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Who was the most clueless City manager ever? Apart from Ball
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andyhinch
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever?
Lucky header :)Damocles said:Ali Benarbia said:No he didn't, he had Jon Macken, signed because of a 50 yard fluke goal for Preston.Damocles said:For me, it's got to be Pearce.
Clueless and inept would be generous. David fucking James up front. For fucks sakes. And he had a striker on the bench
Yeah that Macken lad never scored for us.
Oh wait...
xgorton
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever?
Yes Poyser the man with the pipe,I remember with him as manager only 8,000 turned up for a league game v Swindon at Maine rd I was one of them.PD said:andyhinch said:One for you mate, George Poyser, couldn't get us out of Div 2oakiecokie said:Some of you poor fuckers never saw Ron Saunders then ?? The worst of the worst.
Gets my vote
ifiwasarichfan
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever? Apart from
Unable to make my mind up between Ball and Clark as our worst ever with Big Mal the second time around a close second. Who in their right minds gets rid of Asa, Tueart, Gary Owen and Peter Barnes ?
I had such high hopes for Frank Clark as well as he had done a pretty decent job at Forest
From private conversations with our most intelligent Mod I now know that Pearce is a really nasty peace of work and his heroics for the National side (and love of "The Stranglers") have fooled most but I genuinely believe he didn't do that badly at City - I was working most Saturday afternoons and unlike most of you I didn't have to witness the dross on offer but I never felt we were in any danger of going down.
His defence with Mills - Jordan/Thatcher - Dunne - Distin - Micah and Ned (I think) making a few appearances each was as safe as houses.
Hughes is another who gets a bum rap. He had money and didn't always spend it wisely but when we performed we really performed. His very last game against Sunderland; the 4-3 at home was amazing. Two goals from Rocky Santa Sickbed, the public becoming aware of a young kid at Sunderland called Jordan Henderson; an absolutely classic game. Going forward that day, City put Barcelona to shame. Defending our goal, we made the "Dog and Dart" from any Sunday morning league howl with derision. I would have given Hughes until the end of the season purely on account of the fact that he had got us past a quarter final. I was in dreamland !
No denying though that Mr M wasn't an upgrade. Even I am not that stupid. I had moved on before "Match of the Day" had come on, the night of Hughes's dismissal.
I was never too keen on lots of the others. Saunders looked a twat and from what I heard he acted liked one. Bond was all smoke and mirrors and anyone would have looked good after the mess Allison made. Coppell was a quitter and Kendall was a traitor. Mel Machin got a bit lucky with such a quality crop of youngsters coming through and then Swales panicked after a bad start and Horton I never really took to but I can't put my finger on why.
I liked what Sven did and loved the Keegan times and the only time Royle upset me was the silliness over his court claims.
Just my opinion, but anybody who names our worst ever manager outside of the Ball,Clark,Allison threesome doesn't really understand Football or City.
Unable to make my mind up between Ball and Clark as our worst ever with Big Mal the second time around a close second. Who in their right minds gets rid of Asa, Tueart, Gary Owen and Peter Barnes ?
I had such high hopes for Frank Clark as well as he had done a pretty decent job at Forest
From private conversations with our most intelligent Mod I now know that Pearce is a really nasty peace of work and his heroics for the National side (and love of "The Stranglers") have fooled most but I genuinely believe he didn't do that badly at City - I was working most Saturday afternoons and unlike most of you I didn't have to witness the dross on offer but I never felt we were in any danger of going down.
His defence with Mills - Jordan/Thatcher - Dunne - Distin - Micah and Ned (I think) making a few appearances each was as safe as houses.
Hughes is another who gets a bum rap. He had money and didn't always spend it wisely but when we performed we really performed. His very last game against Sunderland; the 4-3 at home was amazing. Two goals from Rocky Santa Sickbed, the public becoming aware of a young kid at Sunderland called Jordan Henderson; an absolutely classic game. Going forward that day, City put Barcelona to shame. Defending our goal, we made the "Dog and Dart" from any Sunday morning league howl with derision. I would have given Hughes until the end of the season purely on account of the fact that he had got us past a quarter final. I was in dreamland !
No denying though that Mr M wasn't an upgrade. Even I am not that stupid. I had moved on before "Match of the Day" had come on, the night of Hughes's dismissal.
I was never too keen on lots of the others. Saunders looked a twat and from what I heard he acted liked one. Bond was all smoke and mirrors and anyone would have looked good after the mess Allison made. Coppell was a quitter and Kendall was a traitor. Mel Machin got a bit lucky with such a quality crop of youngsters coming through and then Swales panicked after a bad start and Horton I never really took to but I can't put my finger on why.
I liked what Sven did and loved the Keegan times and the only time Royle upset me was the silliness over his court claims.
Just my opinion, but anybody who names our worst ever manager outside of the Ball,Clark,Allison threesome doesn't really understand Football or City.
i kne albert davy
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever?
Not seen too many managers have we compared with Frank Cack and Alan Balls up he was a football genius,BigJoe#1 said:Mark Hughes without a doubt, even with your exception Wayne.
He nearly single handedly destroyed this club, even with the Sheikhs money.
Please - close the thread and move on...please, please, please
Le Havre Oswald
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Frank Clark etc... Were terrible yes but for me it's
Stuart Pearce.
The only time I've ever fallen asleep at city was when he was in charge.
If a man needs a fucking stuffed animal for good luck you know it's not good.
Frank Clark etc... Were terrible yes but for me it's
Stuart Pearce.
The only time I've ever fallen asleep at city was when he was in charge.
If a man needs a fucking stuffed animal for good luck you know it's not good.
city saint
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever?
ha ha my second name is poyser nearly every city fan of over the age of 45 asks me if im related,thankfuly im notandyhinch said:One for you mate, George Poyser, couldn't get us out of Div 2oakiecokie said:Some of you poor fuckers never saw Ron Saunders then ?? The worst of the worst.
panzer1311
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Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever? Apart from
Mark Hughes being named on here is absolutely ridiculous . too many draws & a woeful defeat at Spurs cost him his job
the victory over the Arse at the Etihad was one of the best atmospheres ive witnessed at City in a long time
and to say we were in a relegation fight under him is bollocks ,
Mark Hughes being named on here is absolutely ridiculous . too many draws & a woeful defeat at Spurs cost him his job
the victory over the Arse at the Etihad was one of the best atmospheres ive witnessed at City in a long time
and to say we were in a relegation fight under him is bollocks ,
M14Exile
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Only young at the time but can't remember anything good about Poyser, my dad wasn't too impressed by him.
Only young at the time but can't remember anything good about Poyser, my dad wasn't too impressed by him.
Re: Who was the most clueless City manager ever? Apart from
Believe me there was nothing to be impressed about, well meaning old skool type manager but totally clueless and out of his depth, the bloke who first took me and his son to Maine Rd stopped going until he was sacked, it was truly desperate timesTiedupinblue said:Only young at the time but can't remember anything good about Poyser, my dad wasn't too impressed by him.