NZBlue
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Not just a manager, our longest serving one!
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And the next one. India...
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Big Swifty
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Quite correct, NZBlue. 1950 to 1963, to be precise - in the days when managers weren't sacked every few days. He was a tactical thinker, was Les, introducing the deep-lying centre-forward (aka Revie Plan).
He was born in India where his father was a Scots missionary. He was sacked after City were relegated in 1963, and was succeeded by the assistant manager, George Poyser, a disastrous move and a warning against appointing the assistant to top dog. (See also John Benson).
Les McDowall, for those who don't know City's history. Oh yes, we have some.
He was born in India where his father was a Scots missionary. He was sacked after City were relegated in 1963, and was succeeded by the assistant manager, George Poyser, a disastrous move and a warning against appointing the assistant to top dog. (See also John Benson).
Les McDowall, for those who don't know City's history. Oh yes, we have some.
Centurions
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Yep, Dan Sak of the Daily Mail is writing an article as we speak.That’s India ruined.
Quite correct, NZBlue. 1950 to 1963, to be precise - in the days when managers weren't sacked every few days. He was a tactical thinker, was Les, introducing the deep-lying centre-forward (aka Revie Plan).
He was born in India where his father was a Scots missionary. He was sacked after City were relegated in 1963, and was succeeded by the assistant manager, George Poyser, a disastrous move and a warning against appointing the assistant to top dog. (See also John Benson).
Les McDowall, for those who don't know City's history. Oh yes, we have some.
As a youngster I remember the sack mac demos after some of the home games that season, more exciting than the match!
Big Swifty
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....so you'll remember the attendances of 8,000 under Poyser!
....so you'll remember the attendances of 8,000 under Poyser!
I was actually at the lowest one which was Swindon iirc, not to realise at the time but Summerbee was playing for them.
Big Swifty
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So was I. (in my pram, obviously)
roman totale
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I was in Mumbai last week and watched an ISL game, Pune (managed by Phil Brown) against Dehli. It was played in front of no more than a thousand people and the standard was awful. The game’s got a long way to go there.