Terry Gibson (4 Viewers)

[Deleted member 5849]

Our best natural goal poacher of the top flight years?

Was (just!) before my time to see more than the odd clip, saw a fair amount of him not really doing it for Man Utd, and of course he ended up winning the cup for WImbledon.

The question therefore is... was he any good as a footballer, or was he all about the goals?

And how well could we have done the following seasons if we'd been able to keep him?

 

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[westcountry_skyblue]

I remember being in the west terrace for that Liverpool game 4-0 December 83 great hat trick
That and a halftime Bovril warmed me up!
I love the smell of that at football!

 

[clint van damme]

Our best natural goal poacher of the top flight years?

Was (just!) before my time to see more than the odd clip, saw a fair amount of him not really doing it for Man Utd, and of course he ended up winning the cup for WImbledon.

The question therefore is... was he any good as a footballer, or was he all about the goals?

And how well could we have done the following seasons if we'd been able to keep him?

He was a goal scorer rather than an all round player, I loved the guy but I don't think he'd have fitted in with the way Silllet and Curtis got us playing.

He used to love running onto the ball over the top and got a lot of goals that way.

 

[rob9872]

Loved him and did it for a longer period but wasn't just a poacher imo. If poaching alone I'd have him 2nd to Quinny.

 

[Chipfat]

From what i remember a good comparison could be a Paul Walsh, Tiny Cottee type, really busy a defenders nightmare as he would never let you rest. Still think best finisher i have seen i a city shirt is Quinn. But Gibson is defo high on city list for cult status, always been positive about club as well, shocked at the game at the ricoh how much he was regarded. Met him a few times always comes across as a real decent fella.

 

[Hobo]

Our best natural goal poacher of the top flight years?

Was (just!) before my time to see more than the odd clip, saw a fair amount of him not really doing it for Man Utd, and of course he ended up winning the cup for WImbledon.

The question therefore is... was he any good as a footballer, or was he all about the goals?

And how well could we have done the following seasons if we'd been able to keep him?

He was ace mate...but needed managing as a player...enter Curtis and Sillet. He was a natural goal scorer and had pace so could slam them in from anywhere, not an out and out poacher. Wallace was more of a poacher as was the mighty Sumo Quin

 

[skyblueheaven]

I remember being in the west terrace for that Liverpool game 4-0 December 83 great hat trick
That and a halftime Bovril warmed me up!
I love the smell of that at football!

Ditto.... what a day, memories.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Legend obviously

I was only about 8 in 83 so struggle to remember all the goals but looking on you tube he was a good finisher, I think Mick Quinn was the ultimate finisher and the best one on one with the keeper was Keane.

Gibbo was my hero and we replaced him with a crock I was devastated.

 

[Johnnythespider]

A gauranteed 20 goals a season striker, what would we give for one of those now

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[Grendel]

Gibson was a lot better than Quinn. His goals per game was better and he was in a team that was pretty awful.

He kept the club in the tip flight for two seasons which really was an achievement.

He was quick, very sharp in the penalty area - could turn defenders. I remember one cup game at Hillsborough where we lost and he scored two goals from nothing.

He always misses out when people list all time greats. His achievements get overlooked. Quinn was a plodder and actually most of his goals came in an initial purple spell.

Gibson was always a threat always a terrier and when you consider his strike partners at the time were the likes of bamber, Withey, Latchford and probably towards the end a seriously washed up cyrille Regis it makes it all the more memorable.

What we would give for a jack in the box like Gibson now.

 

[oscillatewildly]

TG and Dion are the front two in my Sky Blue dream team, have been for years when challenged to name it (I've only changed my mind on two players in the last few years) I remember quite a bit of the Wallace & Fergie partnership of 1977/78, they were sensational but they miss out, all things considered when I settled on my starting 11.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Hard to argue against Gibson's record with us really, isn't it.

Odd how he never really hit those heights again, mind. Did we get the best of him?

 

[rob9872]

A gauranteed 20 goals a season striker, what would we give for one of those now

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Not totally sure but seem to remember he wasn't and was about 19 in 3 consecutive seasons. Still top drawer but I think 20 eluded him.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Gibson was a lot better than Quinn. His goals per game was better and he was in a team that was pretty awful.

