“Fans” that won’t support us if we get Allardyce

Barnfred 55 · December 5, 2017

larbert toffee said:
I didn't want Allardyce here but I'm 100% behind him, anyone who has stopped going to the match can't call themselves a real fan. (smell or not)
by the way glad your matchday experience has improved.

And I will say what gives you the right to judge who is and isnt a real fan.

Khalekan · December 5, 2017

davids said:
I think we.nearly made Xmas unbeaten..could be wrong,but support the team and manager and who knows what can happen.

Indeed.

In 1977 we lost to Cloughie's future League and European Champions, Forest, at home on the opening day then lost an away game.

After that we were not beaten again until United came here on Boxing Day and won 6-2.

In '78 we were unbeaten until November when Cov beat us at Highfield Road

davids · December 5, 2017

The Ernie Hunt free kick?

AndyC · December 5, 2017

davids said:
The Ernie Hunt free kick?

No, that was earlier

Barnfred 55 · December 5, 2017

Khalekan said:
There are several basic truths about football fans.

Fans will embrace bad football if it is winning football.

They will be patient with losing football if it is good football.

What they will absolutely not tolerate is bad, losing football.

If Sam's team falls into that latter category he will be toast.

That is what done for bus two predecessors.

But I have this funny wee feeling that Sam is going to give us a mixture of functional and expansive, winning football

I hope you're right.

Khalekan · December 5, 2017

davids said:
The Ernie Hunt free kick?

God no....that was a decade before, I think.

Circa 1967.

Ian Wallace scored a couple for them, I think.

davids · December 5, 2017

AndyC said:
No, that was earlier

You know what they say about the 70s...if you can remember them you weren't there.I just have fuzzy recollections of being drunk in the Beachcomber.

davids · December 5, 2017

Khalekan said:
God no....that was a decade before, I think.

Circa 1967.

Ian Wallace scored a couple for them, I think.

Wiki says October 1970

AndyC · December 5, 2017

davids said:
You know what they say about the 70s...if you can remember them you weren't there.I just have fuzzy recollections of being drunk in the Beachcomber.

Well, I was there in the 70s and remember quite a lot... and there are quite a few on here who are my age group too.

blulouie · December 5, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Where do you sit mate.? Asking for a friend.

Shhh he sits behind Bill.

davids · December 5, 2017

AndyC said:
Well, I was there in the 70s and remember quite a lot... and there are quite a few on here who are my age group too.

Not enough time wasted in pubs and clubs! I can remember a fair bit,just not in the right order.

Khalekan · December 5, 2017

davids said:
You know what they say about the 70s...if you can remember them you weren't there.I just have fuzzy recollections of being drunk in the Beachcomber.

That was the sixties, Dave :pint2:

ArtetaMoney · December 5, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Where do you sit mate.? Asking for a friend.

Haha. LG.

LocalNative · December 5, 2017

Not a massive fan of Sam, tbh. Would rather not see him here this time next year. Mind you, if he manages to win at Anfield - the first time in my lifetime that I could recall (was 4 the last time) then it would go a long way.

Mind i'm absolutely fed up of all this optimism going into Derby's for us to always roll over. Literally don't get hyped up anymore.

Latchford Lark · December 5, 2017

davids said:
It's all about opinion obviously.You like me have been a supporter for over 50 years,so you'll remember the appointment of Gordon Lee.Take a look at his record before he managed here.Billy bingham before him had come to us off the back of a failed Euro 72 campaign and managing Linfield and Plymouth (who were relegated)Hardly stellar,yet there was not the toys out of the pram responce that the Allardyce appointment has elicited.So where this "Everton are too good for Allardyce" comes from is puzzling and isn't backed up by history.

It's not just his record - which is hardly brimming with trophies. It's his bung taking past - any other profession, he'd be banned for life or certainly for a set period of time. He's almost a walking cariacature. Listening to the Huddersfield fans chanting & taking the piss because he's our manager, singing that he's only in it for the money. I noticed this was met with deathly silence because we know that it's true. We are going to have to listen to this for the rest of the season. I think I was after a manager who could not only deliver for us, but would not make us an object of ridicule.
But as I said, I'll still be going long after BFS has gone - been a blue all my life regardless of who comes and goes.