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May 20, 2021, 9:39am

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Had Hessenthaler not been poleaxed, it's likely that Benson would have been sent back because Holloway wasn't impressed with him in training.

Maybe he didn't do his run or something I don't know, but I got told he almost got sent back a week before he came into the team.


Another case of the big 'what ifs'
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I think Bignots best signing was Sam Jones. In fact I thought he signed a few good players which Slade got rid of.


I liked Jones a lot, Mind blowing to see what's happened to him.

But his best signing was Osborne for me, unreal player, who i honestly believe would of been comfortable in league 1
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I liked a lot of Bignot's signings — not every single one of them, mind. Like every manager, your success rate is 50/50 (at best) but Sam Jones and Jamey Osbourne had great technical ability. Shame he never got Asante firing, it was all a bit of a mess (hence lose 5-1 at home to Donny one week, then beat Blackpool away 3-1 the next).

Definitely some forgettable signings and loans in there (Luke Maxwell) and the tactics were all over the shop, but I saw more in them than I saw in any of Holloway's summer signings. Ira Jackson Jr and Spokes may have something about them, but given the way Holloway operated I'd class that as fortune rather than any scouting skill.


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2006-2008 Alan Buckley (version 3) Paterson

2008-2009 Mike Newell Henderson

2009-2011Neil Woods Connell

2011 Rob Scott, Paul Hurst Disley, Pearson, Macca take your pick

2013-2016 Paul Hurst Bogle

2016-2017 Marcus Bignot Osbourne

2017-2018 Russell Slade (version 2) Dembele (everyone else was excrement)

2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley   Vernon, Hess or Embelton

2019 - 2020     Ian Holloway     Benson

2021 - Present     Paul Hurst  Matete


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2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley   Vernon, Hess or Embelton



Vernon was signed by Hurst IIRC
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