I was only thinking this after reading the mixed response to Noel Gallagher’s appearance on MOTD2
Personally I don’t mind Carragher and I think Gary Neville talks a lot of sense. However both players are firmly associated with one particular club. So are McManaman, Fowler and Owen, or Scholes, Keane and Schmeichel. (neutrals would never guess that three of those players also played for Manchester City)
You can tell by their choice of pundits for one of our games that Sky are always unsure about City. There’s usually a City connection, but never our equivalent of Paul Merson or Matt Le Tissier.
There are lots of pundits who once played for City, but nobody who the neutrals would associate as a City legend in the same way as Tim Cahill at Everton, Alan Shearer at Newcastle or even Matt Elliott at Leicester.
Objectively, Niall Quinn player more games for City than any other club. However he still comes across as an Arsenal fan with a soft spot for Sunderland.
They’ve tried Steve Howey, but his accent smacks of ex-Newcastle centre half. Paul Walsh wasn’t at City long enough and most of us would rather forget Danny Mills.
Perhaps Goater or Rosler, but their appeal is probably too parochial
Is there anyone who will argue City’s corner or are we best waiting for SWP or Richard Dunne to retire?