Steve Watts Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 At least we should have a song ready for him. Nice and easy to adapt his dads song. Maybe even adding a third verse of "Thank You Mickey Bell" etc. Father and son honoured in the same song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Mickey Bell was one of my favourites. Love that both father and son have now scored for City. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 I said in the Semenyo thread that I would sooner let Semenyo leave and keep Bell around instead of loaning him out. While this was said against a background of poor Semenyo form at the time, which he has to be fair turned around, it was principally because I see Sam Bell as a more natural goalscorer than Antoine who is power rather than finesse. Given our injuries and squad size I hope that Sam gets more opportunities in the weeks, ahead and goes nowhere this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Scary to think our favourite player growing up now has a son scoring and playing for City.. old as **** 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, David Brent said: Mickey Bell was one of my favourites. Love that both father and son have now scored for City. Yes I remember clearly three goals of his. One against Cardiff late on at Ashton Gate on his right foot. And two great strikes against Cambridge at Ashton Gate in a 2 0 win. Hell of a left boot. Around 2 and 4 minutes in. Edited January 18, 2023 by Kodjias Wrist 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: I said in the Semenyo thread that I would sooner let Semenyo leave and keep Bell around instead of loaning him out. While this was said against a background of poor Semenyo form at the time, which he has to be fair turned around, it was principally because I see Sam Bell as a more natural goalscorer than Antoine who is power rather than finesse. Given our injuries and squad size I hope that Sam gets more opportunities in the weeks, ahead and goes nowhere this month. While I agree with the premise, we already have a natural goalscorer in Wells, and Antoine is the one player in our squad who can create something from nothing, which I don't think our other attacking players can really do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 I wonder if there is a movie in the pipeline somewhere, like one of these modern DNA harvesting thrillers. You take a top footballer, save some DNA off their trendy headphones and 18 years later you have a clone. Geoff Merrick is still local isn't he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, marcofisher said: Can anyone give me a comparison to another player in terms of style or what to expect? Is he a small number 9 or a winger/wide forward? I'd imagine Pearson sees a bit of Vardy in him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, W-S-M Seagull said: I'd imagine Pearson sees a bit of Vardy in him. I think he sees Vardy in Tommy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Please delete Edited January 18, 2023 by alexukhc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Davefevs said: I think he sees Vardy in Tommy. I wonder how long it will be before we see Conway and Bell start together? They had a great partnership developing in the U21s. Such a shame Conway got injured...but again...someone's injury has allowed an opportunity quicker. I get so frustrated at our current situation. The thought of Pring, Benorous, Scott, Semenyo, Bell and Conway all playing fills me with excitement in the potential to take the next step. To be able to all develop together. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 42 minutes ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Yes I remember clearly three goals of his. One against Cardiff late on at Ashton Gate on his right foot. And two great strikes against Cambridge at Ashton Gate in a 2 0 win. Hell of a left boot. Around 2 and 4 minutes in. And his goal against Rovers in a 3-0 win of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Have we had any other Father - Son goal scorers? Joe Jordan & Andrew Jordan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, David Brent said: Mickey Bell was one of my favourites. Love that both father and son have now scored for City. Yep, one of my favourites too. Didn’t he score from two free kicks in quick succession in a match against Plymouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Kodjias Wrist said: Yes all managers say the same, very few on occassion credit opposition goals. They credit opposition desire but rarely individual goals. I find this quite odd but then they work everyday to limit errors. Similarly it seems that a majority of City fans rarely credit the opposition for winning because they outplayed us. The more usual reaction is to find fault with our players performances and mistakes and/or the manager's poor selection, formation and tactics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, grifty said: Have we had any other Father - Son goal scorers? Joe Jordan & Andrew Jordan? Not sure about Joe and Andrew but Don and Brian Clark most definitely scored - and quite a few as well. Just now, downendcity said: Similarly it seems that a majority of City fans rarely credit the opposition for winning because they outplayed us. The more usual reaction is to find fault with our players performances and mistakes and/or the manager's poor selection, formation and tactics. Exactly the same on all forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, spudski said: I wonder how long it will be before we see Conway and Bell start together? They had a great partnership developing in the U21s. Such a shame Conway got injured...but again...someone's injury has allowed an opportunity quicker. I get so frustrated at our current situation. The thought of Pring, Benorous, Scott, Semenyo, Bell and Conway all playing fills me with excitement in the potential to take the next step. To be able to all develop together. If I leave Scott and Semenyo out of the mix, I think we have a window of opportunity when Conway, Bell, Benarous, Pring could be a key part of an overall team that moves forward at a quick enough rate to keep them together. 