stephenkibby. Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Reading about us in the top flight got me thinking.Who was the best player that you saw down the gate?For me it was Franki Worthington playing for Leicester pure class!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kenny Daglish or Liam Brady. Both wonderful players, Souness was good for that time but would be red carded every game nowadays, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redapple Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Liam Brady and Ossie Ardiles both stood out a mile in our Top Flight Days, but best performance I can recall was Stan Collimore who single handedly blitzed us for Forest in a second tier game in perhaps 1990 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Liam Brady and Ossie Ardiles both stood out a mile in our Top Flight Days, but best performance I can recall was Stan Collimore who single handedly blitzed us for Forest in a second tier game in perhaps 1990 . I remember that, was it 2-5 or something? He was an awesome player then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Stretching the criteria of the original question a bit, but moments like clapping off Dion Dublin in his last season was a special moment when City fans showed class recognising class.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I remember that, was it 2-5 or something? He was an awesome player then!1-4, I think.There were a group of 15ers in with the Forest fans in the open end.They got a kicking afterwards, iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I remember that, was it 2-5 or something? He was an awesome player then!I remember it well, it was 4-1, Christmas 1993 and he was absolutely unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kenny Dalglish, no question.Also really enjoyed seeing Glenn Hoddle, Terry McDermott and Liam Brady 'live'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I remember that, was it 2-5 or something? He was an awesome player then!1-4 I think, Rob Edwards scored for us. There was a gashead resplendent in his quarters in with the away fans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I remember a Tuesday night game at home to Colchester many years ago when lomana lua lua single handedly beat us. It was the best performance by a visiting player I have seen. Think it was 98/99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Glenn Hoddle, Spurs, 1979 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Viv Richards 1980 (Floodlit cricket match...)Seriously though, wasnt too interested in the opposition back in the old First Division days....but stand out performance was Gary Shaw, scoring a hattrick in a 1-3 defeat v Villa.What a shame he suffered career ending knee injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Liked watching Peter Barnes in his prime, there were a lot of good players mid 70s. Tackled hard, no diving, icy pitches, it's a very different game now. Those who stood out for me were Hoddle, Brady, Keegan, Dalgleish, most of the Leeds team, Ipswich were tidy then too...the list goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Liam Brady and Ossie Ardiles both stood out a mile in our Top Flight Days, but best performance I can recall was Stan Collimore who single handedly blitzed us for Forest in a second tier game in perhaps 1990 . The most outstanding performance I can remember was Spurs at AG on a rock hard frozen pitch. Most players had a job to stand, BUT Ricky Villia just glided over the surface, un believable. 0-0 (never be played now ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I can just about remember watching Stanley Mathews playing for Blackpool v City in the F A Cup in 1959. Can't remember much about the match, or him, other than he was still lively even though he was over 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 The most outstanding performance I can remember was Spurs at AG on a rock hard frozen pitch. Most players had a job to stand, BUT Ricky Villia just glided over the surface, un believable. 0-0 (never be played now ) .I can remember Gerry Gow spending the entire match trying to kick him, but he couldn't get close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ruud Gullit in a pre-season friendly just after he signed for Chelsea. He was hitting 60 yard passes to players toes with both feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Kazimierz Deyna, Man City and Poland, Ricky Villa Tottenham and Argentina, gave the best two midfield performances I've ever seen live.The former who was in the Poland side who finished third in the World Cup sadly died in a car crash in the U.S. in the late 80s, but he was some player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 For me, it was probably JET for Doncaster. Amazing talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 The most outstanding performance I can remember was Spurs at AG on a rock hard frozen pitch. Most players had a job to stand, BUT Ricky Villia just glided over the surface, un believable. 0-0 (never be played now ) .Thought they won 3-1?That was the performance I mentioned above.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BcFcOneLove Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 In all my 20 years of visits to Ashton Gate, it's probably a little sad that the only opposition player that stands out in my memory for a performance is Michael Chopra! 6-0 defeat to Cardiff, I think he scored 2 or 3? That little sh5t always played like Messi against us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 The most outstanding performance I can remember was Spurs at AG on a rock hard frozen pitch. Most players had a job to stand, BUT Ricky Villia just glided over the surface, un believable. 0-0 (never be played now ) .And as he was tall and a bit gangly it came as a bit of a surprise that he was the only player to adapt, and not only that looked total class. Liam Brady ran the show when Arsenal beat us 0-1 at the Gate 79-80 season. Stan Bowles always seemed to do well against us, although he was not too impressed when he broke his leg and ended up being treated on a stretcher in the car park. "all they know about down here is pig farming" was his comment in the national papers, no doubt bemused by all the west country accents wishing him well as fans streamed out after the game probably as surprised to see him there as he was to be there!Will also never forget seeing Pat Jennings for Spurs, I have never seen any other keeper go up for the ball in a ruck of players from a corner and just catch it with one bloody great big hand.On the flip side, the biggest no-show was new signing Malcolm McDonald on the opening day at Highbury in1976, just cost £333,333 from Newcastle, totally anonymous and upstaged by our £30,000 signing from Norwich, Paul Cheesely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Luis Suarez is the best player I've seen at the gate. However Sno dominated that Ajax game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ruud Gullit in a pre-season friendly just after he signed for Chelsea. He was hitting 60 yard passes to players toes with both feet.Two things I remember about this game Ruud gullit being unplayable and the streaker who ran on from the lower Williams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 best player to play at the gate is probably Suarez. Best at performance ive seen from an opposing player was probably Leon Britton against us when Swansea won 2-0. He completely bossed that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedYoshi Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Bas Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 ian brown. Iirc. Best player at the gate. Shall have a think etoo asprilla come to mind Ian Brown's only goal for us was against Wolves I think, Rob Edwards definitely scored for us in the 1-4 v Forest. My memory must be getting dodgy though because I could have sworn Collymore got a hat trick that day, but he only got two...here it is again:http://youtu.be/skoQQ4TRu2s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I have to say Kieron Dyer for Ipswich. For a 17 year old to dominate a game in the way he did was astonishing. I may have seen a couple of better performances but this one really stands out due to his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Luis Suarez is the best player I've seen at the gate. However Sno dominated that Ajax game. I thought it was Emanuelson that dominated the game but everyone got confused as they had the same haircut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Evander Sno, completely bossed the game, got a standing ovation from the 10,000 that were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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