I can remember the team warming up at a local school. I saw them going in on more than one occasion, though I don’t recall which one it was.
Sorry if already posted but did anyone see the SLY docu on that 98/99 season? I couldnt believe it when Goater said the team had to warm up at a local school and mini bus it in cos they were booed if they warmed up on the pitch.What a load of shite,they were spineless until Morrison turned up thats why.
Then the commentator during the Villa v Derby play off quoted it as gospel.Who needs enemies with friends like that.
What a twat for saying that Goater,insult to decent Blues at that time.
Shaun Goater is a top lad,he adores City and he has never taken his success for granted.He took plenty of shit from the stands on occasions but his relentless pursuit to prove his quality won most,if not all,over.They defo did,I just question Goaters motives for a good story at City fans expense.
Sorry if already posted but did anyone see the SLY docu on that 98/99 season? I couldnt believe it when Goater said the team had to warm up at a local school and mini bus it in cos they were booed if they warmed up on the pitch.What a load of shite,they were spineless until Morrison turned up thats why.
Then the commentator during the Villa v Derby play off quoted it as gospel.Who needs enemies with friends like that.
What a twat for saying that Goater,insult to decent Blues at that time.
Shaun Goater is a top lad,he adores City and he has never taken his success for granted.He took plenty of shit from the stands on occasions but his relentless pursuit to prove his quality won most,if not all,over
That period in our history was incredibly turbulent,unpredictable and toxic,and he is only recalling it as he remembers it.He,IMO,would never intentionally say or do anything to harm our club.
It's well documented as true. Mentioned a few times in "Caught beneath the landslide"
Official club documentary
I hope youre right. Really pissed me off.
We have always had boo boys (Edghill) but to state they were getting booed when they were walming up is an insult to all Blues at that time.No way.
SLY made sure they turned it into fact for all the sofa twats.
My memory of that team was that they were gutless getting pushed about by inferior players until the legend that is Andy Morrison turned up and manned them up.
Plenty were telling them they were gutless, mate, and I'm sure that would have included the warm up. It reached a climax in the cup at Halifax which is what prompted Willie to write his piece which included a line "There are some people at this club who are wallowing in negativity". I've heard City players names booed when announced on the tannoy before the game. I'm sure Goater was exaggerating it a bit but the point he made is dead right: the players were kept away from the pitch as long as possible so they didn't pick up the tension/pressure in the crowd.
Sorry not having that they were booed warming up.I was there home and away in those days and although we had boo boys that was when they were playing as until Morrizon arrived they were gutless and couldnt take the pressure.
Thats why they went to the school.
One thing I noticed about that film is that lots of those lads still attend City games as a fan.
It's exactly why it's not fair when people criticise Lee Dixon for being Arsenal now when he was a boyhood City fan. Of course he is - he spent his whole career there. These lads were part of something special, and City is now their club, and they come and support.
Toxic is right. How anybody can bemoan what we have now with a hankering for those days is beyond me.Shaun Goater is a top lad,he adores City and he has never taken his success for granted.He took plenty of shit from the stands on occasions but his relentless pursuit to prove his quality won most,if not all,over.
That period in our history was incredibly turbulent,unpredictable and toxic,and he is only recalling it as he remembers it.He,IMO,would never intentionally say or do anything to harm our club.
I wouldn't criticise Dixon for that. I'd expect it. In general, footballers and people within the game don't support teams in the same way that the sort of fan who comes on a forum does. That's why you hear players so often say "I supported them as a boy". Once you are inside football, I think , for a lot of people the "magic" dissipates and you have clubs who you identify with or like rather than being a rabid fan of one club. But then these players have kids and they choose a club, often their father's. I bet most of the kids of those 99 players are City fans now.
Well put. And of course, for these players they genuinely are part of the club and what it has become since. That's something fans can't quite understand in terms of the feeling of it. Perhaps in terms of a sports team we might have played for maybe in a small way. I've got friends who support my local cricket club for whom I played for years, and it is slightly different in terms of how they view it and how I view it. Not directly comparable of course, but perhaps a hint.