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I’d hardly said hello when one of the directors came out, took us into the boardroom and started talking.
A youthful David Rodgers at Ashton Gate (Image: Photo by South West Picture Agency/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) But nights like that make it all worth it. He added: "It's such a fantastic experience tonight. We've been waiting a long, long time for it. I'm delighted. I'll be honest and say that what I see on television and live makes me think that defending has become a past art," says the central defender of 367 appearances for the West Country men, and 10 goals. Crowds had dwindled from about 24,000 to 6,000 and gate receipts were, unsurprisingly, barely generating enough income to keep the club afloat.
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I tried to plan my future looking at my contract and what I had coming in, and the business was a separate item. For anyone who still hasn’t seen it, here are parts of an interview with Geoff from 1979 – that’s only 12 years after recording Pepper, and he doesn’t even know who’s playing the piano on ADITL!
To me, football is more important than anything. It takes you away from the real world and gives you something to talk about. These lads for Nailsea tonight are going to be talking about this for weeks.
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As hard as it was to leave the way I did, nothing will ever top the feeling of beating Portsmouth to win promotion,” he said. The 'Ashton Gate Eight' would have received more money if the PFA had not been so successful in fixing them up with other clubs."
But Taylor said that statement is "far from the truth to say the least", as the PFA had experience of a similar situation from March 1962, when Accrington Stanley went bankrupt. Football is keen to recognise heroes of the past. Why aren't these players being recognised as the heroes they were?" I appreciate what Bristol City are doing for us, and it's a lovely gesture by the people who run the club now, but if I have any regrets, one is that it's come a bit late. And when we take a walk around the pitch on Saturday, I'm sure my eyes will fill up with tears and it will be very emotional.But the tale from behind the scenes is a far less fantastical one - threats to the players and their families, mounting pressure from the local press and the impending possibility of financial collapse. Yet, this narrative could not be further from the truth. The eight players were not responsible for the years of poor business decisions made by their club's board and ownership but still took it upon themselves to rescue the club. They agreed to discard their professional ambitions for the good of Bristol City. Gerry Sweeney with his City award (Image: Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) We were far from confused and understood exactly what the club wished to do and needed to do if it was to be saved." David Rodgers: Centre-half and son of former City striker Arnold. He went to work for Clifton College as house master and is now master in charge of football.
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