A HOST of the most illustrious names from City's past will be inducted into the Manchester City-Manchester Evening News Hall of Fame in the New Year .
Fourteen players representing all the eras since the birth of the Blues as a football league club back in 1892 have been selected to be the first inductees and will be honoured at an inaugural dinner.
Tens of thousands of votes were cast by City fans via M.E.N. Sport and the club's and newspaper's official websites until the top man in each of 11 categories, spanning the decades, was found.
Supporters were asked to recognise the contribution the individuals had made to the Blues history.
Now a panel of judges comprising Five Live radio broadcaster and City fanatic Susan Bookbinder, Blues' long-serving secretary Bernard Halford, fan and author Ian Penney, City Magazine editor David Clayton and M.E.N. City reporter Chris Bailey have chosen the final trio of names to be immortalised in the Hall of Fame at the new ground.
The 11 players, along with the three 'wildcards' will take their place in a permanent memorial in the Key 103 Stand's Legends Lounge.
The identities of the award's recipients, already dubbed `The Bernards' in recognition of Mr Halford's own contribution to City, are a closely-guarded secret with all to be revealed at a glitzy dinner for 300 to be held on Thursday, January 22.
Tickets for this event are now available. They cost £50 each (£500 for a table of ten) plus VAT.
A limited number of sponsored tables are also available.
For further information, or to make a booking, contact the Manchester City Conference and Events Department on 0161 438 7656.
Who should make the Hall of Fame? Have your say.
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what makes a great player? commitment? playing well when the rest of the team don't? scoring goals? stopping goals? personality on/off the pitch? there's only one Niall Quinn. E.o.S
"Kenneth Barnes"
One of the best half backs of his era, not to get an England cap. I can see him now threading the ball through the centre for the road runner Colin Barlow to latch onto, and put the ball in the back of the net. thanks to Kenneth Barnes!
I hope Neil Young is on that list. A much ignored MAJOR contributer to Manchester City.
My nomination would have to be Tony Coleman,you got your money's worth with T.
alan oakes should be put into the hall of fame he was one of the greatest servents to ever don a manchester city shirt and what a great pro he was aswell so come on and stick alan were he belongs
Agree, Niall Quinn, what a gent! I don't know if anybody will remember this but when we played Palace, last game of the season, 1990, the week before they played the rags in the FA Cup, the final whistle went and i was first on the pitch only to be wrestled to the ground by two (very polite) officers of the law. I was lay on the ground looking up to the sky and who did i see? Yes, Big Niall, complete with shin pads in hand ready to present to me. By the time i got to the stand every body else went on the pitch so back i went. Great day out that, i wouldn't do it today of course, far to long in the tooth for that.
FANNIE LEE, still remember him standing toe to toe with billy bremmer.
NIALL QUINN'S DISCO PANTS ARE THE BEST,
THEY GO UP FROM HIS AR$E TO HIS CHE-EST
THEY ARE BETTER THAN ADAM AND THE ANTS,
NIALL QUI-INN'S DIS-CO PANTS!
I was fortunate to see Colin Bell play,the best City player in my lifetime,who without doubt will walk into this,however,I do hope Paul Lake gets a mention,the closest I,ve seen to CB,a young man cut down in his prime with so much potential,I honestly believe if Lakey was still playing for us we,d never have had the recent up & down years.I remember him playing Gazza in his pomp off the pitch & the MOTD commentators/panelists being gobsmacked.all the best Lakey.
Of the modern day heroes Shaun Goater has to be first name there...but what about provider-in-chief, the man responsible for numbers 99 and 100...Gary "Hit with an Ugly Stick" Neville????
Colin the King is THE greatest. Others to be included: Alan Oakes (most appearances), Tony Book (captain and fantastic servant), Bert Trautman (goalkeeping legend), Peter Doherty (only City player to be in FA's Hall of Fame), Mike Doyle (hates Utd), Neil Young (FA Cup Goal). I don't think antone from the modern era deserves to in except for Gio buts he's still playing.
Have you all forgotten Bert Trautmann , one of the greatest goalkeepers ever to play in England ?