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My memory banks aren't very consistent. I remember vividly lots of JJ's first reign, but hardly any of his second stint... I've no idea why 94-97 is such a blur but I did start going to gigs at that time.

So could anyone summarise what went on the second time he managed us?!

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GrahamC

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1 minute ago, mozo said:

My memory banks aren't very consistent. I remember vividly lots of JJ's first reign, but hardly any of his second stint... I've no idea why 94-97 is such a blur but I did start going to gigs at that time.

So could anyone summarise what went on the second time he managed us?!

Post all that reform group stuff, Scott Davidson took over, sacked Osman who played awful football to keep us up with about 50p to spend.

Joe took over, changed the team around, sold Martin Scott to buy Owers & Kuhl but we were relegated.

The following season we were bottom half of L1, the year after that we signed Goater but despite him being prolific we still weren’t in serious contention to come back up & so Davidson sacked him.

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Mike Hunt-Hertz

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2 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Post all that reform group stuff, Scott Davidson took over, sacked Osman who played awful football to keep us up with about 50p to spend.

Joe took over, changed the team around, sold Martin Scott to buy Owers & Kuhl but we were relegated.

The following season we were bottom half of L1, the year after that we signed Goater but despite him being prolific we still weren’t in serious contention to come back up & so Davidson sacked him.

Didn't we get to play offs in 97, but beaten by Brentford?

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Remember Joe Jordan’s 1st home game at AG for City. He helped put on an extra 5000 on the attendance. City won if memory serves me right, we were on the road to recovery - and the rest is history. What a man!
The word leader is used too loosely, but he was City’s LEADER. Great memories.

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37 minutes ago, mozo said:

My memory banks aren't very consistent. I remember vividly lots of JJ's first reign, but hardly any of his second stint... I've no idea why 94-97 is such a blur but I did start going to gigs at that time.

So could anyone summarise what went on the second time he managed us?!

I started going in 93 and was thinking the same thing. I really didn't remember Jordan being manager before Ward 

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43 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Post all that reform group stuff, Scott Davidson took over, sacked Osman who played awful football to keep us up with about 50p to spend.

 

14 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said:

Without wishing to water down that comment, yes Osman's football was the polar opposite, but David Russe gave him about 20p to spend...and still wanted change

No excuse really, supported financially by two directors.

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For non Bristolians I often explain how the 89/90 promotion season epitomises supporting us. It was my fave season ever. Aged 17/18 with a few ££'s in my pocket I went to most games home & away.  To ensure we didn't miss the 3pm KO we would often go for breakfast at 9am & be in the Hen & Chicken for opening time.  The whole season was amazing & yet we somehow still managed to balls it up at the end.

Had Jordan stayed with us, I honestly think we could have pushed on to the top flight.

 

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i remember his performance........amongst many others.....when we played Walsall away after losing at home in the play offs.  I think he was around 36, he was a Lion that day...it all eventually ended in tears, but on that day he was pheckin immense.  What a leader and an inspiration!!

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22 minutes ago, TomF said:

Not helped by the mess of the 'reform' group.  My old man always says that if he hadn't gone to Hearts he would have taken us up to the 1st Div that season. 

We certainly had a momentum behind us that has only been equalled by GJ in 2007/8 since.

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1 hour ago, JonDolman said:

I was at that game too. Assuming you mean this one. We thrashed them

 

 

Ah yes, I was getting confused with the one where Matt Bryant got sent off and Leroy Rosenior played centre half.  This was the one where we got drenched in the open end!  Thanks for the highlights!

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blimey spotted myself as young one,super joe jordan

watching them highlights i counted 4 sending's off today and thats just highlights how the game has changed and the commentator's

back then for the goal robert fleck how brave

now robert fleck awful challenge 2 footed all the way 

oh how i miss the 80s

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One of my memories is while City manager in 1990, he went with the Scotland team to World Cup 90 as Liaison Officer, because he speaks fluent Italian.

In the San Siro the Scots players introduced themselves followed by polite applause from the crowd. When it was Joe's turn he said "Mi chiamo Joe Jordan" and the place erupted in respect for an AC Milan legend.

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When he first played under TC couldn't play more than half a match but most teams used to set up at AG to defend, if we had trouble breaking them down TC would bring Joe on with half hour to go, the next cross we put over JJ would put their keeper in the back of the net, get booked, and then their defenders would spend the rest of the game trying to 'get' him and completely lose their previous composure and organisation.

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1 hour ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Ah yes, I was getting confused with the one where Matt Bryant got sent off and Leroy Rosenior played centre half.  This was the one where we got drenched in the open end!  Thanks for the highlights!

:laugh: I remember that game clearly, my word did it ever rain. Chap next to me was moaning that he'd decided not to buy a seat in the main stand, which was £3 more. He had half the stand pi$$ing themselves when he said:

"£3!!! I'll spend more than that on Pneumonial tablets!!"

 

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1 hour ago, cidered abroad said:

One of my memories is while City manager in 1990, he went with the Scotland team to World Cup 90 as Liaison Officer, because he speaks fluent Italian.

In the San Siro the Scots players introduced themselves followed by polite applause from the crowd. When it was Joe's turn he said "Mi chiamo Joe Jordan" and the place erupted in respect for an AC Milan legend.

Both AC Milan & Hellas Verona (his 2 Italian clubs) have wished him a happy birthday today on Twitter.

Let’s face it, that’s ******* class, not many footballers from the UK have that level of respect in Italy.

Still I believe the only one to score in 3 different World Cups, too..

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4 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Both AC Milan & Hellas Verona (his 2 Italian clubs) have wished him a happy birthday today on Twitter.

Let’s face it, that’s ******* class, not many footballers from the UK have that level of respect in Italy.

Still I believe the only one to score in 3 different World Cups, too..

Seeler, Pele and Klose have scored in 4.

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4 hours ago, billywedlock said:

Joe is often seen at our games, last time our he came with his son Andrew. I would guess to see him 3/4 times. a year.

I think I still have the inflatable tooth that we had back in the day. Loved seeing him finish his career with us , and then of course as manager. 

I used to go to school with Andrew and also used to play in the same schoolboy sides as Him and his younger brother Tom who was also a good player.

Got some stories to tell has Andrew.

Joe attended as many school functions as he could from memory- really good family

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Went to a football dinner function where Joe was attending as the main speaker in Bristol in the 80s. When they introduced Joe, the place just erupted. Joe and Terry Cooper just galvanised the club as one.

Look at it today FFS.

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Mike Hunt-Hertz

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3 hours ago, Portland Bill said:

He was player manager when we reached the play offs and lost to Walsall. Just in case your getting the two mixed up ?

Yeah...remember that (******* David Kelly!)

Had convinced myself that he was still manager in 97 playoffs. I went to 2nd leg at Griffin Park (!) ?

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On 15/12/2021 at 11:30, GrahamC said:

Post all that reform group stuff, Scott Davidson took over, sacked Osman who played awful football to keep us up with about 50p to spend.

Some of the worst football I’ve ever seen at Ashton Gate. His hands where tied tbf . 

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Remember going to Elm Park on a night match and sitting with Reading supporters behind the dugout and several benches for the City staff and subs. The teams about to kick off at the start, a young City player sitting on the end of one of benches thinking Joe would sit in the dug out , wrong Joe strides out claps at the City fans at the open end then walks to where the kid was sat and barks, Aye young un move . 
The poor kid’s reaction was like he saw a ghost!!!

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