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Author Topic: Blog about 86/87  (Read 1858 times)

Offline go on the dog

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Re: Blog about 86/87
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2015, 05:05:36 PM »
I think there are definitely echoes of the present in that piece.  OK we haven't fallen from such a great height as we did in the 80's, but we were a top six side when O'Neill left.  For Turner, read Lambert and Sherwood and the references to lack of desire amongst the players sounds very familiar.  When you add in flirtations with the bottom of the league in previous seasons, the similarities are there.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2015, 11:53:51 AM by tomd2103 »

Offline Lucky Eddie

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Re: Blog about 86/87
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2015, 05:07:24 PM »
Painful painful reading.

Offline Oscar Arce

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Re: Blog about 86/87
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2015, 05:13:36 PM »
Yes the comparisons are all there as i have said before: A team that looks useful on paper but in reality is poor, panic appointment of Billy McBingo (read Garde), unable to score, good young untried players, a buy to sell policy, etc., etc., would confirm that we've learned nothing from history.
Sad times ahead.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Blog about 86/87
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2015, 01:49:50 PM »
Eight league wins in a season. Glory days we can now only look back on with nostalgia.

 


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