Hypothetical stick or twist

[Legion]

Taken from a post on our FB Page:

Would you stick with the European Cup win under Tony Barton or twist to see what would have happened if Ron Saunders had stayed as manager?

[Legion]

Stick.

[Ads]

Stick.

[Richard]

Twist as we would have still won the Cup I reckon and Saunders would have kept rebuilding teams and not dragged us down like Bartons successors did.

[sickbeggar]

well if he'd stayed and ellis arrived in 82, i can't imagine it would have worked out too good. Stick

[Villan For Life]

well if he'd stayed and ellis arrived in 82, i can't imagine it would have worked out too good. Stick

That’s as I see it.

[LeeB]

Stick.

You would have to say Ron's best years were behind him, given the results of his next two gigs. Either that or he was on a massive wind up.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Stick -  Saunders will always be remembered with great fondness by those of us who recall 1981.
Had he have stayed he may have become another O'Leary or MON - good but not great

[dave.woodhall]

I have a theory about this. I don't think Saunders was all that bothered about the European Cup. He wanted to win it, but as far as he was concerned he'd achieved his biggest ambition in 1981 and anything else was a bonus. Whether it was this, or falling out with the Bendalls, he lost a bit of his drive and our results, plus his record after, bore this out. 

[Richard E]

Stick. However rubbish things might be from time to time, that moment can never be taken away from us and it is far too precious to risk.

[Andy Poole]

Stick. I was there. Wouldn't swap/gamble/muse or anything else.

[cdbearsfan]

I wouldn't risk the European Cup (and Super Cup). Definite stick.

[olaftab]

Twist. Saunders would have won the European cup and gone onto build a new team to dominate.

[b23]

I went to a Shareholders meeting in the Witton Lane stand, the pre-season summer that he arrived.

When Saunders spoke.

He said he wanted to win the First Division Title.

The Shareholders went wild with excitement !!!

He did it too.

God Bless you Mr Saunders.

Stick. Stick. Stick.

[West Derby Villan]

Stick, I was there with dad (RIP) and my two brothers and would swap that for nothing