Bingham out!

[Clint Planet]

Remember it?

Although I remember that era quite well I, strangely, can't remember much about Bingham's departure. He'd just signed McKenzie and Rioch, as I remember, which was almost taken as a sign that his position at Goodison was safe, and yet he went pretty soon afterwards. Gordon Lee came in and cards were marked almost immediately.

So, where you an active fan then? Did you want Billy to get the bullet? Was the much of a clamour for his head? Did Lee's appointment inspire? Where would we be now if BB had stayed on?

Discuss.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I remember seeing 'Bingham Out' at my first game, 'twas daubed on the wall of the main stand.

 

[edge]

was only a kid at the time, and can recall a few bingham out shouts about the place, we had some right [Poor language removed] playing for us at the time. Getting gordon lee was looked upon to be a good move, he had done ok with newcastle,to be honest it was his style of footy that did for him, very like the safety first stuff we have now, he didnt come across very well but i bet his record isnt far behind the ginger fellas, bingham tried to play decent footy but was hamperd by the [Poor language removed] he had to work with.
i met lee while he was managing preston he was a nice fella not like i though he would be in real life.

 

[Lao]

I think BB had 'taken the club as far as he could', as they say, but the Gordon Lee appointment was hugely underwhelming. We had some flair players but he wouldn't let them show it. Grey period in my blue fanlife.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I looked the 'arl screaming skull up, and he was well respected everywhere else he went.

McKenzie detests him and cant even stand his name being mentioned apparently.

 

[Clint Planet]

McKenzie detests him and cant even stand his name being mentioned apparently.

This is the biggest "What if?" with the departure of Binghasm and the arrival of Lee, of course. We all loved Duncan. All except Gordon Lee.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

This is the biggest "What if?" with the departure of Binghasm and the arrival of Lee, of course. We all loved Duncan. All except Gordon Lee.

And Brian Clough

 

[Clint Planet]

And Brian Clough

Good point, well made.

Apparently, at Leeds, McKenzie approached Clough in an effort to butter him up, asking "How many great players do you think there are in the First Division, Boss?" and Clough replied with "One less than you think there are, young man."

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Good point, well made.

Apparently, at Leeds, McKenzie approached Clough in an effort to butter him up, asking "How many great players do you think there are in the First Division, Boss?" and Clough replied with "One less than you think there are, young man."

I believe he said something about 'no room for fancy dans at this club' as well.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Apparently Bingham said something about 'the last bloke that signed you didn't see the month out ' or something, then he got sacked didn't he ?

 

[Clint Planet]

Didn't Lee say that to McKenzie at Everton? I thought Clough signed DM from Forest (where he'd been for eight years, by the way).

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

clough did sign him from forest, then got the boot. Bingham was sacked a month after signing him.

 

[Clint Planet]

clough did sign him from forest, then got the boot. Bingham was sacked a month after signing him.

And they called Mick Lyons "Jonah."

 

[edge]

And Brian Clough

add me as well, had about one good game out of ten, i admit it was worth the wait half the time, but a lazy shithouse of a player most of the time, didnt we get him off a anderlect, went his debut at coventry when we got beat 4-2 got a smack of a copper and spent most of the second half watching a lad goose some bird at the back of the coventry end,dont get aways like that anymore take there end and there women, well some did i never did the second bit

 

[Clint Planet]

Woman? That was me, you brute!