No I didn't
No I didn't
That’s actually funny, for you!
I apologise for saying Matty James flatters to deceive
McFadz has done well but too old next season and needs to be replaced. Not convinced Kelly is anymore than a useful squad player at this level. James hasnt had the impact I had hoped. Hamer seems to prefer playing deep where Kelly is or up top where O'Hare is. The inbetween wider right...www.skybluestalk.co.uk
@PVA I just wonder sometimes… how good is DaCosta?
Match Thread - Forest (H) Tuesday, 7 pm KO
How has robins started Pask over DaCosta ? Started with a back 4... Not wing backs I'm guessing is the reasonwww.skybluestalk.co.uk
Yes that was as serious as the guy just after me saying Dacosta is the best player in 10 years.
Get a life
Biamou - new contract
I very much doubt Biamou is on anything like 4k. It's not really a particularly hot take. I would Biamou is closer to 4k then 1k (more likely 2.5-3k). I'm basing it on an initial average L2 wage, 2 promotion wage rises, new contract while in L1 (rise) and 3 yearly incremental wage rises. Jones...www.skybluestalk.co.uk
Interesting…
Thanks for proving my point again
Or blokes.It’s laughable. 23 years old and trolls people on a forum constantly. Most 23 year olds are out with their pals or shagging birds. Strange human being
Fans seem to forget George Curtis was the manager of the cup final team.Seen em all but Sillet is my favourite because of 87 . I was 28 then . Hill promotion only 8 and now with MR an old fucker.
What Robins has done is truly remarkable. I'll be at Wembley and tbh I never thought this would happen again in my lifetime. I can't wait
He was the general manager, Sillet was the first team coach. They had equal billing, but Sillet was responsible for tactics and training, Curtis was the admin and motivation. Sillet generally recognised as having more influence over the team itself however.Fans seem to forget George Curtis was the manager of the cup final team.
Different type of culture to Hill though. Hill made a club beyond a team. Hill made us at the forefront of the white heart of technology. Hill really is unique in what he did and that can't be undervalued.Whilst not the whole of football, Robins has not only changed the culture of the club, but managed to unite (largely) a fan base that was fragmented, in our lowest possible situation.
Seen em all but Sillet is my favourite because of 87 . I was 28 then . Hill promotion only 8 and now with MR an old fucker.
What Robins has done is truly remarkable. I'll be at Wembley and tbh I never thought this would happen again in my lifetime. I can't wait
They're all greats in their
Sillet is under appreciated. His 4 top flight finishes were 10th, 10th, 7th and 12th. The year we were 7th we were genuine title contenders for much of that season and should have finished higher. Add in the FA Cup win and 2 cup semi-finals, it was a remarkable period for the club, and perhaps not one fully appreciated at the time, especially as the English game was in the doldrums generally. Pity we didn't get to play in Europe.
Robins pulls this off though, it's an almighty achievement. Statue worthy.
If we get promoted, only an idiot would not put him up there, with the challenge in todays game being so much harder due to finances, playing at different grounds, no pitch etc etc - but it is totally impossible to say where he would sit alongside the others - and to shout people down who think 1 way or other, is foolish, - as there is no right answerIf you take all the promotions and cup wins in our history, and IF we beat Luton, here’s how it allstacks up:
Frank Scott Walford
1914/1915 promoted
Harry Storer
1935/1936 promoted (champions)
Billy Frith
1958/1959 promoted
Jimmy Hill
1963/1964 promoted (champions)
1966/67 promoted (champions)
John Sillett
86/87 FA Cup Winners
Mark Robins
2016/2017 checkatrade trophy winners
2017/18 promoted
2019/2020 promoted (champions)
2022/23 promoted
That would make Mark Robins responsible for 40% of all promotions and cup wins in our history.
what sticks out there is that no matter who your personal preference is, Jimmy Hill, John Sillett and Mark Robins are leagues ahead of the rest. Storer could maybe have matched them had WW2 not intervened, but also in terms of impact on the club and the city, which isn’t purely about results, you can’t touch the ‘big three’.
Or blokes.
Are you trying to make a homophobic joke here?
Can’t be. You’d have found it hilarious if it was.Are you trying to make a homophobic joke here?
Get a grip you melt
Can’t be. You’d have found it hilarious if it was.
Did you become so miserable before or after you lost your hair?
Fans seem to forget George Curtis was the manager of the cup final team.
Treat people with kindness
You keep saying this Rupert and it’s not going to change the fact he wasn’t
People equate Robins with the Checkatrade win but that wasn't his squad or his efforts to get us there. We'd already qualified for the final when Robins was re-appointed and he didn't go into that with any momentum as his first 3 games (2 at home) were all defeats. So in that context, beating Oxford in the final could be considered as much Russell Slade's success as Robins'.
Everything since though, Robins, Viveash, Adi's predecessor Steve Taylor and the rest of the backroom staff have to take the full weight of praise for what has effectively been a phoenix-like transformation of the club.
But then if you want to be picky there was Sutton United and Northampton sandwiched in that time, but then in fairness Robins cup record is not a lot to talk about with home defeats to Northampton and Wrexham.Sillet is under appreciated. His 4 top flight finishes were 10th, 10th, 7th and 12th. The year we were 7th we were genuine title contenders for much of that season and should have finished higher. Add in the FA Cup win and 2 cup semi-finals, it was a remarkable period for the club, and perhaps not one fully appreciated at the time, especially as the English game was in the doldrums generally. Pity we didn't get to play in Europe.
Robins pulls this off though, it's an almighty achievement. Statue worthy.
Does it matter, I suggest you drop out of these manager discussions after your never to be forgotten Kenny Jackett comment.You keep saying this Rupert and it’s not going to change the fact he wasn’t
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