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ginnywings
September 12, 2020, 2:43pm

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Stand back a bit though. JF was (officially) chairman of a football club in considerable difficulty.
The board appointed a completely inexperienced and (based on his caretaker results) unpromising manager.
Who wanted whom is a sideshow.
The required leadership (a steady hand) was not forthcoming, at that critical moment, from the chairman.






BTW I thought everyone in football knows that nice guys don't make good managers...


All decisions are board decisions. There was 5 on the board at the time ( i think). JF and one other wanted Slade, Parker wanted Woods and the 2 other members went with Parker, who was new to the board and had just put in 1 million, so probably had a bit of sway.

This i was told by JF himself. Up to you whether you believe it but i did at the time.
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September 12, 2020, 2:49pm

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Agreed
BTW why would anyone give this a red X FFS


Because they are sad pathetic winkers  
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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.
GOD
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Grimsby Town midfield duo Jock Curran and Cameron Painter have joined Spalding United on an initial three-month loan.



When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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Seems like Curran has had a lot of loans now, and not many first team appearances at all. Hope it works out for the kid.


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September 15, 2020, 10:57am
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Seems like Curran has had a lot of loans now, and not many first team appearances at all. Hope it works out for the kid.


Seen him a couple of times and he's a loose canon, loves a tackle a bit too much for my liking, almost to the point where he'd quite happily break the opponent's leg if it meant getting the ball. Hopefully that can be tamed and he goes on to have a career as a combative midfielder.
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Seems like Curran has had a lot of loans now, and not many first team appearances at all. Hope it works out for the kid.


Isn't this only his second loan spell? Max Wright was shipped off three times before he started seriously pushing for a first team place,including a whole season at Scarborough. Being sent out on loan isn't a sign they aren't good enough, it's that they have something but need to get some regular first team football playing against men. Max Wright and Harry Clifton came back from loans much better than they left us.  
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Seen him a couple of times and he's a loose canon, loves a tackle a bit too much for my liking, almost to the point where he'd quite happily break the opponent's leg if it meant getting the ball. Hopefully that can be tamed and he goes on to have a career as a combative midfielder.


Blimey.........I wish u had been lucky enough to have watched Bobby Cummings play. Thank goodness no one tried to “tame” Bobby!!!!!
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Blimey.........I wish u had been lucky enough to have watched Bobby Cummings play. Thank goodness no one tried to “tame” Bobby!!!!!



....... or Cockrill and Cunnington!!!


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Noticed that there's a Drinkall in the youth side. Any relation to the Town legend?
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