Happy Birthday Joe Jordan

[1960maaan]

72 today. Below on the day he signed for us with TC.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2023 by 1960maaan

[Silvio Dante]

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

[RedM]

2 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

Absolutely this. Loved those days, I would go back to those times in a heartbeat. 

[Sheltons Army]

3 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

And Silvio

The first manager , and one of only a couple or so  , prior to NP who worked on the health of the Club , not just the first team .

We had no schoolboy / youth system when he took over following the crash, and he spent many evenings , and time , to drive a plan and improvement to rectify this , with our first version of an academy.

 

[spudski]

Jimmy Mann's and Famara's birthdays too. 

Loved big Joe. 

Is he still living in Bristol. 

When he was here I used to chat to him regularly when in the Italian in Clifton. 

[TDarwall]

13 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

 

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams.

My favourite season (partly due to age, being 18 is brilliant!). 

It does though, in many ways encapsulate being a City fan for 40+ years that even in our best season we did find a way to kind of ruin it right at the end!

[reddogkev]

He was the manager when I first started watching in the early 90's and as such will always be a legend.

Happy Birthday Joe, I'd have you on the City board right now if possible!

[TV Tom]

27 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

Probably my favourite season ever (89-90) even our promotion to the top flight comes second to this, away games at Brum’ Cardiff, Swansea & Bolton have stayed long in the memory, for people suffering from Pearsons departure let me tell you that time doesn’t heel the pain, still devastated about JJ leaving for Hearts

[TV Tom]

33 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

Haha, good old Roger Malone, was that the game Super Bob got injured costing us the title?

[Rossi the Robin]

That 89/90 team was something else

I don’t think I’ve really seen a city team come close

[TV Tom]

43 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Bloody legend.

I remember Joes home debut which I think was against Doncaster. We won 5-0 and Walshie scored a hat trick but he was nowhere near MOM as Joe was that good. And as I said the other day, if he doesn’t move to Hearts we would have been promoted.

That 89/90 season is one of the best teams city have ever had. Pace down one wing with Smith, guile down the other with Gavin, Super Bob and carnage up top. Gary Shelton and Rennie bossing the midfield, Psycho Humphries and Biff at the back, Johnny Bailey, Andy Llewelyn, even Sinclair was ok (preferred leaning).

If you weren’t there, you can have no idea how exhilarating it was.

”Pick….that one out of the net you boys from Crewe”

Always thought Robbie Turner was an un-sung hero, did a lot of the bullying and donkey work for Super-Bob, the entertainment that season (on and off the pitch ) has never come close (although the double year was great) probably down to the fact of being a care-free young man

[Sheltons Army]

22 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Haha, good old Roger Malone, was that the game Super Bob got injured costing us the title?

Yes , smashed one in from 25 yards , hat trick IIRC , and hobbled off a few mins later

[supercidered]

1 hour ago, 1960maaan said:

72 today. Below on the day he signed for us with TC.

 

 

 

 

Loved Joe and TC. Still do.

Look at TC's shirt. Lush!!

[TDarwall]

14 minutes ago, TV Tom said:

Always thought Robbie Turner was an un-sung hero, 

True, but he was star of the show the day we beat Chelsea in the cup.

[TV Tom]

He was, what a day that was, a shame about the 5-1 defeat at  Cambridge in the next round keeping us out of the quarter finals, also bizarrely lost 6-0 at Tranmere in the league earlier in the season

[ashton_fan]

Here's that 0-4 win at Brum

 

[GrahamC]

Mad to think he’s in his seventies.

Last time I saw him around he was still as fit as a butchers dog.

Great times in his first spell & as he had kept his family home here ever since, clearly has great affection for the city.

[Sheltons Army]

8 minutes ago, ashton_fan said:

Here's that 0-4 win at Brum

 

That was a lively day

[Curr Avon]

2 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

72 today. Below on the day he signed for us with TC.

 

 

 

 

Happy birthday Joe!

How different things might have been if Leeds had signed that bloke Sweeney from Morton instead.

Edited December 15, 2023 by Curr Avon

[The Original OTIB]

Imagine Nige assisted by big Joe as a touch line double act. Stuff of dreams, and nightmares.

[Silvio Dante]

1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said:

Imagine Nige assisted by big Joe as a touch line double act. Stuff of dreams, and nightmares.

It’s fair to say that Joe wouldn’t back down from anyone on a touchline. Even people who had a reputation for being a bit hard…

[The Original OTIB]

3 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

It’s fair to say that Joe wouldn’t back down from anyone on a touchline. Even people who had a reputation for being a bit hard…

Yes, just looking back at that myself. Top man Joe.

[Bristol Oil Services]

2 hours ago, RedM said:

Absolutely this. Loved those days, I would go back to those times in a heartbeat. 

We were (all) so much olderyounger then ....

[GrahamC]

2 hours ago, TDarwall said:

My favourite season (partly due to age, being 18 is brilliant!). 

It does though, in many ways encapsulate being a City fan for 40+ years that even in our best season we did find a way to kind of ruin it right at the end!

Youngster!

 I was 26 & it was still pretty great, apart from the Twerton punchline of course.

[Bristol Oil Services]

2 hours ago, spudski said:

Jimmy Mann's and Famara's birthdays too. 

Loved big Joe. 

Is he still living in Bristol. 

When he was here I used to chat to him regularly when in the Italian in Clifton. 

... and @77 punk and (appropriately) Paul Simonon. Happy Birthday all!

[whooosh]

One of my most favourite away days, ex gas keeper Martin Thomas was terrified of the mass support behind him in the 2nd half, and we went top of the table too, brilliant 

[Enclosure Old Timer]

1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said:

That was a lively day

Certainly was, I remember the police helicopter hovering overhead while we were waiting to be let out of the ground. 

[The Gasbuster]

3 hours ago, RedM said:

Absolutely this. Loved those days, I would go back to those times in a heartbeat. 

But without the awful results against Rovers 15 (1986-1990)  

[RedM]

12 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said:

But without the awful results against Rovers 15 (1986-1990)  

It was all part of it though wasn't it. I loved the thrill of a proper derby day. Not many matches have come close to that since.

[Barry Sheene]

3 hours ago, TDarwall said:

My favourite season (partly due to age, being 18 is brilliant!). 

It does though, in many ways encapsulate being a City fan for 40+ years that even in our best season we did find a way to kind of ruin it right at the end!

If we had played R####s when we were suposed to if remember correctly around Christmas time and not in the spring when Superbob was injured we would have won that division that year.

Saying that i work with a ex R####s player from that season and he is convinced that them beating Cardiff at Twerton when they were one nil down going in to stoppage time and they scored two goals in his words that he was amazed stood won them the league that year.