Summer transfer madness thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Correct on 95/96, and we still managed a 2 in 8 run. And only a few times since then has the bad run not been 1 in 8 or worse.

[supertom]

Correct on 95/96, and we still managed a 2 in 8 run. And only a few times since then has the bad run not been 1 in 8 or worse.

It seems part of our DNA now. And it's contributed largely to a few nearly not quite seasons. O Neill in particular and his March meltdowns. Gregory a couple times, like when we were top for a month or two in 98-99.
In fact we probably had similar runs under Big Ron, and SGT1 (And obviously the Doc).

[old man villa fan]

You cannot afford to have these spells if you are going for the top two positions.

[Damo70]

Correct on 95/96, and we still managed a 2 in 8 run. And only a few times since then has the bad run not been 1 in 8 or worse.

It seems part of our DNA now. And it's contributed largely to a few nearly not quite seasons. O Neill in particular and his March meltdowns. Gregory a couple times, like when we were top for a month or two in 98-99.
In fact we probably had similar runs under Big Ron, and SGT1 (And obviously the Doc).

As much as BFR's first season was a massive improvement on the previous Dr Jo season, I remember us going a couple of months in the New Year when we couldn't score, let alone win. I think it was February and March. We finished seventh as I recall.

[brian green]

Slides are avoided by not giving away soft goals and by scoring goals.  Bruce has corrected the former and must address the latter if he is to last the season.

[PeterWithesShin]

Yep, 1 league goal in 11 games, a 1-0 win at home to Oldham.

[aj2k77]

Yep, 1 league goal in 11 games, a 1-0 win at home to Oldham.

Did big Cyril get the goal?

[PeterWithesShin]

Yep, 1 league goal in 11 games, a 1-0 win at home to Oldham.

Did big Cyril get the goal?

He did indeed, also scored our goal in the game before that run started, a 2-1 defeat at Norwich. So we were 2 goals in 12 and Cyrille got both. The run was ended with Staunton scoring in a 1-0 win at home to Norwich.

[tomd2103]

Yep, 1 league goal in 11 games, a 1-0 win at home to Oldham.

Did big Cyril get the goal?

He did indeed, also scored our goal in the game before that run started, a 2-1 defeat at Norwich. So we were 2 goals in 12 and Cyrille got both. The run was ended with Staunton scoring in a 1-0 win at home to Norwich.

Straight from a corner IIRC.

[brian green]

Which was the season when our slide coincided with Alan McInnally's goal drought that ended at Derby with the ball going in off his arse?

[aj2k77]

I remember Staunton scoring direct from a corner when we beat Palace 3-1 on the day Big Ron took to the pitch with a microphone to tell us Doug was opening his wallet and going to be buying someone (Deano) but don't remember him scoring direct against Norwich.

[aj2k77]

Which was the season when our slide coincided with Alan McInnally's goal drought that ended at Derby with the ball going in off his arse?

Would have to be 88/89 wouldn't it? He was only here 2 years from my memory.

[Damo70]

Which was the season when our slide coincided with Alan McInnally's goal drought that ended at Derby with the ball going in off his arse?

It would have to have been '88-89. He was only with us for that season and the previous promotion season.

[Damo70]

I remember Staunton scoring direct from a corner when we beat Palace 3-1 on the day Big Ron took to the pitch with a microphone to tell us Doug was opening his wallet and going to be buying someone (Deano) but don't remember him scoring direct against Norwich.

I thought that was 3-0, not 3-1 but I might be wrong. If it was 3-1 was that a game when the ginger midfielder Hopkins scored a good goal for them?

[aj2k77]

Just checked, it was 3-0. I was one of the lucky 17,000 in the ground that day.