It was my saying that he couldn't be credited for scouting Kilbane that caused you to jump with your hob-nailed boots into the discussion, flailing witlessly as usual, without any reading of what was actually said.
As I said then, and still stand by it now, Thorn deserves any credit or...
Ranson was lauded for being a "football man", and that didn't get us anywhere either.
Think getting the right manaager, to the right team, at the right time is mistly a matter of luck.
We're just not very lucky.
I said all credit(or debit) should go to Thorn for scouting the players he did for this season(Though wouldn't credit Thorn with "scouting" Kilbane as he was hardly an unearthed, unknown gem, much to MMM's strange ranting disgust).
I saw them at Lanchester Poly, around 1985 i think, abdolute shite, just miming, the lead singer Martin Degville got bottled on stsge and had to have about 7 stitches I think.
The support act, Black Elvis 2000 was good though.
We need a new Godwins Law, instead of anybody when losing an argument referring to the other person as a Nazi or Hitler, they can use "Alex Ferguson couldn't have done better with that squad"
Call it Thorns' Law 1.
Thorns' Law 2 would be invoked by anybody who uses the phrase "No other manager...
You're right we should all come out in support of professional footballers poor wages.
Can see them now warmimg their hands round a oil-drum fire outside the Ricoh, with "Stop the cuts" banners.
The best dressed strikers in the world, in their Armani suits, having to drive to their million...