And Its Smith Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 One of the most overrated players of recent times. Good striker but nowhere near as good as a lot of people said at the time. Much more likely to score the third in a 3-0 win than a crucial winner. Didn’t score important goals often. Obviously he had a lot of attributes though. We’ve had a lot worse over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Can never forget one of the defining goals of that era, the header against rovers, though a lot of that was to do with aaron browns run and cross. Very good goalscorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tully Bascomb Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 2 hours ago, bristolcitysweden said: Can't remember the name of the Saints central midfielder loanee.. David.. Howe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bas's perfect hattrick Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 hours ago, BoneyardTIM said: As is almost everything you post. To be fair I don't think Tommy reads most of the threads he posts on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Really nice to see how previous players from that era are getting on. Best of luck to the bloke, seems like he's carved a new career for himself after football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Woodsy said: Currently out of work and spending some quality time with my young son, but time to start getting some feelers out there, so been getting the CV out to see what is going on Yesterday morning I had a missed call from a Leicester number and a message from Tony at ATA Recruitment to give him a call. Never heard of them before, so googled them and they had a useful 'meet the team' page on their website. Tony looks very much like the Tony Thorpe. So give him a call back, little chat about the situation then I ask the question, and it's the man himself Great guy and remembers his time here with great affection. Also described his spell at Swindon as his worst time in the game! Had a follow up conversation this afternoon and another little chat. Still good mates with Scott Murray and Louis Carey and gets down a couple of times a season. I said that he's remembered fondly by the fans, suspect the winner against the Blue Few in the Christmas game helps, and the lightning quick opening day hat trick at Northampton are the highlights Anyway, ex player so of no interest to some (keep the comments to yourself if so ) but thought I'd mention it to anyone else who remembers him in the same way I do If he gets me the dream job then he'll be even more of a legend in my eyes! Very instinctive striker, great finisher. He was at the gate near the end of the season sat in the Lansdown. A bit of a silver fox now. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd73 Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Didn't Thorpe get sent off against us on Greg Goodridges' debut against Luton (5-0 IIRC)??? Picked a fight with Jason Cundy....and lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189thoughts Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Was my favourite City player when I started watching. It always felt like we failed to replace him for a decent while after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 TT was often seen in Nailsea where several City players lived. Used to drink in the Sawyers Arms along with several other City players. I got along with him fine but several other regulars found him an obnoxious oaf, particularly with a few pints on board. Nice to see he’s found a career after football tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 4 hours ago, BoneyardTIM said: Howe ? David Howells? Had a decent career at Spurs before us iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 I remember him getting a lot of abuse when he returned to AG with Luton. Was there some controversy with the way he left us? Can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 If Thorpe played in the Gavin/ Dave Smith era, he would've scored 20-30 goals every season with the supply those two provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 12 minutes ago, Wanderingred said: I remember him getting a lot of abuse when he returned to AG with Luton. Was there some controversy with the way he left us? Can't recall. Returned to a side just promoted from L2 into L1 when he could have stayed with us and may have been the difference between 3rd and 2nd in 2002/03 and even 2003/04. I think it was a bad move for both us and Thorpe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, WiltshireReds said: Returned to a side just promoted from L2 into L1 when he could have stayed with us and may have been the difference between 3rd and 2nd in 2002/03 and even 2003/04. I think it was a bad move for both us and Thorpe. Seems like a bizarre move in hindsight, and yep with the form Scotty was in the following season, Thorpe's goals could have made the difference! It's funny how I have such fond memories.of that team.. Thorpe, Tins, Scotty, Bell, Tommy Doc, Christian Roberts.. yet in reality they achieved very little (Murray aside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Wanderingred said: I remember him getting a lot of abuse when he returned to AG with Luton. Was there some controversy with the way he left us? Can't recall. I think he'd made it clear a few months before his deal expired that he had no intention of signing a new one and left for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Good league one goalscorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 17 hours ago, southstandred said: Loved Tony Thorpe, very intelligent player, an instinctive finisher who would have bagged a hatful in today’s squad. It’s another one of those questions ‘how longs a piece string’ but a player like Thorpe today’s value, 20M perhaps? A goal poacher with quick feet. His style reminds me a bit like Dwight Gayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Good striker. In a way his City career was quite strange - from what I remember he couldn’t really get a run in the side in that first season because of the form of Akindiyi and Soren. Then the following season Pulis didn’t seem to rate him. It was only when Pulis left (praise the lord!) he started to get more regular game time and after that went from strength to strength before making the slightly odd decision to go back to Luton. Didn’t he also have a spell at QPR at one point? That header against the fewers (what a goal) and the hat-trick at Northampton are my standout Thorpe memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, DT The Optimist said: It’s another one of those questions ‘how longs a piece string’ but a player like Thorpe today’s value, 20M perhaps? A goal poacher with quick feet. He certainly was a top poacher. Scored over 50 goals for City. He was a poor mans version of Jimmy Greaves. Hardly noticed for 87 mins then popping up with the winner..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor is GOD Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 12 hours ago, Robbored said: TT was often seen in Nailsea where several City players lived. Used to drink in the Sawyers Arms along with several other City players. I got along with him fine but several other regulars found him an obnoxious oaf, particularly with a few pints on board. Nice to see he’s found a career after football tho. Decent League one striker, but had an over-inflated ego at the time. Hopefully he's grown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 22 hours ago, bristolcitysweden said: Can't remember the name of the Saints central midfielder loanee.. David.. 22 hours ago, Robin Goch said: Howells 20 hours ago, BoneyardTIM said: Howe ? HOW! did this thread come to this? HOW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 One of my all time favourite City players. A very intelligent footballer. As a striker if you want to improve your game look at Thorpe's movement in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Red Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 17:50, Westcountry Robins said: I remember him missing a pen in front of the Atyeo in a 0-0 might’ve been this game. Oxford at home, April 2001, if memory serves me corectly. We were hanging outside the play-offs all season, and ultimately finished 9th. Missing last minute penalties at home obviously does not help. We finished 9th and 7th in the third tier under Wilson, then Thorpe left. Had he stayed we would surely have got promoted in one of the next two seasons, as in both we were in serious contention for automatic, but lost in the play offs both times. He did very little after leaving us, so perhaps should have stayed. Certainly in the 2003/4 season when we had a rock solid defence (Carey Butler Coles Hill) and were so close to getting automatic and the play off final defeat to Brighton, someone like Thorpe, instead of the ineffective Lee Miller, the out of form Lee Peacock (0 goals in a run of 20 games), and the erratic Christian Roberts, would surely have taken us over the line............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 His Two step penalty routine i liked. Scored a fair few headers for a little un too. He took john hartson in the lions years ago i recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 16:15, Roger Red Hat said: I thought this was going to be 'a suggestion'! being on the main forum I thought wed signed him !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 29 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: His Two step penalty routine i liked. Scored a fair few headers for a little un too. He took john hartson in the lions years ago i recall. Took John Hartson? Sorry can’t get what you’re saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Have you ever took anyone for a drink emission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Hartson was on thorpes manor. Any furthermore translations needed? Hartson is obviously down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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