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Grimbiggs
February 18, 2018, 8:08pm
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But if memory serves me right he also missed the last game of the season to go on a coaching course. North missed a pen we went down. Or at least that’s how I remember it 🤔


Yeah that's right, DRAW 1-1 with Aldershot, if we'd have won Aldershot would have gone down instead, however, we'd have missed all of those wonderful Buckley years.



19     Mansfield Town             46     14     12     20      48     59     (−11)     54
20     Aldershot                          46  15       8     23      64     74     ( −10)      53
21     Rotherham United (R)     46     12     16     18     50     66     (−16)     52
22     Grimsby Town (R)             46     12     14     20     48     58     (−10)     50
23     York City (R)                     46       8       9     29     48     91     (−43)     33
24     Doncaster Rovers (R)     46       8       9     29     40     84     (−44)     33

Doncaster Rovers and York City propped up the Third Division to suffer relegation after four seasons at this level, while debt-ridden Grimsby Town suffered a second successive relegation. Rotherham United went down in the playoffs. Newly promoted Aldershot narrowly survived their first season at this level for over a decade.
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February 18, 2018, 9:38pm
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He didnt miss the last match - he missed some training days during the final weeks ofthe season to go on a coaching course. Had we stayed up it wouldnt have prevented the coming of Buckley - the board at the time took the decision they would dispense with Bobby Roberts regardless of the outcome when he chose to go on the aformentioned coaching course rather than train the squad.

Bizarre how i can remember odd little snippets like that from decades ago but can't hardly remember a thing about the Newell years...
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I remember that north penalty (still a legend in my eyes) as I was ball boy next to the cons corner that day. There was old blokes behind that 'knew' he would miss it.....


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In my era it's close but Bobby Roberts was pretty poor, getting hammered at home every week, 4-0 down at half-time at home to Bristol City and subsequently getting us relegated.


Don McEvoy wasn't up to much but the worst has to be Neil Woods, took us out of the Football League than signed some crap and led us to our worst ever finish in our history.
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Surprised Lennie Lawerence hasn’t received one vote,was he behind putting the Chinese guy on 13k a week my memory is fading
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February 19, 2018, 12:43pm
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Why is Marcus Bignot not in the original poll?


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Why is Marcus Bignot not in the original poll?


Good point, from the modern ones he is the one that started with the club in the best position. He didn't have to change much, but made a complete mess. Total donut.
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I remember that north penalty (still a legend in my eyes) as I was ball boy next to the cons corner that day. There was old blokes behind that 'knew' he would miss it.....


Remember it well my daughter was mascot that day


In his three stints as Grimsby Town manager spanning over 10 years the club was never relegated and he also guided them to three promotions.
Only 14 managers have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a Football League team by 1998 and Buckley is one of them.
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The Aldershot fans were lucky to get away largely unscathed the Pontoon went beserk at the final whistle and only strong policing and a 10ft fence saved them.This being 12 Months after Hull had also relegated us at home the vast majority of fans just slinked away.
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Bizarre how i can remember odd little snippets like that from decades ago but can't hardly remember a thing about the Newell years...


Neither can Newell
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