CHIPLEY RED Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Joe Royle and Norman Hunter were big for us in Div 1 - both lived up to expectation Joe scoring 4 on debut always helps Lee Trundle at the time was massive - a player with a cult following and so much skill. Signalled our intent in the Championship Marcus Stewart was a personal fav and Matty Taylor just cause we pinched the gas best player Some didn't get much hype but turned out to be very good - I put Tammy in that category came as a kid and I remember thinking we can't rely on a kid but we did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPLEY RED Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 7 minutes ago, YorkshireSection said: Trundle would have made more of an impact if he was played in his favoured position. He had such quick feet and a fantastic footballing brain. For whatever reason he never fulfilled his potential with us. He was worshipped by Swansea fans and it must have been so hard for him to reach those highs wherever he went. I think GJ's style didn't suit Lee. He wanted the ball to feet but too often got it lumped up to him to win a header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 9 hours ago, Bernard Lerring said: Tomlin arrived here after Twine levels of build up werent we hoping to get someone else from there and ended up with the fat one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziderarmy Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 When he sign George Earthy, after being promotion via the play offs will be the biggest one EVER! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavlin Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Norman Hunter just what we needed at the time . Great signing. The other was John Galley was again what was needed as City couldn’t score goals. But what arrived was !! Galley, John When City signed him, there was a photo of him in the Evening Post when he arrived in Bristol and he was on crutches. People laughed and wondered what on earth City had done now. He soon got fit, however, scored a hat-trick on his debut and never looked back. A big heart and always gave his best. A good, old-fashioned centre forward. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 6 hours ago, Davefevs said: The loan Andy Cole, or the perm-signing Andy Cole? Ah, nail on the head there, Dave. Many of the above may have been exciting signings when they were announced (David James probably being the classic) but they largely came as a surprise. There was no pre-transfer build up, rumours etc in the way there seems to be now. And of course pre social media not many ways to generate that sort of interest. But Andy Cole was different: after his initial loan spell, the excitement about whether we might be able to get Arsenal to sell, the pressure on the club to land his signature, the level of interest pre-signing was pretty much unprecedented as I recall. And we were amazed when we landed him on a permanent deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivorguy Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) Arthur Milton ex Arsenal,ex England, and local hero with Glos CCC Chris Crowe Edited August 20 by Ivorguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red5 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Matty Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 11 minutes ago, italian dave said: Ah, nail on the head there, Dave. Many of the above may have been exciting signings when they were announced (David James probably being the classic) but they largely came as a surprise. There was no pre-transfer build up, rumours etc in the way there seems to be now. And of course pre social media not many ways to generate that sort of interest. But Andy Cole was different: after his initial loan spell, the excitement about whether we might be able to get Arsenal to sell, the pressure on the club to land his signature, the level of interest pre-signing was pretty much unprecedented as I recall. And we were amazed when we landed him on a permanent deal. Yes, that was what I was alluding to, the loan of Andy Cole initially was a bit of an unknown bar a quick glance at the Rothmans to see he’d had a loan at Fulham. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 John Galley!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Aaron Wilbraham. What a signing that was!? wholeheartedly supported here too! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Ade Akinbiyi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymum Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 8 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said: A signing which neither filled me with excitement nor anticipation but made me piss myself laughing was, of course, Can’t believe I forgot Matty. The piss taking was superb. Bought on transfer day for peanuts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunningdalered Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Oh Tony Thorpe, Tony, Tony, Tony Thorpe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Norman Hunter on all levels. As a kid not living in Bristol I relied heavily on the Western Daily Press for my information and with my excitement already at fever pitch following promotion. The news that we’d signed Norman Hunter almost had me walking into a lamppost as I read the WDP that I was supposed to be delivering on my paper round. A good majority of kids at school were Leeds fans so I’d heard enough about him. He also lived up to the hype and I don’t think I’m the only person who thinks we would probably had got relegated in our first season up had Norman not joined us. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm2webb Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Ade Akinbiyi, Soren Anderson and Tony Thorpe was quite an exciting window back in the day. Shame how the season then turned out! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 David James Stewart/Bridges Tomlin Freeman Trundle. Those are the signings that I thought “wow, what a signing”. Going back further I was very excited when we signed Ian Baird and Leroy Rosenior, presumably because I’d seen them before on one of those crappy ‘101 greatest goals’ videos that your aunty would buy you for Christmas (which should’ve really been titled ‘101 mainly ordinary goals’). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I'm still in a state of shocked excitement that we signed Max Bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Jordan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 30 minutes ago, Superjack said: Jordan. This transfer could well have had its knockers..