What a beautiful picture (1 Viewer)

Forums New posts
G

Gaz71

Well-Known Member
Big Cyrille with the winner
851a61394fb725c52e46141d99cd1acf.png
 
Bob Latchford

Bob Latchford

Well-Known Member
One of my all time favourite games at H/R too . can still visualise Cyrille knocking his header onto the bar then tapping home.
 
Bob Latchford

Bob Latchford

Well-Known Member
lifeskyblue said:
Boxing gloves possibly but never gloves to keep his fingers warm...he would put them in his pocket...where he kept Dougan


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Haha spot on mate !
 
skyblueinBaku

skyblueinBaku

Well-Known Member
lifeskyblue said:
Boxing gloves possibly but never gloves to keep his fingers warm...he would put them in his pocket...where he kept Dougan


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
No boxing gloves for George. He was a bare knuckle fighter!
 
Alan Dugdales Moustache

Alan Dugdales Moustache

Well-Known Member
Irish Sky Blue said:
The Norwich game was wonderful. Norwich came back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 by half time I think. We then lead 4-3 and 5-4 before Jim Blyth's last minute penalty save. Ian Wallace scored an amazing overhead kick but my favourite goal was scored by Bobby MacDonald who bent the ball into the net from virtually on the goal line (against a good keeper too in Kevin Keelan).
That whole season was just amazing. Fergie and Wallace were amazing, Hutch was amazing, Bobby Mac and Graham Oakey were amazing, Jim Blythe was amazing.
The Norwich game wasn't even the best in that season in my opinion. My favourite ever game was earlier in the season when we beat Man City 4-2. If I was ever granted 3 wishes, saddo that I am, I would like to watch the second half of that game again! We were unbelievable, unplayable, irresistible. I think we would have beaten anyone that night! Seasons like that, games like these that make being a City an worthwhile.
Click to expand...

In my lifetime (I started going in 1975) this was, and to this day still is, the best Coventry City side there has ever been, by a long chalk. We could beat any team if we were anywhere near our best . We had pace, skill right across the pitch and an ability to get stuck in where it was needed. The balance of the team was incredible. What it must have been like under JH 10 years before must have been extraordinary.
 
Irish Sky Blue

Irish Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
In my lifetime (I started going in 1975) this was, and to this day still is, the best Coventry City side there has ever been, by a long chalk. We could beat any team if we were anywhere near our best . We had pace, skill right across the pitch and an ability to get stuck in where it was needed. The balance of the team was incredible. What it must have been like under JH 10 years before must have been extraordinary.
Click to expand...

I caught the tail end of the JH era, started going in the promotion season. I don't think anything will rival those 6 years he was manager. However, I would agree with you. The Fergie Wallace team in that season was the best I ever saw, better even than the cup winning team. It was just such a pleasure to go to games as you knew there was a good chance they would rip the opposition to pieces. A 4-2-4 formation was often a 2-4-4 formation, virtually playing with 8 forward players as the two full backs were so attack minded. I loved that season, I loved that team.
 
Brylowes

Brylowes

Well-Known Member
bringbackrattles said:
Wrote an article for Late Tackle football magazine on football in the winter and it's in the latest issue. I mentioned my favourite match and it was our 5-4 win on December 27 1977 verses Norwich City. It was a cracker with Blyth saving a last minute penalty. Great memories !
Click to expand...
As games go, you couldn't beat this, penalty saves one end to the other, Ian Wallace's
Overheard kick from the edge of the area. On top of all this I have it in my memory bank
That we conceded at the death to make it 5 - 5 but the ref pointed out he blew the final
Whistle between it leaving the guys boot and hitting the net. I was only 8 but am sure I
Remember this happening, could anyone confirm or discount.
 
Last edited:
Westendlad

Westendlad

Well-Known Member
Brylowes said:
As games go, you couldn't beat this, penalty saves one end to the other, Ian Wallace's
Overheard kick from the edge of the area. On top of all this I have it in my memory bank
That we conceded at the death to make it 5 - 5 but the ref pointed out he blew the final
Whistle between it leaving the guys boot and hitting the net. I was only 8 but am sure I
Remember this happening, could anyone confirm or discount.
Click to expand...
Hmmm wasn't that against Chelsea........?
 
W

westcountry_skyblue

Guest
Wallace was my hero growing up,Him and Fergie that season were probably the two best strikers we've ever had.
Remember getting that Skyblue tracksuit for Xmas 77 and wearing it to that game,Happy days!
 
Bob Latchford

Bob Latchford

Well-Known Member
westcountry_skyblue said:
Wallace was my hero growing up,Him and Fergie that season were probably the two best strikers we've ever had.
Remember getting that Skyblue tracksuit for Xmas 77 and wearing it to that game,Happy days!
Click to expand...
Ditto ! a brilliant partnership .
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Top