torchomatic
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I'm not crying, just got something in my eye....
Three Years Ago Today (8 Viewers)
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torchomatic
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SkyBlueDom26
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skybluesam66
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45.5% win record across his 2 spells
Both times he took over we were struggling, and yes he Should maybe have done better than he did in League 2 - but he managed to stabilise and reunite the club in that time
Unfortunately, if we do get promoted, i suspect that win record will take a bit of a hammering!!
Both times he took over we were struggling, and yes he Should maybe have done better than he did in League 2 - but he managed to stabilise and reunite the club in that time
Unfortunately, if we do get promoted, i suspect that win record will take a bit of a hammering!!
SkyBlueDom26
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We'll do a Sheffield united and get back to back promotions
NortonSkyBlue
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What a transformation! In 16/17 we were simply appalling and three years on we are all n the cusp of something special.
Mark Robins deserves every credit and we are lucky to have him. Somehow it just fits.
Mark Robins deserves every credit and we are lucky to have him. Somehow it just fits.
mark82
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He's definitely one of those managers who just fits the club. Dave Boddy mentioned this about MR when we had our chat with him too. Long may it continue.
Halftime Orange
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Mark Robins or Eric Black?
I'll take Robins, he has done an amazing job.
I'll take Robins, he has done an amazing job.
torchomatic
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Never got the Eric Black thing. Yeah, he won a few games, we scored goals then got sacked. But he may have gone on to be another MacAllister, Neal or Butcher.
clint van damme
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we should have been given the opportunity to find out though Torch.
Reid simply didn't want to be here. It was written all over his monkey face.
torchomatic
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I don't disagree. Wasn't he sacked after that fantastic away win at Walsall?
eastwoodsdustman
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I think the thing with Eric Black was the complete turnaround in performances of the players both individually and as a team when he took the reins from Mcallister. His sacking was one of a lot of appalling decisions made by the board at the time.
Sky Blue Pete
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Probably about the 5th longest manager in post at 3 years
skybluepm2
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Have to give credit where it’s due to the owners for the appointment. It’s turned out to be the best decision they’ve made during their tenure, by a country mile (I know, it’s not difficult!).
In 3 years, the man has given us more memories than all of his predecessors combined, since we came down from the Prem.
We have an identity in terms of playing style, which is being cascaded down through the levels, have a fantastic recruitment policy which is bearing fruit - none more so than this season - and hope for the future. If we go up and struggle, I hope both the fans and board stand by him and give him the opportunity to turn it around because he deserves it.
If we can get promotion against all the odds this season, he will be a certainty for the Manager of the Season in the FL.
Here’s to another 3 years and thank you for everything you’ve done for this club.
In 3 years, the man has given us more memories than all of his predecessors combined, since we came down from the Prem.
We have an identity in terms of playing style, which is being cascaded down through the levels, have a fantastic recruitment policy which is bearing fruit - none more so than this season - and hope for the future. If we go up and struggle, I hope both the fans and board stand by him and give him the opportunity to turn it around because he deserves it.
If we can get promotion against all the odds this season, he will be a certainty for the Manager of the Season in the FL.
Here’s to another 3 years and thank you for everything you’ve done for this club.
clint van damme
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It was Gillingham, when Shaw scored!
Irish Sky Blue
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I don’t get the thing about League Two. We had a basket case of a team when he arrived, no confidence, easily beaten by all and sundry, playing awful football. Yet he turned that around to a team that was competitive from the start in League Two and maintained that throughout the season despite losing Jones, Andreu and then Nazon.The objective was surely promotion at the first attempt. He achieved that in memorable fashion. Wembley was special, Notts County away even more so, memories to last a life time. If I remember correctly we were relegated with Swindon, Port Vale and Chesterfield. The struggles those clubs have had, plus the statistics showing how rare it is for clubs relegated to the fourth division to return at the first attempt, show that promotion was anything like being a ‘given’. In these last three years he has completely turned the team around, building what amounts to virtually three new teams for each of his seasons, each team better than the one it succeeded. I think he has done a fantastic job from day one.
torchomatic
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I went to that. I think that was the one when Keith O'Neill (or whatever his name was) was giving it the big I am at the side of the pitch as he warmed up.
shmmeee
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Fucking hell Shaw scoring and Keith O’Neill match fit! You should’ve bought a lottery ticket that day!
Halftime Orange
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My god, Keith O'Neill brings back bad memories. He milked the club daft for sitting on his arse.
torchomatic
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Still nowhere near the King of Arse Sitting:
I'm going that way, down the M1 back to London. See you...er...never.
fernandopartridge
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Yes, his record was still patchy. We won games we'd expect to win but crumbled against any decent opposition.
shmmeee
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Surely Kastaneer has a claim to this throne now?
torchomatic
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To be fair to "Kasta". He's not on the treatment table, I would imagine he does want to play. Sherwood just took the piss.
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The club never bothered with a medical for Sherwood as they knew he'd fail... but they'd tied themselves into a need for a big name signing.
shmmeee
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Love your stuff on the other thread, but this has heavy your Mum on Facebook vibes.
The Reverend Skyblue
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I still have horrific nightmares about supporting and watching our team under Russell Slade, I'm still on very strong medication due to it.
It does seem a lifetime ago though
It does seem a lifetime ago though
Evo1883
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LOL noted
SkyBlueDom26
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The Reverend Skyblue
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Never noticed this before but why is our elephant wearing a saddle with a first aid logo on it
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Evo1883
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Have no idea
Evo1883
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Alot of cut out, paste, overlays and steady fingers lol