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4 player from the past who mean the most to you.

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Park bantam, Mar 23, 2020.

  1. AberBantam

    AberBantam Fringe Player

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    80s Sir Stuart Mccall / Hohn Hendrie
    90s Sean Mccarthey / Peter Beagrie
    00s Dean Windass / David Weatherall
    10s Nakhi Wells / Gary Jones.
    Hard call , so i went for 2 from each decade , from the 1st game i saw , Newport away 85.
     
  2. AberBantam

    AberBantam Fringe Player

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    Meant John Hendrie
     
  3. Bumblebee_Tuna

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    Nigel Pepper - so influential during his purple patch.

    Stuart McCall - Everything.

    Gary Jones - The catalyst for our mini recovery.

    Robbie Blake - my ideal footballer. His career highlight reel is indicative of a player who could have been a player at the highest level. From age 15 - 18 I wanted to be him. I spent hours trying to run like him, strike the ball like him. I studied him!
     
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  4. Idlebantam

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    Bruce Bannister - my first footballing hero as a young lad. With his pop star looks and haircut he looked different to the other players, and there was a certain flair about his play that appealed.

    Ces Podd - i was amazed how he managed to rise above the racism directed against him by opposition fans when there were so few black players playing then. He was also a very good full back and should have played at a higher level in my opinion. He was also a very nice, modest man too

    Stuart McCall - Along with many others, cannot praise him high enough for his contribution in his different spells with us. So much passion and determination
    with every second he played for us. A true legend

    Sir Bobby Campbell - his goalscoring record aside, he would have literally run through a brick wall for us, and he also looked after his team mates, another true legend
     
  5. Rocket

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    Bobby Campbell great player and great character.

    Stuart McCall What can I say a true legend city through and through.

    Peter Beagrie Joy to watch hell of a goal celebration.

    Gary Jones Solid 100% player great Captain
     
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  6. Allerton Bantam

    Allerton Bantam Breakthrough Prospect

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    Peter Beagrie (class act during promotion season to PM)

    McCall (City legend)

    Jones (He magic you know!)

    Waddle (the goal against Everton).
     
  7. NorthernMonkey

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    I'm going to try and name 4 who haven't been already mentioned.

    1. Karl Goddard

    He would have been on my list anyway. He was my first 'favourite' player as a kid. I used to like getting im early and watching him do the kickups and tricks in the warm up.

    2. Edinho.

    Loved his attitude to the game and his goals played a big part in us scraping survival in our first season back at that level.

    3. Lee Mills.

    For that one season he was the best 'big forrad' I've ever seen at City. He did absolutely everything you could ask from a frontman and was lethal in front of goal with it. His partnership with Blake was a joy to watch but Mills shaded it imo for his all round consistent contribution.

    4. Paul Tomlinson

    I was only youngish but he seemed almost impossible to get past in that nearly season. Once he left I never really felt as confident in our keepers until Gavin Ward and then the run of Schwarzer, Walsh and Clarke

    5. Jermaine Johnson

    A rare bright spot in some difficult and trying times on the pitch for the club. Unfortunately he predictably moved on far too quick but with him in the side we at least had a few edge of the seat moments most weeks.


    Yeah I know I did 5. Im a rebel.
     
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  8. Pablo

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    I admire the list from @Idlebantam@Idlebantam , probably the true best of the best. I only got to see Stuart play from that list, but, I’m going to try and go for left-footed players ( as a lefty).

    1. Paul Tomlinson - (positive he was a lefty - apologies if wrong). Early days attending games for me, generally felt safe with him in the nets.

    2. Paul Showler - I lived in Goole for a while, and he played for Goole Town in the Northern Premier League (equivalent to National League North now I think) whilst working as a copper. He was obviously too good for that level, and it was nice to see him in a City shirt, having watched him at non-league.


    3. Chris Waddle - don’t really care how old he was! At Selhurst Park, Palace away I think, sure it wasn’t Wimbledon, Des Hamilton was bringing the ball out and made a mess of his pass, heard somebody say, “probably couldn’t believe it, Waddle to his left, a Brazilian (Edinho) to his right, no wonder he got it wrong”.

    4. Wayne Jacobs - what a trier, made the best of himself and didn’t let anybody down.
     
  9. donhutchinsaffro

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    Don Hutch
    Windass
    Joe Cooke
    Wells
     
  10. Tom Hallett

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    Joe Cooke, Peter Downsborough, Bruce Bannister and Bobby Ham
     
  11. Bantam-in-Greece

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    Johnny McCole, John Reid, Bobby Webb, Johnny Simm (plus lots more!)

    All hero's!!!!
     
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