"What Are They Talking About?" Quiz - no. 27

[Merthyr Imp]

Who said this and when:

"I know we've been giving away silly goals but at the same time we've been scoring them up front. And as long as we keep doing that there's not much to worry about."

 

[exhertsimp]

Chris Moyses?

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Not Moyses.

 

[SIMJON]

Schoey?

 

[sedgleyimp]

Keith Alexander with his mantra of you can never have enough strikers

 

[Chesterimp]

Graham Taylor? They started 75-76 giving away silly goals but banging more in.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

Graham Taylor? They started 75-76 giving away silly goals but banging more in.

That's who it was.

He said it after the first four games (two league and two League Cup) in which City scored a total of 11 goals and conceded 10.

 

[Chesterimp]

I dont remember that exact quote but it was widely held view in those first few weeks, and as ever GT was spot on.
As the season settled down, the defence cut out the silly goals and the forwards kept banging them in and history was made.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

He went on to say:

"We haven't played as well as we can yet. And when that happens...well...I hate to think what could happen."