Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake , Michael Gynn Brian Kilcline,,Dave Bennet, and Cyril Regis were all signed by him and played in the final Lloyd Mc Grath came through from the youth team .He also signed Stuart Pearce( whatever happened to him). Gouldy I for one salute you for what you have done for our club as player and manager.
I used to love Gould the striker, he was energetic and could take a chance. He lacked pace which prevented him playing at the top clubs after Arsenal but West Brom, Wolves, and West Ham all benefited from his prowess.
He came in as manager after the clearout and somehow managed to put together a team in the close season that were 4th in the run up to Christmas and had hammered Liverpool 4-0. A 5-1 defeat to Leicester at Filbert Street brought us down to earth and we just managed to stay up by the skin of our teeth.
That team had no right to be in the top league and credit to Gould, even if it was a season of two halves.
His next spell was much more adventurous than the Butcher/Howe side and he deserves credit for that too. I sense he was a bit petulant and threw his toys out of the pram if he didn't get his own way so he resigned.
I know he is a Coventry City supporter but I feel he is tarnished unfairly by supporters and his reputation is not a high as it should be IMO but I believe he was one of our better managers over the years. 6/10
Regis was completely washed up under Gould. He said he needed a manager like Sillett to get him to rediscover his form. Same for Bennett as well to an extent. He was poor under Gould.
We wouldn't have won the cup under Gould and for every Trevor Peake there was a bamber, Withey, Jol, Avramowich.
Regis was completely washed up under Gould. He said he needed a manager like Sillett to get him to rediscover his form. Same for Bennett as well to an extent. He was poor under Gould.
We wouldn't have won the cup under Gould and for every Trevor Peake there was a bamber, Withey, Jol, Avramowich.
He was amusing. When we were being hammered by Leicester I was in the stand behind the goal. Some bloke pointed to a lunatic invading the pitch. "That's our manager mate" I think we then trudged to Luton and I believe he was sacked then.
Next time round a thrashing at QPR and an interview on the toilet.
He was amusing. When we were being hammered by Leicester I was in the stand behind the goal. Some bloke pointed to a lunatic invading the pitch. "That's our manager mate" I think we then trudged to Luton and I believe he was sacked then.
Next time round a thrashing at QPR and an interview on the toilet.