Russell Osman on Sky news

[Never to the dark side]

at 08:25am on tuesday morning talking about the Escape to Victory film which he starred in with Pele

[BanburyRed]

'Come on lads, we can win this'

'Who said that?''

'I did'.

[Silvio Dante]

14 minutes ago, BanburyRed said:

'Come on lads, we can win this'

'Who said that?''

'I did'.

I always imagine his team talks as manager were the same. 
 

However, when instead of Pele and Ossie Ardiles you’ve got Rodney McAree  and Colin Loss staring back at you, then the sentiment may be a touch misguided…

[Red-Robbo]

51 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

I always imagine his team talks as manager were the same. 
 

However, when instead of Pele and Ossie Ardiles you’ve got Rodney McAree  and Colin Loss staring back at you, then the sentiment may be a touch misguided…

 

"C'mon lads, we can bore draw this" is more probable. 

[A Horse With No Name]

Never forget the day he scored at AG as player manager and everyone booed.

[Silvio Dante]

10 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

"C'mon lads, we can bore draw this" is more probable. 

“C’mon lads we can..(spots Brian Mitchell)…ah **** it, never mind”

[NcnsBcfc]

14 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

“C’mon lads we can..(spots Brian Mitchell)…ah **** it, never mind”

Christ he was awful wasn't he?

Got to be in my top 10 (if not top 5) all time worst defenders at the club.

[SecretSam]

2 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

"C'mon lads, we can bore draw this" is more probable. 

What can't be denied is we had a really robust defence back then, despite the total lack of decent players.

Our team was sooooo poor then

[Simon bristol]

4 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

What can't be denied is we had a really robust defence back then, despite the total lack of decent players.

Our team was sooooo poor then

You saying liam robinson and henry mckop werent decent?? Ok fair point

[Red-Robbo]

4 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

What can't be denied is we had a really robust defence back then, despite the total lack of decent players.

Our team was sooooo poor then

 

It certainly wasn't City's finest period. We were treading water. 

[Silvio Dante]

It’s possible I’ve misremembered but I recall going to Bramall Lane in 1994 and we lost 3-0 to Sheffield United. That definitely happened but I have a horrible recollection the side had Mitchell or Harriott and Humphries (not Glenn) as fullbacks, Loss, McAree, McKop, Wyatt and Scot Paterson in the squad and Robinson leading the line. 
 

I may have just bundled all the crap together but I remember it being the worst City team I’d seen up to - and since - that point

Edited January 3, 2023 by Silvio Dante

[Silvio Dante]

2 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

It’s possible I’ve misremembered but I recall going to Bramall Lane in 1994 and we lost 3-0 to Sheffield United. That definitely happened but I have a horrible recollection the side had Mitchell or Harriott and Humphries (not Glenn) as fullbacks, Loss, McAree, McKop, Wyatt and Scot Paterson in the squad and Robinson leading the line. 
 

I may have just bundled all the crap together but I remember it being the worst City team I’d seen up to - and since - that point

Edit: Just found the squad for that season. No Mitchell or Robinson but read it and tremble:

https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/players/season/1995/

[CyderInACan]

2 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

Edit: Just found the squad for that season. No Mitchell or Robinson but read it and tremble:

https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/players/season/1995/

Classic City. Some absolutely fantastic players (admittedly the minority) along with proper rubbish. T'was ever thus. 

[Swede]

3 hours ago, NcnsBcfc said:

Christ he was awful wasn't he?

Got to be in my top 10 (if not top 5) all time worst defenders at the club.

I'll raise you

Gus Ceasar, Julian [40] Watts, Marvin Harriott, Nicky Hunt, Stuart Munro, Stephen McManus, Matthew Bates, Clement Zuwinenberg, Brian Mitchell, Roger Kenyon with Shaun Dyche as the cherry on the top

[Dr Balls]

24 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

Classic City. Some absolutely fantastic players (admittedly the minority) along with proper rubbish. T'was ever thus. 

Yep. You could just about put together a half decent team if the best 11 of those were all fit, but then the quality falls off a cliff. You certainly wouldn’t be making any tactical substitutions based on that lot!

