All this McShane talk has got me thinking: what would your City cult heroes XI be from the time you've been watching them? Doesn't have to be picked on merit. Mine is: Fettis Palmer McEwan Skipper Jobson Dawson Windass Ashbee Brabin Brown Whitehurst Mess with that midfield at your peril! Subs: Wilson, Whittle, Norton, Roberts, Askew, Mutrie, Edwards
Norman Nisbet Roberts Whittle Haigh Elmo Roberts Ashbee Marwood Mutrie Whitehurst Wilson, Joseph, Holt, Elliott, Askew, Windass, Altidore
Myhill Graham Goodison Whittle Dawson Barmby Ashbee Whitmore Elliott Windass Brown Subs: Geovanni, Fettis, Peacock, Darby, Rosenior, Dewhirst, Brabin Manager: Warren Joyce Physio: Jeff Radcliffe
McKechnie Elmo McEwan Whittle Davidson Windass Roberts (G) Ashbee Butler (I) Wagstaff Chilton Norman, Jobson, Mutrie, Edwards, Whitmore, Elliott, Askew
Who were them 2 hard bastards we had in defence during the great escape? Jason Perry and AN Other, maybe signed from Lincoln. Theyd be in. Its impossible to have a cult XI without Ash and Billy.
Norman Roberts (D) Skipper McEwan Swan Roberts (G) Parker McClaren Askew Whitehurst Windass Myhill, Mutrie, Bunn, Jobson, Elliot, Marwood, Ashbee
From my era (ie. not including players I've never seen in amber and black....Carter, Davidson, Jensen etc) Norman Nisbet McEwan Skipper DeVries Marwood Windass Ashbee Galvin Edwards Chilton subs: Fettis, Roberts, Wagstaff, Mutrie, Jobson, Geovanni, Elliott
Norman Rosey Whittle Skipper B McNeil Askew Ashbee G Roberts Marwood Edwards Whitehurst Subs: Myhill Mutrie K Francis Brabin C Davies Jobson Elliott
Myhill Rosenior Chester McShane Dawson Garcia Ashbee Barmby Elliott Geovanni Windass Bit of an attacking midfield but still. We seem to have loads of what I'd call cult heroes in defence but not much in CM or up front (Ashbee and Windass apart) Davies and Elmo would be on the bench.
Dale. I liked Joseph & Altidore. Think there's more players from my youth as you tend to look for heroes as a youngster yet become more cynical as you age & look for faults.
Ian McKechnie(gk) Charlie Palmer Billy Baxter John Kaye Andy Dawson Elmohamady Jimmy McGill Ken Knighton Ian Butler(*) Billy Whitehurst Dean Windass Whilst not the most talented (* apart) nobody would mess with this lot. 6 of them make Vinnie Jones look like a pussy. Cult heroes for sure. imo. subs:- Tony Norman - Ian Ashbee - Pete Skipper - Chris Chilton - Ken Wagstaff - Stuart Elliott - Ken Houghton.
Yeah thats the one. The Great Escape was ****ing brilliant, if only our players now had that attitude to go with the talent...
In no order, the players who linger in my memory are Tony Norman Emlyn Hughes Hobson - class mate jobson Windass Marwood Barmby - school mate Andy Payton Ash Dawson And a special mention to Matt Hopkin. Nod to Liam cooper who I watched at Anfield when we were wupped. Taught by my brother. And Tom Cairney who got me a squad signed shirt when he was just breaking through. And that's not counting the current crop...
Myhill Rosey Whittle Turner Dawson Elmo Barmby Ashbee Elliot Brown Windass I used to like Duane Darby anarl when I was knee high to a grass hopper but Windass was always my favourite and I was always singing knees up Linton Brown so he just gets the nod.
