Your best Albion Boss since 1974

[vulture]

 

[vulture]

Micky Adams

 

[1066gull]

well as ive only had two differnet managers......

Wilkins

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Since my first game in 1990, I have seen 13 managers. Steve Coppell stands out from the rest, although McGhee, Adams and Steve Gritt (sentimental value) run him close.

 

[Horsham Gull]

can anyone match all the years to the names then?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

clough 73-74 taylor 74-76 mullery 76-81- baily 81-82 Melia 82-83
Catlin 83-86 Mullery 86-87 Lloyd 87-93 Brady 93-95 Case 95-96 Gritt 97-98 Horton 98-99 Wood 99-99 Adams 99-2001 taylor 2001-2002 Hinsh 2002-2002 Coppell 2002-2003 Mchee 2003-2006 Wilkins 2006 - til probably 2008

 

[Deleted User X18H]

oh yeah Bob Booker caretaker in 2003 October

 

[Horsham Gull]

thank you

clough 73-74
taylor 74-76
mullery 76-81-
baily 81-82
Melia 82-83
Catlin 83-86
Mullery 86-87
Lloyd 87-93
Brady 93-95
Case 95-96
Gritt 97-98
Horton 98-99
Wood 99-99
Adams 99-2001
taylor 2001-2002
Hinsh 2002-2002
Coppell 2002-2003
Mchee 2003-2006
Wilkins 2006 - present

 

[perth seagull]

If Steve Coppell had been employed at the start of the 2002-03 season, instead of in October 2003 after that run of ten straight defeats under Hinshelwood, he would have built a team that probably would've finished in our highest league position for years.

 

[desprateseagull]

jimmy melia for those shoes, and prancing about during FA Cu 1983, or Micky Adamski for showing us the way it should be done..

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The amazing thing about that list is that more than half of the Albion managers in that period (33 years) can claim to have massive reputations that stand regardless of their time at the Albion.

Not necessarily as managers, of course.

 

[Goodfella]

For me it's:

1: Adams

2: mullery

3: Coppell

 

[BensGrandad]

Mullery first time because he is the only one that took us all the way to the first division. Bailey took us to our highest ever 7th before being sacked because the football was not entertaining with keep winning 1 - 0 or drawing 0 - 0

 

[Muhammed - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

loads of managers have done goood

steve gritt.....come on fellas.
nobodys choice when h3e arrived ............give him a break innit
he saved us
hes got no hair, bit we dont cae stevie stevie gritt

 

[Ice Man]

Mark McGhee.

 

[Icy Gull]

Has to be Clough followed by Steve Coppell, who's record of taking two no hopers to the higher echelons of the top division far outclasses all but Clough. Shame he didn't have the finances or the backing from the board (allegedly) to stay here longer.

If we are talking the man who managed the Albion best that has to be Mullery or Mike Bailey.

Chris Cattlin could have been up there if the egos in the boardroom had not sacked him before he had the chance to finish a job he was doing very well.

 

[dougdeep]

Bailey.

 

[Icy Gull]

Bailey.

I think I'm right in saying he never had another job in League football after we saw fit to sack him Unbelievable really.

 

[Jimbo26]

Mike Bailey managed to reduce the average crowd by about 10,000 with his brand of 'exciting' football.

 

[NMH]

Taylor 1.

No contest for me, as he created an Albion with higher quality and aspirations, out of traditional and perrennial non-achieving 3rd Division 'Southern-league' lot - once a place for lesser-talent cloggers and codgers.
Mullery completely inherited the potential-greatness legacy from Taylor. Not to underestimate how he dealt with what he got, as he became an Albion legend from his half-time gee-ups, his deployment of players, and the respect he himself had as a WC winning veteran player.

Yes, we have had some excellent managers who made enigmatic impressions on our club, but for me it was Peter Taylor 1st that founded the team of hope and (a little) glory.

R.I.P., and thanks