[Gimme Shelton]

Marvin Harriott Vs Derby made Zac look like Maldini when we played Brighton

[Simon bristol]

13 minutes ago, Swede said:

I'll raise you

Gus Ceasar, Julian [40] Watts, Marvin Harriott, Nicky Hunt, Stuart Munro, Stephen McManus, Matthew Bates, Clement Zuwinenberg, Brian Mitchell, Roger Kenyon with Shaun Dyche as the cherry on the top

Shit a brick,, im having ptsd seeing that list

[brady bunch]

I think Dennis Smith brought in Brian Mitchell (or am I getting mixed up), either way, it sent a shiver down my spine remembering it all.

I was one of the sad souls still turning up and witnessed the booing of Russell Osman when he scored, it was all around the ground! and shocked him. I cannot remember if I joined in (I dont recall doing so!), but it was some of the worst football I had every seen....

[Oh Louie louie]

Stuart Munro was a good player. He doesn't deserve to be on the list. Think it was under Osman went to a game and it was matt Bryant and Ian Baird upfront.... Bryant got motm and Kerry Dixon was playing for Luton that Day, 

[East Londoner]

30 minutes ago, brady bunch said:

I think Dennis Smith brought in Brian Mitchell (or am I getting mixed up), either way, it sent a shiver down my spine remembering it all.

I was one of the sad souls still turning up and witnessed the booing of Russell Osman when he scored, it was all around the ground! and shocked him. I cannot remember if I joined in (I dont recall doing so!), but it was some of the worst football I had every seen....

Pretty sure the booing was directly related to him releasing Dziekanowski who if i remember correctly gave a farewell speech over the pa either before that game or at half time 

[Oh Louie louie]

One of Keith Welch's best games for us we went to Bolton early season with a good crowd. And they had a Very good team that was a cracking game 

[Antman]

Osman used to get his Sunday Papers from the guy on Whiteladies road at the time, when he joined as a player he was already boasting about how he would become manager.

He was an operator that bloke, worked away to undermine the management at the time.

Jacki was a threat, hence his release.

 

I used to think that any player who spent so much time on his coiffured hair was dodgy, however nowadays they all spend too much time on their grooming regimes !

 

[E.J.Thribb]

1 hour ago, Antman said:

 

Jacki was a threat, hence his release.

 

 

 

I think Jacki was threatening his marriage as well

[Swede]

7 hours ago, Simon bristol said:

Shit a brick,, im having ptsd seeing that list

And that's not even including the likes of the next best player out of Scotland, Alan Hay and Tiny Penis' Gerald Lavin. I need to have had my medication to include them in any sentence in public.

[Bar BS3]

Interesting recollections of a dire period (Liverpool FA Cup games aside, of course)

 

 

 

It makes you wonder thoughwith that utterly dire squad and his lack of management skills, how he managed a record no worse than of the bloke who's currently in charge here.!

And yes, the booing when he scored was directly related to his decision to release Jacki.

 

 

[Oh Louie louie]

Liam Robinson and Ian Baird. Not the most popular frontline, think it was the following season remarking Robinson's playing well he won't score as long as I got a hole in my ass, you can guess the rest..

[Bar BS3]

Thank God our current managers record is better than that God awful period.....

 

 

... oh!

 

 

 

[SecretSam]

18 hours ago, Swede said:

I'll raise you

Gus Ceasar, Julian [40] Watts, Marvin Harriott, Nicky Hunt, Stuart Munro, Stephen McManus, Matthew Bates, Clement Zuwinenberg, Brian Mitchell, Roger Kenyon with Shaun Dyche as the cherry on the top

Nicky Hunt was in a world of problems, none football related, when he was with us - wasn't he suffering from some serious MH issues? I think we can give him a pass.

Stuart Munro I recall being reasonable, if not outstanding. Compared to other team members at the time, he was absolutely golden.

[GreedyHarry]

Richard Dryden. He brings back some very bad memories. Remember once in the Atyeo/Dolman corner he managed two or three touches in succession each greeted with massive cheers and a round of “one Richard Dryden” followed by everybody falling about in laughter.

[Mad Cyril]

19 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Nicky Hunt was in a world of problems, none football related, when he was with us - wasn't he suffering from some serious MH issues? I think we can give him a pass.

The sad thing about that game at Leeds was that someone did give him a pass. 

It rolled under his foot for a throw in.

