Paul Simpson

hobbsisablue said:
Christ when I saw this thread that was the first thing I thought of. I was based in Pompey at the time so easy for me to get to that one Made the mistake of breaking ranks on the way out to get back to Copnor I came close to getting lynched by the angry locals.
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Was in the away end that day, great celebrations when Simmo scored. Portsmouth were up there with us going for promotion too weren't they?
Fratton Park was a very traditional ground(quite open to the elements too).Home fans often made a bit of noise and created a decent atmosphere. Never saw any trouble as such but always felt you had to 'have your wits about you' down there!
Going back to Simpson, he looked pretty decent when he played in those indoor 'veterans' competitions(was it called soccer sixes or something like that?)
 
Really please to read that Simmo is in better health. Loved watching Simmo and had the pleasure of meeting him after he scored a spectacular goal in a reserves game on a freezing sub zero night in 1983-84 - a nice friendly guy he was and very modest with it. He revitalised that promotion campaign in 1984-85. Loved Simmo. He did well in the top flight scoring a terrific free kick v Sheff Wed on Boxing Day 1986. He was sold too soon. Hope he gets a job at City were he'd great with the youngsters.
 
BillCarlisle said:
Carlisle today sacked their Manager Keith Millen and reappointed Simmo as Manager until the end of the season.
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Desperate times but it is the board that needs to fuck off imo and some weird billionaire that is hanging around and loaning the club money but not doing much else, former owner of the now bankrupt Edingburgh Woolen Mill, Phillip Day.

Nobody is sure what his game is.

Simmo will be a popular appointment and did very well the last time Carlisle were in the shit, appointed too late and went down fighting but came back up out of the conference first time and then promoted again, left for bitter enemies PNE

Fingers crossed he can turn them around, one of my boys is a season ticket holder.
 
bluealf said:
Desperate times but it is the board that needs to fuck off imo and some weird billionaire that is hanging around and loaning the club money but not doing much else, former owner of the now bankrupt Edingburgh Woolen Mill, Phillip Day.

Nobody is sure what his game is.

Simmo will be a popular appointment and did very well the last time Carlisle were in the shit, appointed too late and went down fighting but came back up out of the conference first time and then promoted again, left for bitter enemies PNE

Fingers crossed he can turn them around, one of my boys is a season ticket holder.
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Couldn't agree more. Seems that the club is run on a shoestring and continually dependent on loan players. Simmo has a big job on to keep them up IMO.
 
Brings back memories of seeing his debut in the early 80s, home to Coventry - he was really young but went on a couple of great runs, evading tackles, as I remember.

It wasn't a great time to break into City's team, though - the club was up & down like a yoyo.
 
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