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On 02/10/2024 at 07:27, BWFC_LOVE said:

I absolutely love the man. Love his passion for us, and while Allardyce brought the best times, there’s not another manager in my lifetime I’ve preferred having in charge of my club.

Completely get that not everyone is of this opinion. Personally, I’ll be gutted when he’s no longer in charge.

Getting a bit salty on Bruce Rioch's behalf at the lack of a mention here. 

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Posted
29 minutes ago, RoadRunnerFan said:

Getting a bit salty on Bruce Rioch's behalf at the lack of a mention here. 

Maybe @BWFC_LOVE was born after  Rioch’s era or was too young to remember?

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3 hours ago, RoadRunnerFan said:

Fair point. 

Surprising how being an owd bugger can creep up on you unnoticed. 

Ricoh still gets my vote. Absolutely loved his teams. 

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3 hours ago, desperado said:

Maybe @BWFC_LOVE was born after  Rioch’s era or was too young to remember?

Correct 👍 

First proper season was 97/98 for me. I’m 35 if it makes you feel any better 😂 

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32 minutes ago, BWFC_LOVE said:

Correct 👍 

First proper season was 97/98 for me. I’m 35 if it makes you feel any better 😂 

Fair enough pal you are a touch too young as @desperado points out. Though I'm not that much older at 43.

Based on your original quote though, a pedant may point out that Rioch was within your lifetime, though not your memory.

 

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Posted
4 hours ago, gonzo said:

Colin Todd is vastly underrated.

That's league winning is one of the championships/Div 1 best ever teams.

Absolutely unstoppable. Power, pace and strength all over the pitch. 

That season was as good as it gets.

His legacy probably tainted by disappointments that came later.

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Just now, wakey said:

That season was as good as it gets.

His legacy probably tainted by disappointments that came later.

Best season I’ve season. The 98-99 probably one of the worst. Obviously not on paper but that squad should of smashed it. Only time I’ve ever booed😂

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9 hours ago, gonzo said:

Colin Todd is vastly underrated.

That's league winning is one of the championships/Div 1 best ever teams.

Absolutely unstoppable. Power, pace and strength all over the pitch. 

That was my favourite season, loved it, loved that side. Rioch is still my favourite manager but I agree Todd should be spoken of in very high terms.

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Jimmy Arfield was first manager I remember, having started watching the previous season, when we got relegated. Recruited well, coached well, got us back on even keel and upwardly mobile again. Laid foundations for the success of the latter part of that decade. 

After that, Greaves, Sam, Rioch all put together strong, winning sides with character and personality, as did Todd to be fair. That side of his that got us up had a bit of everything and were a great watch. 

Sam's side got an honourable mention from Danny Mills in a good feature on Talksport last night on the age-old topic of whether the Prem now has more depth and quality than it did in the 90s and 00s

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20 hours ago, gonzo said:

Colin Todd is vastly underrated.

That's league winning is one of the championships/Div 1 best ever teams.

Absolutely unstoppable. Power, pace and strength all over the pitch. 

Outside  the prem sides we had the Colin Todd side was the best had  it all could beat teams that came to play and could beat teams who wanted to turn it into a war 

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1 hour ago, Farnywhite said:

Outside  the prem sides we had the Colin Todd side was the best had  it all could beat teams that came to play and could beat teams who wanted to turn it into a war 

A beautiful combination.

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Posted
54 minutes ago, DazBob said:

Got off quite lightly there, I think.

Or, there was a massive girlie meltdown over not very much

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Casino said:

Or, there was a massive girlie meltdown over not very much

you can't stick your head in the face of the opposition

you'd get a red and 3 matche ban if you were a player who did it during a match

so sounds about right to me

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