[Oh Louie louie]

That board and Osman were made for each other, if Gary Shelton had got the job, some of the names mentioned wouldn't even have got a job as ballboys,

[DT The Optimist]

22 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Stuart Munro I recall being reasonable, if not outstanding. Compared to other team members at the time, he was absolutely golden.

Munro was ok, bags experience and in the side that beat Liverpool in perhaps our greatest night ever on the road… He was RB And Andy Llewelyn LB.  Over 8000  City at Anfield…and the kop applauding BCFC at the end and I recall Stuart Munro pointing at the kop in almost disbelief…. Him and Jack Hunt very similar playing styles. 

[SecretSam]

3 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

That board and Osman were made for each other, if Gary Shelton had got the job, some of the names mentioned wouldn't even have got a job as ballboys,

Was Shelts in contention?

[Oh Louie louie]

Three of them were running it for a while Sam I recall 

[Bedred31]

Midweek away game at Brighton, early 90’s, and Osman chipped a ball into the away end during the warm up. Gallantly I leant to the left, thereby avoiding a direct hit and ensuring that the ball crashed into the midriff of the woman sat behind me, where it deposited a carton of coffee over a very expensive looking fur coat. Mrs Osman was not best pleased. “Christ, what a prat”, was only one of her responses, referring to our player/ manager, not me. And, sadly, I was tempted to agree. 

[Gimme Shelton]

2 hours ago, DT The Optimist said:

Munro was ok, bags experience and in the side that beat Liverpool in perhaps our greatest night ever on the road… He was RB And Andy Llewelyn LB.  Over 8000  City at Anfield…and the kop applauding BCFC at the end and I recall Stuart Munro pointing at the kop in almost disbelief…. Him and Jack Hunt very similar playing styles. 

So the left footed Munro was right back and the right footed Llewellyn was left back? No wonder we won with tactics like that. Even Osman wasn't that daft.

[Oh Louie louie]

In robbie fowler's book he says the Bristol fans were allover Liverpool all-day they sang non stop and infiltrated every stand, something like that he says, spot on Robbie 

[archie andrews]

6 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

So the left footed Munro was right back and the right footed Llewellyn was left back? No wonder we won with tactics like that. Even Osman wasn't that daft.

I thought munro always played leftback both footed granted and never recalled llewy playing left back ever.... 

[archie andrews]

2 hours ago, GreedyHarry said:

Richard Dryden. He brings back some very bad memories. Remember once in the Atyeo/Dolman corner he managed two or three touches in succession each greeted with massive cheers and a round of “one Richard Dryden” followed by everybody falling about in laughter.

The very same richard dryden who the following season 1st game marked ruud gullit whilst playing prem for southampton..... 

[Gimme Shelton]

33 minutes ago, archie andrews said:

I thought munro always played leftback both footed granted and never recalled llewy playing left back ever.... 

Half correct,from memory the back four that night was Llewellyn,Shail, Munro and Scott

[Bristol Oil Services]

3 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Three of them were running it for a while Sam I recall 

And Shelts has stopped running (for it)?

[DT The Optimist]

15 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said:

Half correct,from memory the back four that night was Llewellyn,Shail, Munro and Scott

I remember Shail playing but would not have got Scott in a quiz! Anyway Munro was decent with good pedigree 

[Oh Louie louie]

I dunno if anyone has asked shelts if he had the courtesy of a interview, unlike Russel he knew that division, with that board I doubt he did. You would think aize and shelts were interviewed by any sensible board 

[Oh Louie louie]

27 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said:

And Shelts has stopped running (for it)?

He never stopped running on the pitch or tackling, proper 100 per center, and never gave up

[Ronnie Sinclair]

We had some right journeymen in the squad then, I also remember also Dave Martin, Ian Brown and David Thompson

[Crackers Corner]

I remember reading that Souness was sat in the next room listening to Osmans team talk at Anfield and couldn't believe his luck. Then we beat them. 

 

[Silvio Dante]

1 hour ago, Oh Louie louie said:

I dunno if anyone has asked shelts if he had the courtesy of an interview, unlike Russel he knew that division, with that board I doubt he did. You would think aize and shelts were interviewed by any sensible board 

Wouldn’t be the first time Aizlewood had been interviewed with unfortunate consequences to follow…

[Oh Louie louie]

Yep picture that souness listening to Osman telling that lot Liverpool ain't up for a game, no wonder he was so upset.

