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Just been given the macclesfield managers job until the end of the season

Brian Who?

I loved Horton's brand of football at City ... another one axed too soon

Again? Im sure he's done that job before.

What a good man.
He never has a bad word to say about us .......Does he?

He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Goaters 103 wrote:He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Playing attacking football against sides who are better than you, like against 'moneybags' Man U can result in getting hammered. It can also sometimes bring fantastic victories, like against 'moneybags' Blackburn.


Good luck Brian.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Goaters 103 wrote:He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Playing attacking football against sides who are better than you, like against 'moneybags' Man U can result in getting hammered. It can also sometimes bring fantastic victories, like against 'moneybags' Blackburn.


Good luck Brian.

Indeed, he played exciting City type football in a keeganesque way ...

Goataldo wrote:Brian Who?

horton hears a who?

Crossie wrote:Again? Im sure he's done that job before.

Yeah, it's his second stint. Tbf to him, he did have us play some good stuff, always good to have wingers as a major part of the ethos. And every time he's on the radio, he sounds like a fan of ours. Decent bloke.

He came to the disabled supporters Christmas Meal with his wife on the day he got sacked from Preston. Top, top guy, still goes to games at City when he can, his son has a real good job in the Corporate areas

Goaters 103 wrote:He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Overrated? Wow. I never ever thought anybody would say that about Brian Horton.
He came to City and no supporters wanted him. He won over a lot with exciting attacking football but was always under pressure from the press. He was treated pretty shabbily and replaced with the lamentable Alan Ball...... And still he never slagged us off.
He was underrated if anything.

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:

Goaters 103 wrote:He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Overrated? Wow. I never ever thought anybody would say that about Brian Horton.
He came to City and no supporters wanted him. He won over a lot with exciting attacking football but was always under pressure from the press. He was treated pretty shabbily and replaced with the lamentable Alan Ball...... And still he never slagged us off.
He was underrated if anything.

Agreed Piccs

Love love love Brian Horton. Was it the match against the rags when the mitre balls kept deflating?

Dronny wrote:

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:

Goaters 103 wrote:He's got his work cut out hasnt he?

Very overrated manager at City - we got tanned by Utd in every derby where he was manager. Nice fella no doubt but good City manager? Nope - he has the same over-rating amongst some Blues that Bojinov did.

Overrated? Wow. I never ever thought anybody would say that about Brian Horton.
He came to City and no supporters wanted him. He won over a lot with exciting attacking football but was always under pressure from the press. He was treated pretty shabbily and replaced with the lamentable Alan Ball...... And still he never slagged us off.
He was underrated if anything.

Agreed Piccs

The fact that you both hold him in such regard, given he was totally out of his depth as a top flight manager illustrates my point.

That he is an extremely decent bloke is never in question, lovely fella. Then again so is my uncle Eddie but he's no more suited to a top flight managers job than Brian ever was. If he was that hard done to, and that harshly treated by City how come nobody else in the upper divisions of football rushed in to give him another managers job?

John Burridge in our goals, nuff said.