martyn Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 I was thinking about some players who aren't mentioned or recognised as valuable players from past eras. I've come up with Steve Thompson - for a long time in the early 90's the midfield revolved around his passing. A gem in an awful side. Mark Draper - was a class above every Leicester player at the time he was in our midfield. Had a virtual monopoly on assists and being able to pass to own teammates. Colin Gordon - Scored a stackload of goals for us in the early 90's, whatever happened to him? Rob Ullathorne - Was tenacious, quick and a perfect addition to that very good MoN side. Shame he scuppered his top level career by mystifyingly signing for a div1 team. Anyone else have any opinion on undervalued players from City's history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Scott Taylor was awesome until his injury never the same after that,also don't know if anyone remembers Steve Moran who we signed from Southampton never got the respect from the fans that he deserved.Scored on his debut as well come to think of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 David Oldfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitesh Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Pontus Kamark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Pontus Kamark Good shout. Theo Zagorakis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 I was thinking about some players who aren't mentioned or recognised as valuable players from past eras.I've come up with Steve Thompson - for a long time in the early 90's the midfield revolved around his passing. A gem in an awful side. Mark Draper - was a class above every Leicester player at the time he was in our midfield. Had a virtual monopoly on assists and being able to pass to own teammates. Colin Gordon - Scored a stackload of goals for us in the early 90's, whatever happened to him? Rob Ullathorne - Was tenacious, quick and a perfect addition to that very good MoN side. Shame he scuppered his top level career by mystifyingly signing for a div1 team. Anyone else have any opinion on undervalued players from City's history? Mark Draper's modern day equivalent is Gareth Williams, in both cases you have players with an abundance of skills but lack the necessary commitment to make the most of those skills. Both were/are under achievers wasted talents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Mark Draper's modern day equivalent is Gareth Williams, in both cases you have players with an abundance of skills but lack the necessary commitment to make the most of those skills. Both were/are under achievers wasted talents. Mark Draper played well for us at first but as soon as other clubs took an interest in him for some reason he took his foot off the pedal,and Villa still paid a fortune for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Gary McAllister. I thought he was excellent and his transfer to Leeds just about summed us up in the 80's. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durnerz Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Billy Mckinlay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Gary McAllister. I thought he was excellent and his transfer to Leeds just about summed us up in the 80's. <_< Oh i dunno i think anyone who was around at the time appreciated Gary's contribution to the club. It's a shame we don't have anyone like him here at the minute. He was a great player in a very ordinary David Pleat team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Oh i dunno i think anyone who was around at the time appreciated Gary's contribution to the club. It's a shame we don't have anyone like him here at the minute. He was a great player in a very ordinary David Pleat team. I meant more that he went to Leeds to realise his ambitions when it would have been so much better from a City fan point of view if he could have stayed at the Club to realise his ambitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 I meant more that he went to Leeds to realise his ambitions when it would have been so much better from a City fan point of view if he could have stayed at the Club to realise his ambitions. Oh yeh i know what you mean there was no offence meant sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 11 October 2005 Share Posted 11 October 2005 Oh yeh i know what you mean there was no offence meant sorry None taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anish Posted 12 October 2005 Share Posted 12 October 2005 Have to agree with some of the names already mentioned, but I'd have to say Brian Deane too. He was pivotal in the promotion campaign and belied his years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonfox Posted 12 October 2005 Share Posted 12 October 2005 definitely agree with the steve thompson shout!! I thought he was a fantastic player for us. Mike whitlow and simon grayson - to great fullbacks who always gave 110% Gary Mills - great servant to the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny06 Posted 12 October 2005 Share Posted 12 October 2005 Scott Taylor was awesome until his injury never the same after that,also don't know if anyone remembers Steve Moran who we signed from Southampton never got the respect from the fans that he deserved.Scored on his debut as well come to think of it Have to agree with the Scott Taylor shout I was a big fan of his, never stopped running and was always driving forward. Does anyone remember Paul Fitzpatrick? I could never understand why he was dropped. Scored some vital goals for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpenden Fox Posted 12 October 2005 Share Posted 12 October 2005 When I first started supporting City the 1,2,3 was Wallington, Whitworth, Rofe. They never seemed to put a foot wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossporterlc Posted 13 October 2005 Share Posted 13 October 2005 gary parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 Theo Zagorakis. How about the game he played in nets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 gotta agree with scotty taylor. was a good player in his hayday but never the same after injury, shame. nice guy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitesh Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 How about the game he played in nets? I thnk he played more minutes in goal than Conrad Logan has ever played ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 Steve Thompson (was written off to quickly in prem, bit slow v good passer) Rob Ullathorne (very under rated) Gary McAllister (CLASS) Mark Draper (better than Williams!! so far) Mick Gallaway (played well during his short spell on loan) Kevin Campbell (also well on loan from Arsenal) David Kelly (class) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 definitely agree with the steve thompson shout!! I thought he was a fantastic player for us. Mike whitlow and simon grayson - to great fullbacks who always gave 110% I liked Whitlow, never rated Grayson saw him at the Blackburn cup game last year drinking in the "AWAY" pub he was a top bloke though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationwider Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 Colin Gordon - Scored a stackload of goals for us in the early 90's, whatever happened to him? Are you sure. A stackload? A stackload??? Greaves, Rush, Shearer, Colin Gordon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 14 October 2005 Share Posted 14 October 2005 Are you sure. A stackload? A stackload??? Greaves, Rush, Shearer, Colin Gordon.... Well he did get 5 league goals in 24 appearances Colin Gordon (F) B: 17.01.1963 Nation: England Period: 1991-1993 League App/Goals: 24/5 - Courtesy of the Cunning Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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