‘West Ham had inflatable hammers. Grimsby had inflatable fish. Norwich had an inflatable canary’ recalls 1980s veteran striker
Defiant Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium © Offside via Getty Images
“I am ‘Imre Banana’. I wore the No 9. I played for Man City and I scored goals,” Imre Varadi says with a chuckle. These are extraordinary times for the 67-year-old former striker turned agent, who was sitting on his couch a couple of years ago, recovering from a toe operation, when he had a brainwave.