Joe Royle - has he been acknowledged enough?

[jamesha]

Fuckinell it’s his job, was treated unfairly (in his eyes). No affinity with the club so was probably advised to take legal action, doesn’t mean he’s a twat.

Yep - let's leave believing that the club we support can do no wrong to the dippers

 

[jamesha]

Any manager that got a tune out of Rick Holden deserves massive credit!

 

[southamptonblue]

Any manager that got a tune out of Rick Holden deserves massive credit!

True....shame no one did, looked like he was dragged off a park bench to play......and if we had have dragged someone off a park bench to play, they would have been better than Holden.

 

[Stephen230]

True....shame no one did, looked like he was dragged off a park bench to play......and if we had have dragged someone off a park bench to play, they would have been better than Holden.

Tell that to Bristol Rovers after that famous night in Bath.

 

[Blue Llama]

I don't remember all his signings but I do remember thinking as we bought them that one after another they were all players from lower leagues or players that couldn't get a start in the selling clubs games. We then we're playing in the PL with a team that were mostly reserve team level. I don't know if it was arrogance on his part believing that his coaching would improve them. Whatever, it didn't and we got relegated twice. Even in the third division he could only get a team promoted by scraping through the play offs. There were some great occasions but let's not get carried away by a belief that he was special.

 

[meeesh]

I don't remember all his signings but I do remember thinking as we bought them that one after another they were all players from lower leagues or players that couldn't get a start in the selling clubs games. We then we're playing in the PL with a team that were mostly reserve team level. I don't know if it was arrogance on his part believing that his coaching would improve them. Whatever, it didn't and we got relegated twice. Even in the third division he could only get a team promoted by scraping through the play offs. There were some great occasions but let's not get carried away by a belief that he was special.

Agreed.He has mainly Dickov to thank for his time as manager at City,because if that hadn't happened he would have slipped away,hidden for a while as a complete failure.

I do thank him for what did happen,and also recognise he used to play for us,but when you see the pictures of him chewing his fingers to the bone at Goodison last few games of the season,you soon realise he was never one of ours,and for that reason will only be remembered in despatches.

 

[Jogon 127]

I don't remember all his signings but I do remember thinking as we bought them that one after another they were all players from lower leagues or players that couldn't get a start in the selling clubs games. We then we're playing in the PL with a team that were mostly reserve team level. I don't know if it was arrogance on his part believing that his coaching would improve them. Whatever, it didn't and we got relegated twice. Even in the third division he could only get a team promoted by scraping through the play offs. There were some great occasions but let's not get carried away by a belief that he was special.

Don’t agree at all, the two promotions were incredible with the shower of shit he inherited.

Frank Clarke didn’t get sacked for nothing.

It isn’t always the case that relegated teams should be entitled to bounce straight back and coming through the play offs isn’t relevant he still got us promoted. We were the bigs boys in town and everyone raised their game every other week.

Don’t think he had a huge budget once we arrived back in the premier league. Mainly signed players nobody else wanted.

 

[Blue Llama]

Agreed.He has mainly Dickov to thank for his time as manager at City,because if that hadn't happened he would have slipped away,hidden for a while as a complete failure.

I do thank him for what did happen,and also recognise he used to play for us,but when you see the pictures of him chewing his fingers to the bone at Goodison last few games of the season,you soon realise he was never one of ours,and for that reason will only be remembered in despatches.

You can look at it the other side on Dickov, his best season for us he scored 10 goals. Admittedly a very significant one. If he had been a decent striker instead of a headless chicken we would not have been in the third division.

 

[LongsightM13]

Tell that to Bristol Rovers after that famous night in Bath.

He was shite that night as well. Just scored a pretty shit goal

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Tell that to Bristol Rovers after that famous night in Bath.

I was at that game. They had a Scottish left back who could have been anywhere between early 30s and mid 50s with a Yosser Hughes tache. He had Holden in his pocket all game