Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge okpomọkụ nke 1984, City bịanyere aka na winger John Hendrie, onye soro Abbott na Coventry, yana onye na-agbachitere Dave Evans. Abbott atụfuru egwuregwu abụọ n'ime egwuregwu isii mbụ nke oge ahụ ma bụrụ onye nnọchi anya maka egwuregwu abụọ ọzọ, mana mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, ọ tụfuru naanị abụọ ọzọ ka City meriri aha ahụ site na isi anọ. Egwuregwu Abbott ọzọ kewara n'etiti ọrụ ya n'etiti etiti na azụ zuru oke ka ọ na-atụle ihe mgbaru ọsọ isii nke egwuregwu, anọ site na ntaramahụhụ. Otú ọ dị, ọṅụ obodo ahụ, kpuchiri n'ụbọchị ikpeazụ nke oge ahụ megide Lincoln City, mgbe a kwụsịrị egwuregwu ahụ n'ihi otu
ọkụ gburu ndị na-akwado 56, naanị otu awa mgbe otu egwuregwu ahụ gosipụtara iko nke atọ.