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, Ivorguy said: Arthur Milton ex Arsenal,ex England, and local hero with Glos CCC Chris Crowe .... Fatty Wedlock coming back .... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 It says a lot about what we are as a football club that most of these transfers talked about turned out to be flops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, Red5 said: Matty Taylor Can't believe it took so long to mention this! As a nipper, got quite excited by Tony Thorpe, Andy Cole, the mad summer of signing 7 players- Bridges, Stewart, Grant Smith etc - was really excited when we signed Maynard, but... Signing David James and Scotty returning was different stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 minutes ago, Lordofthebling said: Can't believe it took so long to mention this! As a nipper, got quite excited by Tony Thorpe, Andy Cole, the mad summer of signing 7 players- Bridges, Stewart, Grant Smith etc - was really excited when we signed Maynard, but... Signing David James and Scotty returning was different stuff. did we sign tony rougier the same time as scot returning?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 20 minutes ago, Wanderingred said: It says a lot about what we are as a football club that most of these transfers talked about turned out to be flops. Or it says a lot about the ability of fans to judge a transfer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, Bar BS3 said: This transfer could well have had its knockers..... Yes. And he took a few knocks in his career, but he wasn't banged as much as that! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, archie andrews said: did we sign tony rougier the same time as scot returning?.... Yes & he had far more impact than SM did that season. Scott was never the same player in his second spell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannybluff Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I remember the year we were promoted and Scott Davidson in charge signing Tony Thorpe and loads of others... honestly thought we'd walk the league that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 16 hours ago, Zip Nolan said: Norman Hunter Joe Royle Peter Cormack I would add Terry Cooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 27 minutes ago, Cannybluff said: I remember the year we were promoted and Scott Davidson in charge signing Tony Thorpe and loads of others... honestly thought we'd walk the league that year Signed when Ward was on holiday. Great signing, but after Akinbiyi and Andersen, we really needed a defender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, Lordofthebling said: - was really excited when we signed Maynard, but... In all fairness, for 12 to 18 months he was pretty great. Especially in 2009-10, but the first started to emerge in November-December 2008. Without that Summer 2010 injury who knows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutton Caveman Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 20/08/2024 at 06:23, Br 1st ol said: In light of Twines recent signing, in terms of noise, anticipation and excitement, at the time of the announcement, I nominate the following in order: 1. Super Scotty’s return from reading 2. Joe Jordan the player 3. Jacki D 4. Twine 5. Lee Trundle (not sure DJ was quite as exciting) Any others to challenge the above? Norman Hunter, Joe Royal, Bobby Gould 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 18 hours ago, YorkshireSection said: Trundle would have made more of an impact if he was played in his favoured position. He had such quick feet and a fantastic footballing brain. For whatever reason he never fulfilled his potential with us. He was worshipped by Swansea fans and it must have been so hard for him to reach those highs wherever he went. I could never decide on what his best position was as LJ kept moving him about 18 hours ago, YorkshireSection said: Trundle would have made more of an impact if he was played in his favoured position. He had such quick feet and a fantastic footballing brain. For whatever reason he never fulfilled his potential with us. He was worshipped by Swansea fans and it must have been so hard for him to reach those highs wherever he went. I could never decide on what his best position was as LJ kept moving him about Edited August 21 by pongo88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 16 hours ago, gavlin said: Norman Hunter just what we needed at the time . Great signing. The other was John Galley was again what was needed as City couldn’t score goals. But what arrived was !! Galley, John When City signed him, there was a photo of him in the Evening Post when he arrived in Bristol and he was on crutches. People laughed and wondered what on earth City had done now. He soon got fit, however, scored a hat-trick on his debut and never looked back. A big heart and always gave his best. A good, old-fashioned centre forward. Told this before. I was doing work at the Gate the week Galley arrived. First team five aside game on the car park at the back of the stands. Galley, foot in plaster, running the line with a shirt as a flag. A sight to behold. 3 goals on his debut a few days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I thought JET was quite an exciting signing. Knew he would be too good for League One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Andy Cole, Joe Royal, Norman Hunter and Matty the Snake. Best return....Cole, goals and cash......Matty..still able to wind up the fewers at work on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, pongo88 said: I could never decide on what his best position was as LJ kept moving him about I could never decide on what his best position was as LJ kept moving him about Bit harsh to blame LJ for whatever position Trundle ever played for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 17 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: Or it says a lot about the ability of fans to judge a transfer! We didn't have the numbers back then, mate. No stats, no graphs, no heat maps, no nothing. We signed Ralph Milne as a third tier club from a second tier club knowing he was bloody good somewhere in Scotland at some point, but not - crucially - that he was a lonely, sad figure estranged from his nearest and dearest, drink his greatest comfort. We can never really judge a signing until we've seen him here a few times because we never get to see the whites of his eyes, feel the firmness of his handshake, get to meet him in person and see what sort of fella he might be. Nor do we know or have contacts