I liked Strachan, still do tbh. He got loads wrong and ultimately was at the helm when we fell through the inevitable trap door, but I had many good times watching his teams and the one thing he never deviated from was being honest and forthright. You might not like or agree with what he said, but a true professional, ethically sound and a decent guy. I think it was all a bit too much for him in the end and the right decision to move him on, but a good football man who cared.
Kirkland was on the bench from whatRemember that game where Hedman got injured and he refused to take him off in spite of the fact he could barely walk. Stubborn is exactly the word - and quite condescending towards the fans too from what I can recall.
Point being, he didn't just sign 2 players.Well done, but you didn't answer my question are Gary McCallister and Robbie Keane duds?
Yes and no.It is not my era so cannot comment, but has time and hindsight been kind to Strachan's stint as manager?
Point being, he didn't just sign 2 players.
Can add Whelan to that too. Signed under Ron, but only because he knew Strachan was taking over and persuaded from the Leeds connection.Darren Huckerby
Gary Breen
Magnus Hedman
Roland Nilsson
George Boateng
Steve Froggatt
Mo Konjic
Youssef Chippo
Mustapha Hadji
John Hartson
I would suggest his success rate was much better than dud after dud!
I think it's because he knows that you'll tear him apart againYou just can't bring yourself to say can you.
They were good players. He signed some great players for us, and he also bought a lot of incredibly shit ones. You just can't bring yourself to say that can you.You just can't bring yourself to say can you.
He's there on the 1st May... It was meant to be when we played Blackburn... but he pulled out of it in March as he remembered it was his wife's birthday!!! But I'm sure it would have been postponed once the fixtures where done for TV.I'm sure he's at Christ the king in the next week or so doing an appearance . Strachan not Simon Jordan
Most of the duds were fringe players.They were good players. He signed some great players for us, and he also bought a lot of incredibly shit ones. You just can't bring yourself to say that can you.
Some but not all them, South Americans were something for Richardson's trips over, IMORunar Normann
Jairo Martinez
Yzrael Zuniga
Colin Hendry
Jean-Guy Walleme
Laurent Delorge
Craig Bellamy
Ivan Gurrerro
Keith O'Neill
Just quoted your last paragraph Rob as I recall him sprinting down the tunnel in his last game before he resigned after a loss at home to the mighty Grimsby….and before the crowd could get to him!I think it was all a bit too much for him in the end and the right decision to move him on, but a good football man who cared.
They were fringe players but some significant money were spent on them at the time I recall. His quote at the time of signing Runar Norman for over a million was an indicator of the disjointed way we were being run at the time.Most of the duds were fringe players.
The really bad one was Bellamy.
No fault of Bellamy's really, as he was extremely inexperienced, had spent the previous season injured, and to cap it off, wasn't the even the right type of player for what we needed. He was expected to be another Robbie Keane, and he just wasn't.
This from Strachan at the age of 38 is something else. Give me a player who can travel with the ball like that next season please Doug.
I'd rather go down swinging than go down minging.Extremely mid manager but hell of a player even at that age. We should be the team to bring entertainment back to the PL.
Of all the Cov managers, history has been kindest to Phil Neal I'd say.
It was ok after he took over mid-season from Gould, but dire after that. The football was turgid, too, from what I remember.His league record was ok
Bought Dublin with the Phil Babb sale money but was afforded little else. Sacked after an away win to be replaced by Big Ron who was given potloads and still nearly got us relegated.His league record was ok
Dion's celebration dance. LOL
This from Strachan at the age of 38 is something else. Give me a player who can travel with the ball like that next season please Doug.
When I lived in Scotland our association with him made us pretty popular as far as English clubs are concerned. Easy to forget that he was a pretty accomplished player in his own rightIt's hard not to like Strachan, great that he still lives in the area and his grandson is a season ticket holder. One of my gripes with him was he never gave John Aloisi a decent chance, he always seemed to score when he played
Was that Sheffield Wednesday away? If it wasn't there was a game against them when Salako was awful & missed a couple of good chances and was substituted soon afterwards.Anyone remember when Salako came on as a sub after being injured and then 10 mins later Strachan subbed him back off as he wasnt match ready?.. was some choice words between the 2!
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Fat Ron was entirely abject.Bought Dublin with the Phil Babb sale money but was afforded little else. Sacked after an away win to be replaced by Big Ron who was given potloads and still nearly got us relegated.
Some cracking goals there.
This from Strachan at the age of 38 is something else. Give me a player who can travel with the ball like that next season please Doug.
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