16 minutes ago, grifty said: Have we had any other Father - Son goal scorers? Joe Jordan & Andrew Jordan? David and Arnold Rodgers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, spudski said: I wonder how long it will be before we see Conway and Bell start together? They had a great partnership developing in the U21s. Such a shame Conway got injured...but again...someone's injury has allowed an opportunity quicker. I get so frustrated at our current situation. The thought of Pring, Benorous, Scott, Semenyo, Bell and Conway all playing fills me with excitement in the potential to take the next step. To be able to all develop together. I think I'm right in thinking that that without Semenyo's injury Conway wouldn't have got to start at the beginning of the season, when he really hit the ground running. Although he had played for the first team previously ( mainly from the bench?) I got the impression that most fans thought he was still a bit lightweight and needed more time. With hindsight it now looks like all he needed was a decent run in the team to build confidence. As you say, Conway's misfortune has given Sam his opportunity and perhaps ( let's hope) he takes it in the same way TC did early this season. It might be through circumstances, but it does seem that Pearson has confidence in our youngsters and his willingness to put them in the team is being rewarded. Ferguson's success in the 90's was built on a nucleus of players that developed together through Man U's academy, so perhaps we are close to seeing our own group of academy players becoming the nucleus of City's first team and the last time we managed that to a a similar degree was Dicks' team of the 70s! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 I like that he takes 4 touches to score from not far inside the half. Going at that speed he had to get them all instinctively right and he did to perfection. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Davefevs said: If I leave Scott and Semenyo out of the mix, I think we have a window of opportunity when Conway, Bell, Benarous, Pring could be a key part of an overall team that moves forward at a quick enough rate to keep them together. David and Arnold Rodgers? I'm hoping so too...and if Tanner, Vyner Atkinson, Sykes, and Williams keep improving then hopefully it will like you say fast track 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Not sure about Joe and Andrew but Don and Brian Clark most definitely scored - and quite a few as well. Andy scored once for us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 28 minutes ago, grifty said: Have we had any other Father - Son goal scorers? Joe Jordan & Andrew Jordan? Rosenior 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, spudski said: I wonder how long it will be before we see Conway and Bell start together? They had a great partnership developing in the U21s. Such a shame Conway got injured...but again...someone's injury has allowed an opportunity quicker. I get so frustrated at our current situation. The thought of Pring, Benorous, Scott, Semenyo, Bell and Conway all playing fills me with excitement in the potential to take the next step. To be able to all develop together. Conway and Bell reminds me of Riley and Neville. Not big lads but slippery like eels. Edited January 18, 2023 by cidered abroad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Peter Spiring and his father Gordon who scored one goal in 1939. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Delighted for Bell, he had not looked quite up to it from his briefer sub appearances this season, so great to see him shine given more pitch time. Guess he will be back on the bench for Blackburn, but NP should know have no qualms about bringing him on with a good half hour to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, David Brent said: Andy scored once for us. Should never of left us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Conway, Bell, Benarous, Pring 24 minutes ago, spudski said: I'm hoping so too...and if Tanner, Vyner Atkinson, Sykes, and Williams keep improving then hopefully it will like you say fast track Something like this perhaps next season? Maybe not in August, but towards this time next year? Exact positions of midfielders to be finalised but as a rough starting XI it's possible I think. Perhaps adding a proper LW or RW would help as Bell may be needed to cover an injured forward, Benarous likewise re CM. It's 6 academy products in a starting XI! With Weimann, James, and Naismith as experience to switch into this young (bar old man Wells) XI I think you're getting towards a balanced squad. Questions would remain over the number of players in their prime years, and I'd be amazed if we troubled the top 6, but it's moving in the right direction. Back of a fag packet stuff but it's possible. Edited January 18, 2023 by ExiledAjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, marcofisher said: While I agree with the premise, we already have a natural goalscorer in Wells, and Antoine is the one player in our squad who can create something from nothing, which I don't think our other attacking players can really do. In terms of creating something from nothing, Sam didn't do too badly with his goal last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcofisher Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, downendcity said: In terms of creating something from nothing, Sam didn't do too badly with his goal last night. Yes a fantastic goal, but I wouldn't say something from nothing, there was space to attack on the break, so more of a counter attacking goal, which could suit Bell very well late in games. I meant a bit more with flair, creativity and physicality with ball at the feet where there is not that space there, rather than using pace on the break. Such as both Semenyo's and Prings assists for Sykes on Saturday. Edited January 18, 2023 by marcofisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: I think he sees Vardy in Tommy. He probably sees Vardy in anyone who scores a lot of goals for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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