him so fondly have sadly passed on, and I include my father in that number, who always, and without hesitation, said he was City's finest ever player, and he took me to Maine Road in the late 60's and early 70's when we watched legends like Bell, Lee and Summerbee.
He'd been watching City since the late 20's, so never saw Meredith playing for us. Maybe if he had, he'd have said he was our finest ever player. Who knows?
I never asked him about Roy Paul, or Ernie Toseland, and if I had he may have gone all misty eyed and warmly remembered them.
Some on here name players in our recent history as legends. I don't agree they are. Paul Dickov for instance, who was keen as mustard to score the penalty for Leicester that would probably have relegated us, but fortunately failed. No, he was as useless as a headless chicken, and ran around the pitch with as much effect.
I wouldn't even put Kinky in the list. He couldn't be bothered playing for us one day because he had toothache.
If you want a legend, look no further than Zabba. I don't know how many times he's broken his nose playing for us, but he was there, fighting the cause and doing his very best, and never shied away from anything. We'll not see him trying to relegate us or crying off because of a bit of toothache.
I've seen some wonderful players over the years in the blue shirt. Rodney Marsh is by far the most skillfull I have ever seen. Dave Watson was an absolute rock, Summerbee the trickiest winger I have seen playing for us, and Francis Lee was a blunderbuss, but I can honestly say, out of all the players I have seen over the years, Pablo Zabeleta is the cream of the crop.
After 50 years of watching City, he is the main man for me. He's my number one player.
He is the fucking man