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Offline Diablo

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2018, 01:45:29 PM »
He started his managerial career at Portsmouth. Meaningless point and trivia but the he Chennaiyin club colours and badge shares some similarities with the Portsmouth badge.




In playing your game I see the similarity of the colours, the crescent half moon and the horns, the stars and the ears, but more disturbingly I see a todger hanging out of the guys mouth that I can't now un-see.

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2018, 05:16:42 PM »
He actually looks like the head of an upper-class Indian family from a Bollywood blockbuster (albeit a somewhat paler version) - he is even wearing Indian type garb too.

Love the man




All he needs is a bit darker skin and a fat moustache.

Offline Bad English

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #32 on: March 25, 2018, 11:56:25 AM »
In playing your game I see the similarity of the colours, the crescent half moon and the horns, the stars and the ears, but more disturbingly I see a todger hanging out of the guys mouth that I can't now un-see.
It clearly complements Pompey's rusty tea-towel holder.

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #33 on: March 25, 2018, 01:10:07 PM »
Good man, Grecian.
Hadn't struck me before but he played and managed us, QPR and Derby. Are there any other people who have both played and managed for three or more of the same clubs?

Allardyce has managed Bolton and Sunderland and been caretaker manager of Preston and played for them all.

Offline Diablo

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #34 on: March 25, 2018, 01:13:20 PM »
In playing your game I see the similarity of the colours, the crescent half moon and the horns, the stars and the ears, but more disturbingly I see a todger hanging out of the guys mouth that I can't now un-see.
It clearly complements Pompey's rusty tea-towel holder.
Hahaha! Excellent!

Offline Martin Carruthers

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #35 on: March 25, 2018, 01:24:01 PM »
That's a brilliant photograph. He looks a bit like Stalin without the 'tache.

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He actually looks like the head of an upper-class Indian family from a Bollywood blockbuster (albeit a somewhat paler version) - he is even wearing Indian type garb too.

Love the man



Offline Damo70

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #36 on: March 25, 2018, 02:12:52 PM »
Good man, Grecian.
Hadn't struck me before but he played and managed us, QPR and Derby. Are there any other people who have both played and managed for three or more of the same clubs?

Allardyce has managed Bolton and Sunderland and been caretaker manager of Preston and played for them all.


Terry Venables played for and managed Spurs, QPR and Palace.

Offline Bad English

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #37 on: March 25, 2018, 04:11:52 PM »
Beelzebub : SHA, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday?

Offline Damo70

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #38 on: March 25, 2018, 06:39:30 PM »
Micky Adams was a player manager at Fulham, Swansea and Brentford and after having a spell with them as a player returned to manage Coventry.

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #39 on: March 26, 2018, 10:04:03 PM »
Good man, Grecian.
Hadn't struck me before but he played and managed us, QPR and Derby. Are there any other people who have both played and managed for three or more of the same clubs?

Allardyce has managed Bolton and Sunderland and been caretaker manager of Preston and played for them all.


Terry Venables played for and managed Spurs, QPR and Palace.

Glenn Hoddle played for and managed Tottenham, Swindon, Chelsea.
Brian Horton played for and managed Port Vale, Brighton and Hull.
Danny Wilson played for and managed Chesterfield, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley.
Simon Grayson played for and managed Blackpool, Leeds, Bradford City.
Glen Roeder played for and managed Gillingham, Watford, Newcastle.
Alan Knill played for and managed Rotherham, Bury, Scunthorpe.
Brian Laws played for and managed Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Burnley.

...and for four clubs Mark Cooper played for and managed Tamworth, Kettering, Forest Green Rovers, and Telford (United as a player, AFC as a manager)
« Last Edit: March 26, 2018, 11:11:35 PM by Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air »

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #40 on: March 27, 2018, 12:40:34 AM »
So it’s really rare then!

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #41 on: March 27, 2018, 08:53:41 AM »
Good man, Grecian.
Hadn't struck me before but he played and managed us, QPR and Derby. Are there any other people who have both played and managed for three or more of the same clubs?

Allardyce has managed Bolton and Sunderland and been caretaker manager of Preston and played for them all.

Allardyce also had a spell as player manager over here with Limerick.

Offline eamonn

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #42 on: March 28, 2018, 01:37:38 AM »
So it’s really rare then!

I wish I hadn't asked now.

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #43 on: March 28, 2018, 03:51:16 AM »
So it’s really rare then!

I wish I hadn't asked now.
You made some posters very happy.

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Re: John Gregory - Title Winner
« Reply #44 on: March 28, 2018, 07:35:02 AM »
You ruined my relaxing bath on Sunday, trying to think of managers...anyway, Brian Laws.

 


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