He kept the club in the tip flight for two seasons which really was an achievement.

He was quick, very sharp in the penalty area - could turn defenders. I remember one cup game at Hillsborough where we lost and he scored two goals from nothing.

He always misses out when people list all time greats. His achievements get overlooked. Quinn was a plodder and actually most of his goals came in an initial purple spell.

Gibson was always a threat always a terrier and when you consider his strike partners at the time were the likes of bamber, Withey, Latchford and probably towards the end a seriously washed up cyrille Regis it makes it all the more memorable.

What we would give for a jack in the box like Gibson now.

Cyrille might have been a bit "washed out" when he first joined us but he certainly wasn't washed up as his later form proved. He would just edge out Fergie in my all time best City team and would partner Ian Wallace up front. Gibson was a good player, a good goal scorer but not good enough to be placed ahead of a number of City forwards in my view. True he did score goals in some poor teams for us.

 

[rob9872]

Op was just talking poachers not all forwards. I'm a big Cyrille fan too but Dion streets ahead for me.

 

[Grendel]

Cyrille might have been a bit "washed out" when he first joined us but he certainly wasn't washed up as his later form proved. He would just edge out Fergie in my all time best City team and would partner Ian Wallace up front. Gibson was a good player, a good goal scorer but not good enough to be placed ahead of a number of City forwards in my view. True he did score goals in some poor teams for us.

Regis scored 12 goals in one season - his highest return. His average goals per game was appalling. He had 2 relatively good seasons with us - in his first two seasons and last two he was shite.

 

[Johnnythespider]

Not totally sure but seem to remember he wasn't and was about 19 in 3 consecutive seasons. Still top drawer but I think 20 eluded him.

Oh fair enough, like you say still top drawer and worth shed loads in today's world. Don't think he was given a fair chance at United, particularly after Atkinson got the sack and Ferguson bought McClair in.

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[ricohroar]

Loved that 4-0 Liverpool win

 

[Hobo]

Regis scored 12 goals in one season - his highest return. His average goals per game was appalling. He had 2 relatively good seasons with us - in his first two seasons and last two he was shite.[/QUOTEin

Regis wasn't an out and out goal scorer, he was a great hold up man and play maker. Really good footballer with a footballing brain.

 

[christonabike]

I recall TG had a new XR2 in the days in black and some morons vandalised it.
Forgive me I'm a sad car buff.

 

[Otis]

I recall TG had a new XR2 in the days in black and some morons vandalised it.
Forgive me I'm a sad car buff.

Aren't all car buffs sad?

 

[Frankley]

He could control and run with the ball, but as he was probably at his best at HR running on to through balls. He had a good shot.

On the downside he used to get caught offside a lot and could be selfish (he'd try to score instead of passing to someone in a better position).

Someone else said he was a terrier, I can still remember him squaring up to Chris Nicholl (6'1") when we played Grimsby at HR in 1983 (League Cup).

 

[Broken Hearted Sky Blue]

He could control and run with the ball, but as he was probably at his best at HR running on to through balls. He had a good shot.

On the downside he used to get caught offside a lot and could be selfish (he'd try to score instead of passing to someone in a better position).

Someone else said he was a terrier, I can still remember him squaring up to Chris Nicholl (6'1") when we played Grimsby at HR in 1983 (League Cup).

A bit like Wise wasn't afraid to mix it

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Regis scored 12 goals in one season - his highest return. His average goals per game was appalling. He had 2 relatively good seasons with us - in his first two seasons and last two he was shite.

Agree about the first two seasons, but that was simply because he wasn't being used in the right way. As soon as Sillett took over and they played the ball into his feet he was transformed. Cyrillie was a Rolls Royce of a player, pure class and latent power in everything he did. He was never a prolific goal scorer for us, no Terry Gibson, but he added so much more to the team, leading the line and bringing other players into play. I Totally disagree about his final two seasons. For me, his last season with us was his best, he was simply superb. His exit was all the more galling as he wanted to stay but Terry Butcher, the fool, somehow thought that Robert Rosario could fill Cyrille's boots. In reality Robert wasn't even fit to lace them. The fact that he played at least two more seasons at the top with Villa shows that he was still a class player after he left us.

