Chesney Christ
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I still don't think I'm over it.
Do you remember when Micky Adams played Virgo on the left wing?
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Chesney Christ
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It was quite an amusing season. In hindsight.
Southwick_Seagull
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Matt Richards gobbing off at the South Stand as he put in 100 crosses against 9 man Walsall and not 1 was any good. Happy times.
Don Quixote
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I wish to erase that from my memory, as for Matt Richards swearing at us... Losing to 9 man walsall was inexcusable.
Richy_Seagull
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Have to laugh when I think back to that season now. So bad it was just hilarious.
I still don't think I'm over it.
I was just saying to some chums earlier today that I wondered what THICKY had to say about designer managers after his rubbish side was trounced 5-0 by Paolo Di Canio's Swindon this weekend.
I know I should try and like Adams but I'm sorry, but I really don't.
I don't like Rugby (too many goalkeepers)
Virgo was a superb athlete and scored that memorable goal. It is sometimes worth playing players out of position. Sam Vokes as a central defender
I don't rate him as a striker.
There are examples of player getting new positions and excelling: e.g. Ray Kennedy.
and even different sports; Joe Gatting (maybe he could be still playing football under the right Manager)
Virgo was a superb athlete and scored that memorable goal. It is sometimes worth playing players out of position. Sam Vokes as a central defender
I don't rate him as a striker.There are examples of player getting new positions and excelling: e.g. Ray Kennedy.
and even different sports; Joe Gatting (maybe he could be still playing football under the right Manager
)
SK1NT
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Virgo was a superb athlete and scored that memorable goal. It is sometimes worth playing players out of position. Sam Vokes as a central defender
Great buzz when that last ditch attempt went in to take it to pens... and win...
Gritt23
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No it wasn't, I hated every single moment of it. Apart from anything else I was watching the reputation of a manager I loved the first time around, just unravel before my eyes. I hated it, HATED it I tell you.
Gritt23
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What I remember of that was the tragic post-match interview from Micky that laid the blame of that defeat on the quality of crossing.
When do you EVER see a match where a team go down to 10 men (never mind 9) and teh commentators say "well, now is the time to start slinging in crosses." Nope, never. We all know, you move the ball around, make the pitch big, exploit the space, tire the opposition by making them chase around after you. Not just blindly sling in cross after cross. It seemed the players were just not following orders, and then Micky's interview and erm, ah, they were the orders.
Horrific tactical failings, just horrific.
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I enjoyed knocking Man City out of the cup.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Micky basically turned into me when on Football Manager.
After 2 games of it not working, "Right, f*** it, I'm sticking Robbie Pethick up front, I may have found some bug in the code and stumbled across a genius tactic"
After 2 games of it not working, "Right, f*** it, I'm sticking Robbie Pethick up front, I may have found some bug in the code and stumbled across a genius tactic"
Chesney Christ
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What I remember of that was the tragic post-match interview from Micky that laid the blame of that defeat on the quality of crossing.
When do you EVER see a match where a team go down to 10 men (never mind 9) and teh commentators say "well, now is the time to start slinging in crosses." Nope, never. We all know, you move the ball around, make the pitch big, exploit the space, tire the opposition by making them chase around after you. Not just blindly sling in cross after cross. It seemed the players were just not following orders, and then Micky's interview and erm, ah, they were the orders.
Horrific tactical failings, just horrific.
My "highlight" was the Kevin Thornton Debacle. Singled-handedly ran Cheltenham ragged at Withdean (defensive errors cost us and we drew 3-3) and put in the best performance of an Albion player that season. His reward? Benched for the next 4 matches. You couldn't make it up.
Alledgedly, that MIGHT have had something to do with Thornton's off-field mabits. Alledgedly.
Virgo was a superb athlete and scored that memorable goal. It is sometimes worth playing players out of position. Sam Vokes as a central defender
There are examples of player getting new positions and excelling: e.g. Ray Kennedy.
and even different sports; Joe Gatting (maybe he could be still playing football under the right Manager
virgo was put up front by mcghee. it made him into a million pound player!!!!!
Still would've played him. He was our Gazza.
Chesney Christ
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Yep, and I remember that being the story. Thornton was a "bad influence in the dressing room"......... so........ we renewed his loan.... and continued to NOT play him.
Thus, getting all the negatives (i.e. his bad influence) and NONE of the benefits - his quality on the pitch.
If anything sums up the muddled absurdity of Micky Adams that season its the Kevin Thornton story.
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Ha - yes. Exactly that. Adams you absolute c0ck.