Comparably, this year's squad in League One to that squad back then in the Premier League, the players we have now are far, far superior.the difference in 83/84 we had by far the lowest budget in the league - I shudder remembering Nick Platnaeur, Graham withey, Dave Bamber - and to be 4th at xmas was an absolute miracle
I remember the first day of the season away at Watford, and on the way down radio 5 read out our team and said " can you believe this is a top flight line up"
So in 83/84 by staying up we achieved a miracle -
This year is different, in that in the league we are in with the support and the budget, we should certainly be top 6
Has anybody else noticed the similarities between this season and 83/84? Our high point arrived on 10/Dec 83 we battered Liverpool at HR to sit 4th in the league. After that we barely won a game and stayed up on the last game of the season;
Upto and including the Liverpool game P17, W9, D4, L4, Pts31 - Avg PPG 1.82
After Liverpool P25, W4, D7, L14, Pts19 - Avg PPG 0.76
Similar has obviously occurred this season (so far) with our season peaking after the demolition of Gillingham on 21/Nov to put us top;
Upto and including the Gills game P18 W11, D4, L3, Pts 37 - Avg PPG 2.06
After Gills P17, W3, D6, L8, Pts 15 - Avg PPG 0.88
At what point, if at all, were supporters starting to call for Bobby Gould's head during that season (I was only 7 so can't remember)?
the difference in 83/84 we had by far the lowest budget in the league - I shudder remembering Nick Platnaeur, Graham withey, Dave Bamber - and to be 4th at xmas was an absolute miracle
I remember the first day of the season away at Watford, and on the way down radio 5 read out our team and said " can you believe this is a top flight line up"
So in 83/84 by staying up we achieved a miracle -
This year is different, in that in the league we are in with the support and the budget, we should certainly be top 6
I don't think I did call for his head and I can't remember anyone else doing so either. Things were different back in them days. Good memories.
the difference in 83/84 we had by far the lowest budget in the league - I shudder remembering Nick Platnaeur, Graham withey, Dave Bamber - and to be 4th at xmas was an absolute miracle
I remember the first day of the season away at Watford, and on the way down radio 5 read out our team and said " can you believe this is a top flight line up"
So in 83/84 by staying up we achieved a miracle -
This year is different, in that in the league we are in with the support and the budget, we should certainly be top 6
Agree with this.
Remember with him, and other managers we had back in those days and before, most chats in the pub, or work, were about who we needed to buy, who shouldn't be in the team etc. Can't recall talking about the manager needing to be sacked. Maybe back then we knew that we didn't know better, unlike today....
I remember in 93/94 after he'd been sacked that we had a sit in demanding he was re-instated. In fact, I was in the picture in the paper:
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Didn't he do a spot for sky a week or two later at HR. Fans were on the pitch at the end calling for him to come back. I think Gould ended up having to run across Gosford Green to get away from it all.
Am I right in recalling that Don Mackay was Gould's immediate predecessor?
Yep, that's right. Another Richardson fuck-up.
Hardly. Gould was sliding fast as he did in reign one. Although no one wanted him out in the first season plenty did in the second and in the end he totally lost the plot.
He signed some real rubbish in the second stint here.
Hardly. Gould was sliding fast as he did in reign one. Although no one wanted him out in the first season plenty did in the second and in the end he totally lost the plot.
He signed some real rubbish in the second stint here.
I think BR is your Dad.
I remember coming back from Villa park after we'd got beat in the mid/late 90's and some lad was going on about how bad the players were compared to the 87 team. i couldn't believe what he was saying and it took me a few days to realise that he was right. With all the crap that we get spoon fed by the media these days its too easy to forget that the top players 30/40 years back were very very good footballers and in many cases better than their modern day version.
I remember being in the west terrace for that Liverpool game right in line with Gibbo when he curled his third in happy days bloody freezing though !!!
Sky blue stand for me the memory has stopped with me forever as you can see
I remember being in the west terrace for that Liverpool game right in line with Gibbo when he curled his third in happy days bloody freezing though !!!
the difference in 83/84 we had by far the lowest budget in the league - I shudder remembering Nick Platnaeur, Graham withey, Dave Bamber - and to be 4th at xmas was an absolute miracle
I remember the first day of the season away at Watford, and on the way down radio 5 read out our team and said " can you believe this is a top flight line up"
So in 83/84 by staying up we achieved a miracle -
This year is different, in that in the league we are in with the support and the budget, we should certainly be top 6
I remember Raddy having a shocker at home v Notts county first year of the all seater if I remember correctly lost 4-1 John chidoze ripped us a new one that night for them !!!
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