(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

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1 minute ago, bwfc2003 said:

I thought this was the transfer thread not a debate between the evatt lovers and haters FFS

Well it’s not so there 😁

Just now, Wanderlust said:

Maybe…I did put it around a bit back in the day 😎

Similar to him then. 

Just now, Big E said:

Similar to him then. 

Oh God! Another fucking love child.

Well Im not paying maintenance.

22 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

To me, Evatt increasingly came across as a desperate man who couldn’t handle it when things weren’t going well. Started around the time of Emmagate.

But the weakness and desperation he showed at times when things weren’t going well tends to lend weight to the idea that he was manipulable by others in positions of power e.g. Markham and reacted the way he did to try to reassert his image of authority. 
IMO

As for “mercurial” players - we haven’t had any for years and I include Dapo in that. What we have had is plenty of players who seem to have believed their own hype and as a result have ignored managers instructions to do their own thing, not been team players or been lazy.

I agree that Evatt didn’t come across as being someone with the skills to bring out the best in them. I got the impression he wanted to be their buddy rather than their boss - but again, just my opinion.

I would say bully, not buddy!

Let's get this thread back on track 

We've been strongly linked with Jame's McClean this morning 

34 minutes ago, gonzo said:

His head went after Wigan and Blackpool. That was when the shit hit the fan. People at the club say they literally had to talk him down from the ceiling.

He started smashing the ale too hence him ballooning to about 20 stone.

Those 2 results fucked us for the next 18 months, we never recovered. He never recovered. His relationship with the weak minded bastards never recovered.

😬

Rioch got us promoted out of L1

Parkinson got us promoted out of L1

Evatt didn't

so he's 3rd in that list of best managers for a start

14 minutes ago, Cheese said:

😬

It can be used for emphasis in an informal context.

 

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

It can be used for emphasis in an informal context.

Game's gone.

Whatever people think about Evatt at the end (in fact way before the end) he had lost it and had no idea how to get things on track.

He had to go, people should just move on. 

10 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

So the club appoint a recruitment guru and former England national team analyst on a massive salary, who has direct contact with the board and is backed up by a team of analysts.

Evatt says we need x or y.

Said guru says to the board and to Evatt we need to sign this bloke - he’s the best guy within our budget for the role - just look at his stats.

What’s Evatt going to say? You and your entire department are a waste of space and your (extensive) research is meaningless?

Answer: Probably not.

Although he should perhaps have asked to see what criteria they applied when measuring attitude and commitment.

Woah there Hoss. 

Under Evatt we had similar positions and structure.

They have now gone and are being replaced.

Most of the appointments are made by the managers, probably in conjunction with their gaffers.

SS also worked under a sporting director/director of football preciously, and has said he's happy with that structure.

As for Evatt, clearly he hasn't worked with players in higher leagues, by the same token he hasn't opposed managers and players from higher leagues.

The same obstacles are there to be overcome.

Moreover, it's not uncommon for managers to cut their teeth in the lower leagues, BSA being a prime example.

Given the esteem Evatt was held in by Sharon - you'd think he'd died by the statements made the day we potted him - it's ridiculous to suggest he didn't have a huge amount of influence over the whole club.

Almost as ridiculous as saying it's unclear whether his achievements here are better than Allardyce's.

If you want rankings, in my lifetime he'd be just slightly above Coyle but below Megson. And nowhere near Parky & Todd, let alone Rioch/Allardyce.

1 minute ago, Tombwfc said:

Given the esteem Evatt was held in by Sharon - you'd think he'd died by the statements made the day we potted him - it's ridiculous to suggest he didn't have a huge amount of influence over the whole club.

Almost as ridiculous as saying it's unclear whether his achievements here are better than Allardyce's.

If you want rankings, in my lifetime he'd be just slightly above Coyle but below Megson. And nowhere near Parky & Todd, let alone Rioch/Allardyce.

I'd agree with all of that apart from the below Megson part. 

12 minutes ago, Tombwfc said:

Given the esteem Evatt was held in by Sharon - you'd think he'd died by the statements made the day we potted him - it's ridiculous to suggest he didn't have a huge amount of influence over the whole club.

Almost as ridiculous as saying it's unclear whether his achievements here are better than Allardyce's.

If you want rankings, in my lifetime he'd be just slightly above Coyle but below Megson. And nowhere near Parky & Todd, let alone Rioch/Allardyce.

Jimmy Armfield took over a club and squad that had just been relegated to the equivalent of L1, across two seasons had a win percentage of 45% (54% in second season), got us promoted in his second season and laid the foundations for the relative success of the rest of the 70s and us being promoted back to the top tier 

Big Sam's got the best win ratio out of every single England manager that's ever been.

Huddersfield fans think they’re favourites for Ethan Galbraith from Orient for £2.5m after Orient rejected a £1.5m bid from Charlton. I don’t think it’s likely but that would be a statement signing if they did. Also confident of loaning the lad Goodman we were linked with who I’d personally have preferred to TSL.

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I think Huddersfield will go down in 3 years. The bloke is a clown who is in charge.

3 hours ago, L/H White said:

Let's get this thread back on track 

We've been strongly linked with Jame's McClean this morning 

He'd be a great signing 🤞

6 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

He'd be a great signing 🤞

Hopefully not. Shithouse of the highest order.

20 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

He'd be a great signing 🤞

a proper midfield bastard 

17 minutes ago, L/H White said:

a proper midfield bastard 

Yes, not had an opposition crowd villain since we had Dioufy, could be an interesting one. 

36 minutes ago, waffer cup 07 said:

Hopefully not. Shithouse of the highest order.

Dont take the bait!

1 hour ago, tomski said:

I think Huddersfield will go down in 3 years. The bloke is a clown who is in charge.

Chucking big money at decent players though.

Charles isn't getting a sniff.

2 hours ago, Whitesince63 said:

Huddersfield fans think they’re favourites for Ethan Galbraith from Orient for £2.5m after Orient rejected a £1.5m bid from Charlton. I don’t think it’s likely but that would be a statement signing if they did. Also confident of loaning the lad Goodman we were linked with who I’d personally have preferred to TSL.

TSL? 

4 minutes ago, bwfc87 said:

TSL? 

Teddy Sharman-Lowe, young keeper from Chelsea due in on loan anytime. Currently away with England U21s.