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Didn't Terry Dolan want to sign Andrew Townsend and another cant recollect who now ??
In the nearly season of 87/88 would have nearly guaranteed us promotion
Jack Tordoff was said to have blocked it and that was that

 

Only surpassed by Arsene Wenger who since departing Arsenal 'Nearly' signed every football global superstar in the past 2 decades of being at Arsenal.
Every week I 'nearly' win the lottery, but just seem to have the wrong numbers.
I nearly shagged Anna Kournikova once but in reality I shared a lift with her

 

I thought it was Kieth Curle and Andy Townsend the latter running the show for Southampton in the Zenith Cup ?.

 

Keith Curle was the other player If I remember correctly?

 

Can't remember his name being linked but you could be right
I remember him being a Prolific striker in his time
Townsend was the big miss in my mind

 

Seem to remember a tail about city turning down Craig Bellamy back when he was starting out.

 

We made an offer to AFC Wimbledon for Lyle Taylor before he made the move to charlton.

 

If only... Kennedy was good, and how we could have used someone like him lately! Swapping him for Quinn was another good move, as well as then making a profit on the whole sequence when selling Quinn on to WHU. SOmetimes I get rather nostalgic for those transfer-rich days!

RCB

 

Probably on her way up to my room

 

Paolo Wanchope under Big Geoff’s reign.

 

Lee Gregory. Out of our price bracket when he did eventually leave but was playing really well long before he got his move. Watched him a lot on BT sport when they covered non league (Don't know if they still do) and he was far too good for that level.

 

Bradley Dack. Story was he wanted to join City but chutney chops Rahic wouldn’t pay him enough.

Paul Robinson, apparently was going to sign when Clarke and Walsh were injured, Worsnop was it froze and Fat Nev played. Leeds said he couldn’t play in the game against them.

 

Had a trial spell with us under Kamara

 

Keith houchen was a target for Terry dolan,

 

I seem to remember talking to Archie Christie at rawdon meadows during a youth team match and he said we were interested in signing him but his wife was an actress or something and wanted to be in London

 

You're playing it down Lard, you knocked her back because you didn't have any ear plugs!

 

Quotation from Denis Law's autobiography " The King"- " A week after my shabby performance, on 9th March, we were soundly beaten by Leeds, and I, along with a few other big-name stars, found myself out of the side and in crisis. Not only was I playing for the reserves, but Saunders, it transpired , had agreed to sell me to a Fourth Division side, Bradford City. I would have retired there and then, but the World Cup was only a few weeks away and I was determined to regain my place in the ( Manchester) City team...………"
Funnily enough I sat next to Denis Law at a Sportsmans Lunch in the 90's that the company I worked for had sponsored and we talked about Bradford City but he never mentioned the signing story.