Leyther_Matt Posted January 23 Posted January 23 4 minutes ago, Stig said: Wasn't that the heart monitor ITV game versus Leicester? What a game that was for them to pick for the heart monitor Yeah it was. Tremendous coincidence really. I used to have it on VHS. Amazed it isn’t online somewhere https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5991305.sams-under-the-spotlight-in-soccer-stress-test/ Quote
Burnden Pies Posted January 23 Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, Stig said: Wasn't that the heart monitor ITV game versus Leicester? What a game that was for them to pick for the heart monitor No it wasn't that match, but same result 2-2 I think. The heart monitor one was when that cheating tawt Savage got two of our players sent off and we came back from 2-0 down... Ricketts equalising with a bullet header right near the end. Superb! What a game to have the managers wired up! Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted January 23 Posted January 23 1 minute ago, Burnden Pies said: No it wasn't that match, but same result 2-2 I think. The heart monitor one was when that cheating tawt Savage got two of our players sent off and we came back from 2-0 down... Ricketts equalising with a bullet header right near the end. Superb! What a game to have the managers wired up! Apologies, you’re right. I’ve spent years convinced that the record crowd was the same game as the heart monitor one. Quote
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted January 23 Members Posted January 23 4 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Apologies, you’re right. I’ve spent years convinced that the record crowd was the same game as the heart monitor one. Same here Quote
Stig Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Can't see the documentary anywhere but heart monitor game here. Filmed with a potato but still good. Quote
Moderators Zico Posted January 23 Moderators Posted January 23 31 minutes ago, Stig said: Can't see the documentary anywhere but heart monitor game here. Filmed with a potato but still good. What a fucking game that was No team should lose when 2-0 against 9 men Dean had a shocker that day and I include Izzets red in that Quote
Burnden Pies Posted January 23 Posted January 23 45 minutes ago, Stig said: Can't see the documentary anywhere but heart monitor game here. Filmed with a potato but still good. Magical. I can still feel the joy of that equaliser! COYFWM! Quote
Site Supporter Alf Hartigan Posted January 23 Site Supporter Posted January 23 1 hour ago, thebells said: I seem to recall the extra two rows would get it to 30,000. If next home game as bad as last two I might do a count up and work it out. Yes that was the figures. Quote
perth_white Posted January 24 Posted January 24 43 minutes ago, Burnden Pies said: Magical. I can still feel the joy of that equaliser! COYFWM! Just to show what a manager like Sam (but not Sam as his day has been and gone) could bring. Proper battling spirit, brilliant. Quote
Tombwfc Posted January 24 Posted January 24 16 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Yep. It was Evatt that stopped starting him. That seems like a weakening in their relationship- he was still our leading scorer when he benched him. OK, I get it that some information may be known that the lads don't want to reveal, but I also have been told things, that if true, shed new light on our leader, that aren't pleasant in the slightest. All sounds a bit fucked really. I'm seemingly the only person on here who's not ITK. But I can't fathom why Sharon's personal feelings towards our top scorer would be relevant to anything (or her personal feelings for the manager, for that matter). Dion was still putting a shift in as of the last time he played for us at Rotherham - laid on our goal and should've scored. I've seen nothing to convince me that he wouldn't have continued to score goals for us if he was playing. Quote
Popular Post gonzo Posted January 24 Popular Post Posted January 24 7 hours ago, perth_white said: Just to show what a manager like Sam (but not Sam as his day has been and gone) could bring. Proper battling spirit, brilliant. Ahead of his time too. Bought pro-zone and the likes to the table. Squeezed the best out of aging players. Adapted his play to suit. Tight and compact when he needed and free flowing when not. A proper manager. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 24 Site Supporter Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, gonzo said: Ahead of his time too. Bought pro-zone and the likes to the table. Squeezed the best out of aging players. Adapted his play to suit. Tight and compact when he needed and free flowing when not. A proper manager. He used all the technology, but didn't lose the human side, and would manage characters and the squad with intelligence and experience. I remember stories of Youri being surprised when they didn't train at some point between games, and Campo being allowed to pop over to Spain also between games. Speaking of which, has Campo thrown his hat in? 😁 Quote
thebells Posted January 24 Posted January 24 10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: He used all the technology, but didn't lose the human side, and would manage characters and the squad with intelligence and experience. I remember stories of Youri being surprised when they didn't train at some point between games, and Campo being allowed to pop over to Spain also between games. Speaking of which, has Campo thrown his hat in? 😁 Campo hasn’t, but Stelio is quietly going about his business. Quote
Moderators Zico Posted January 24 Moderators Posted January 24 28 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: He used all the technology, but didn't lose the human side, and would manage characters and the squad with intelligence and experience. I remember stories of Youri being surprised when they didn't train at some point between games, and Campo being allowed to pop over to Spain also between games. Speaking of which, has Campo thrown his hat in? 😁 End of 2003/04 season Beat wolves so he gave them the day off Won the next game so gave them two days off And the next etc Won 5 in a row before losing on last day v Fulham Presumably because they'd not been in training all week Quote
