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CarpyCov84
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Liked him took us to our highest place since relegation
deanocity3
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Yes but we needed to beat Derby last game at HR to stay up too with him in charge.
Could well have been in our Cup Final side if we hadn't sold him.
He scored some inportant goals for us.
Could well have been in our Cup Final side if we hadn't sold him.
He scored some inportant goals for us.
TheHellion
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Mostly down to the shocking form we'd shown under Peter Reid that season surely?
I always liked him simply for that one season we finished 8th. Built a team that made the Ricoh "Fortress Ricoh" for that season. What really finished Adams off was, I believe, having McSheffrey sold off, and Wise retiring to take up his position at Swindon. In effect, he lost the two best players from the season before and they were not sufficiently replaced.
Sick Boy
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Are you sure we had to beat them? I thought we more or less secured safety after beating Brighton?
He should have been given more time, far far worse managers since have received much more support than him since he left.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Ultimately his reign was doomed by the big outlays on McKenzie and Kyle as replacements for a McSheffrey in his prime, coupled with failure to replace Wise. He got us 8th largely on freebies and that shouldn't be forgotten.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Nonsense-he was brought in to salvage Peter 'Instant Success' Reid's mess.
deanocity3
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Ok I stand corrected
sorry
sorry
Jimmy Hill's Chin
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In my opinion he was our best manager since we left the Premiership. OK, that's not much of a compliment. Adams found Wise so Adams has to take some of the credit. Hopefully Robins will prove to be better than Adams.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Sick Boy
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Wise was an excellent signing by the manager, so why is Adams not given the credit he deserves for bringing him into the club?
The very vast majority of fans were very much against the signing of Wise due to his age, if the majority had of got their way he wouldn't have got anywhere near the club.
coundonskyblue
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That's a bit like saying Alex Ferguson hasn't won anything with utd, only his players have.
Surely Micky should be credited with bringing him in?
That's a bit like saying Alex Ferguson hasn't won anything with utd, only his players have.
Surely Micky should be credited with bringing him in?
WillieStanley
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Micky should be credited fro bringing him to the club... but it was the way Wise came in, grabbed us by the scruff of the neck and dragged us up the table. We were headed for a typical languished season prior to that. Another manager who I so desperately wanted to do well, but so often under him it was just kick and run football with players all over the shop, not knowing what their jobs were.
Dowie really showed him up when he replace Adams.
Dowie really showed him up when he replace Adams.
Brighton Sky Blue
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The resources we had in 2005/6 were pretty scant to be fair WS-we had players on non contract terms and assembled a side heavily reliant on free transfers, so nobody expected anything great. Ironically when we actually had cash to flash and expectations were raised, we did far worse-MA went from being expected to finish 21st to play-off aspirations almost overnight; don't think he ever got to grips with it and the ill judged signings of Kyle and McKenzie embodied that.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Bar Barnett and Stephen Wright, worse Cov player I have ever seen.
Brown is moving towards them haha
Brighton Sky Blue
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You never got to see Jamie McMaster I take it.
WillieStanley
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Poor old Stephen Wright. Another who was given the armband purely because he was a senior member of the squad. 29 (I think) year old running around like a 40 year old on 40 a day!!
Brighton Sky Blue
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Won't ever forget his OG against Pompey in the FA Cup-Westwood never had a chance.
Mucca Mad Boys
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I've only watched Cov consistently from Peter Reid's/Adam's reign. Had my first ST for Dowie's into Coleman's reign (I think). So no.
Brighton Sky Blue
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A little bit like Lee Sawyer if that rings any bells.
Mucca Mad Boys
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Oh he was shit, but I'll never forget Barnett (in Hall's last game for CCFC, which he didn't play, Coleman :jerkit
, when he tried to shield the ball, without taking a touch, gave a pen and they scored :facepalm: he was an embarrassment!!! I'll never know why/how he'd start ahead of Ward, or anyone for that matter!
deanocity3
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Is he the chap thats now at norwichOh he was shit, but I'll never forget Barnett (in Hall's last game for CCFC, which he didn't play, Coleman :jerkit
Mucca Mad Boys
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He was an embarrassment as well! When Coleman played him and McIndoe wing backs, that was it for me (although the final straw went ages ago!) :facepalm: Coleman really fucked us over, our worst (and somehow longest serving) manager in the SISU period, he had some backing, and a good team, and we only achieved lower league mediocracy under his tenure as manager!
Anyone remember when he threw his armband at the ref!? :jerkit: worse captain I have seen.
Seriously, how did he ever play a game for Liverpool!? Worse still, got a FA Cup winners medal :thinking about:
Mucca Mad Boys
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I don't know how he even at Norwich, thankfully doesn't start very often.
BackRoomRummermill
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MA was a fans choice ..............
Grendel
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Mcsheffrey I believe was sold a few days before the transfer window. Adams had less than half the money to spend and gambled on 2 signings its interesting because Kyle always has the vitriol but the other signing was just as poor and many liked him.
Yeah the Vittriol occured becuase we found out he was on £8K. a week ,shocking is'nt it comparing it to some of the deals others have been on circa last 3 yrs.Bristol City have just lost £14.4M. out of a turnvoer of £24-£25M. , player wages £18.3M.,that just to achieve 4th or 5th from bottom,we were running around £6M. under that for tha last couple of championship years .
Brighton Sky Blue
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McKenzie had injury issues throughout his spell here. Kyle was simply atrocious.
SkyblueBazza
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Many people talk about "the majority" when what they really mean is "the noisy"...unless there has been some referendum(s) amongst all SB fans that don't know about???
coundonskyblue
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Very good point. I remember in that season we reached a low point late November/early December. The big crowds that had come for the Ricoh opening were starting to dwindle & we found ourselves just above the relegation places.
Against Plymouth at the start of December we went 1-0 down. Adams made a triple substituion after only about 30 mins, which brought on Hutchinson. We ended up winning 3-1, and went on to win 3 of the next 6, at which point Wise come in.
Wise did make a massive difference, but we had started to pick up once Hutchison come in.
