Worst ever Brighton Manager

[BrianWade4]

Gus' recent successes got me thinking about some of those we have suffered before. A top 3 of:

Paul Wood oversaw 8 losses in 9 - after Brian Hornton left - to take us to the bottom of the league when we were playing at Gillingham. Totally out of his depth

Barry Lloyd was never liked even though he got us promoted to the Second Division (as was) and took us to the play-off final to the first ever Premiership (the 6-2 aggregate win over Millwall in the semi-finals were particulalry special)

Steve Coppell probably gets a shout because of his Palace connections !

What do you reckon?

 

[Superphil]

You missed the very worst, Hinshelwood, 12 losses on the bounce was it?

 

[upthealbion1970]

Adams second time around

 

[Screaming J]

Mullery 2nd time around?

 

[bhafc4eva]

Paul Wood? Not Jeff?

 

[Pantani]

Paul Wood? Not Jeff?

He'd have done better if he was not playing on the wing at the time.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Adams Mk II

 

[BensGrandad]

Probably not his fault but Jimmy Case must be in the reckoning.

 

[bhafc4eva]

In my time it would have to be in no particular order

Jimmy Case - great player , crap manager. Bottom of league when Gritt took over.
Hinshelwood - says it all really
Wilkins - Achieved nought

 

[strings]

Before even reading this thread I was thinking of Hinshelwood.

 

[Superphil]

Paul Wood? Not Jeff?

Only his 2nd ever post, maybe he's not from round these parts? perhaps?

 

[On the Left Wing]

Hinshelwood by a country mile

 

[BrianWade4]

Jeff Wood - of course - as good a manager as Paul Wood was a winger

I had forgotten how bad Jimmy Case was

 

[cuthbert]

George Curtis, threat over

 

[keaton]

Adams was poor 2nd time around, but he wasn't that bad, and the Man City game cancels out a lot of the negatives

 

[The Large One]

Don Welsh.

Took us to the bottom of the league, and replaced the stripes with plain shirts.

 

[ROSM]

For Hinshelwood's remarkable record as a caretaker I may forgive him his permanent spell but it was toilet.

Jeff Wood has to take the prize in my view.

Case was an unproven man in a very difficult circumstance and I think the personal issues were caused by the circumstances rather than the other way round so I forgive him too.

 

[Icy Gull]

Adams Mk II

That's the one. Totally and utterly clueless and behaved like he was on valium, no passion, no heart no hope. Absolute rubbish

Wood had no money and Hinshelwood had no luck.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Hinshelwood was desperately unlucky to have an unfit Zamora on his hands. His record would be nowhere near as bad as it was if Bobby had been fighting fit and available.