The best strker we ever had?

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Hi Cal, My grampy when he was alive used to tell me all out Trevor Ford, Very similar to what you are saying here.

Lee.

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Hi Cal, My grampy when he was alive used to tell me all out Trevor Ford, Very similar to what you are saying here.

Lee.

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Evening Lee,
You're Grampy knew his football then. You should read of a game between Villa And Man,Untd when Lightning played around the stadium and Ford was cracking the goals in as the thunder rolled in the background. Great days.

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Hi Cal, My grampy when he was alive used to tell me all out Trevor Ford, Very similar to what you are saying here.

Lee.

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Evening Lee,
You're Grampy knew his football then. You should read of a game between Villa And Man,Untd when Lightning played around the stadium and Ford was cracking the goals in as the thunder rolled in the background. Great days.

He loved the City Cal and got me hooked from a very young age I would have loved to hear what he would have had to say about these last 10 years or so and his thoughts on our new stadium and facilities etc.
Thanks for posting your original post Cal

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Sounds like a poor mans Leo Fortune west to me

Um since mid 90s as im only a youngster, it would probably be Earnie first spell.

But if I was older when football wasnt played by fannies I would have chosen an old school battering ram.

This a no brainer - Dai Thomas without a shadow of doubt.

Never let City down off the pitch anyway Top lad

Jay Bothroyd

This a no brainer - Dai Thomas without a shadow of doubt.

Never let City down off the pitch anyway Top lad

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Clive,

I do agree he is one of our greats, but Earnshaw being our top scorer in 3 divisions and scoring a hatrick in all 4 divisions, plus his first spell in the Premier League, he was 4th or 5th top scorer in the Premier League,also scored hatricks in the FA CUP, surely makes Robert Earnshaw our best ever striker ?

Jay Bothroyd

The biggest bottler you mean or biggest pussy

carl dale or phil stant legends

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Clive,

I do agree he is one of our greats, but Earnshaw being our top scorer in 3 divisions and scoring a hatrick in all 4 divisions, plus his first spell in the Premier League, he was 4th or 5th top scorer in the Premier League,also scored hatricks in the FA CUP, surely makes Robert Earnshaw our best ever striker ?

has to be earnie first time round!

No problem ----Trevor Ford. Past his best when he came to us but he could terrorize a defence merely by mingling with them and shoving his dark, unshaven face in theirs. I recall him as a corner was being taken, running along the goal line with his clenched fist thrust under the keeper's jaw.
When it came to shooting with the heavy old ball, there was no fussy scuffing the shots or fancy bending of the shot; he clubbed it directly into the keeper or the net and sometimes you didn't see the ball until it raged in the net. Ah memories.

CAL

Clive,

I do agree he is one of our greats, but Earnshaw being our top scorer in 3 divisions and scoring a hatrick in all 4 divisions, plus his first spell in the Premier League, he was 4th or 5th top scorer in the Premier League,also scored hatricks in the FA CUP, surely makes Robert Earnshaw our best ever striker ?

has to be earnie first time round!

Also Earnie scored hatrick at international level and League Cup.

Robin Friday - The best striker England never had !!!

Robbie sniffer Fowler wasn,t

Merthyr's Finest

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Robin Friday - The best striker England never had !!!

He was a gobshite and a knacker (pikey)junkie, wasn't he?

Tony Evans H2O Walker par excellence

Phil Stanton

trevor ford would put the ball and the goalie in the back of the net.
hard as nails, not like the overpaid prima-donnas of today

Robin Friday - The best striker England never had !!!

He was a gobshite and a knacker (pikey)junkie, wasn't he?

Yep, perhaps that is why he was good.

Saw Trevor Ford, John Charles (god) and Mel Charles among other ex pros all playing in a charity football match in Penyrheol Park, Caerphilly in the 70's past it then of course but u could see they musta been top players in their day

In all my years watching City i have seen many great strikers at City ; like John Toshack, Tony Evans, Geoff Hemmerman, Phil Stant, Jimmy Gilligan, Robert Earnshaw and a few others.

Who was the best well for me in his first time year for the amount and variety of goals he scored then it's got to be Earnie

The young John Toshack

Tony Evans and Adrian Alston

Jimmy Gilligan

Earnie

Sorry, that's five

Carl Dale - end of. His goals kept us in the football league when he was part of a bloody awful city team, we could be a conference team now without Carl Dale's goals..........never forget that!

Carl Dale - end of. His goals kept us in the football league when he was part of a bloody awful city team, we could be a conference team now without Carl Dale's goals..........never forget that!

Yep sorry missed Carl Dale as you said he kept us up that season in a struggling team he scored a load of goals and i wonder how many he would have scored in a decent side but i still think Earnie takes the accolade

Good point

Tony bird

Overall, it's Trevor Ford for me....

But in my time I have to say I was abig big fan of Jeff Hemmerman whilst he was here!!

from before my time from footage ive seen, i would say brian clark or trevor ford,

in my time from 2000-, has to be earnie for me