At school we used to say Chippo came in so Hadji had someone to talk to, was that true?!
Think that's false mate , as Carlton Palmer spoke fluent Moroccan
LThink that's false mate , as Carlton Palmer spoke fluent Moroccan
Well think I'll pass that myth on to my mini sky blues one day as I like it!
That was the story at the time. Both extremely nice guys too . Had the pleasure to meet them a few times
Can anyone remember which one of them was taken out by Warren Barton, I think , during a game v Newcastle at Highfield Road ? Barton got sent off and we won 4-1 if I recall correctly . the gentleman Sir Bobby Robson had just taken over Newcastle.
It was Chippo. The game where Paul Williams scored from 75 yards and then shagged Gary Pendrey in celebration.
Goodness me , I do recall the best ever England international [Sir Carlton Palmer ] scoring that day and Shearer missing a few chances for the Geordies, but , shagging on the sidelines well i never :muted:
Ah yes, Carlton Palmer. The most forgettable player ever to have been on City's books!Think that's false mate , as Carlton Palmer spoke fluent Moroccan
Who was it that said they saw Haji in Sainsbury's Leamington or Warwick and he opened a jar of mustard and stook his finger in it and licked it and put it back on the shelf!
Old GMK days or The West Terrace..................
Old GMK days or The West Terrace..................
For me personally , by far , the best player on the field that night #SUBLIME
Think he came from Wolves and sadly , went to Southampton. or came from Brum to Wolves then Saints . I'm. old , I forget
Me when I worked in the walsgrave Tesco, I actually came into the thread to post it! Still my closest claim to fame. Second is Chippo following me on Twitter, I just need to stalk Safri to get the hat trick now
Really? I thought it was a really sad spectacle to see tbh. Was miles off the pace (in a testimonial) and I was hardly surprised when Glenda left him out of the WC'98 squad abt 10 days later.
This I think was the game when Dion became the "invisible man" was off the pitchBehind the goal,
keeper rolls ball out having a look up the pitch and Dion promptly enters pitch and scores.
"We had a great midfield, that year...we had Hadji, we had Chippo, we had McAllister and Froggatt and...uh, Carlton Palmer...*cough*"
I was talking to a Barnsley fan a few years back, and I mentioned our midfield in 99-00 to him in the above manner. I got to Palmer and he spat his Tango out in merriment. Twat.
This I think was the game when Dion became the "invisible man" was off the pitchBehind the goal,
keeper rolls ball out having a look up the pitch and Dion promptly enters pitch and scores.
Dion was at Villa in '99-'00. ;-) The invisible man incident was '97-'98 I think.
I remember that goal really well. Wasn't the keeper Shay Given? The ref was asked later why he had allowed the goal and he said that as Dion had only left the pitch through momentum (by running too far) and he returned to the field of play straightaway, then he was deemed to still be in play, therefore allowing the goal. See it here...........
When looking back the years roll into one, was going off Bobs post highlighting the
4-1 win against Newcastle, that was the game wasn't it.
Yeah I know the feeling, I had to double check before I posted.
Indeed, it was the aforementioned 4-1 win, and that free kick by Hadji in the dying moments to make it 4-1 was delicious. If anything, I'd go as far as to say that Chippo's technique and vision was greater than Hadji's, however the latter had that 'je nais sais qua' factor.
Really understated player, in my opinion. Had vision, patience and a great long-range pass with that left foot. And Bobby Gould didn't want to pay a measly £50-75k for him...
