1999 vs 2019

[TGW89]

It seems as though nothing has changed in 20 years.

5th April 1999: "Maybe Blackburn's deadly run in will just save us" - Steve Bickerton
10th March 2019: "Maybe Cardiff's deadly run in will just save us" - My brain

So I'd be interested to know, which squad do you think is worse? Walter Smith 98/99 or today's sorry bunch?

 

[toffeemax]

difference in the two is today we are underachieving, back then we were treading water.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

If watty got as much money he'd get it right

 

[Dario Terracotta]

I actually enjoyed watching "some" of the stuff we produced yesterday and at times this season, it really was an "Allardyce" type dirge produced under the blessed Walter though

 

[kev]

I actually enjoyed watching "some" of the stuff we produced yesterday and at times this season, it really was an "Allardyce" type dirge produced under the blessed Walter though

Too true @Dario Terracotta. People have short memories if they don't think we were a lot worse in 1998-99

 

[4737carlin]

This is much worse, Smith didn't spend gazillions.
Besides we had some good stuff under him, winning at Anfield, Sunderland 5 0 on boxing day, few 4 0 wins, this now is pathetic.
Smith took over at a time we worried about relegation, Silva has us worried about it again.

 

[KaiserEFC]

We wore worse at football then but it’s worse for us now as fans because we’ve put up with 20 years of the same old rubbish.

 

[heatmeiser]

Anyone thinking this is worse than the Smith era is utterly deluded (or about 12).

 

[Loadsofchemistry]

Wasnt that the season we never scored at the street end till febuary?

 

[hktoffee]

Rotten apple vs rotten banana.

 

[TGW89]

Wasnt that the season we never scored at the street end till febuary?

That is correct, when we beat Boro 5-0 I think.

 

[larbert toffee]

I voted for 1999 it had a TV series named after it.

 

[Berenger]

People suggesting Smith era was better

 

[Eggs]

....there’s some things that are lacking now, but there was lots lacking then. First half was encouraging yesterday even if it ultimately went bad. Yesterday epitomised Silva.

 

[dead_soft]

It was so, so, so bad under Smith