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Just wondering if Marcus Bignot had been in power in the late 1930s could we have avoided WWII?
No, but we would have won it in 1940. He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment. FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians. I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.
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Looking at what he has done to Solihull Moors F.C. possibly. Fact is though, it was hurst and doig that got us here, and they deserve the ever-lasting praise for that..
A minimal amount of praise IMO. They did what they was employed for, but we never looked like winning the 'NON LEAGUE' title. We are a huge club at that level, we are a big club at this level. He was a boring illegitimate, no charisma at all. Charisma is required as far as I am concerned, I think Hurst probably did have the respect of the players, the ones he picked anyway, but he hardly made the red sea part. We were always going to rise to the top in that league, we should never have sunk so low (directors), league one is the next step towards normality, we'll get there soon. Maybe a 50 percent chance this season, our new manager seems spot on, I've every confidence in him and to be fair, to the board who have gone for up and coming, instead of sacked and on his way down.
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[quote=120785]
No, but we would have won it in 1940.
He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment.
FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians.
I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.[/quote
Brilliant 😂
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Marcus Bignot chose to go to the Moon and do the other things. not because they were easy, but because they were hard.
Which mission to the Moon was Marcus Bignot on because I can't remember his name mentioned.
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Some of us on here do seem to have selective memory! Remember this club of ours had been so poorly managed a few years ago that we sank to the lowest point ever in the club's history. Hurst may have lacked certain qualities, but he won the respect of his players, hauled us back up to the football league and then skilfully rebuilt the squad during the summer to give Marcus the pool of players he now has at his disposal.
I agree totally with Marcus's appointment as he has some fantastic qualities, but it is churlish and ungrateful for some people to dismiss hurst's major contribution in getting us to where we are now.
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Its the here and now that is important,its nice to come on here and see the positiveity around the club once again, onwards and upwards utm
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No, but we would have won it in 1940.
He would have persuaded the French to launch an offensive with us in Spring 1940, utilising our superior numbers and armour, instead of skulking behind the Maginot line keeping us shape. Winston Bignot would have had that offensive spirit that Neville Hurst lacked, and not talked up Adolf Vince and that overweight buffoon Hermann Parkin with his aerial bombardment.
FFS by early 1940, all that smug vegetarian's side had managed to beat were pub sides like the Poles, the Czechs, the Spanish Republicans, the Danes and the Norwegians.
I bet we wouldn't have lost in Singapore against the Japs either. Another loss due to sitting back and giving the opposition the initiative.
Not forgetting Field Marshall Fenty marauding around the back of the enemy lines deconstructing tanks
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Not forgetting Field Marshall Fenty marauding around the back of the enemy lines deconstructing tanks
Absolutely his assault on SS Panzer Division Leibstandart Newport County is legendary.
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