huss9 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, Likelylad said: 7m for Carl Cort man. Still annoys me to this day. thought he was canny till he got injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likelylad Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 He put himself about and looked okay early on but I just remember him getting that hamstring injury and then after that he struggled to stay fit for any sustained period of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 4 hours ago, BlueStar said: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI8N38bp073/?igsh=Zmp3NWF0Nmt3ZXNt Could have been a UN diplomat there… wonder how long it stayed in the garage until his wife got rid or telt him to take it on a tip run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 33 minutes ago, OCOCOL said: Could have been a UN diplomat there… wonder how long it stayed in the garage until his wife got rid or telt him to take it on a tip run. Has vibes of the That's Life stuffed cat - 11-year-old me couldn't breathe when they unveiled that: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, Likelylad said: He put himself about and looked okay early on but I just remember him getting that hamstring injury and then after that he struggled to stay fit for any sustained period of time. Just remember him with a Batman mask on at the Xmas party. His biggest contribution was being a wingman to the Brat Pack and his wife giving it the “Do you know who I am?” spiel in Kingston Park Tesco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 2 hours ago, Cronky said: I would say that we were a team on the decline, and a momentum like that is difficult to turn round. Sir Bob did that, and more. It's extraordinary that so many supporters turned against him and he was sacked after three successive top five finishes. We paid a heavy price for that. The detailed story of those events would make an interesting read. "So many" is a bit much, would have been less than about 5% if that. Was more a case of would rather sack some of the players but you cant and Sir Bobby was leaving at the end of that season anyway but was no calls, chants or any turning against from memory and I've seen no evidence for it since. Its always just that the ground was half-empty for a walk around after Wolves but it was half empty for a walk around after Villa in 01 too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 The problem wasn’t getting rid of Robson - I do think his race was run and things had got a bit stale - it was how cack handed Shepherd managed the entire situation. Cut his knees off from under him with the whole ‘last year’ shite and then when he finally had the bottle to sack him he had a shortlist of one manager who was available, willing and (most importantly for Freddie) British. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I think it's very hard to assess any of Robson's failings without factoring in the dogshit management and undermining behaviour of the board for much of his time here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cort Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 hours ago, Likelylad said: 7m for Carl Cort man. Still annoys me to this day. Boy was unlucky with injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likelylad Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 That is true. The fee didn’t help when in same window. Arsenal signed Pires for 6m, Leeds signed Viduka for the same & Chelsea got Gudjohnsen for around 4m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Keegan, Robson and Howe have all been backed in the transfer market, so you can't really hold that against any of them when comparing them. What they all three have in common is that they transformed the club and the team into a winning one, made the fans feel proud of their football club again and also genuine hope for the future. Keegan probably still #1 in this regard, then Howe and then SBR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 3 minutes ago, Collage said: Keegan, Robson and Howe have all been backed in the transfer market, so you can't really hold that against any of them when comparing them. What they all three have in common is that they transformed the club and the team into a winning one, made the fans feel proud of their football club again and also genuine hope for the future. Keegan probably still #1 in this regard, then Howe and then SBR. Howe number 1 for me and I loved Keegan and Robson. We have silverware, simples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 minute ago, Rod said: Howe number 1 for me and I loved Keegan and Robson. We have silverware, simples. Howe managed to win a trophy with Bruno clogging our midfield up, too. Bonus points for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 At the time, I was cheering on every word and it's an all time moment however you look at it. Legendary. Later on, people pointed out to me how it showed how the pressure and the baiting had finally gotten to him. Why do I get the feeling this would have been Howe's response? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Love Keegan for that rant. Won't think anything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On thing that I have never seen is Ferguson's comments that prompted it? Were they from a televised interview? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 27 minutes ago, Hovagod said: On thing that I have never seen is Ferguson's comments that prompted it? Were they from a televised interview? They were - and they weren’t subtle. Never bought the ‘brilliant mind games’ shite - he was outright accusing other teams of corrupt practice. He never did that again - probably because the cunt should’ve been brought on disrepute charges by the FA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 1 minute ago, TheBrownBottle said: They were - and they weren’t subtle. Never bought the ‘brilliant mind games’ shite - he was outright accusing other teams of corrupt practice. He never did that again - probably because the cunt should’ve been brought on disrepute charges by the FA See, I find this amazing. I have, obviously, seen the Keegan clips thousands of times but never his. I wonder if his were buried for reasons similar to what you describe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 minutes ago, Hovagod said: See, I find this amazing. I have, obviously, seen the Keegan clips thousands of times but never his. I wonder if his were buried for reasons similar to what you describe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: What about the Pearce stuff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) Think that's in the same interview but that clip looks like itss from Manchster United's season video so only showing what suits. I'll have that interview on that nights Sportsnight on tape somewhere but cant access it at the moment. The only lying down that happened in that title race was in favour of Man United - Boro we know about and Forest's keeper against them a few days later I remember infuriating me at the time, could have been biased eyes. Edited May 1 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Just read Keegan’s autobiography. The corporate interference (and incompetence) made me properly cringe. Fucking awful he had to go through what he did with those chancers. Sounds like some dubious practices, what Mr Wise-not wise (who apparently toted around an exercise book with MrWise’s book written on it) called a ‘commercial’ (deal) haven’t ceased — thinking of recent signing of Vlachodimos (had to look up his name…). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Heard he's been at the training ground today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Heard he's been at the training ground today? Inspiration speech to the players maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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