Here's a thread that may cause a few conversations amongst us.

Listed below are the last 10 Managers we have had (not Caretakers). Who was the one best player each Manager signed while in charge.

2006-2008 Alan Buckley (version 3)

2008 Stuart Watkiss Caretaker Manager

2008-2009 Mike Newell

2009-2011Neil Woods

2011Dave Moore Caretaker Manager

2011 Rob Scott, Paul Hurst

2013-2016 Paul Hurst

2016-2017 Marcus Bignot

2017-2018 Russell Slade (version 2)

2018     Paul Wilkinson     Caretaker Manager

2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley     

2019      Anthony Limbrick     Caretaker Manager

2019 - 2020     Ian Holloway     

2021 - Present     Paul Hurst     

Martin Paterson (loan)
Wayne Henderson (loan)
Alan Connell
Liam Hearn
Omar Bogle
Jamey Osborne
Siriki Dembele
Elliot Embleton (loan)
Anthony Glennon (loan)
Jay Matete (loan)

Quoted from WayneBurnettsJockstrap

Here's a thread that may cause a few conversations amongst us.

Listed below are the last 10 Managers we have had (not Caretakers). Who was the one best player each Manager signed while in charge.

2006-2008 Alan Buckley (version 3) - Matin Paterson

2008 Stuart Watkiss Caretaker Manager

2008-2009 Mike Newell - Jean Lous Akpa Akpro

2009-2011Neil Woods - Jamie Devitt

2011Dave Moore Caretaker Manager

2011 Rob Scott, Paul Hurst - Liam Hearn

2013-2016 Paul Hurst - Jon Nolan

2016-2017 Marcus Bignot - Dean Henderson

2017-2018 Russell Slade (version 2) - Siriki Dembele

2018     Paul Wilkinson     Caretaker Manager

2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley - Jake Hessenthaler

2019      Anthony Limbrick     Caretaker Manager

2019 - 2020     Ian Holloway - Billy Clarke

2021 - Present     Paul Hurst - Jay Matete

Contraversial ...

Mike Newell...Barry Conlon

Scored the goals that kept us up when he first came in.

I was in the club shop the day he signed, saw him and I think it was Sweeney that signed on the same day.

Conlon turned out to be a joke but it was his goals at the end of that season kept us up, Woods couldnt handle him and we ended up going down.

henderson was signed by Paul Hurst not Bignot

I think Bignots best signing was Sam Jones. In fact I thought he signed a few good players which Slade got rid of.

Correct me if any of these are the wrong manager...

2006-2008 Alan Buckley (version 3) - Martin Paterson

2008 Stuart Watkiss Caretaker Manager

2008-2009 Mike Newell - Wayne Henderson

2009-2011Neil Woods - Alan Connell

2011Dave Moore Caretaker Manager

2011 Rob Scott, Paul Hurst - Craig Disley (with mentions for Pearson, McKeown, Hear too)

2013-2016 Paul Hurst - Omar Bogle (although Amond did better for Hurst)

2016-2017 Marcus Bignot - Jamie Osborne

2017-2018 Russell Slade (version 2) - Siriki Dembele

2018     Paul Wilkinson     Caretaker Manager

2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley - Jake Hessenthaler     

2019      Anthony Limbrick     Caretaker Manager

2019 - 2020     Ian Holloway - Josh Benson (who he almost sent back after a week)     

2021 - Present     Paul Hurst - Giles Coke (whilst Matete has been good, it's because of Coke going quietly about his business)

Quoted from moosey_club

Contraversial ...

Mike Newell...Barry Conlon

Scored the goals that kept us up when he first came in.

I was in the club shop the day he signed, saw him and I think it was Sweeney that signed on the same day.

Conlon turned out to be joke but his goals at the end of that season kept us up, Woods couldnt handle him and we ended up going down.

I'd agree with that

Not heard about Benson almost going back before? What was that about

Quoted from Hagrid

Not heard about Benson almost going back before? What was that about

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.

Quoted from jamesgtfc

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'

Quoted from wiggers

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

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.

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

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

2018 - 2019     Michael Jolley   Vernon, Hess or Embelton

Vernon was signed by Hurst IIRC