Major Isewater Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 We all know that players move on but which one leaving effected you the most ? I was devastated when SuperBob got given away to West Brom. Our talisman had gone and for bugger all, £300,000 the Baggies had our trousers down. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: We all know that players move on but which one leaving effected you the most ? I was devastated when SuperBob got given away to West Brom. Our talisman had gone and for bugger all, £300,000 the Baggies had our trousers down. We had our own trousers down given that Bobby Gould said later that they would have been prepared to pay £1m for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Probably the most recent would be Aden Flint and Bobby Reid leaving. Flint played a role in an exciting chapter, just felt like it was ending around then when he left. Doesn’t seem like we’ve had many characters recently. Bobby Reid had an exciting style of play which was great to watch, enhanced most players around him. It’s weird because even though we’ve had better strikers on paper just before and after him, we still never played as good upfront when he was in the team. I haven’t been too bothered about other players leaving since them 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, chinapig said: We had our own trousers down given that Bobby Gould said later that they would have been prepared to pay £1m for him. And that should have been turned down as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Andy Cole. He was always going on to bigger things (obviously !) We gave him away to Newcastle, £1.75M with no sell on, and Newcastle had him in their team after putting just £50k down up front. We spent the £50k on a part time school teacher called Glen Pennyfather Gutted to see Cole go for a pittance. Edited January 5, 2023 by The Gasbuster 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Mick Harford 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: We all know that players move on but which one leaving effected you the most ? I was devastated when SuperBob got given away to West Brom. Our talisman had gone and for bugger all, £300,000 the Baggies had our trousers down. I'll never forgive Lumsden for that.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Over the moon when we got rid of Tomlin 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Andy Cole. He was always going on to bigger things (obviously !) We gave him away to Newcastle, £1.75M with no sell on, and Newcastle had him in their team after putting just £50k down up front. We spent the £50k on a part time school teacher called Glen Pennyfather Gutted to see Cole go for a pittance. Agree with this. We were so naive to agree such a low fee for the country’s up and coming striker, bearing in mind he was our record signing at the time. Seems like a millions years ago now mind 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Clarrie Bourton. Cyril Williams. Roy Bentley. Brian Clark. Chris Garland. Biff. Mick Harford. Sean Goater. Andy Cole. How long you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Andy Cole. He was always going on to bigger things (obviously !) We gave him away to Newcastle, £1.75M with no sell on, and Newcastle had him in their team after putting just £50k down up front. We spent the £50k on a part time school teacher called Glen Pennyfather Gutted to see Cole go for a pittance. I’ve probably posted this before, but I heard it was something like a £1m with a sell on, or £1.75m flat??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, Davefevs said: I’ve probably posted this before, but I heard it was something like a £1m with a sell on, or £1.75m flat??? £1.75M flat We got £50k up front and had to wait at least 6 months for the next down payment Daylight robbery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 36 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: We all know that players move on but which one leaving effected you the most ? I was devastated when SuperBob got given away to West Brom. Our talisman had gone and for bugger all, £300,000 the Baggies had our trousers down. *Pedant alert* It should be AFFECTED Major, not effected. 4 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 my world fell apart when uncle albert left. his character was something ive never seen since. interviews were a must watch. i kept his poster on our dining room wall for years ago but took it down when i finally accepted he liked other teams too 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Henry McKop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Joe Bryan. Albert. Matty Taylor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 I’m going to expand this and say that - although I agree with Bob Taylor as a player - the biggest “departure” for me was Big Joe on his first stint. Firstly, if he hangs around, Taylor probably doesn’t go shortly after. Secondly, and more importantly, since I’ve been watching city it’s the only time a manager we had has been poached by another club. And we were on the up. We had a fantastic promotion side, augmented by signings such as Aizlewood in the summer, and were punching at the top end of the championship. Joe had turned down Villa who were an established top flight side and went to Hearts - bloody Hearts! as he saw it his route to the Scotland job. If Joe hadn’t been poached, we’d have gone on and IMO gone up eventually. I think he regretted it and we certainly did. Players leaving can upset you. Jordan leaving is the only example I can think of where an individual leaving fundamentally affected the direction of the club. So it has to be that. Or Marvin Harriott. But probably Joe. 11 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Ryley Towler () 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 5, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Scott Murray when he joined Reading I just got back from Glastonbury and have never experienced a come down like it 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Andy Cole is my first memory of our best player leaving - an experience I would subsequently become accustomed to - so probably him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Bob Taylor, Andy Cole, Adam Webster, Darren Barnard, Bobby Reid and soon to be Alex Scott Edited January 5, 2023 by And Its Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Gary Collier 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calculus Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: I’m going to expand this and say that - although I agree with Bob Taylor as a player - the biggest “departure” for me was Big Joe on his first stint. Firstly, if he hangs around, Taylor probably doesn’t go shortly after. Secondly, and more importantly, since I’ve been watching city it’s the only time a manager we had has been poached by another club. And we were on the up. We had a fantastic promotion side, augmented by signings such as Aizlewood in the summer, and were punching at the top end of the championship. Joe had turned down Villa who were an established top flight side and went to Hearts - bloody Hearts! as he saw it his route to the Scotland job. If Joe hadn’t been poached, we’d have gone on and IMO gone up eventually. I think he regretted it and we certainly did. Players leaving can upset you. Jordan leaving is the only example I can think of where an individual leaving fundamentally affected the direction of the club. So it has to be that. Or Marvin Harriott. But probably Joe. Wasn't Pulis poached by Portsmouth? Staggering I know, but I can remember feeling very grateful to Pompey for quite a while. Maybe my memory's finally gone. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Gary Collier Yes both a big loss for us and not the right move for his career imo. A player Don Revie wanted to sign when he was 18 should have gone on to greater things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Paul Agostino. Walked away for nothing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swan and Cemetery Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Loved/love Wayne Allison, but losing Mark Gavin at the time was reasonably traumatic - archetypal tricky winger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) I get effected every time a player leaves us for a team I consider to be no better than us and in quite a few cases a "smaller"club just because they have parachute payments and can outbid us on wages, Bournemouth being the one that p**es me off the most losing Lloyd Kelly to them really got my goat. Edited January 5, 2023 by pillred Punctuation. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 5, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, Calculus said: Wasn't Pulis poached by Portsmouth? Staggering I know, but I can remember feeling very grateful to Pompey for quite a while. Maybe my memory's finally gone. He was indeed I've never been so happy to lose a Manager to another club 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 5, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, pillred said: I get effected every time a player leaves us for a team I consider to no better than us and in quite a few cases a "smaller"club just because they have parachute payments and can outbid us on wages, Bournemouth being the one that p**es me off the most losing Lloyd Kelly to them really got my goat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Shaun Goater probably for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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