If YOU Like LOUIS, Clap Your HANDS...

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Talking to my Dad today, which is quite difficult after his two strokes he thought LC's wasn't such a great achievement as Big John's. saying coming on for the last 2 minutes as a sub etc, my reply was it would be interesting to break down the 645 games for each player, how many starts, sub app's, minutes on the pitch etc.

I never saw John Atyeo play, but always been known as a legend, Louis a lovely local boy and to play that number of matches nowadays is an achievement, he deserves a medal!

 

I agree with Wizered. I saw John's first and last games for Bristol City and countless in between.
As a player during my lifetime, there isn't anyone that comes anywhere near him, his achievements and the manner in which he conducted himself throughout.

Louis will go down as a City great along with Gow, Tinnion, Wedlock and many others.
But there is/was only one Big John Atyeo!

 

When you watched him was it in black and white

I still think Big John achieved it before subs, but fair play to Louis he still achieved it with a gap year

 

i dont think we should compare the players to each other in footballing terms, it was different times different football and one was a striker the other a defender!

Lets just compare their passion and service to Bristol City Football Club and celebrate the only thing in common 100% in appearances for our beloved club

 

Well done Louis !

 

Well Done Louis!!

 

I'm not interested at all in in Carey, just his red shirt.

I don't laud folk for doing a job/hobby they love and being paid (I didn't say earned) huge amounts of money.
And he moved on to Coventry to be paid even more money.

F**k this Carey 'love in', all I care about is whether my club stay in L1 this season.

 

A great servant to Bristol City but his insistence on not signing a new contract back when left a sour taste but nonetheless deserves applause.

He can never reach the lofty heights achieved by John Atyeo and I have a personal memory that will always have him at the top of my hero list.

I went to watch City vs Palace at Selhurst Park back in the mid-sixties when Big John was hauled down in their penalty area and the ref refused what was in my opinion a blatant penalty. I ran on to the pitch to protest and was eventually brought to the ground by about 500lbs of the Metropolitan Police and escorted to the tunnel and locked in a cupboard until the match was finished. After the final whistle the door was unlocked and there stood Big John along with several policemen and the referee. John said "he looks harmless to me" and with the referees concurrence I was released back to the arms of my very pregnant wife standing alone on the terraces cursing me with every word for being so stupid.

I received a letter from Crystal Palace banning me for life and a few years later I got a close up and personal with the referee when I was playing for Andover referees association against Pompey referees and Harry New, the same man that I berated at Selhurst Park on that fateful day. He came up to me before the game and insisted that he had met me somewhere before but I told him he was mistaken but a brutal challenge during the match told me in no uncertain way that he had remembered and as he held out his hand in apology for a red card offence in any other match he uttered the words "Selhurst Park wasn't it?"

It will always be big John for me but Louis is a close second.

 

I don't think you can compare the two records. I watched a large part of Atyeo's career and I believe that he played all of every match on his record (unless injured). Only in his last season were substitutes allowed; and that for injury only. Atyeo was a big fella, light on his feet and as good with his headers as John Charles. Sorry but we might be drawing comparisons with chalk and cheese.

 

Different era's indeed but still a milestone, so well done Louis

Let's face it, we've precious little else to celebrate around here !

 

I was a little too late (first game 1970) to watch John Atyeo play. It seems a shame in a way that his record that has stood for several years, is about to be eclipsed, however, records are there to be broken, even some that you think might never be- The Bob Beaman long jump at Mexico, Seb Coes 800 m world record for example. But I think historic records like those still get remembered better, and maybe, John Atyeo's will too.

The point about sub appearances are also valid and it makes a true comparison difficult. In a similar way, Frank Lampard recently beat Bobby Tamblings goal scoring record, but how many of Lampards goals were penalties?

 

I couldn't care less about the record of a team looking towards the basement of professional English football, and it'll be a ****ty way for Louis Carey to end his career with us.

For me, Carey is as important to the team as he has ever been. Having him in the team, regardless of his influence, you could see how much better he is as a defender than the rest. Not only is he capable at this level, he is consistent, and consistency is what we need from the entire team. While we have a number of decent players that can be great on their day, I'd happily sell them for consistent players at this level.

Get that captains armband off of Baldock, slap it onto Carey's arm, and tell him to lead from the back. The next time someone ****s up, Carey can give them **** for it.

 

The trouble with Carey is that he is getting old and lacking pace, perhaps it's time to make him the defence coach to organise our defence in a way to stop massive cock ups happening which have been the cause for most of our defeats and lack of wins.
On another note the defence at least tries to pass the ball about, before they end up booting the ball for shortest man on the pitch to try and win.

 

Perhaps picking Louis today will create an atmosphere that sees everyone get behind the team