 

[Frankley]

Agree about the first two seasons, but that was simply because he wasn't being used in the right way. As soon as Sillett took over and they played the ball into his feet he was transformed. Cyrillie was a Rolls Royce of a player, pure class and latent power in everything he did. He was never a prolific goal scorer for us, no Terry Gibson, but he added so much more to the team, leading the line and bringing other players into play. I Totally disagree about his final two seasons. For me, his last season with us was his best, he was simply superb. His exit was all the more galling as he wanted to stay but Terry Butcher, the fool, somehow thought that Robert Rosario could fill Cyrille's boots. In reality Robert wasn't even fit to lace them. The fact that he played at least two more seasons at the top with Villa shows that he was still a class player after he left us.

Of course Cyrille scored 5 for us in one match at HR (against Chester).

The tragic thing about him leaving was, as you say, he didn't want to go.

 

[Brylowes]

My best front two would be Ian Wallace and Robbie Keane closely followed by
Dion Dublin and either Kevin Gallacher or Terry Gibson. Many other great
Players though.

 

[Sba180]

I remember being in the west terrace for that Liverpool game 4-0 December 83 great hat trick
That and a halftime Bovril warmed me up!
I love the smell of that at football!

i did not!

 

[olderskyblue]

Gibson was a lot better than Quinn. His goals per game was better and he was in a team that was pretty awful.

To be honest, most of our strikers have played in pretty awful teams since 1968...

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Regis scored 12 goals in one season - his highest return. His average goals per game was appalling. He had 2 relatively good seasons with us - in his first two seasons and last two he was shite.

God your hard to please, Cyrille Regis was a Centre Forward . You do know the difference between a Centre Forward and a Striker,
( a-jack -in-the -box) as you call it . don't you ? If it wasn't for Cyrille Regis the Sky Blues would not have got to Wembley IMO.
May I remind you of the Quarter Final at Sheffield Wednesday not only did Cyrille Regis score a cracking goal he created the space for
Keith Houcheh to score his Two Goals, But I do agree That Terry Gibson was a very good Strike .

 

[Otis]

Unfortunately Regis was never the same player for us he was at WBA.

Still loved him as a player here, but he didn't score enough for us for sure.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Still loved him as a player here, but he didn't score enough for us for sure.

He didn't. Was magnified however by not having a strike partner who could score, either.

Was he poor when Gibson was here because we played to Gibson's strengths however, or could they have gelled as a partnership under better management?

 

[Otis]

Better management?

Words you don't hear too often around Coventry City Football Club.

 

[Grendel]

God your hard to please, Cyrille Regis was a Centre Forward . You do know the difference between a Centre Forward and a Striker,
( a-jack -in-the -box) as you call it . don't you ? If it wasn't for Cyrille Regis the Sky Blues would not have got to Wembley IMO.
May I remind you of the Quarter Final at Sheffield Wednesday not only did Cyrille Regis score a cracking goal he created the space for

Keith Houcheh to score his Two Goals, But I do agree That Terry Gibson was a very good Strike .

Not really. I acknowledge for two seasons he was a strong and powerful influence on the team. It seemed Sillett made him the player he was.

You cannot, however, escape the fact that a cash strapped club invested for us a huge amount of cash at the time and for two seasons he was a disaster.

As for the two seasons afterwards he scored 8 goals in nearly 70 games. It's ironic that you say sordell will score few "as you get what you pay for" yet now believe other attributes can apply to centre forwards.

Spot the difference;

Mick ferguson, Dion Dublin

Cyrille Regis

Two are centre forwards who scored goals Cyrille Regis didn't.

I'm not anti him at all but I do think his reputation assisted some sky blue tinted glasses. He was influential in 1987 but so were many others. Overall judging all six years he was average. Excellent at times and absolutely dreadful at other times. That first season he was as bad as bad can get.

 

[Grendel]

He didn't. Was magnified however by not having a strike partner who could score, either.

Was he poor when Gibson was here because we played to Gibson's strengths however, or could they have gelled as a partnership under better management?

No he was just bloody awful in his two seasons. Unfit and generally bad.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

No he was just bloody awful in his two seasons. Unfit and generally bad.

So, a happier circumstance of being able to keep Gibson, and having SIllett and Curtis kick Regis up the arse to get him playing again could have taken us even higher than we went?