little whitt Posted January 24 Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Zico said: End of 2003/04 season Beat wolves so he gave them the day off Won the next game so gave them two days off And the next etc Won 5 in a row before losing on last day v Fulham Presumably because they'd not been in training all week Fuck me sounds like He Had More Time Of Then Evatt Quote
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted January 24 Site Supporter Posted January 24 11 hours ago, Zico said: What a fucking game that was No team should lose when 2-0 against 9 men Dean had a shocker that day and I include Izzets red in that It's good to watch this stuff. Makes you realise that We had some players who could dish it out and take it. Sadly Warhurst and Ricketts wouldn't last 10 minutes these days. Savage was a right shit. Quote
Whitesince63 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 11 hours ago, perth_white said: Just to show what a manager like Sam (but not Sam as his day has been and gone) could bring. Proper battling spirit, brilliant. And maybe a header or two which we never saw under IE with his constant tippy tappy walk it in. Edited January 24 by Whitesince63 Spelling Quote
Popular Post thebells Posted January 24 Popular Post Posted January 24 Couple of interesting things from Thomason and Iles this morning. Thomason talked about the players taking collective responsibility, but also added “Without going too much into it, you can see that it was building on him a little bit,” Not a surprise, but perhaps an insight as to why the board acted when they did. I don't think Evatt ever 'lost' the dressing room, but players were clearly below par and need a new voice. As for Iles, only caught 10 mins of his podcast, but did say he'd messaged Evatt privately. Suggested Evatt was pretty pragmatic about it all. I know some may disagree, but Evatt will almost certainly get a job in League One, but I can see him popping up in a Championship club too (Lower end). I don't know the situations of other clubs, but looking at Hull, Preston, Stoke and Derby. I'm sure after a break, he'd possibly be on the radar of clubs like that. I'll make this my last ramble about Evatt, but i honestly don't think there are many managers out there as desperate for success as he is. Weirdly, that might be his undoing as he crumbles under his own pressure. Never quite took to him, and he has almost as many character flaws as some of us on here, but genuinely thank him for his role in taking our club from it's arse to where we are today. The calibre of manager we might attract is partly down to the work he has done. Time will tell how we judge him. He's nowhere near Bruce or Sam, but i'll take him over Coyle, Freedman, Lennon, Hill, and a few others any day of the week. Cheers Ian - have a bet, trash the hotel, say hi to Amy, whiten those teeth and generally let loose for a few weeks. Quote
gonzo Posted January 24 Posted January 24 A Blackpool fan asked me if he'd be good for them. I said I've come to the conclusion that he'd be great, just don't give him any money to spend. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 24 Site Supporter Posted January 24 Thomason's comments are quite interesting. Naturally, he says the players needed to take some responsibility. Then made some remarks that came across as a polite way of saying Evatt needed to go. Quote
thebells Posted January 24 Posted January 24 10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Thomason's comments are quite interesting. Naturally, he says the players needed to take some responsibility. Then made some remarks that came across as a polite way of saying Evatt needed to go. Yep - that was my takeaway too. It's often what they don't say that intrigues me. None of them will come out and be critical. They may need him or his connections down the line in their career. But it'll be interesting to see how many of them come out and publicly thank him over time Interesting, the video lad (Marcus) was really complimentary about Evatt in a LinkedIn post. He was divisive for sure but definitely had his supporters Quote
e2e4 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 15 hours ago, Stig said: Can't see the documentary anywhere but heart monitor game here. Filmed with a potato but still good. the doctor were called dorian dugmore , the first 40 seconds is on youtube along with a thumbnail of topless sam [s]fox[/s] allardyce , presumably to frighten the local children the episode aired 14th january 2002 this article https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1758132.stm reviews the episode. Quote
wakey Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) Since JD's managed it at the first time of asking, thought it worth a look at Evatt's record in this division when playing away at a ream in the top 4 ... In 20 matches we managed 2 wins; Barnsley 3-0 when they had a man sent off and 1-0 at Port Vale early last season (they were 4th at the time). In half the games we failed to score. We averaged 0.65 points per game. So ... 10% win ratio. I'll get back to you when I've worked out Julian's win % 😁 Edit: Correction - it's 2 wins in 19, not 20. (if anyone's arsed I'll post the full list) Edited January 26 by wakey Quote
deeane Koontz Posted January 26 Posted January 26 On 24/01/2025 at 14:16, e2e4 said: the doctor were called dorian dugmore , the first 40 seconds is on youtube along with a thumbnail of topless sam [s]fox[/s] allardyce , presumably to frighten the local children the episode aired 14th january 2002 this article https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1758132.stm reviews the episode. Always remember Bassett bollocking Dennis Wise for doing cross field passes in the doc. Couldn't have picked a better game, it was something else Quote
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