Bradford Manager announcement

Quoted from arryarryarry

Not everybody thought that.

Perhaps not, but it was a seriously underwhelming signing on paper. He'd been sent out on loan from a struggling Lincoln side to Wrexham who were struggling even more at the time, and subsequently sent back.

You have to give credit to Hurst on that one - he saw something that few others did at that time.

Quoted from promotion plaice

I wonder if Hurst will be at the Oldham game.

I hope not unless he is sat next to Shutes!

Nolan was and still is leagues above us. He made the difference in us getting promoted, creativity and a good dead ball, something we had been missing year on year. We gave him a platform to be seen, to push on higher. Right now I would be happy to get some more Nolan's, even if its just until the end of the season. Would beat the lot we have right now.

As for Hurst, would have him back in a heart beat. I wasn't the biggest fan, found his style boring snd a little negative. But after the shambles we have had since he left, he knows how to put a team together, a team that play together. Honestly, that's all I want to see, a team that tries hard and play together.

Quoted from Poojah

Perhaps not, but it was a seriously underwhelming signing on paper. He'd been sent out on loan from a struggling Lincoln side to Wrexham who were struggling even more at the time, and subsequently sent back.

You have to give credit to Hurst on that one - he saw something that few others did at that time.

I never knew anything about him until I turned up at Bromley and thought he looks promising. Comments on here seemed to be roughly evenly split between pro and anti. Maybe 60% in favour.

Quoted from Poojah

I’m trying to think of a player who was as ill received on his day of signing that went on to be a better player than Jon Nolan, and I’m struggling.

People were pretty underwhelmed by the signing of Craig Clay who went on to do well for us, but he wasn’t quite in the same league as Nolan.

I seem to remember there being people genuinely underwhelmed at Lawrence when he signed Micky Boulding in 2001. Seeing as he was an ex Tennis pro and although steady at Mansfield he wasn't anything to write home about.

Gary Cohen on loan from Gretna, hardly any playing time previously in his career, turned out to be decent before getting injured.

They are the only two I can think of off the top of my head.

Quoted from Gainsbro_Mariner

I seem to remember there being people genuinely underwhelmed at Lawrence when he signed Micky Boulding in 2001. Seeing as he was an ex Tennis pro and although steady at Mansfield he wasn't anything to write home about.

Gary Cohen on loan from Gretna, hardly any playing time previously in his career, turned out to be decent before getting injured.

They are the only two I can think of off the top of my head.

They’re both great shouts. I remember watching Boulding make his debut in a mad 3-3 at Stockport and wondered where we’d found him - unreal pace and eventually after a bit of coaching a great striker’s instinct.