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29 minutes ago, TotalWar said:

Thinking to myself last night about Keegan’s team. I know that many people at the time thought that Dalglish would just tighten us up defensively, and we would win the league, obviously didnt happen. Then in hindsight people thought if only Robson had taken over when Keegan left we would have won the league, hard to say. What I do think is, that if Eddie Howe, and his fantastic coaching, superb defence, shithousing, game management, player reinvigoration etc had taken over (impossible I know), then we would most definitely have won the league.

 

 

 

It's an interesting one, obviously. But I think it's difficult to compare not least as football and it's associated technologies have come on in such a major way in the past 25 years. Howe has access to statistics, equipment and support staff that Robson couldn't have dreamed of, for example. So it's fair to question what Howe would've been like in 1997, and conversely what a 40 year old Robson or Keegan would be like today.

 

Fwiw, I'm sure Howe and Robson would've flourished. Keegan I should never count out, and he always drove for the best, but I wonder if all the DoFs and xGs and game management etc. would've tainted his love for the game and put him off doing it in the first place.

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I'll hold my hands up. I was very, very nervous after that home draw to Watford (went to the Cambridge game and then that) and wasn't sure it was going to turn around for him, I would have taken Rafa back at that point. Eddie got the job done with plenty to spare though and I wouldn't swap him for any other coach in the world now.

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4 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

I'll hold my hands up. I was very, very nervous after that home draw to Watford (went to the Cambridge game and then that) and wasn't sure it was going to turn around for him, I would have taken Rafa back at that point. Eddie got the job done with plenty to spare though and I wouldn't swap him for any other coach in the world now.

 

This for me aswell, i remember the train back after Watford thinking we were down.

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2 minutes ago, IzzyIsak said:

 

This for me aswell, i remember the train back after Watford thinking we were down.

Pretty sure I've written that post at least once before. This place, man, like a wife who won't let you forget you forgot your anniversary that one time.

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40 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

I'll hold my hands up. I was very, very nervous after that home draw to Watford (went to the Cambridge game and then that) and wasn't sure it was going to turn around for him, I would have taken Rafa back at that point. Eddie got the job done with plenty to spare though and I wouldn't swap him for any other coach in the world now.


same, and I said this before - I just felt he was the right manager but with the wrong players and not enough time to fix the problems before we were going down.  
 

then Jonjo hit that free kick away to Leeds and everything, everything changed for us. 

 

 

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Eddie's press conference......

 

Anybody else think Eddie was bubbling when asked about any incoming transfers, he definitely wasn't defensive, if anything there was a hint of a grin! especially when he explained any incoming player need to be premier league ready, though that doesn't rule out an overseas player!

Also, he'd like to think the player would excite the supporters.

 

I reckon or hope there's a big transfer in the offing.

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6 hours ago, Kanji said:


same, and I said this before - I just felt he was the right manager but with the wrong players and not enough time to fix the problems before we were going down.  
 

then Jonjo hit that free kick away to Leeds and everything, everything changed for us. 

 

 

Think a few of us were concerned that he was definitely the right manager, but maybe at the wrong time. HTT mentioned this quite a bit.

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8 minutes ago, Anon said:

On SSN shortly


Just watched that. I trust that he is really loving being in the job but he’s only been in it for 15 months and it has definitely aged him. Fresh faced & boyish Eddie has gone.  [emoji38]

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4 hours ago, Wandy said:


Just watched that. I trust that he is really loving being in the job but he’s only been in it for 15 months and it has definitely aged him. Fresh faced & boyish Eddie has gone.  [emoji38]

Replaced with a tired, leathery faced bad ass mother fucker!

 

 

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