22A Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 When I was about 3 or 4 I was watching a game on TV with Dad and the commentator announced a free kick. Me- "What's that" - Dad "It means no one can move until the ball is kicked" - Me "why" Dad "a player was offside". I hadn't heard that expression before so in my childish innocence assumed a player had turned traitor and passed the ball to an opponent. To make amends, his team were then awarded a free kick. Hmm; fast forward six decades; if City were awarded a free kick every time one our players passed to an oppo, we'd be far more of an attacking threat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I still refuse to believe it's not butter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Thought Kevin Keegan would turn England into world beaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 as a young lad turned to my Dad and said but I don't want to get my Dick out. I think he ruffled my hair and said you don't have to. That's what Dads are for. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I was sure Shaun Penny would be a regular in the first team and he'd be scoring goals for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDziek Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Not my confession but someone believed Gary Johnson was a conference manager… 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 23 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I was sure Shaun Penny would be a regular in the first team and he'd be scoring goals for fun. Didn't we all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I'm a pessimistic type but I really thought we would beat Hull in the play off final also when we beat Man U in the league Cup I remember saying to the bloke next to me that we are on the verge of something special here and I was sure that football was coming home when England played Italy in the final !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilC Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Masala said: Bas Savage was clean through, just the keeper to beat. He must score. Best one yet 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDarwall Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I thought Denis Smith would be a great manager for us. I thought Matty Taylor would be bone idle, but a clinical finisher (he was the complete opposite). I thought Tony Dinning was an astute signing after an impressive spell on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Talking of things people got wrong… I was looking at the stats on the ceiling of the South Stand at the last home match and I hadn’t appreciated that Billy Wedlock had a gap in his time with us. So I looked him up and he played a few games for us in 1900-01 but we rejected him as not being good enough. He then played semi-pro at Aberdare before we resigned him in 1905 and we then had our purple patch (promotion to Div 1, Div 1 runners-up, FA Cup runners-up) and he played 26 times for England. So whoever at City rejected Billy Wedlock at age 20…..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 jon stead turned out to be a much bigger player for us than id ever imagined and was really disappointed with arnold garita, i just assumed with a name like that he was going to be a beast of a player. also thought uncle albert loved us so much he would never leave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I was convinced that a defender would stop the Walshy shuffle (but they never did) I was sure we were getting to the league cup final in 1989 (until Walshy hit the post at the end of normal time; we lost in extra time) I was convinced we would beat Rovers at Trumpton in 1990 and win the championship (but we lost 3-0 and also gave the championship to them) I was sure we were going to beat Brighton in the play-off final in 2004 (and was gutted when we didn’t) I thought the East End was the east end until they built the South Stand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 12 hours ago, The Coach said: Steve Coppell being the man who takes us to the PL. Yep....I said to Mrs RR he'll take us to the PL in two seasons. Went away on holiday and by the time I was back he had disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Harry Kane =Nothing more than a one season wonder Tin man will use his right foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHienz Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Thinking of Barcelona as a bastion of fair play and sporting integrity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 57 minutes ago, eardun said: I was convinced that a defender would stop the Walshy shuffle (but they never did) I was sure we were getting to the league cup final in 1989 (until Walshy hit the post at the end of normal time; we lost in extra time) I was convinced we would beat Rovers at Trumpton in 1990 and win the championship (but we lost 3-0 and also gave the championship to them) I was sure we were going to beat Brighton in the play-off final in 2004 (and was gutted when we didn’t) I thought the East End was the east end until they built the South Stand. you and me both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bredwood Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I thought Ray Atteveld was going to be a great signing. Then he came on as sub in his first game away at Millwall and lobbed Walshie for an own goal. Things didn’t get much better after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I thought that Steven caulker would be an England international regular for about 10 years or so 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 At the start of every season I always think it’s going to be a great season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 53 minutes ago, Reigate Red said: Yep....I said to Mrs RR he'll take us to the PL in two seasons. Went away on holiday and by the time I was back he had disappeared. Ha, same! Got married on the day of the Millwall game, went to Rome on the Monday (early) morning for a week. Picked a paper up in the departure lounge a week later, to read that Millen was in charge after Coppell left. Had to read it about 3 times before I could take it in. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinsleburg Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Maltshoveller said: Harry Kane =Nothing more than a one season wonder Tin man will use his right foot Can remember Kane playing against us for Millwall and just looked a big lump Think he missed a header from about 6 yards and can remember thinking he was never going to make it, wonder what happened to him after that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 David Kelly kept doing so well against us, I was convinced we were going to sign him. Never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 When I was a young kid (6 or 7) we started playing football at primary school...................I heard the term "offside", I honestly thought it was a case of if you were a right back or right winger,, you couldn't stray to the left wing, etc ! Made sense to me . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Leveller said: David Kelly kept doing so well against us, I was convinced we were going to sign him. Never happened. Had we done so you can guess what would then have happened to his goalscoring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 When he was appointed I thought Mark Ashton would be good for the club. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, slartibartfast said: When I was a young kid (6 or 7) we started playing football at primary school...................I heard the term "offside", I honestly thought it was a case of if you were a right back or right winger,, you couldn't stray to the left wing, etc ! Made sense to me . Similarly, when I was at junior school I thought that right and left backs were not allowed to go over the half way line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, downendcity said: Similarly, when I was at junior school I thought that right and left backs were not allowed to go over the half way line. You know what, I think that was "a thing"...... if I was a full back ,the teacher would say we had to stand on the respective corners of the pen area ! None of this newfangled over-lapping FBs for him ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearcy Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 At the beginning of the season I backed PSG to win the Champions League . With the squad they've got they should be serious contenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Great thread, not sure how I’ve only just seen it. I remember telling anyone who would listen that Terry Cooper had wasted £10k on a complete headless chicken when he signed Keith Curle. I had seen him play for Torquay & Rovers and wasn’t at all impressed. That was one player I didn’t see going on to pull on an England shirt, T.C. had a cunning plan though….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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