[brady bunch]

6 hours ago, SecretSam said:

Stuart Munro I recall being reasonable, if not outstanding. Compared to other team members at the time, he was absolutely golden.

 

5 hours ago, DT The Optimist said:

Munro was ok, bags experience and in the side that beat Liverpool in perhaps our greatest night ever on the road.

 

3 hours ago, Gimme Shelton said:

So the left footed Munro was right back and the right footed Llewellyn was left back? No wonder we won with tactics like that. Even Osman wasn't that daft.

Munro was decent for our level at the time. he did have a night to forget when he was playing I think at CB against Stan Colleymore for Forest. young Stanley tore Munro and us apart that night.  I think he got a hat-trick and left poor old Munro on his backside on the half-way line late on to run on and get his 3rd

 

[Oh Louie louie]

A herd of elephants wouldn't have stopped Stan that day tbf,

[Oh Louie louie]

In a nutshell we had forwards who couldn't score on a Stag weekend in Amsterdam and defender's who couldn't Knock the skin of a rice pudding as for swapping Thompson for may, to say we had our pants pulled down there is the understatement of the year.

[steveybadger]

Oh but those 2 and a half games v Liverpool, when we kept the solid back line, knocked the ball around like Barcelona but with Junior B up front…..

Did that make up for the rest of the turgid tosh? Hhhmmm.

[Merrick's Marvels]

10 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

That board and Osman were made for each other, if Gary Shelton had got the job, some of the names mentioned wouldn't even have got a job as ballboys,

And if Mark Aizlewood had got the job, we might all be in jail. Boom, boom. Joking, Mark, joking!

One of my favourite players from that period. Especially that time in Ayr or Largs or Clydebank or wherever it was - went out of his way to say hello and chat. Bug Joe couldnae be bother'd!  

[Jim Davey]

4 hours ago, brady bunch said:

 

 

Munro was decent for our level at the time. he did have a night to forget when he was playing I think at CB against Stan Colleymore for Forest. young Stanley tore Munro and us apart that night.  I think he got a hat-trick and left poor old Munro on his backside on the half-way line late on to run on and get his 3rd

 

cheered on by gasheads in the parkend .

[Lanterne Rouge]

7 hours ago, DT The Optimist said:

I remember Shail playing but would not have got Scott in a quiz! Anyway Munro was decent with good pedigree 

Not got Scott! One of the best LB performances I have ever seen. Mark Walters never got a kick all night he was so good.

[SecretSam]

On 04/01/2023 at 14:15, brady bunch said:

 

 

Munro was decent for our level at the time. he did have a night to forget when he was playing I think at CB against Stan Colleymore for Forest. young Stanley tore Munro and us apart that night.  I think he got a hat-trick and left poor old Munro on his backside on the half-way line late on to run on and get his 3rd

 

I remember that game <<shudders>>, Collywobble absolutely destroyed us. Think it was 4-1? We were lucky it wasn't double figures.

[SecretSam]

19 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Not got Scott! One of the best LB performances I have ever seen. Mark Walters never got a kick all night he was so good.

Absolutely. We had some cracking LBs down the years, Scott among them. Liked a tackle, I recall...

[Oh Louie louie]

Brian burrow's what a player he was for Coventry he had a few games on loan I recall in that era

[weepywall]

On 04/01/2023 at 14:15, brady bunch said:

 

 

Munro was decent for our level at the time. he did have a night to forget when he was playing I think at CB against Stan Colleymore for Forest. young Stanley tore Munro and us apart that night.  I think he got a hat-trick and left poor old Munro on his backside on the half-way line late on to run on and get his 3rd

 

Remember that one, still think that performance from Collymore was one of the best I've seen from an opposition striker at AG.

[alexukhc]

On 04/01/2023 at 08:25, GreedyHarry said:

Richard Dryden. He brings back some very bad memories. Remember once in the Atyeo/Dolman corner he managed two or three touches in succession each greeted with massive cheers and a round of “one Richard Dryden” followed by everybody falling about in laughter.

How did he go into bigger things though always troubles my brain