Russell Slade

Hopefully Wilkinson alongside him will steer him towards a more attractive style of football than we saw last time, but over all I think he will be good for the club and help us push on next season.

One thing that's bugging me though, and it may have been mentioned somewhere in the last 23 pages, but does anyone else remember the stories of Slade being told by JF to get us into the playoffs from an automatic positions?

May have just been rumours at the time, and given he's been brought back probably untrue...

"It's the French mans fault, even a girl could play better".
So says the xenophobic, racist and sexist Slade.

Quoted from 140067

"It's the French mans fault, even a girl could play better".
So says the xenophobic, racist and sexist Slade.

Baldist.

No Sladest (ist). Look wot he's dun, goodbye to slade,mama weer all crazee now.

Quoted from mariner91

30 seconds from automatic promotion and lost (admittedly with a poor performance) in the play off final. He came two years before that and had 3 players on the books with the club in freefall and with not a pot to piss in. He stabilised the club and stopped the rot. He brought in some of the best players we've had since the turn of the century and gave us one of our best wins in living memory by deservedly beating a nearly full strength Spurs side. But you're right, it was an abject failure.

You're right. Almost promotion was a fantastic achievement.

Quoted from MarinerMal

You're right. Almost promotion was a fantastic achievement.

Just like the 5 fantastic seasons under Hurst when we nearly got promoted.  I also nearly won the lottery, (5 balls away!)  Those who think Slade is a good manager because he nearly achieved something are crazy.  His football was hit and hope, look at the highlights from that season, even with all them screamers, the ball was just lumped forward.

Quoted from TheRealJohnLewis

  His football was hit and hope, look at the highlights from that season, even with all them screamers, the ball was just lumped forward.

It's amazing how we came 4th and got to the play off final, while also beating Derby and Tottenham in the cup purely through hit and hope football! FFS get real!!!!