TRANSFER HEROES AND VILLAINS: Bristol City best and worst signings. THE transfer window is in full swing and as the season progresses, some of the signings will turn out to be heroes and others villains. Here's our picks from City who fit the bill, but do you have your own picks? BRISTOL CITY HERO Albert Adomah: Steve Coppell may have been much maligned following his brief spell at Ashton Gate, but he was responsible for signing winger Albert Adomah from Barnet in June 2010. One of the most exciting players to wear the red jersey in recent times, Adomah made 131 appearances and scored 17 goals before moving on to Middlesbrough for £1 million and banking City a huge profit.. Marvin Elliott: Signed for a modest fee from Millwall by Gary Johnson in the summer of 2007, the midfielder proved an instant sensation at Ashton Gate, taking the Championship by storm and helping the Robins make it to the play-off final at Wembley in his first season. An outstanding servant and a firm favourite with City fans, he went on to make 242 appearances and score 25 goals. BRISTOL CITY VILLAIN: Peter Styvar: Recruited by Gary Johnson on the strength of the goal he scored for MSK Zilina against Aston Villa in a UEFA Cup tie, Styvar joined City on a two-and-a-half year contract on January 1, 2009. But he failed to make an impact in the Championship and, after being loaned to Greek club Skoda Xanthi, his contract was cancelled in 2010. He made just 10 appearances in all for the Robins. Nicky Hunt: Signed by then-manager Steve Coppell from Bolton Wanderers in July 2010, Hunt proved an expensive flop during his two years at Ashton Gate, making just eight appearances before his contract was paid up. The final straw came when Keith Millen sent him on as a substitute in a game at Leeds and he cost the Robins two goals in a 3-1 defeat. He never played for City again. http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/TRANSF...City-Bristol/story-27492232-detail/story.html
Hero - Bob Taylor - Averaged just under a goal every other game for us Villain - Martin Woolford - Great for Scunthorpe, but generally useless for us
Heros - Scott Murray and Bob Taylor from the past, current players Flint and Freeman Villians- Several, but Hunt, Woolford and Dinning stand out
Hero's: everyone already mentioned, plus Stead (never gave up despite having little or no service), Matt Smith last year, Steven Caulker a couple of years back. I wouldn't class Woolford as a 'villain' though - disappointment yes but he didn't really rile me. My villains are: Kilkenny (useless AND nasty), Maynard (for winding his contract down and his comments about Bristolians - and did he REFUSE to go to Leicester for £7m or did we just turn them down ourselves?), Lita (for his behaviour off the pitch) and Coppout for copping out.
Lee Johnson for always being a gentleman considering the guff he withstood from the City faithful. Whether that makes him a hero or villain in your books is your choice.
Heros - Galley, Hunter, Gow, Super Bob, Basso and Marvin. Never liked Aizlewood, always moaning at Shales. Kilkenny, Hunt and Wagstaff more recently. R&W Ok, the real villain was Father for employing the runt.
Agree with all your heroes and 2 of your villains RP. Can't comment on Aizlewood tbh - and Wagstaff is simply a Bit of a disappointment for me rather than a villain - a friend of mine who is a lifelong Charlton fan is amazed he hardly features for us.
Herod Alan Walsh, Tinman, Bob Taylor, Scott Murray Villains Tony Pulis, Steve Copout, Hunt, Kilkenny, Carl Hutchings, Marcus Stewart
Heroes : Shaun Taylor - Heroic old school defender. Scott Murray - Some great memories he provides us with. Bas Savage - He could moon walk! Villians: LJ (Never booed bim, or any City player for that matter), but his ineptitude, sideways to backwards passing and complete lack of presence in midfield with no ability to score or create goals let alone defend them, made his running around at one of the highest wage rates, a villian. Not sure about the "gentleman" part when he told a young kid in the Dolman to "F Off" when the boy called him a "carp" at the end of a game. Luckily Fontaine stepped in otherwise I feared LJ might get taken out by a 10 year old. Rob Edwards - Not sure why, my dad always gave him a good clap, but every game I ever saw him in he was useless, and never tracked back after making mistake after mistake.
Completely disagree about Lee Johnson. No physical presence but he was a good passer of the ball, and did pop up with a few assists and the odd goal (no different to Cole Skuse who has stayed in the Championship where he deserves). Not to mention the absolute crap that he had to tolerate despite being a key player in a promotion winning side.
'Cole Skuse who has stayed in the Championship where he deserves' And Lee Johnson was sacked from Pub football which he deserved. 'key player' How many 'key players' retire at 31 ?
He played 44 times out of the 46 games when we were promoted. Are you seriously telling me he wasn't a key player in that season? Jesus.
Ah, the old LJ argument - some things never change. For me I agree that he was a perfectly good player - there's not much room for passengers in teams that make the Championship playoff final. Presumably with somebody competent we would have been promoted automatically.
...Oh and David James as villain. A bit harsh as he certainly seemed a nice guy, but his form had gone off a cliff from the previous season with Portsmouth and must have been on damned good wages. I'd suggest Bradley Orr as hero (even though he came across as a bit of a twunt).
