Surprising fact (1 Viewer)

[oucho]

The last 4 "permanent" (LOL!) managers who left us after poor results (and thus excluding MR going to Huddersfield), have left the club after a draw, not a defeat:

Thorn 2012 - home draw v Bury
Pressley 2015 - 2-2 draw with Sheff U
Mowbray 2016 - draw with Wimbledon at home on a weeknight
Slade 2017 - draw with Shrewsbury away

Can't really be bothered to check what the result was in Venus's last game, but he wasn't official manager anyway.

 

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[ajsccfc]

I still remember that Bury draw, that one felt worse than most defeats I've seen.

 

[Nick]

I still remember that Bury draw, that one felt worse than most defeats I've seen.

Two Nil up I think and Thorn stood and watched without a clue of what to do stop it happening.

 

[ajsccfc]

That was the point where those League One Tour t-shirts were quickly covered up by anyone stupid enough to buy one.

 

[shy_tall_knight]

Which game was there the Kevin Malaga header, which is the second worst header in my Cov supporting existence (Moldovan Bramble Lane 1998 being the worst), clear evidence that Malaga was well out of his depth like most of Thorn's 2012/13 pre-season signings.

 

[Nick]

Which game was there the Kevin Malaga header, which is the second worst header in my Cov supporting existence (Moldovan Bramble Lane 1998 being the worst), clear evidence that Malaga was well out of his depth like most of Thorn's 2012/13 pre-season signings.

I think there was a Malaga cross field pass which was just as bad as well.

 

[Esoterica]

The last 4 "permanent" (LOL!) managers who left us after poor results (and thus excluding MR going to Huddersfield), have left the club after a draw, not a defeat:

Thorn 2012 - home draw v Bury
Pressley 2015 - 2-2 draw with Sheff U
Mowbray 2016 - draw with Wimbledon at home on a weeknight
Slade 2017 - draw with Shrewsbury away

Can't really be bothered to check what the result was in Venus's last game, but he wasn't official manager anyway.

Thought Venus' last game as caretaker was the televised Sheff U game with the pitch invasion. 1-2 defeat.

 

[skybluegod]

Thought Venus' last game as caretaker was the televised Sheff U game with the pitch invasion. 1-2 defeat.

It was indeed.
Followed by the much better performance under slade at Bristol rovers:banghead:

 

[oucho]

The last SP game was also against Sheff U - from memory we were 2-0 up but let in 2 late goals to draw 2-2. The result saw us drop into the relegation slots for the first time that season, and TF pulled the trigger.

With Mowbray we actually got a very late goal to pull off a home draw with Wimbledon, which on the match thread on here got an ecstatic reaction...but very quickly it was clear he'd resigned that evening as that had been the 10th league game in a row, from the start of the season, without a win.

I was surprised about the timing of Slade's sacking, thought he'd have actually gone after the Bury defeat 4 days earlier (midweek away defeat) but he was kept on for the Saturday Shrews away game, then sacked after a creditable draw where we were disrupted by the Rose injury early on. If I remember right, those two games were the last 2 of a run of 6 against weaker teams in the division and we'd won at most one of them. The remaining games that sesaon were mostly against top half sides and after we failed to beat either Bury or Shrews, TF decided we were effectively down and pulled the trigger so we could start preparing for the next season and also go to Wembley without Slade there being a dead man walking.

 

[Adge]

The last SP game was also against Sheff U - from memory we were 2-0 up but let in 2 late goals to draw 2-2. The result saw us drop into the relegation slots for the first time that season, and TF pulled the trigger.

With Mowbray we actually got a very late goal to pull off a home draw with Wimbledon, which on the match thread on here got an ecstatic reaction...but very quickly it was clear he'd resigned that evening as that had been the 10th league game in a row, from the start of the season, without a win.

I was surprised about the timing of Slade's sacking, thought he'd have actually gone after the Bury defeat 4 days earlier (midweek away defeat) but he was kept on for the Saturday Shrews away game, then sacked after a creditable draw where we were disrupted by the Rose injury early on. If I remember right, those two games were the last 2 of a run of 6 against weaker teams in the division and we'd won at most one of them. The remaining games that sesaon were mostly against top half sides and after we failed to beat either Bury or Shrews, TF decided we were effectively down and pulled the trigger so we could start preparing for the next season and also go to Wembley without Slade there being a dead man walking.

Think Doyle scored for them.

 

[wingy]

I was more worried about Reece Brown who may still be stealing a living in our division.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Wait, so we didn't actually lose all games under Slade?

That is a surprising fact!

 

[Esoterica]

I was more worried about Reece Brown who may still be stealing a living in our division.

Hope you're sitting down. He is above ours. Plays for Rochdale in L1!!

 

[better days]

The last SP game was also against Sheff U - from memory we were 2-0 up but let in 2 late goals to draw 2-2. The result saw us drop into the relegation slots for the first time that season, and TF pulled the trigger.

With Mowbray we actually got a very late goal to pull off a home draw with Wimbledon, which on the match thread on here got an ecstatic reaction...but very quickly it was clear he'd resigned that evening as that had been the 10th league game in a row, from the start of the season, without a win.

I was surprised about the timing of Slade's sacking, thought he'd have actually gone after the Bury defeat 4 days earlier (midweek away defeat) but he was kept on for the Saturday Shrews away game, then sacked after a creditable draw where we were disrupted by the Rose injury early on. If I remember right, those two games were the last 2 of a run of 6 against weaker teams in the division and we'd won at most one of them. The remaining games that sesaon were mostly against top half sides and after we failed to beat either Bury or Shrews, TF decided we were effectively down and pulled the trigger so we could start preparing for the next season and also go to Wembley without Slade there being a dead man walking.

TM actually decided to go after the previous game at Gillingham on the Saturday
He dropped hints to several players in the following days and then told them all in the dressing room immediately after the home game on Tuesday evening

Slade's fate was decided several days before the game at Shrewsbury
He was told at some point ahead of the game and said goodbye to the players on the coach
The club had laid on alternative transport to get him home

Football is a business like no other..............

 

[stevefloyd]

I make no excuses for this but it's 7.30 pm here and the beer is refreshing to say the least...now drinking wine and all on top of my face glowing like an infrared heat lamp having been subjected to very very very cold winds on top of the highest mountain in Thailand but another surprising fact is I have never shagged a bird with an x in their name

 

[oucho]

Wait, so we didn't actually lose all games under Slade?

That is a surprising fact!

He got a point (should have been three, and would have been if not for 93rd minute equaliser) at Wimbledon away on the Tuesday night game on St Valentine's Day....another surprising fact is that my girlfriend agreed to come along for the game without making much of a fuss!

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

He got a point (should have been three, and would have been if not for 93rd minute equaliser) at Wimbledon away on the Tuesday night game on St Valentine's Day....another surprising fact is that my girlfriend agreed to come along for the game without making much of a fuss!

Brilliant!

Yes, I remember that game. The infamous picture of Slade telling the crowd it was 1-0 to us, only for them to equalise shortly after.