MALCOLM ALLISON - REST IN PEACE

[Beefymcfc]

Although before my time, we all know the history that was made by Joe and Mal. Hopefully there is a Great Big Maine Road up there in the sky where they'll all meet up again, chat about the old times and get the odd game going.

Also, it would be good to see the club move quickly and establish a monument to the Legends of yester-year with a thoughtful and rightful tribute to Joe and Mal in the form of statues on Joe Mercer way.

RiP Mal and our thoughts go out to your family.

[Renato_CTID]

We didn't know so much about him here in Italy except for his good friendship with Nereo Rocco. Rocco was a legend for AC Milan and Toro, the same as Malcom was for our beloved City. "Come on dear boy, have a cigar!" I'm sure somebody will give him to smoke immediately when Malcolm will knock on heaven's door ... RIP Forever!

[Blue Blood]

RIP Mal.

[walmai]

RIP Malc. Another irreplaceable piece of English football history leaves us.

[colonel_muck]

rest in peace. absolutely gutted.

[spiv]

RIP Big Mal

[Dipstick]

Almost every night, when we were kids/teenagers, we used to play football on the pink car park behind the Platt Lane End, then when it got dark we'd move to the car park in front of the main stand. Big Mal would normally leave about 9 in the evening (presumably when the night clubs opened!!!) but even when things weren't going well he always had time to have a bit of a joke with us scruffy street urchins.

Malcolm - it was a privilege - RIP mate. You were a bright light even in dark times.

[failsworthblue]

Very Sad news.

Another part of our history goes into the books.

A True Blue.

RIP Big Malc.

[JB]

RIP BIg Mal. You'll always be a massive part our club's history.

[CityDub]

Greatest coach we ever had R.I.P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7_eaCdcThU

[Blue Since 76]

If anyone's not seen it, an interview from 1992: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9097130.stm?. Interesting listening to him talking about training - the things he's saying see normal now, yet back then, at the very start of the premier league, four years before Wenger arrived at Arsenal, they would have seemed 'foreign'. Ahead of his time, as ever.

RIP Big Mal.

[Manx Blue]

We didn't know so much about him here in Italy except for his good friendship with Nereo Rocco. Rocco was a legend for AC Milan and Toro, the same as Malcom was for our beloved City. "Come on dear boy, have a cigar!" I'm sure somebody will give him to smoke immediately when Malcolm will knock on heaven's door ... RIP Forever!

I'm sure he was offered a job at Juventus in around 68/69/70 ish but turned it down. I think i read it in the "Football with a smile" book, but he turned the old lady down. Went over for a visit and all sorts

[Burt]

RIP Malc. Another irreplaceable piece of English football history leaves us.

Yes mate and let's not forget that his playing career was mainly with The Irons.

[CityDub]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLq7MvHUh7g

[MrsRazor]

On behalf of hubby Razor400 RIP. You were a special man!

[KinkyKinkladze]

Before my time but his impact will forever live on.

RIP Big Mal.

Ignoring what them lot down the road have done, but I do hope we have some kind of statuettes of Mercer, Mal, Bell, Lee and Summerbee knocking about the ground some day.

[Lev Bronstein]

RIP big fella. A real football genius. A pity the game didn't make the best use of his brain.

[Blue in North London]

RIP Big Mal.

[Nick]

Rest in peace a true city legend.

[edgeley blue]

Will never forget the noise from The Kippax in 1981 when you returned with Palace in the FA Cup 3rd round, a true legend, you will be sorely missed. Forever in my memories big fella. RIP