Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Obodo enwetaghị nkwalite maka oge atọ na-esote, ruo mgbe ụlọ ọrụ họpụtara onye bụbu England na-azụ azụ Roy McFarland dị ka onye nchịkwa na May 1981. McFarland meriri n'ọkwa n'oge mbụ ya, mana ndị otu ya bụ Derby County jidere ya naanị ọnwa isii ka e mesịrị. City nwetara ụgwọ site n'aka Derby wee tinye onye ọzọ na-agbara England bọọlụ bụ Trevor Cherry dịka onye ga-anọchi McFarland. Cherry, ya na onye otu ya bụ Terry Yorath dịka onye enyemaka ya, emeghị mmeri ruo ọnwa abụọ, mana n'ikpeazụ, ha duziri City ka ọ ghara ịdaba. Otú ọ dị, n'oge okpomọkụ ahụ, onyeisi oche klọb ahụ bụ́ Bob Martin aghaghị ịkpọ ndị ọrụ gọọmenti na-anata ego. Onye isi oche mbụ Stafford Heginbotham na onye bụbu onye isi oche Jack Tordoff zọpụtara klọb ahụ, mana iji hụ na klọb ahụ nwere ike ịmalite oge ọhụụ, onyinye onyinye, onye na-agba ọsọ Bobby Campbell rere Derby. Obodo ahụ lụrụ ọgụ mana Campbell mekwara otu ahụ, mgbe ọ laghachikwara, klọb ahụ gara n'ihu na ndekọ nke mmeri iri na-esote. Ọ bụ ezie na ha enwetaghị nkwalite, City meriri n'asọmpi na-esote oge 1984/85, iji laghachi na ọkwa nke abụọ nke Njikọ Njikọ. Otú ọ dị, ọdachi nke ọkụ ahụ mere ka ihe ịga nke ọma obodo ahụ gharazie isi ike
, nke gburu mmadụ iri ise na isii mgbe Valley Parade gbara ọkụ n'egwuregwu ikpeazụ nke oge a.