SuperDziek

18 minutes ago, archie andrews said:

Most of the players lived up round that way back then jack.... 

ah ok, bit before my time! 
 

We lived down the road from the BJ. Mike Gibson was our postman - the old man was always star struck whenever he saw him!

1 hour ago, CyderInACan said:

@SuperDziek 

Why you’d want to celebrate in the Baccy Jar is beyond me!

22 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Can be turned inside out, but you’ll always hang to the right!

They won’t offer much support, either 

Next initiative from Fever Pitch is a pair of Anis Mehmeti pants with every season ticket purchased. 

It’s the only place to get the official news though….

29 minutes ago, Monkeh said:

He was a panic signing

Yep. We all panic when he gets the ball

He also said we had no game plan and were winging it. He got that right, but absolute state of a commentator - slag us off all you want, but how many years above the G*s for us now is it? Bitter and twisted, their lot

1 minute ago, roddy-d said:

Who’s the commentator on this. I’m going knock him out personally. Lucky to be in this league I will knock you out bro . 

Andy Johnson. Ex Baggies player.  He’s done my nut in all game, he’s almost as bad as our performance

Unlike David Seal years ago I think - scored against us whilst on loan I think (for Northampton?)

Do you prefer grass or astroturf?

dunno, I’ve never smoked astroturf.

classic 

4 hours ago, CyderInACan said:

Weimann was a great all-rounder and usually a dead cert to be in the starting XI. Mr Reliable if you will .

Mehmeti is nowhere near that level. Arguably never will be, either. 

I wouldn’t put Weimann in the same bracket as Ian Botham, personally

30 minutes ago, phantom said:

I can only remember him scoring the winner at Rovers in a pre season friendly 

That was Grant Smith wasn’t it? Ex Swindon

Panel beater one day, world beater the next to paraphrase Paul Jewell when he was at Ipswich!

We’d have been in serious trouble the season before our promotion without his goals, from memory.  Wonderful player to watch when on his game but equally frustrating when not. But those type of flair players are like that and you have to accept that. 

2 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Seems to have passed everyone by!

Drew 1-1.

0-1 in the first half, when Backwell got a straight red.

Second half, Yeboah got brought down and Kadji equalised from the spot

Must be a City record for most double-barrelled surnames in a starting XI?

22 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Didn’t against Fulham.

However we weren’t allowed to watch football in person for about 16 months after that game..

After sitting through today, waiting another 16 months til the next game would be a positive!

some great games already mentioned. 

Lee Matthew’s debut v Millwall was a night game I think. 4 players sent off - 2 for us and 2 for them, and Matthews announced himself to the City fans by scoring the winner from the penalty spot in the last minute. Followed by Millwall fans trashing the East End and their players trashing the changing room.

Eventful. 

1 hour ago, GrahamC said:

Prior to Naismith (Cornick was signed after) & if you see Bakinson & Hinds as players that we got from their academy, we haven’t signed a player from Luton before that since Enoch Showunmi.

I think the OP probably has a player in mind that joined from somewhere else, seeing as Enoch was 18 years ago now.

18 years ago! Bloody hell. Where does time go!

Super Bob provided me with one of the best moments that I treasure to this day and will do until I depart - it was the 25 yard half volley against Crewe shortly before pulling up lame. Stood with the old man in the east end, the goal elicited a reaction from him that I’d never seen before - to say he was chuffed with the goal is a drastic under-reaction! Such treasured times. 
 

great player. Was still young at the time so memories hazy but I think he struggled with the step up in class to what is now the Championship although he still got double figures in the first season up. Still gutted to this day that we sold him though. 

Classic City would be to sell him because he doesnt fit Manning's style of play.  Then sack Manning and bring in a manager who favours the high press!

3 hours ago, Barrs Court Red said:

Yet Pat keeps his job regardless.  
 

A change is desperately needed, and has done for the last 2 years. 

Funny how the board were so cut throat when it came to getting rid of Pearson, yet seemingly Lam can do no wrong despite us having regressed completely since the Quins capitulation. 

1 minute ago, George Rs said:

Biggest surprise of the evening so far! 

Good to see Mick Hucknall there as well. 

On 18/12/2023 at 17:29, Gillies Downs Leeds said:

Definitely by accident. He was on his way out of the club and was used as a striker in pre season as a filler as we had no one else available.

I think LJ (or the back room team) identified that his attributes were suited to playing up top, and he tried it pre season and Bobby never looked back.

Also, I think it was that close and pre-season that him and Joe Bryan worked with a personal trainer (who possibly was ex City academy as well) north of the river and they reaped the benefits of that as their fitness (and strength) went up massively. 

If we could get Ian Muir up front from Tranmere (well, he was there in 1990), we’d just need frankenscense for a festive transfer window

People who say ‘100%’ instead of Yes, etc.

Does my head in!

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

Of course not but he never threatened to reach the top 6 as his father actually had before blowing it the play off final.

You said it’s unlikely he’ll manage above league one. But you hadn’t forgotten he’d already managed in the championship.  Bizarre.