Not sure; but anyhow one for th'owd 'uns.

How many of these from 87/88 can you name?

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i think the reserve league at the time was still called the central league

 

growing up, liverpool won it every year, generally with teams made up of players whoi never made it beyond liverpool reserves

 

im sure that carrolls team won the league

 

i thought we were on to something

Bell, Callaghan I remember but didn’t get, Banks I’d never even heard of which is strange he can’t have ever pulled on a first team shirt.

thought I would do better but only 19 out of 23, must have been some one game wonders in there !

 

Ian Stevens was the next big thing that never happened , nothing changes in football.

Edited December 13, 20178 yr by Take Hunt Off

 

Ian Stevens was the next big thing that never happened , nothing changes in football.

 

He must've done something right to have a home in Florida

I meant for us goalscoring THAT never happened regardless of where he lives

Used to reckon Ian stephens had a double jointed skull. Seemed to be able to wrap his head round a crossed ball.

 

Never a world beater but I quite liked him

Someone on here had a phone row with Phil Neal about Ian Stevens.

I'm intrigued..

Someone on here had a phone row with Phil Neal about Ian Stevens.

I know the story but it was Cat Stevens not Ian.

Might as well have been for the sense that Neal talked.

Went to the "meet the manager " thing in the Balmoral where somebody asked Phil Neal about Stevens & he replied in a snotty, "I know best" way.

 

Even though he was right, he did himself no favours with his unpleasant attitude.

Went to the "meet the manager " thing in the Balmoral where somebody asked Phil Neal about Stevens & he replied in a snotty, "I know best" way.

 

Even though he was right, he did himself no favours with his unpleasant attitude.

Well of course he knew best. Do you not remember all those goalscoring records dead-eye shots Reeves and Morgan broke!?

14/23

 

Christ. My memory really is fading.........

Well of course he knew best. Do you not remember all those goalscoring records dead-eye shots Reeves and Morgan broke!?

Andy Walker.

I think Bolton Va va has probably summed it up.

It was the snotty disrespectful attitude of Neal towards a young fan (he was about 14 at the time).

We had precious few interested fans at that time and to be pissing them off like that was poor form.

Having said that, he did take the phone call and I don't think any manager before or since would have! 

Phil Neal would either be a decent scout or he had decent scouts working for him. Brought in some players, just a hopeless manager. Much like Megson in many ways

Neal could find a cure for male pattern baldness and beer guts but would still be castigated by some.

 

He turned the direction of travel around and left the club in a better situation than he took it over with.

Tis a decent point

 

If the mistrust and lies had been around in the 80s we would have had more idea just how fcuked up bwfc was

Agree Neal was or had good scouts definately improved the playing squad in terms of quality .Andy Walker was his best signing just a pity he didnt have good manergerial qualities.Remember him blubbering when we beat Bury to get to the playoff final I thought get a grip you tart .Imagine Rioch doing that .No you cant, that was the difference for me.

Andy Walker.

Andy Walker wasn't there at the time so moot point.

Were talking today about Lee Potter

 

Remember when he was going to be the big homegrown talent

Edited December 16, 20178 yr by jules_darby

i think we are the next Coventry city

 

DOOMED

Neal could find a cure for male pattern baldness and beer guts but would still be castigated by some.

 

He turned the direction of travel around and left the club in a better situation than he took it over with.

 

Yep!!!

 

He inherited an absolute clusterfuck of a football club that was at absolute rock bottom

 

There was no money in football in them days and it may be a rose-tinted/romantic view of things but he was the beginning of our rise from Div 4 to Div 1. He reached the limit of his managerial abilities but at least he set us on the road upwards 

Certainly left Rioch with the foundations of a decent squad. I was convinced Scott Green was going to move on for huge money

Were talking today about Lee Potter

 

Remember when he was going to be the big homegrown talent

Still goes to matches. Nice bloke the few times I have met him. Tells some good stories too