within the game that might be able to let us know. The numbers and the stats only tell you so much; what's his domestic situation like? What's his missus up to? We can never know that. What's he like in the dressing room? How does he fill his spare time? That's why Ashton and LJ failed massively with Tomlin, because they could, or should, have "done their diligence," they would've known some of what he was like, whereas we can never have this information to hand, save for titbits of ITK from some bloke who knows another bloke. Our ability to judge a transfer - to have foresight - is limited. We are only really able to judge in hindsight. Those employed by the club are paid well for their foresight and judgement, and we get to judge them on this. Rightly so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 20/08/2024 at 08:16, AppyDAZE said: Norman, for me. Assuming you are referring to Mr Hunter,I agree with you. Watching him for three years, at home and away, he was a helluva lot more as a footballer than how most saw him as a bruiser. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallorcan Red Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 20/08/2024 at 07:37, Tom said: Excitement is not always positive, I would also venture Emad Moteab. Agree. That was insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 55 minutes ago, Bristol Oil Services said: We didn't have the numbers back then, mate. No stats, no graphs, no heat maps, no nothing. We signed Ralph Milne as a third tier club from a second tier club knowing he was bloody good somewhere in Scotland at some point, but not - crucially - that he was a lonely, sad figure estranged from his nearest and dearest, drink his greatest comfort. We can never really judge a signing until we've seen him here a few times because we never get to see the whites of his eyes, feel the firmness of his handshake, get to meet him in person and see what sort of fella he might be. Nor do we know or have contacts within the game that might be able to let us know. The numbers and the stats only tell you so much; what's his domestic situation like? What's his missus up to? We can never know that. What's he like in the dressing room? How does he fill his spare time? That's why Ashton and LJ failed massively with Tomlin, because they could, or should, have "done their diligence," they would've known some of what he was like, whereas we can never have this information to hand, save for titbits of ITK from some bloke who knows another bloke. Our ability to judge a transfer - to have foresight - is limited. We are only really able to judge in hindsight. Those employed by the club are paid well for their foresight and judgement, and we get to judge them on this. Rightly so. LJ thought he was the man-manager to tame him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 20/08/2024 at 09:42, Unan said: Tomlin was huge He still is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 How ade scored that many goals in that team god only knows, as for trundle imagine if we had signed somebody who scored 1 in 3 we would have gone up, he did nothing when the going got tough at the back end of that season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I just watched tony thorpe on UTC podcast, he speaks of ade having a scrap in the tunnel with Andy Morrison he didn't mention what game that was but I bet that wasn't pretty, thorpe had nothing but good to say about the club too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzos Only Goal Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 21 hours ago, sm2webb said: Ade Akinbiyi, Soren Anderson and Tony Thorpe was quite an exciting window back in the day. Shame how the season then turned out! Still remember Andersons zero backlift goal Vs Sunderland. Insane goal souch power so little movement of the leg and foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsocks Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Andy Cole or Baz savage ha ha ha ha.no Andy Cole from Arsenal was huge at the time.my favourite signing was Bob Taylor what a striker plus joe royal, Norman hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) It is NO contest?......................500k from Arsenal..............Andy Cole Andy Cole Andy Cole Andy Cole........need I go on? Then the stupid pheckers failed to include a sell on percentage? Edited August 21 by maxjak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 24 minutes ago, maxjak said: It is NO contest?......................500k from Arsenal..............Andy Cole Andy Cole Andy Cole Andy Cole........need I go on? Then the stupid pheckers failed to include a sell on percentage? Even though Arsenal did when we signed him iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 20/08/2024 at 16:36, Ziderarmy said: When he sign George Earthy, after being promotion via the play offs will be the biggest one EVER! What’s that song again, the one by Supertramp? Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 For me personally I was very excited about Tomlin after he was so good in his loan spell. Signing Marcus Stewart was exciting too. What a let down they both proved to be. Liam Robinson was another. I thought we’d signed a player who’d get loads of goals for us. Again, a disappointment. He was a decent enough hard-working player but scored very few. JET was an exciting signing after he’d destroyed us when playing for Doncaster. Also Dave Smith who was brilliant when he played against us for Gillingham at AG not long before we signed him. The only other one that springs to mind for me was Jacki, back in the days when it was very rare to have an international player playing for Bristol City. I know he divides opinion but I loved him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG City Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 That summer in 1998 when we signed Akinbiyi. I think I must have read the same page on the back of the Evening Post 20 times I was that excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 On 21/08/2024 at 14:55, Davefevs said: LJ thought he was the man-manager to tame him!!! That's what I thought: they did know, and they thought they could handle him. Hubris. In LJ's defence, Warnock then, surprisingly, took him off our hands (but didn't indulge him as much, and isolated him much sooner, and Tomlin did not derail their promotion) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I recall watching Tony grant for Everton and he looked a player, he had rather a forgettable game for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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