Terry_dactyl
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Surely it was the clubs decision to sell him though?
Surely it was the clubs decision to sell him though?I went to an pre-season game at Brentford one Saturday around that time - pretty sure he didn’t play because he was talking to Celtic or he had just signed for them. I remember all that bull about loving the club too, until more money came along...
I also loved Phil Babb. He was a fantastic defender. Didn't we sell him to Liverpool?I remember being gutted that we sold Babb, and furious that we bought Dublin* with some of the money we had for him! I was then furious when we sold Dublin…rightly so.
*It wasn’t that I didn’t rate Dublin, id seen him destroy us (Andy Pearce) when he played for Cambridge Utd. It was more that I really rated Babb and thought we’d go down without him at the back. I think it’s fair to say it was a good bit of business.
Yes I am sure you are right - we were really cash strapped but he would have known that so why say all that bollocks?Surely it was the clubs decision to sell him though?
Yeah that’s right. They paid about £4mil for him. Think he played in a World Cup…possibly when still with us?I also loved Phil Babb. He was a fantastic defender. Didn't we sell him to Liverpool?
Yeah, I guess…I dunno how quickly these things happen?Yes I am sure you are right - we were really cash strapped but he would have known that so why say all that bollocks?
Yep...he played well for Ireland in the World Cup in the US (i think), and was shortly after snapped up by Liverpool for what was a very decent price (at the time)Yeah that’s right. They paid about £4mil for him. Think he played in a World Cup…possibly when still with us?
I also loved Phil Babb. He was a fantastic defender. Didn't we sell him to Liverpool?
Think I went to a game where Hartson was speaker, he said that befor who’s holidays the club promised to make him captain, keep Bellamy and Hadji and make a real push to go straight back upYes I am sure you are right - we were really cash strapped but he would have known that so why say all that bollocks?
I'm sure Babb was a British record transfer for a defender at the timeYeah that’s right. They paid about £4mil for him. Think he played in a World Cup…possibly when still with us?
I was just about to post the same. Definitely rings a bell.I'm sure Babb was a British record transfer for a defender at the time
I'm sure Babb was a British record transfer for a defender at the time
British record for a defender yep.
Gutted when he left, my first City hero. Only eclipsed by Dublin & his departure.
Shame his career didn't really hit the heights it could have from then. He did OK at Liverpool originally but they played him wing back for a while I'm sure. He was an excellent centre half, quick, good on the ball
Shame his career didn't really hit the heights it could have from then. He did OK at Liverpool originally but they played him wing back for a while I'm sure. He was an excellent centre half, quick, good on the ball
Dennis Mortimer was a painful transfer as he was one of our own and a great player, some transfers out were and are easy to understand with our perilous financial situation through the years but some leave you shaking your head. Pearce was another who should have been handcuffed for a couple more years. Am I correct in thinking that Greg Downes was his replacement?
The summer where Westwood, Gunnarsson, King, and Turner left was brutal.
The fact that their only replacements were Cody McDonald, Joe Murphy, Chris Dunn and Herman Hreiðarsson made it even worse.
Juke's 'replacement' was Alex Nimely. Let that sink in
Fantastic debut against Boro
Micky Adams I think. Downes came later.
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