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 Worst manager in GTFC history?
Mike Newell
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sonofmadeleymariner
February 18, 2018, 1:44pm
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I feel sorry for Neil Woods being on this list, it took him too long to turn it round, but he definitely improved us after Newell left. He was probably a little unlucky to get the sack when only 4 points off the playoffs in the conference. Another club legend tarnished by a failing board.


I agree with this, Neil inherrited a crap squad the year we went down and his first year in the conference wasn't bad, it just wasn't good but he lost out because he put alot of his money on Ademino scoring for fun.


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Mike Lyons takes a lot of beating but Slade is by a streets the worst Manager in GTFC history.


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Picking one is too difficult.  I have three joint worst managers;

Slade for what he did on both visits
Groves for the double relagation and making jokes about it
Woods. Probably the worst of all. The FA cup defeat to bath was the lowest point ever. He didnt want the job, I remember thank goodness. He then extended his poor run and suddenly wanted the job. Should never of been manager, he made Laws and Lawrence look good
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Lyons was a joke, but we were at a higher level then. Slade and Newell, given our resources in League 2 have built two of the worst squads i have ever seen. Tough choice but i reckon Newell edges it for me and is getting the benefit of it not being as fresh in the mind. It's hard to imagine now, but some of the performances under Newell were even worse than we are currently being dished up. Slade isn't far behind though.  
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Anyone fancy doing a POLL on worst chairman    


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Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner


I agree with this, Neil inherrited a crap squad the year we went down and his first year in the conference wasn't bad, it just wasn't good but he lost out because he put alot of his money on Ademino scoring for fun.


Makofo mistake might have played a part too.


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Says a lot that 3 of the 5 worst managers in 130 years or whatever have been employed by Fenty who is comfortably the worst chairman in the history of the club.
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